Highlights from Med//E-News: The McGILL FACULTY OF MEDICINE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER

• Pregnancy-specific anxiety may impact how long a woman exclusively breastfeeds her child June 18, 2019
  Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended by the World Health Organization for the first six months of life because of the benefits for both mom and baby. In Canada, approximately 32% of women meet this recommendation. McGill University researchers Kristin Horsley, Tuong-Vi Nguyen, Blaine Ditto, and Deborah Da Costa from the Departments of Psychology and Medicine examined […]
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• A Quebec first: Research chair in women’s heart health June 18, 2019
  The first research chair in Quebec focused on women’s cardiac health, propelled by Heart & Stroke and McGill University, will officially be launched on July 1 via a research project led by Dr. Natalie Dayan, Assistant Professor of Medicine at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Director of Obstetrical Medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine […]
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• Demetra Kafantaris appointed Executive Director, Administration and Operations, McGill Faculty of Medicine June 17, 2019
  I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Demetra Kafantaris to the position of Executive Director, Administration and Operations, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, effective June 17, 2019. This appointment is the outcome of an extensive recruitment effort involving several outstanding candidates, both internal and external. Read more ►  
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• Focus on McGill Nursing Faculty: Maria Di Feo June 14, 2019
  Our dedicated faculty members are the heartbeat of the Ingram School of Nursing. Learn more about McGill Nursing educators via Focus on McGill Nursing Faculty. In this edition, Maria Di Feo, RN, M.A.Ed., shares her passion for the connection with patients, the interactions with their families and much more. Prior to taking on a full-time […]
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• Highlights from the May 23, 2019, Board of Governors meeting June 14, 2019
  On May 23, 2019, McGill’s Board of Governors held its fifth meeting of the 2018-2019 governance year. The full minutes of the meeting’s open session will be available following approval at the Board’s next meeting, on October 3, 2019. In the meantime, we would like to share with you the meeting’s important discussions, decisions and […]
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• McGill Faculty of Medicine captures three CCAE awards June 14, 2019
  In an extraordinary demonstration of leadership, the Faculty of Medicine received three of the seven Prix d’Excellence awards given in recognition of McGill’s outstanding success in advancement at this year’s Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education. The Council’s prestigious Prix d’Excellence awards are considered the gold standard for achievement in educational advancement in Canada. […]
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• The Stroke Unit is expanding June 14, 2019
  June is Stroke Awareness Month, a good time to announce that The Neuro’s Stroke Unit will expand in the Fall of 2019 when 15 beds will be transferred from the Montreal General Hospital, bringing the total number of beds at The Neuro to 30. The Stroke Unit team is an award-winning group of professionals from […]
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