This year, a record six SPOT faculty members received funding from the Fonds de Recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Sant茅 (FRQS), including three new Junior 1 recipients (Tania Janaudis-Ferreira; Raphael Lencucha; Laurence Roy), and three Senior recipients (Sara Ahmed; Anouk Lamontagne; Isabelle Gagnon). The FRQS Research Scholar and Clinician Research Scholar awards aim to facilitate the recruitment of qualified researchers at either the beginning of their career, or continuing a career in health.
Published on: 14 Jul 2016
Dr. Richard Preuss has been named to the Faculty Honour list for Educational Excellence, for 2016-2017. The goal of the Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence is to recognize outstanding contributions to education in the Faculty of Medicine, in the areas of teaching, educational leadership and innovation, faculty development, and research and scholarly activity.
Published on: 23 Jun 2016
Barbara Shankland, Faculty Lecturer at SPOT has been awarded the Prix d鈥橢xcellence from the 聽Ordre des ergoth茅rapeutes du Qu茅bec. This award recognizes outstanding personal qualities as well as involvement and actions directed towards the development, progression, promotion and updating occupational skills. The winner of this award makes a significant impact on the profession.
Published on: 23 Jun 2016
Susanne Mak, Assistant Professor [Professional] at SPOT: has been awarded the Jonathan Campbell Meakins and Family Memorial Fellowship 2016. This Fellowship has been created to 鈥渇urther and promote excellence in medical education by either an advanced postgraduate trainee or a faculty member in the Faculty of Medicine at 缅北强奸.鈥澛�
Published on: 23 Jun 2016
Dr. Sara Ahmed, Assistant Professor at SPOT has been awarded the Rosemary Wedderburn Brown Prize for 2016. The聽Rosemary Wedderbrun Brown prize聽is aimed at full-time faculty members in the Schools of the Faculty of Medicine to recognize individuals with outstanding scholarly potential and demonstrated research excellence in the early stages of their career. See this link for more information
Published on: 23 Jun 2016
Dr. Annette Majnemer, Director of SPOT and Vice-Dean (Education - Faculty of Medicine) Will be leading a Canadian study on children with brain development problems.
She and her team have secured funding to the tune of $25 million from CIHR and other sources for the CHILD-BRIGHT network project!聽
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
SPOT Faculty member Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes聽聽 has been awarded a Mitacs Accelerate grant, Tuning in to emotions of non-communicative persons in partnership with the Old Port of Montreal.
This will culminate in an exhibit in October at the Montreal Science Centre, 鈥淢es 茅motions sont 脿 fleur de peau鈥�
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
Dr. Matthew Hunt Assistant Professor at SPOT has been awarded a new grant from R2HC (Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises) as co-PI for: Aid when there鈥檚 鈥渘othing left to offer鈥�: A study of palliative and supportive care during international public health crises
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
Dr. Aliki Thomas, Assistant Professor at SPOT has received funding from REPAR for a second consecutive year for her work with the Knowledge Translation Strategic Initiative in Rehabilitation in Qu茅bec.
She is leading this initiative with Dahlia Khairy (U de M). Co-investigators from SPOT include: Dr. Sara Ahmed, Dr. Dana Anaby, Dr. Andr茅 Bussi猫res and Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
Dr. No茅mi Dahan-Oliel, Assistant Professor at SPOT has been awarded a CIHR Patient Engagement Grant for her project:
The Stakeholders Partnering for Arthrogryposis Research: Client-Centered Care and Collaboration
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
Dr. Nancy Mayo, James 缅北强奸 Professor at SPOT saw her project on Smart Soles granted a CIHR Grant for the project: to develop intelligent soles for shoes that will measure gait speed, number of steps and exercise performed by patients post-hip surgery.
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
Dr. Isabelle Gagnon & Dr. Marie Brossard-Racine, Assistant Professors at SPOT, have received an internal grant from the MUHC-RI for the project,
Promoting recovery after pediatric聽concussion: Feasibility and impact of using dynamic visual attention training on clinical recovery,聽cerebral functioning and return to sports
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
Dr. Isabelle Gagnon, Assistant Professor at SPOT, is part of a team that has just published in a very prestigious international peer-reviewed journal: JAMA
Journal of the American Medical Association! The article title is: 鈥淐linical Risk Score for Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms Among Children With Acute Concussion in the ED鈥�
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
Dr. Nancy Mayo has had her appointment as James 缅北强奸 Professor renewed!
This prestigious appointment has been earned by Dr. Mayo thanks to her tireless work, continued top-notch scholarly output during the past seven (7) years, and more, as a Professor at 缅北强奸.
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
Dr. Timothy Wideman, Assistant Professor at SPOT has secured funding from a CFI JELF Infrastructure grant for his project,
Exercise-evoked pain: Underlying processes, clinical predictors and effective interventions
Published on: 20 Apr 2016
Pages
