AI may predict COVID-19 progression on chest x-rays

Published: 14 May 2020

Dr. Nathalie Duchesne (IMHL’18) and her team reveal how an AI algorithm can predict how COVID-19 cases will progress based on analysis of baseline chest x-rays. Read more

Pandemic is taking a toll on mental health of young adults

Published: 7 May 2020

A new study conducted on behalf of the Canadian Red Cross reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has left nearly half of young adults in Canada experiencing excessive anxiety and symptoms of depression...

The disconnect between bureaucracy and reality

Published: 5 May 2020

Dr. Jean-Simon Létourneau (IMHL’21), emergency physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, sheds lights on the disconnect between messages from decision-makers and the reality on the ground for...

IMHL alumna Dr Larente provides urgent care for seniors left behind

Published: 24 April 2020

When Dr. Nadine Larente (IMHL’13) discovered CHSLD Herron in dire need of help, she called on her family to provide urgent care for the seniors left behind during the midst of the pandemic. Read more

IMHL alumna promoted to Director of Professional Services at CIUSSS

Published: 24 April 2020

Dr. Isabelle Samson (IMHL’18) has been promoted to Director of Professional Services at CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale. Prior to her promotion, Samson served as Deputy Director of Professional...

Pandemic shows health system in need of revival, says IMHL participants

Published: 17 April 2020

In an article in Le Devoir, Jean-Simon Létourneau (IMHL’21), François de Champlain (IMHL’21), Richard Fleet (IMHL’21) and Joanne Liu (IMHL’14) reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the...

IMHL alumna suggests steps to limit COVID-19 impact

Published: 9 April 2020

As the former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières, Joanne Liu (MDCM'91, IMHL'14, DSc'16) is familiar with the full force of epidemics. In this article in The Globe and Mail, Liu...

How we can work together to stop the spread of the virus

Published: 9 April 2020

Following an early account of the local transmission of COVID-19, Desautels alumnus Dr. Hamidah Meghani (IMHL’15) stresses the need for communities to practice social distancing to stop the spread...

How the BMC is identifying COVID-19 patients through “contact tracing”

Published: 9 April 2020

Dr. Daksha Shah (IMHL’20), Deputy Director of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Health Department, explains how contact tracing has helped decrease the spread of COVID-19 in Mumbai....

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