Psychiatry - Press Releases | Health and Medicine
U of S-Led Partnership Launches Anxiety and Depression Research Initiative
University of Saskatchewan | November 17, 2006
Research into anxiety and depression at the University of Saskatchewan receives a $780,000 boost today to develop early diagnosis tools for these debilitating conditions and develop treatments to improve the quality of life of both patients and their caregivers....[continue]
U of S Student Documents Former Inmates' Reintegration into Society in Nationally Broadcast Film
University of Saskatchewan | November 15, 2006
100 Days of Freedom, a film documenting the lives of three former inmates as they reintegrate into society, will go to air November 25th on Global TV thanks to the innovative research of University of Saskatchewan PhD student Karen Parhar....[continue]
New psychiatry chair announced
McMaster University | November 10, 2006
Effective Jan. 1, 2007, Dr. Robert B. Zipursky, will be chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and hold the Morgan Firestone Chair in Psychiatry at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University....[continue]
Golden Key Honour Society holds induction ceremony
McMaster University | November 9, 2006
The McMaster Chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society proudly inducted 673 new student members and five new Honourary Members at the Induction Ceremony, which was held on Friday, Nov. 3....[continue]
Fall Convocation 2006 Award Recipients Announced at U of S
University of Saskatchewan | October 27, 2006
Each year, the University of Saskatchewan honours those whose achievements benefit people at home, nationally and internationally. This year's award presentations will take place at Fall Convocation on Saturday, October 28, 2006....[continue]
McMaster establishes new graduate program in neuroscience
McMaster University | October 26, 2006
McMaster University has long been a leader in neurosciences, and a new graduate program will create an interdisciplinary, research-oriented training program....[continue]
McGill findings offer new clue for pain hypersensitivity
McGill University | October 26, 2006
A new study by McGill University researcher Rémi Quirion, PhD, represents a possible breakthrough in better understanding and treating hyperalgesia, or extreme sensitivity to pain....[continue]
ANXIETY DISORDERS LINKED TO PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
University of Manitoba | October 23, 2006
University of Manitoba researchers have found that anxiety disorders appear to be independently associated with several physical conditions, including thyroid disease, respiratory disease, arthritis and migraine headaches....[continue]
National health research institute awards Queen’s researchers $6.3 million
Queen's University | October 16, 2006
Researchers studying fetal alcohol disorders, chemotherapy resistant tumours, and tissue-engineered cartilage are among 12 Queen’s projects to receive a total of $6.3 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)....[continue]
Business, humanitarian and community leaders to receive honorary degrees at weekend convocation ceremonies
University of Windsor | October 10, 2006
The University of Windsor will confer degrees on 949 graduating students during two sessions of the university’s 86th Convocation ceremonies this weekend...[continue]
Marilyn Jacobs passes away - funeral service to be held Monday
Wilfrid Laurier University | October 6, 2006
Marilyn Jacobs, a well-known, respected and admired presence on the Laurier campus for more than 20 years, passed away Friday morning following a lengthy illness. She was 54....[continue]
School of Health Studies Awards
Brandon University | September 28, 2006
The School of Health Studies’ Bachelor of Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing Departments held their inaugural Student Awards Ceremony on Friday, September 22, 2006 in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall in the School of Music at Brandon University....[continue]
Dr. Dan's commitment passed on with new endowed chair
McMaster University | September 27, 2006
Children affectionately called him "Dr. Dan" but the world knew him as Canada's most renowned child psychiatrist who spent his life working to better the lives of young people at risk....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | September 21, 2006
Doug Reid (Business) comments on the corporate subsidy program, Technology Partnerships Canada, in the Globe and Mail and on globeandmail.com....[continue]
Join us for the School of Health Studies Students Awards Ceremony: Friday, September 22, 2006
Brandon University | September 19, 2006
On Friday, September 22, 2006 the Brandon University School of Health Studies will hold their annual Student Awards Ceremony....[continue]
Patients poorly prepared for end-of-life decisions: national study
Queen's University | September 12, 2006
Terminally-ill patients in Canada are poorly prepared to deal with end-of-life issues such as whether or not they will be resuscitated if they suffer a heart attack or other life-threatening medical complication, says Queen's University professor of Medicine Daren Heyland....[continue]
Snider appointed as Managing Director of Collaborations for Health
McMaster University | September 11, 2006
Anne Snider has been appointed Managing Director of McMaster University's Collaborations for Health initiative....[continue]
McGill experts: Five years after 9/11
McGill University | September 1, 2006
The following McGill experts are available as sources for any stories on the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001...[continue]
Breaking the mould
McMaster University | August 30, 2006
Humanities professor helps redefine undergraduate research models...[continue]
Learning Locally: UBC Med Students Depart for B.C. Communities
University of British Columbia | August 29, 2006
The University of British Columbia launched year three of its distributed medical undergraduate program across the province today, responding to the urgent need for more doctors in BC's rural and underserved areas....[continue]
Brandon University opens downtown Winnipeg site for Psychiatric Nursing program
Brandon University | August 28, 2006
On Monday, August 28, Brandon University held a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting for its new Psychiatric Nursing facility located in the Rice Financial Building in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | August 25, 2006
Gary vanLoon (Chemistry) continues to discuss the abolishment of mandatory retirement, most recently on CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning....[continue]
Brandon University to open new Winnipeg site for Psychiatric Nursing program
Brandon University | August 22, 2006
On Monday, August 28, Brandon University invites you to attend the grand opening of a new facility for its Psychiatric Nursing program in downtown Winnipeg....[continue]
Autism: New experts, new pathways
McGill University | August 21, 2006
By the end of their third summer school this week, six researchers will have completed a three-year training program for autism research. Created in 2003 by Dr. Éric Fombonne, a leading researcher and psychiatry professor at McGill University, the program is unique both in its form and content....[continue]
McGill presents its first cohort of autism researchers.
McGill University | August 21, 2006
By the end of their third summer school this week, six researchers will have completed a three-year training program for autism research....[continue]
Abuse victims prefer written disclosure in health care settings
McMaster University | August 2, 2006
Women who have experienced domestic violence prefer to disclose this using a written questionnaire rather than tell health care providers face-to-face, according to a McMaster University research study published in the Aug. 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)...[continue]
98 per cent of Gaza’s children experience or witness war trauma - Queen’s study
Queen's University | July 31, 2006
First of its kind, study implores an end to political violence for Gaza’s "forgotten" children traumatized by chronic war....[continue]
York helps to rebuild healthcare in Rwanda
York University | July 27, 2006
In the wake of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa and the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, people in Rwanda are not only in need of medical attention, they also require mental health services....[continue]
UBC Discoveries May Yield New Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia in Down Syndrome
University of British Columbia | July 25, 2006
fax 604.822.2684...[continue]
ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA ELECTS THREE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA PROFESSORS
University of Manitoba | July 20, 2006
Three professors from the University of Manitoba are among 82 scholars and scientists who have been elected to the prestigious Royal Society of Canada (RSC)....[continue]
Dr. Jacques Bradwejn assumes interim deanship of Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa | June 30, 2006
Dr. Jacques Bradwejn, the chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine and Chief of Psychiatry at The Ottawa Hospital and the Royal Ottawa Hospital, has been appointed interim Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa effective July 1, 2006....[continue]
New national network seeks to improve care of elderly Canadians
Queen's University | June 29, 2006
A Queen's University nursing professor is one of the members in a new national network to improve care of the elderly....[continue]
SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCHERS RECEIVE $1.5 MILLION FUNDING BOOST
University of Manitoba | June 15, 2006
New studies to focus on housing for the homeless and women’s perceptions of violence risk....[continue]
Ten distinguished figures to receive honorary degrees at York U spring convocation
York University | June 8, 2006
York University will confer honorary degrees on ten distinguished individuals during its spring 2006 convocation ceremonies, which run from June 12 to 17....[continue]
Congratulations to Brandon University’s Spring 2006 graduates!
Brandon University | May 29, 2006
On Saturday, May 27th, Brandon University held its 2006 Spring Convocation at the Keystone Centre Main Arena in Brandon....[continue]
Outstanding service celebrated at President's Awards ceremony
McMaster University | May 24, 2006
On Wednesday, May 17, 121 employees were honoured at the President's Awards for Outstanding Service in 2005....[continue]
Outstanding service celebrated at President's Awards ceremony
McMaster University | May 24, 2006
On Wednesday, May 17, 121 employees were honoured at the President's Awards for Outstanding Service in 2005....[continue]
New study shows Memorial's medical school is making a major contribution to supply of province's doctors
Memorial University of Newfoundland | May 23, 2006
A new study by Dr. Maria Mathews, assistant professor of Health Policy and Health Care Delivery at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), shows that the university's medical school is making a major contribution to the supply of full-licensed doctors practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador, including rural communities....[continue]
New study shows Memorial's medical school is making a major contribution to supply of province's doctors
Memorial University of Newfoundland | May 23, 2006
A new study by Dr. Maria Mathews, assistant professor of Health Policy and Health Care Delivery at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), shows that the university's medical school is making a major contribution to the supply of full-licensed doctors practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador, including rural communities....[continue]
Local volunteers establish Dr. Noël and Dr. Doreen Joubert Scholarship in Health Studies at Brandon University
Brandon University | May 18, 2006
In September 2004, the Brandon community suffered a tragic loss with the sudden passing of Dr. Noël and Dr. Doreen Joubert....[continue]
