November
Anouncement: Dr. John Yoo appointed as Interim Chair/Chief, Paediatrics
November 30, 2018
Dr. John Yoo, has been appointed Interim Chair/Chief, Paediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University and its teaching hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care London, effective October 18, 2018 to December 31, 2019 or until the position is filled.
Campaign feasibility study provides important insights
November 30, 2018
During the first six months of 2018, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry worked with consulting firm Grenzebach Glier and Associates (GG+A) on a feasibility study focused on a capital fundraising campaign totalling $30 million, which would support significant infrastructure renewal for the School.
New UME curriculum unveiled
November 30, 2018
With physicians expectations changing, the needs, interests, and learning styles of medical students changing, and societies expectations for a greater inclusion of cultural safety in the delivery of health care increasing – medical education must change. Schulich Medicine is embarking on a curriculum renewal for the MD Program to meet the changing needs of society. This transition will begin to be implemented in September 2019 and will continue through phases in the coming years.
Media Release: Researchers examine cost-effectiveness of naloxone in high schools
November 28, 2018
Recognizing that school boards have limited budgets for public health interventions, researchers at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the Ivey Business School have used the principles of cost-effectiveness in order to determine whether or not naloxone programs are the best use of resources.
Media Release: Rapid test for E.coli may keep contaminated food off grocery store shelves
November 26, 2018
The goal is to identify E. coli in your food before it ever leaves the processing plant, ensuring that it never makes it to the shelves of your neighbourhood grocery store. A new rapid testing kit developed by researchers at Western is revolutionizing food safety testing by producing results in hours rather than current methods which can take days.
In Memoriam: Dr. J Kenneth Milne
November 22, 2018
With sadness, we share news of the passing of Dr. J Kenneth Milne, longtime faculty member in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Media Release: Researchers examine factors to reduce mortality for endocarditis
November 21, 2018
Drs. Michael Silverman, Sharon Koivu and Laura Rodgers showed that both surgery and in-hospital addictions counselling are linked to significantly reduced mortality in injection drug users with a heart valve infection called endocarditis.
Announcement: Dr. Jorge Burneo appointed as the Jack Cowin Chair in Epilepsy Research
November 20, 2018
Dr. Jorge Guillermo Burneo has been appointed as the Jack Cowin Chair in Epilepsy Research, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University effective November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2023.
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