psychiatry News Archive
Polypharmacy: Are we overmedicating older Canadians?
October 1, 2018 —
Join us on Oct. 29 to learn about the latest research on the use of medication and potential harm, while we discuss how research can drive advancement of clinical knowledge and improve patient care of older adults
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Mental health project to test ‘virtual care’ for rural Manitobans
February 13, 2018 —
Study will test “virtual care” tools, such as videoconferencing, with the goal of increasing access to mental health care for rural Manitobans, thanks to support from AstraZeneca Canada.
Wpg Free Press: Manitoba Opera uses classic story of romance to talk about suicide
April 13, 2017 —
Manitoba Opera decided to team up with Mood Disorders of Manitoba to promote discussion about the issue at a panel on Wednesday
Two prominent members of the University of Manitoba community named to Senate
October 27, 2016 —
Palliative care advocate Dr. Harvey Chochinov and art historian Patricia Bovey selected for Canada's Senate
CBC/Global/Metro: Canadian military members more likely to attempt suicide, University of Manitoba study finds
May 25, 2016 —
A new study from the University of Manitoba has found Canadian military members have higher rates of suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts than the rest of the Canadian population
Canadian military personnel more likely to think about suicide but also to seek help, compared with civilians
May 24, 2016 —
Canadian military personnel have higher rates of suicidal thoughts and of suicide attempts but are also more likely to access mental health supports compared with civilians, according to new research published in the CMAJ
NPR: How Do You Help Someone Who Is At Risk Of Suicide?
April 22, 2016 —
NPR talked with Harkavy-Friedman and Dr. Jitender Sareen
Globe and Mail, CTV: Assisted dying legislation likely to face challenges
April 15, 2016 —
Schafer and Chochinov interviewed
How Manitoba can become a centre of excellence in palliative care
April 7, 2016 —
U of M committed to fundraising $2.5M through its Front and Centre campaign to create a new chair in palliative care medicine
Op-Ed: The dying are too ill to speak, and the dead will never complain. We must speak for them.
March 11, 2016 —
Harvey Max Chochinov, Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care, writes about the advent of physician-hastened death. We must get our approach to human suffering and palliative care right, he says.