Pharmacy News Archive
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Local flu clinic has international scope
October 21, 2016 —
Starting October 24, nearly 200 students from the Colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing and Medicine will be administering free flu vaccines to the public
![Billy the Bison knows that getting a flu shot from pharmacist Meera Thadani is the best way to ensure we all have 'herd immunity' on campus.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/flu-shot_web-150x150.jpg)
Help build ‘herd immunity’ with flu shot
October 20, 2016 —
The flu shot is free to everyone. There are flu clinics happening in October and November on campus
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Welcome new Pharmacy students:
September 28, 2016 —
The pharmacy class of 1966 helped welcome 62 students into the profession at this year’s White Coat Ceremony on Friday, September 23 at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Engaging in our Community: First year students learn about the neighbourhood and each other
September 22, 2016 —
For first-year students in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, a steep learning curve is something that’s to be expected. The Engaging in our Community #RFHScollaborate event at Bannatyne campus held last week helped these students by supporting them to learn more about each other while also discovering more about their local neighbourhood
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Congratulations to College of Pharmacy Class of 2016
June 3, 2016 —
On Thursday, June 2, the College of Pharmacy in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences celebrated 48 graduands from the College of Pharmacy in a Welcome to the Profession and Awards Ceremony in the Brodie atrium preceding the University of Manitoba afternoon Convocation.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
FHS students spearhead health packs for Syrian refugees
April 28, 2016 —
By the end of this month, 25,000 Syrians will be arriving in Canada—up to 2,000 of them in Manitoba. The Faculty of Health Sciences is getting ready for the newcomers by packaging up healthcare supplies and information to help them get a healthy start in their new country.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Collaboration is key
February 19, 2016 —
In health care, collaboration is often the most effective to learn “about, from and with each other.” That’s the purpose behind the recent Interprofessional Education (IPE) Dayshift event.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Students, Faculty Respond to Syrian Refugee Crisis
January 5, 2016 —
Health-care providers are trained to offer medical and health care, but reaching out to those in need on the other side of the world? For University of Manitoba first-year medical students Rami Elzayat and Zeenib Kohja – as well as for Faculty of Health Sciences faculty members- that’s just second nature.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
College of Pharmacy hosts free flu clinic
November 20, 2015 —
With the onset a winter, a new flu season is once again upon us. Every year, over 10,000 Canadians are hospitalized due to influenza. The best prevention to keep from getting sick is the flu vaccine.
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Health Sciences’ student-led initiative reaches success
April 6, 2015 —
Daniel is a Grade 7 student at Acadia School. He recently decided he wants to be a doctor when he grows up.