March
News: Collaboration with Faculty of Engineering results in protective face shields for health care workers
March 31, 2020
A collaboration between the Faculty of Engineering and Schulich Medicine & Dentistry has led to the production of low-cost, substantively effective medical face shields that could be in hospitals for healthcare workers (HCW) within days if not hours.
COVID-19 Travel Reimbursement Policy
March 30, 2020
Due to the changing nature and rapid spread of COVID-19 and the recently communicated Western University travel restrictions where it is required that all travel be cancelled, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry has adopted a new travel reimbursement policy.
Feature: Learning from echoes of past plagues, poxes, flus
March 30, 2020
The worldwide COVID-19 outbreak is both familiar and concerning to Shelley McKellar, PhD, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry's Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine. She sees parallels in the current pandemic with the trajectory of history’s other fast-moving diseases, including the Black Death of the 1300s; the cholera outbreak of the 18th century; the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic; polio’s apex in the 1950s; and modern-day viruses such as HIV, SARS, MERS, H1N1 and Zika.
To our alumni - thank you
March 29, 2020
As you support your hospital, university and community, we want to say thank you. Schulich Medicine & Dentistry alumni have long been leaders in their fields and you continue to demonstrate thoughtful leadership through the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Volunteering during COVID-19 - a message from Dr. Cheng
March 27, 2020
As you may know, there is an increasing number of requests from government, professional bodies, and private and public entities to medical schools, student leaders, student organizations and individual students to volunteer in a variety of roles that are rapidly evolving from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Media Release: Study to examine inflammatory response in patients with COVID-19
March 27, 2020
Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Schulich Medicine & Dentistry have launched a new study to help us better understand how the body’s immune system responds to COVID-19.
Feature: Athlete mental health in the wake of COVID-19
March 26, 2020
This week athletes experienced a roller coaster of emotions when the International Olympic Committee made the decision to postpone the Summer Olympics. In response, Dr. Jane Thornton, a Sports Medicine Physician at Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic co-created a resource for athlete mental wellness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feature: From the frontlines of Italy’s COVID-19 fight
March 25, 2020
Dr. Fabio Salerno, a nephrologist and PhD Candidate at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, has returned to his home country of Italy to help care for patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. He is sending updates from Monza San Gerardo Hospital in the country’s northern Lombardy region.
Funding Opportunity: CIHR Operating Grant for COVID-19 Clinical Epidemiology Research Rapid Response
March 25, 2020
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has just announced a grant opportunity with an application deadline of Friday, March 27, 2020. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to develop and deploy a clinical epidemiology research protocol to a number of surveillance network sites in order to enable rapid implementation in the event of an outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada.
Feature: Using technology and ingenuity to protect health care workers
March 24, 2020
Dr. Tarek Loubani is using his experiences as an emergency physician in Gaza and here at home in London to help supply personal protective equipment to health care workers Canada. As the COVID-19 outbreak progresses, there is concern about the adequate supply of personal protective equipment like masks, gowns, and face shields.
News: Medical students helping efforts to supply protective gear
March 23, 2020
Medical students at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry are helping a local effort to supply Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to primary care teams across the London region.
Announcement: Funding backs Western COVID-19 vaccine efforts
March 19, 2020
Western efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine received a major jolt thanks to million-dollar investment by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), federal officials announced today.
Education and Research Program Changes – COVID-19
March 18, 2020
The health and safety of faculty, staff and learners is always a top priority. Western has cancelled classes from Friday, March 13 up-to and including Tuesday, March 17, 2020 to provide instructors and academic support staff adequate time to prepare to deliver course content in alternative ways.
COVID-19 Travel, Education and Visitor Policy
March 18, 2020
Due to the changing nature and spread of COVID-19, and in an effort to minimize the potential risk to patients in our care, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry has adopted a new travel policy relating to all Schulich Medicine & Dentistry clinical/dental faculty, staff, and learners and for those who work in a clinical care environment. The policy oversees travel for international residents, fellows, and visitors who are scheduled to come to Western University for training and or guest lectures. It outlines the process for faculty, staff and learners who are not engaged in clinical or dental care or who don’t work in a hospital or clinical environment, or a research lab in a hospital or clinical care environment.
News: Medical students providing support during COVID-19 containment effort
March 15, 2020
Medical students at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry are rallying to support their health care colleagues during the COVID-19 containment efforts. Through a student-led initiative, they are offering free childcare, errand running and volunteering services while Ontario schools are closed.
Western President’s statement on COVID-19 effort
March 12, 2020
Classes are cancelled starting Friday, March 13 up-to and including Tuesday, March 17. Any exams scheduled during this time period will be rescheduled. Starting Wednesday, March 18, classes will be online through to the end of term.
Generation Vape: The new era of lung injury
March 10, 2020
On March 10, community members learned the latest about vaping research and policy from a panel of experts at a special event hosted by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and Lawson Health Research Institute.
News: Fifth annual IPE Day biggest event yet
March 10, 2020
This year’s Interprofessional Education (IPE) Day united health care learners from across the region to improve their skills in collaborative patient care. The 2020 event centred around refugee and newcomer health, and the role of various practitioners in providing care.
Media Release: Trans and non-binary Canadians report having unmet health care needs
March 10, 2020
Nearly half of transgender and non-binary Canadians who responded to a national survey say they faced one or more unmet health care needs in the past year – with about 1-in-10 saying they avoided an emergency room visit completely, according to a Western University-led project.
Feature: The same vertical line
March 06, 2020
Drs. Ally Istl, Martina Mudri, Elaine Tang and Lucy Yang will be the Division of General Surgery’s first all-female graduating year this spring. From clinical experiences to conference travels to family gatherings, the four co-residents have grown to be more than just peers.
News: Researchers receive CIHR funding to study COVID-19
March 06, 2020
Two researchers with ties to Schulich Medicine & Dentistry received CIHR funding to study COVID-19. Anita Kothari, PhD, is developing a social media toolkit for public health agencies to use. Maxwell Smith, PhD, is proposing ethical pathways to expedite treatment and vaccine research for COVID-19.
News: Schulich Medicine students signal strong sense of social responsibility with CaRMS match results
March 05, 2020
The first iteration of the 2020 Canadian Resident Matching Services (CaRMS) residency match was released on March 3.
News: Eight Schulich Medicine & Dentistry graduate trainees make Western 3MT finals
March 04, 2020
Eight graduate trainees from Schulich Medicine & Dentistry are among the 20 Western finalists at this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The Western 3MT Finals take place on March 12 at the Wolf Performance Hall.
Award: Dr. J. David Spence receives American Heart Association's William Feinberg Award
March 02, 2020
Dr. J. David Spence received the William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke from the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association. The Award recognizes significant contributions to the investigation and management of clinical research in stroke.
Media Release: Molecule found in oranges could reverse obesity
March 02, 2020
Researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry are studying a molecule found in sweet oranges and tangerines called nobiletin, which they have shown to drastically reduce obesity and reverse its negative side-effects. But why it works remains a mystery.
