/channels/taxonomy/term/9735/all en /channels/channels/event/neurology-residency-program-carms-information-session-ii-360293 <p>Join us for an information session for upcoming CaRMS applicants regarding the Adult Neurology Residency Program where you’ll hear from Dr. Lubarsky and have the chance to chat to residents of all levels!</p> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:20:51 +0000 webfull 203379 at /channels /channels/channels/event/neurology-residency-program-carms-information-session-360292 <p>Join us for an information session for upcoming CaRMS applicants regarding the Adult Neurology Residency Program where you’ll hear from Dr. Lubarsky and have the chance to chat to residents of all levels!</p> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:15:06 +0000 webfull 203377 at /channels /channels/channels/event/essentials-neurological-examination-dr-robert-altman-358542 <p>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ CPD MedUpdates are online medical education programs designed to meet the needs of family physicians and other medical specialists, residents, medical students and allied healthcare professionals.</p> Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:07:57 +0000 webfull 201411 at /channels /channels/channels/event/transient-ischemic-attack-tia-dr-aimen-moussaddy-358541 <p>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ CPD MedUpdates are online medical education programs designed to meet the needs of family physicians and other medical specialists, residents, medical students and allied healthcare professionals.</p> Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:07:19 +0000 webfull 201410 at /channels /channels/channels/event/neuro-epilepsy-day-and-pierre-gloor-lecture-353621 <hr /> Mon, 18 Dec 2023 15:31:40 +0000 webfull 195775 at /channels /channels/channels/news/quebec-study-long-covid-seeking-participants-342025 <h4><b>Purpose is to understand post-COVID symptom evolution and impact on patients’ lives </b></h4> <p>As of Sept. 20, 2022, there have been more than 1.1 million cases of COVID-19 in Quebec. It is estimated that 10 to 30 per cent of cases will have lingering symptoms after the acute illness. This means that as many as 330,000 Quebecers may experience what’s become known as long COVID, or post-COVID-19 syndrome.</p> Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:13:35 +0000 webfull 182661 at /channels /channels/channels/news/welcome-dr-hugh-mcmillan-329625 <p>The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, Dr. Hugh McMillan, appointed Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Neurology, starting August 1, 2021.</p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:19:46 +0000 webfull 169015 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-myriam-srour-and-dr-robert-koenenoop-awarded-cfi-grant-327294 <p>Congratulations to Dr. Myriam Srour, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, and Dr. Robert Koenekoop from the Department of Pediatric Surgery for their success as co-PIs on a grant entitled <i>Neurodevelopmental basis of nervous system disorders </i>(NeuroBasis) awarded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. The aim of their work will be to discover new mutations and new genes that cause neural and retinal degenerations in children suffering from inherited retinal dystrophies, pediatric seizures, autism and other disorders.</p> Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:04:40 +0000 webfull 166492 at /channels /channels/channels/news/globe-and-mail-how-does-covid-19-affect-nervous-system-canadian-and-international-scientists-want-323690 <p>Canadian and international scientists are joining forces to promote research into how COVID-19 affects the central nervous system, as they strive to understand whether and how the new coronavirus and other respiratory viruses could lead to lasting brain damage. Brought together as part of a new initiative called VINEx, created by Rocket Science Health, a Victoria-based medical devices company, the group is aiming to lead the charge in understanding how viruses invade the brain – an area of study that has received relatively little attention.</p> Thu, 13 Aug 2020 23:22:40 +0000 webfull 162475 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-genevieve-bernard-awarded-2020-maude-abbott-prize-323525 <p>Each year, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences awards three prestigious prizes, Maude Abbott, Haile. T. Debas and Rosemary Wedderburn Brown Prize, to deserving faculty members, which celebrate exceptional contributions to our tripartite mission of education, research and service to society, as well as the legacy of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ luminaries who continue to inspire us today.</p> Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:01:57 +0000 webfull 162312 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-laboratory-advance-research-3d-brain-modelling-322961 <p>Launching on June 26, 2020, the <a href="https://bigbrainproject.org/hiball.html">Helmholtz International BigBrain Analytics Learning Laboratory</a> (HIBALL) will work to create 3D brain models at an unprecedented cellular-level resolution.</p> Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:24:04 +0000 webfull 161782 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-maryam-oskoui-appointed-division-director-pediatric-neurology-322271 <p>Dr. Maryam Oskoui, Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, has been appointed as the Division Director of Pediatric Neurology for a 5-year term.</p> Wed, 20 May 2020 16:44:31 +0000 webfull 160808 at /channels /channels/channels/news/serotonin-linked-somatic-awareness-condition-long-thought-be-imaginary-297893 <div> <p>An international team spearheaded by researchers at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University has discovered a biological mechanism that could explain heightened somatic awareness, a condition where patients experience physical discomforts for which there is no physiological explanation.</p></div> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:30:28 +0000 webfull 150039 at /channels /channels/channels/news/promotions-284586 <p>Please join the Department of Pediatrics in congratulating the following Faculty Members on their promotion to Associate Professor. Each richly deserve this recognition of personal accomplishment.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px"><strong>Dr. Ilana Bank</strong>, Division of Emergency Medicine<br /><strong>Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan</strong>, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Dermatology<br /><strong>Dr. Sasha Dubrovsky</strong>, Division of Emergency Medicine<br /><strong>Dr. Maryam Oskoui</strong>, Division of Neurology<br /><strong>Dr. David Zielinski</strong>, Division of Respirology</p> Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:02:40 +0000 webfull 134887 at /channels /channels/channels/news/tal-arbel-challenges-gender-stereotypes-282903 <p>Tal Arbel - pioneering researcher challenges gender stereotypes, as reported by the <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2017/11/tal-arbel-pioneering-researcher-challenges-gender-stereotypes/">ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Reporter</a></p> Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:28:59 +0000 webfull 132898 at /channels