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First Response Addressing Health Emergencies in Remote Aboriginal Community
Counter to a tide of reports on health crises in remote First Nations communities, one isolated Ontario community is partnering with Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) researchers to develop the skills and resilience to manage health emergencies locally. "Members of the Sachigo Lake First Nation are gaining skills that are usually only made available only to paramedic professionals. Call 911 in Sachigo Lake and you get a busy signal, no sirens and no paramedics," says Dr. Aaron Orkin, a NOSM researcher who led the project with Dr. David VanderBurgh. "In an emergency, survival in Sachigo Lake depends on laypeoples' skills...
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Canada’s Newest Medical School to Welcome Over 850 Delegates from 45 Countries to Northern Ontario for Rendez-Vous 2012
Next week, beginning Tuesday, October 9, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) will host a major six-day world conference-Rendez-Vous 2012-in Thunder Bay and in communities across Northern Ontario. Over 850 delegates are expected to attend from 45 different countries, including 150 health professional schools, to share experiences, opportunities, and challenges of community participation in education, service, and research. Among many topics, conference delegates will explore issues related to rural, remote and underserviced health care, social accountability as it relates to health professional education, and the engagement ...
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New Member Appointed to NOSM Board of Directors
Seven Departing Members Thanked for Contribution The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its Annual Members and Board of Directors meetings on Wednesday, September 19, 2012. These meetings were video-linked between the School's West Campus at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and its East Campus at Laurentian University in Sudbury, with other Directors participating via teleconference. NOSM medical student Ms. Katie Gibson was appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Derek Debassige was appointed to the Board for a second term. The following members were thanked for their significant contribution to the Northern O...
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