Dr Gruber's study featured in Toronto Sun
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Resident Awards Night 2018
The Resident Awards Night was held on Monday, November 26th at Thomson House. The MPRA honoured residents and faculty alike with their annual awards.
Please click on the attachment at right to view the list of recipients
McGill Clinical Innovation Competition (CLIC) welcomes new MI4 Innovation Prize
McGill Faculty of Medicine Clinical Innovation Competition (CLIC) was initiated by Dr. Raymond Hakim with the goal of encouraging McGill Faculty members, learners and graduates to innovate for improved health care and outcomes.
To learn more about the prizes, eligibility, timeline and criteria, “CLIC” on the link at right.
The deadline to submit is February 15, 2019.
Two brains prove better than one in the inaugural round of the McGill-Western Collaboration Grant program
The first round of the McGill-Western Collaboration Grant awards were announced yesterday, showcasing the unique research partnership between Western University’s BrainsCAN and McGill University’s Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative. In the inaugural round,seven research teams, each co-led by a Western and McGill faculty member, have been awarded funding for their transformational research projects that aim to radically transform our understanding of the brain.
Dr Brunet featured in Santé Magazine: Stress post-traumatique : une guérison possible en six semaines
Peut-on soigner le stress post-traumatique avec un simple médicament ? C’est la question que pose l’étude Paris-Mémoire vive. L’un de ses promoteurs, le canadien Alain Brunet, est de passage à Paris. Professeur de psychiatrie à l’université McGill de Montréal, il présente des résultats assez stupéfiants. À ce jour, plus de 340 patients adultes participent à l’étude, essentiellement des victimes des attentats de Paris le 13 novembre 2015 et de Nice le 14 juillet 2016.
Dr Iyer named to the premier Canadian Women in Global Health 2018 List
Women make up the majority of the health workforce and yet remain under-represented in leadership and decision-making positions. This gender gap overlooks women’s expertise and talents, and compromises the knowledge and policy base for advancing health and equity globally.
Graduate Excellence Fellowship in Mental Health Research 2018-2019 Awards
Congratulations to all the students who received a Graduate Excellence Fellowship in Mental Health Research Award for 2018-2019!
Mitacs Accelerate industrial funding is available up to $55K per year - apply by Jan 18, 2019!
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Gustavo Turecki on the past, present and future of psychiatry
To mark the 75th anniversary of McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry, Canada’s first academic department in the field, a special symposium will be held at the St. James Theatre on November 29. Under the theme Looking Forward, Looking Back the event will provide participants with the opportunity to hear from a distinguished lineup of international speakers and to network with old and new colleagues alike.
Dr Iguarta featured in Use of antidepressants skyrocketing among Quebec teenagers
The use of antidepressants among teenagers has exploded in just the last few years in Quebec.
Figures from Quebec's health insurance board are staggering — three times more Quebec teens were consuming antidepressant drugs in 2017 than they had ten years earlier.
In addition, twice as many teen girls than teen boys are using them.
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Dr Gobbi featured in Forbes magazine article on cannabis
An animal study has identified new pathways by which cannabidiol (CBD), the non-intoxicating compound in marijuana, affects the brain and nervous system without getting users high. If replicable in humans, the finding may strengthen the argument that a moderate dose of CBD could be a safer alternative to standard pain and anxiety meds for many patients.