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Winnipeg Free Press: Chiropractor investigated after concealed cameras found in office

Fiona Odlum — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:28:23 +0000

Arthur Schafer, founding director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba, said the allegations against Stitt are concerning.

“Patients often have to give intimate access to their bodies to the health-care professional. That makes privacy and confidentiality pretty close to ultimate values in health-care ethics,” he said.

“Any violation of that is extremely serious.”

To read the entire article, please follow the link to The Winnipeg Free Press.

CBC Manitoba: Manitoba researcher looking for evidence of link between autism and immigration

Fiona Odlum — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 20:34:14 +0000

Nadia talks to Dr. Florencia Ricci, a developmental pediatrician and assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Manitoba. They discuss the ongoing research, and why the topic is politically charged.

To listen to the full conversation, please visit CBC Manitoba.

Winnipeg Free Press: Spirituality can meet science on the road to healing, health-care panelists say

Fiona Odlum — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:49:34 +0000

“As a Muslim, I am reminded daily that I answer to Allah for how I treat my patients. It is part of my identity.”

That’s how Dr. Rizqa Sulaiman-Baradien, a medical geneticist and assistant professor at the University of Manitoba, answered the question of how faith influences her work as a health-care professional.

Sulaiman-Baradien was one of five panelists addressing the topic of faith and medicine at a Ramadan iftar at the university’s Bannatyne campus Friday.

To read the full story, please visit Winnipeg Free Press