Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
Acting on passion: Meet the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
September 29, 2020 —
The University of Manitoba is honouring nine remarkable individuals with 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
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Nursing students renew Orange Shirt Day pledge through video
September 29, 2020 —
Organizers of an annual Orange Shirt Day walk at the University of Manitoba were not going to let a pandemic stop them from honouring those affected by Canada’s residential school system in 2020.
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Virtual research conference looks at collaborative care
September 29, 2020 —
Virtual lounges, graduate student presentations and a keynote address on team-based primary care will be the highlights of the Collaborating for Health and Wellness Virtual Research Conference this week, hosted by the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences with the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, the Applied Health Sciences doctoral program and School of Rehabilitation Science, University of Saskatchewan.
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Projects explore dementia and frailty in First Nations communities
September 28, 2020 —
Physical and occupational therapy students from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences put their skills to work this summer to help Elders and those with dementia, as well as caregivers, in First Nations communities.
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College of Rehabilitation Sciences’ telepresence robots to assist people with dementia, caregivers
September 25, 2020 —
Some individuals living with dementia will soon have a new way to interact with their caregivers, no matter where they are, with the help of telepresence robots being developed by the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
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UM alumna Dr. Tahmeena Ali is BC’s doctor of the year
September 25, 2020 —
This year, UM alumna Dr. Tahmeena Ali was named by the British Columbia College of Family Physicians as that province’s top family doctor, as cited by her peers.
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Rate of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes rises over 50% over last 10 years, MCHP study finds
September 22, 2020 —
Once thought of as a disease affecting mainly older adults, type 2 diabetes has been on the rise among younger people in Manitoba.
Positive case of COVID-19 on Bannatyne campus
September 21, 2020 —
Public Health is leading the case investigation and contact management. Close contacts who have been identified have already been notified by Public Health and are self-isolating.
Three UM researchers to quickly investigate COVID-19’s knock-on effects
September 21, 2020 —
Helping the old, the young and the abused
UM researcher honoured for life’s work
September 18, 2020 —
Dr. Brent Schacter developed international standards for bio banking biological materials for research