August 2011 |
- In memoriam: Abdel Majid
El-Amine (BHSc 2010)
The Faculty of Health Sciences
is saddened by the news of alumna Abdel Majid El-Amine’s passing. Abdel Majid died in a tragic car accident on August 1.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
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July 2011 |
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HIV Therapies Provide Near Normal Lifespan in Africa
Professor Edward Mills, PhD, of the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences at the Faculty of Health Sciences, is the principal investigator of a landmark study by the University of Ottawa and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) that shows that patients in Africa receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for HIV can expect to live a near normal lifespan. Read more »
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Pan-Canadian Health Human Resources Network awarded funds for innovative virtual infrastructure
The Pan Canadian Health Human Resources Network (CHHRN), co-led by professor Ivy Lynn Bourgeault of the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences at the Faculty of Health Sciences, has been awarded funding totalling $600,000 for the creation of a virtual infrastructure enabling participants to share health human resources (HHR) knowledge, innovation and promising practices. Read more »
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June 2011 |
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Professor Jeff Jutai Élizabeth Bryuyère Research Institute Scientist of the Month
During the month of June, the Élizabeth Bruyère Research Institute (ÉBRI) featured Professor Jeff Jutai, of the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences who's research interests include factors that affect the outcomes of using assistive technology devices, including how devices are prescribed and how users are educated on their usage. In the video, Professor Jutai and his research assistants tell us about their research projects, why they are important, what kind of impact they will have on health care services, and much more. Watch it here »
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- This spring, more than 900 FHS graduates received a diploma, most of whom attended the traditional Convocation ceremonies in Southam Hall of the National Arts Centre today, June 14, 2011.
Among the attendees was Nicholas Valela, who is graduating from the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences after an exemplary journey at the FHS. Read more »
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- World expert to lead new Echo Chair in Women's Health. Read more »
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From left to right : Linda Garcia, director of the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences; Heidi Sveistrup, Vice-Dean Research and graduate studies; President Allan Rock, Chair holder Angel Foster; Vice-President Research Mona Nemer, Dr Denis Prud'homme, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Ms Pat Campbell, CEO of ECHO.
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April 2011 |
- Outstanding performance by the Ontario Health Sciences Student Association (OHSSA) at the Ontario Health Team Challenge
The team, made up of students from the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College, tied for second place with the University of Toronto. At the seventh annual National Health Sciences Students Association (NaSSA) Conference, four members of the OHSSA were also elected to next year's NaSSA executive committee (out of a total of eight positions), a noteworthy representation of 50%.
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February 2011 |
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HSS Chills & grills the University about the lack of space allocated to the Faculty of Health Sciences
More than 300 students from the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences faced the cold with professors and personnel from the Faculty of Health Sciences for the annual HSS Chills BBQ organised by the student association. They took this opportunity to break the ice and express their desire for being united under one roof at the Faculty of Health Sciences. View the photo gallery.
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- Three Universities Unite to Fight Obesity!
Researchers from the Faculty of Health Sciences, including Professor Sanni Yaya, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Undergraduate studies, and Professor Frédérique Tesson, Ph.D. in the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, take part in the fight against obesity. Read more.
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January 2011 |
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Friday, January 28
Careers in health: keeping an eye on tomorrow
More than 200 eager students from the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences gathered on Saturday January 22nd for the Health Sciences Career Fair organized by their student association. Greeted by the Dean of the Faculty, Dr Denis Prud’homme, the School’s director Linda Garcia and many professors, the students explored a wide array of booths presenting graduate studies programs and careers in health.
The Fair was highlighted by a special presentation by the Hon. Monique Bégin, an important figure in politics, health and women’s rights and former Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences (1990-1997). The overview of her career undoubtedly sparked in them an enthusiasm for a future in health sciences.
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- Friday, January 21
Professor Ivy-Lynn Bourgeault, Ph.D. examines the role of migrant care workers in aging societies
Over the past decade, the number of live-in foreign caregivers entering Canada has increased by 400 per cent. The International Organization for Migration, which members include Ivy-Lynn Bourgeault, Ph.D., Full Professor in the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, looked at four western democracies - Canada, the United States, Britain and Ireland - to see how they are dealing with the changing face of elder care. Download their report or read the article in The Toronto Star.
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December 2010 |
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Monday, December 13
Professor Raywat Deonandan, Ph.D. makes the front page of the Ottawa Citizen
In an Ottawa Citizen article exposing how more and more infertile Canadians are seeking fertility services abroad that would carry fines of up to $500,000 and 10 years in jail at home, Raywat Deonandan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, says the use of Indian surrogates by Canadian couples is raising many ethical questions. Professor Deonandan's major research focus concerns the epidemiology and ethics of assisted human reproduction, with special attention to international reproductive tourism, particularly the provision of surrogacy services from the Global South to clients from wealthier nations. Read the article.
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- Monday December 6
Growing pains: what’s holding us back from ensuring good health for all?
Professor Sanni Yaya, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Undergraduate Studies in the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, participated in the publication of a new book that presents health-related problems in Third World countries. About the book (French only).
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June 2010 |
- Thursday July 08
Professor Sanni Yaya has been nominated as assistant director, responsible for undergraduate studies. He will start his new position on July 1, 2010 for a five-year term.
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Thursday June 3
Christabelle Sethna, professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and in the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences takes part in a talk show entitled "a half century with the pill"( watch the video)and is interviewed in article published in The Globe and Mail about the same subject.
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May 2010 |
- Friday, May 14
In a special 120-page edition celebrating the 30th anniversary of Découvrir, the journal published by the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS), the editorial team has assembled an array of contributors who share their insights into both the past and the future of the world of research. Professor Yaya is among the 30 luminaries invited to take part in the exercise. Read his reflections on the weighty issue that is the phenomenal growth of biomedicine and its impact on society. Read the article
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- Thursday, May 6
Farwa Malik, 4th year student, is the recipient of the Justice Emmett Hall Foundation’s Student Essay Competition. Her essay, “The READ Model: Renewing and Sustaining Canadian Healthcare” won an award of $1,000 in the undergraduate category. Congratulations Farwa !
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April 2010 |
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Friday, April 9
In Elle Canada's May 2010 issue, Karen Philips is interviewed in an article about hormones.
Professor Karen Philips has also published in Expert-Review Endocrinology and Metabolism an article entitled Mechanism of obesity-induced male infertility
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Thursday, April 1
Conference of Pr. Donald W. Light
Lokey Visiting Professor at Stanford University, professor of comparative health care at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Donald Light is the founding fellow of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. He has received the William Foote Whyte distinguished career award for applied sociology. His conference entitled:
What will Canada's Donation to Save Poor Children Achieve ? Promises and Realities of the Advance Market Commitment
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April 6 at 10am, room 3110 in Desmarais Buildinget à 14h 30, salle 203 in Montpetit Hall
Canadians have given generously to a grand scheme that promises to save 7 million children from death by making pneumococcal vaccines available at affordable prices. But Medecin sans Frontiers, Oxfam, and concerned experts believe the AMC scheme will send 2/3rds of the money to extra profits on blockbuster vaccines, rather than to saving children. This talk will explain why.
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March 2010 |
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- March 31st, 2010: Pr. Bourgeault will be presenting at the UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research Health Policy Conference on Innovations in Health Human Resources Policy, Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC 8:30-10 am. http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/hpc/program
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- Tuesday, March 30
Official launch of the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences
The new School of the Faculty has been officially born today in the presence of Sylvie Lauzon, Associate Vice-President Academic, Denis Prud'homme, Dean of the Faculty, Linda Garcia and Sanni Yaya, respectively Director and Acting Director of the School. Read the press release.
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- The University of Ottawa Senate recently approved the request for the creation of a new school at the Faculty of Health Sciences which will be officially named: Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences (ISHS). The acting director of the new School is Professor Sanni Yaya. To celebrate the event, the students’ association of the new school is organizing an outside BBQ on Tuesday, February 9 at 43, Templeton. For more details: president@hssuottawa.ca. The new school will be officially launched later in March.
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- $1.9M has been awarded from the Federal CBRNE Research Technology Initiative to a team of researchers from the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences. Tracey O’Sullivan (PI), Sanni Yaya, Linda Garcia and Jeff Jutai are among the 8 co-investigators for the EnRiCH project which focuses on enhancing resilience among high risk populations to maximize disaster preparedness, response and recovery. The team has partnered with Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), Nova Scotia Emergency and Social Services, and the Canadian Red Cross to conduct this study.
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- Professor Yaya has been appointed to the International Scientific Board of the 4th PLRS Colloquia which will take place next spring in Ottawa.
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