2018
February 2018 Newsletter
In this month's eNewsletter: Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT) receives CIHR funding, Stratford faculty member, Dr. Leanne Peters, is in Pyeongchang, South Korea as the team doctor for Canada's Olympic Women's Hockey team, and Postgraduate Program Coordinator Sharon Story retires from Western.
March 2018 Newsletter
In this month's eNewsletter: The Department of Family Medicine celebrates 50 years of academic family medicine, we meet Dr. Phil Vandewalle, community physician representative, and recognize Windsor Campus Awards of Excellence recipients.
April 2018 Newsletter
In this month's eNewsletter: The Department of Family Medicine welcomes back Dr. Danielle Martin as the keynote speaker for our 50th Anniversary Celebration Lecture, we meet alumnus Dr. Joshua Shadd and Dr. Saadia Hameed , and recognize the 2018 Awards of Excellence recipients.
May 2018 Newsletter
In this month's eNewsletter: Drs. Tom Freeman, Barbara Lent, John Sangster and Stephen Wetmore reflect on the history of the department, Dr. Moira Stewart, former Director of the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine (CSFM) gives a fascinating presentation on the history of the Centre, and Dr. Robert Petrella and the Lifestyle Research Team welcome visiting researcher and post-doctoral research fellow Elaine Toomey, PhD from The National University of Ireland Galway (NUIGalway).
June 2018 Newsletter
In this month's eNewsletter: We congratulate the Diabetes Research Team on receiving the Dean’s Award of Excellence for Team Innovation for their Indigenous Quality Improvement Program, honour our resident graduates and award recipients, and recognize Dr. Evelyn Vingilis on her Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals.
September 2018 Newsletter
In this month's eNewsletter: We celebrate the achievements of Drs. Henry Becker, Susan McNair and Jane Thornton, see the work of Dr. Stewart Harris carried forward by the Diabetes Alliance, a multidisciplinary research team located at the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, and meet the new Family Medicine Interest Group co-chairs.
October 2018 Newsletter
In this month's eNewsletter: We meet the PhD Candidates conducting their work in Family Medicine, learn more about our resident leaders, celebrate Dr. Rob Petrella and his team and their recent grant from the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and hear from Dr. Sharon Koivu and health leaders and advocates, as part of a panel discussion on the opioid crisis impacting our communities.
November 2018 Newsletter
In this month's eNewsletter: We celebrate our Western team on placing second in the SIM Olympiad competition at Family Medicine Forum, congratulate Judith Belle Brown, PhD for being appointed President of NAPCRG, and recognize Dr. Rochelle Dworkin as Regional Family Physician of the Year.
December 2018 Newsletter
In this month's eNewsletter: We wish you and your family a happy and healthy holiday season, remember Dr. Joshua Shadd, and look to the new teaching opportunities the redesigned UME curriculum will present to faculty as first year students are immersed in clinical experiences in communities throughout Southwestern Ontario.
