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» Faculty of Medicine » Home » 2018 » January » 26 » FoM Medicine This Week | Jan 22 – 26, 2018

FoM Medicine This Week | Jan 22 – 26, 2018

 
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  Here is the round-up of news, stories, and media mentions from the UBC Faculty of Medicine.

STORIES & NEWS RELEASES

  • UBC medical students explore their theatrical side for charity
  • UBC-developed drug shows promise for calming overeager stem cells
  • Patient simulation expands at Kootenay Boundary
  • UBC Medicine receives 40% of national genomics research funding

Media Mentions

  • Newsweek: SPPH’s Mark Haden says there is a high drop-out rate among those using traditional treatments for PTSD.  Similar articles appeared in Sputnik News, CTV, Globe and Mail, National Post, Metro News, Roundhouse Radio and Castanet.   
  • Globe and Mail: SPPH’s Paul Kershaw says Canada should seek better balance between medical and social expenditures. A similar article appeared in Toronto Star.
  • Metro News: SPPH’s Paul Kershaw suspects Vancouver’s high housing prices a factor in why the city was not shortlisted for Amazon’s next headquarters
  • Toronto Sun:  SPPH’s Paul Kershaw speaks about the challenges young people face in finding affordable housing in Canadian cities
  • Vancouver Courier: SPPH’s Mark Tyndall says health officials are unsure of the number of opioid addicts in B.C.
  • Vancouver Sun: Pediatrics’ Stuart Turvey and his team receive funding for research looking at environmental factors that may contribute to childhood asthma. A similar article appeared in Ottawa Citizen.
  • IBT: SPPH’s Mark Haden discusses the goals of the clinical trials for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy
  • Huffington Post:  Medicine’s Chris Carlsten is quoted in a story about air pollution levels in Canadian cities
  • CBC: Surgery’s Nadine Caron is co-leading the ‘Silent Genomes’ project to help bridge Canada’s gap in medical care for Indigenous communities.  Similar articles appeared in Vancouver Sun and The Province.    
  • AM 1470: Executive Associate Dean, Education Roger Wong discusses risk factors for dementia
  • CBC:  SPPH’s Bonnie Henry appointed as B.C.’s first female provincial health officer. Similar articles appeared in Global, Metro News, Chek News, Georgia Straight  and Indo-Canadian Voice.
  • CBC’s Early Edition: Physical Therapy’s Naznin Virji-Babul discusses new research that reveals extended rest isn’t the best solution for teens with concussions. A similar article appeared in CBC.
  • News 1130:  Executive Associate Dean, Education, Roger Wong discusses the availability of medical residencies across Canada

Social Media Highlights

Top Tweet

Thanks to funding from Genome Canada, Nadine Caron will co-lead a project to help bridge Canada’s gap in medical care for Indigenous communities

Top Facebook Post

With $1M grant from Canadian Institutes of Health Research, UBC becomes coordinating centre for Canadian brain bank network aimed at understanding Alzheimer’s.

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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