/familymed/articles/rss en /familymed/article/dr-mark-ware-teaches-about-challenge-pain-dr-hirsh-rosenfeld-distinguished-public-lecture-family <p>On May 7<sup>th</sup>, the Department of Family Medicine in collaboration with the St. James’ Literary Society hosted the Dr. Hirsh Rosenfeld Distinguished Public Lecture in Family Medicine, inviting Dr. Mark Ware, Associate Professor at the Department of Family Medicine and Director of the interdisciplinary Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, to speak about The Challenge of Pain. He examined the scientific basis of pain, explored the range of strategies available to manage pain and discussed the gaps in our knowledge of pain and its implications.</p> Tue, 14 May 2024 19:21:50 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4196 at /familymed /familymed/article/memoriam-geeta-gupta <p>Colleagues and friends were saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Geeta Gupta on April 15, 2024 in Kolkata, India. Dr. Gupta completed her medical studies in India and in England. She subsequently practiced family medicine for many years in a community-based office in the Côte-des-Neiges/NDG borough and on the West Island of Montreal, where she was heavily engaged in perinatal care. In this latter activity, the annual volume of deliveries that she performed commonly exceeded those of many of her obstetrical colleagues.</p> Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:22:47 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4189 at /familymed /familymed/article/samira-abbasgholizadeh-rahimi-shines-again-mcgills-bravo-gala <p>On March 21, Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, was invited to the 19th edition of Bravo, a gala event honouring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Professor Rahimi obtained the prestigious AI Researcher of the Year finalist award by <em>Women in AI</em> back in November 2023 for her groundbreaking work in AI and advanced digital health within primary healthcare.</p> Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:18:59 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4188 at /familymed /familymed/article/karin-fink-and-justin-sanders-winners-reseau-1-quebecs-project-awards-innovation <p>Karin Fink,<strong> </strong>palliative care physician at the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Health Center and the GMF-U/CLSC Parc-Extension and Justin Sanders, Associate Professor at the Department of Family Medicine and<strong> </strong>Kappy and Eric M. Flanders Chair of Palliative Care,<strong> </strong>are one of four winners of<strong> </strong>Réseau-1 Québec’s Project Awards on Innovation. Their project is titled <i>Improving end-of-life care at home by hearing the voices of bereaved caregivers with participatory action research</i>.</p> Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:16:04 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4187 at /familymed /familymed/article/genevieve-auclair-wins-high-distinction-award-college-des-medecins-du-quebec The College des Médecins du Québec has honoured Geneviève Auclair, MD, a family physician in the Department of Family Medicine, with a High Distinction Award. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:07:55 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4186 at /familymed /familymed/article/ana-lungu-awarded-best-oral-presentation-masters-student-obesity-and-hypertension-canada-congress Ana Lungu, a graduate student at the Department of Family Medicine, was awarded best oral presentation by a master’s student at the Obesity and Hypertension Canada congress in Banff, Alberta. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:32:05 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4180 at /familymed /familymed/article/award-winning-indigenous-author-billy-ray-belcourt-shares-experiences-healthcare-system <p>On March 26, 2024, the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) and the Department of Family Medicine invited ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s 2024 Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative (ISCEI) Writer in Residence, Billy-Ray Belcourt, from the Driftpile Cree Nation in northern Alberta, to share stories and perspectives on issues surrounding healthcare.</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:09:05 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4176 at /familymed /familymed/article/family-medicine-launches-leadership-development-course <p>On Friday March 15, twenty-five faculty members of the Department of Family Medicine, along with six facilitators and three presenters, participated in the first in-person session of the Family Medicine Leadership Development Course (LDP) launched this past January.</p> Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:01:56 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4171 at /familymed /familymed/article/amy-shawanda-cross-cultural-workshop-indigenous-experiences <p>Amy Shawanda, PhD, Assistant Professor and Anishinaabe Scholar, Department of Family Medicine, has created a powerful cross-cultural workshop titled Paawaawaywin (Awakening), an alternative to the KAIROS blanket exercise. She has also received copyright to the workshop, giving her exclusive rights to offer it, a step which was important for her.</p> Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:21:36 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4165 at /familymed /familymed/article/bipoc-change-champions-conversation-nicholas-hickens-masters-student-family-medicine <p><i><span>This Q&A series is part of Black History Month and Beyond, an initiative of the BHM Organizing Committee co-led by Black students and faculty from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences with the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Anti-Racism Committee (EDI-AR) of the School of Population and Global Health. </span></i><span> </span></p> <p><b><span>1. Can you tell us a bit about yourself?</span></b><span> <span> </span></span></p> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:14:05 +0000 BHM Organizing Committee of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Anti-Racism Committee 4164 at /familymed