February 2017 Newsletter
The trendmaker
Kelly Anderson, PhD, is uncovering shocking trends in the mental health system...
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry - Renovation/Redevelopment News
A planning process for the expansion and replacement of some of the aging facilities at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry has been initiated. At the core of this is the replacement of the Kresge Building and the Molecular Biochemistry Laboratories...
Steven Laviolette presents on Addiction at TEDxWesternU
Steven Laviolette's recent TEDx talk at Western challenges the current view of addiction...
Creating lasting, positive change
Drs. David Steven and Jorge Burneo have helped establish the first epilepsy surgery programs in Peru, a country whose epilepsy rate is three times higher than Canada's...
The Chair's Blog
Dr. James Calvin has started to blog. He's going to be sharing information and commentary related to the Department of Medicine’s latest news and events, with a focus on their strategic plan and on quality improvement initiatives in clinical teaching units...
Your February desktop background download is now available
In addition to the 2017 pictorial calendar, we will be featuring monthly Commitment to the Community desktop background downloads. At the end of each month, throughout 2017, a new desktop background will be released. A special thank you to Sylvia Mioduszewski, Education Evaluation Officer, for the February background...
Celebrating your achievements
Congratulations to Kori LaDonna, PhD, Dr. Alp Sener, Dr. Neil Duggal, Paula Foster, PhD, Greg Dekaban, PhD, Dr. Marina Salvadori, Julie Kaiser, Carolina R. Batista, Peter Szabo, Ashley Makela, Ashley Schormans, Saqgar Desai, Kelly Baines...
Strengthening communities through research: Gerald McKinley, PhD
Gerald McKinley, PhD, believes that giving back to the community isn’t a single event, it’s a responsibility that should be fulfilled over a life-time. The assistant professor puts this belief into practice through his research and its application with First Nations communities across Ontario...
Becoming Dr. Archibald: Jennifer Archibald, Schulich Dentistry
Jennifer Archibald was one of several Schulich Dentistry students who travelled to Jamaica this past summer to provide free dental care for one week to the islanders...
Advancing surgical training: Dr. Jonathan Lau and Elvis Chen, PhD
Dr. Jonathan Lau and Elvis Chen, PhD, are using a combination of 3D printing and synthetic materials to create a surgical simulation tool that mimics what a surgeon sees, feels and experiences during spinal dural repairs. The tool joins an impressive list of successful commercial ventures started at Robarts...
A model of interprofessionalism: DocTalks program
Schulich Medicine faculty members at the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance are helping build a more collaborative environment through a unique program called DocTalks...
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Kyle Fisher, PGY4, Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
As a fourth year resident in Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Dr. Kyle Fisher must always be considering the unforeseen, making quick and thoughtful decisions and serving as his patients’ advocate. It’s a challenge, but well suited to his type-a personality...
Behind the Numbers: Finance and IT, Department of Medicine
A boardroom full of banter between colleagues isn’t what you’d expect walking into a Finance and IT department. But if you take a quick trip to visit the Department of Medicine’s Finance and IT team located in Victoria Hospital, you’ll get just that...- The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics toasts to 2017
In late January, students, faculty, and staff from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics met for a celebration of the new year. The department remarked on a few of their achievements, and Drs. Greta Bauer, Janet Martin and Guangyong Zou were recognized for their recent accomplishments... - New exhibition celebrates the career of Dr. Henry Barnett
Dr. Henry Barnett and the history of Robarts Research Institute are being celebrated in a special exhibit at Western Libraries... - Call for volunteers: London Health Research Day
London Health Research Day is seeking volunteers for its upcoming event on Tuesday, March 28. Volunteers will assist with greeting guests, registration, presentation support and event logistics. The registration deadline for volunteers is March 6... - Researchers: supervised injection sites needed in London
A recent paper, co-authored by Ayden Scheim, PhD Candidate, indicates there is an urgent need for supervised injection sites in London... - The Centre for Translational Cancer Research hosts first annual networking night
In early February, a mix of clinicians, scientists, researchers and trainees gathered at Bellamere Winery for CTCR Colleagues Collaborate networking night... 
Tweets of the month
Catch up on the best 140-character thoughts from our faculty, staff and students including tweets from IESC Western, Dr. Marlys Koschinsky and the Department of Family Medicine...
Tips and tricks: Updated poster process
New bulletin boards have been installed in the main floor hallways of MSB, DSB, HSA and CSB. These bulletin boards are reserved for posters from any department or program from Schulich Medicine & Dentistry...
Upcoming events
The annual Paterson Lecture Series featuring Martin Chalfie, PhD, takes place on March 30. Registration for the Schulich Medicine Education Conference on May 5 is now open. The Awards of Excellence nomination period closes on March 6...
