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Project brings patient perspective to health research

March 3, 2020 — 
Safely transitioning older adults out of a hospital setting to their home can be challenging in a health system that has long been fragmented. But, according to Dr. Cara Brown, assistant professor in the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, re-envisioning health care with integrated care models can help improve continuity and coordination for patients.

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Medicine Art Show now accepting submissions under theme “The Future is Now”

March 2, 2020 — 
Submissions are now open to all Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ students, faculty and staff for the annual Max Rady College of Medicine Art Show!

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Thompson to host new UM family medicine training program in northern Manitoba

February 28, 2020 — 
Medical residents to experience northern and remote health-care service delivery.

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UM-led projects receive $4M in CIHR funding to discover role of microbiome in cervical cancer, asthma

February 28, 2020 — 
A pair of University of Manitoba-led projects were each awarded $2 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2 to study the microbiome in cervical cancer and the microbial causes of asthma.

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Rady Faculty adopts ‘milestone’ policy on equity, diversity and inclusion

February 28, 2020 — 
Now 'real work begins' to educate campus community and put policy statements into action, says EDI director

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New anatomy head seeks to expand research, teaching through collaboration

February 27, 2020 — 
Dr. Sabine Hombach-Klonisch, in her new role as head of human anatomy and cell science, sees herself as an initiator and facilitator as the department enters a new phase of increased interdisciplinary collaboration in both innovative research and creative teaching.

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Med students aim to fill in sexual education gaps in high schools with new initiative

February 25, 2020 — 
A new initiative aims to fill in the gaps in Manitoba’s current sexual education curriculum by training medical students to deliver workshops to high school students

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Winter river trails get Winnipeggers exercising outdoors, study shows

February 24, 2020 — 
Dr. Jon McGavock was out for a run a few winters ago when he kept passing smiling people on a trail. Despite the cold, he noticed everyone seemed so happy. During that run he decided he had to study the impact of Winnipeg’s 10 km of frozen river trails.

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The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund supports cutting-edge research

February 21, 2020 — 
Thanks to a grant from The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund, an interdisciplinary team in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will create heart tissue using a 3D bioprinter to study the development of diabetes

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Symposium emphasizes the importance of sharing stories in Indigenous Health research

February 18, 2020 — 
Ongomiizwin – Research hosted its seventh annual Indigenous Health Research Symposium, “Past, Present, Future: Telling Our Stories” on Bannatyne campus

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