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Ninth Annual Northern Health Research Conference Address Questions Relevant to the Health of Northern Ontarians
On June 6 - 7, 2014, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its ninth annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC) at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Hosted in the Josias Fiddler Conference Room, conference participants were welcomed by SLMHC, the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority and Lac Seul First Nation. "This is the first time the Northern Ontario School of Medicine has hosted the Northern Health Research Conference in Sioux Lookout - one of many communities that provide essential support to the School by welcoming medical students, residents, and dietetic...
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NOSM Researchers Developing New Vaccine
Dr. Marina Ulanova, Researcher and Associate Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and her colleagues have made important steps towards development of a vaccine for Haemophilus influenzae type A (HIA), an invasive bacterial pathogen capable of causing serious infections that can lead to permanent disability, brain damage, and deafness. This work is carried out in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa and the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. "Northwestern Ontario has the second largest number of cases of Haemophilus influenzae type A, after the Canadian Arctic," says NOS...
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NOSM Holds Face-to-Face Board Meeting on Manitoulin Island
Members Tour Debajehmujig Creation Centre, Welcome Manitoulin Island as Comprehensive Community Clerkship Site, and Participate in Strategic Planning The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its annual Board of Directors face-to-face meeting on Manitoulin Island, Ontario from May 8 to May 9, 2014. On the first morning together, NOSM Board members enjoyed a tour of the Debajehmujig Creation Centre in Manitowaning, where they heard about how Debajehmujig Theatre Group members participate in simulation and standardized patient exercises for medical students on placement in the communities of Manitoulin Island. The Debajeh...
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