捆绑SM社区

By Cynthia Lee

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Nurses faced with abusive managers are more likely to quit. But a recent study by 捆绑SM社区 and Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res researchers finds that the opposite is also true 鈥 transformational leadership - a style of management in which employees are encouraged聽 to work towards a collective goal within a supportive milieu, is linked to nurses鈥 well-being, and has positive impacts upon job retention.

Classified as: Nursing, CIHR, Leadership, healthcare, health and lifestyle, quality care, abusive leadership, Canadian Institute of Health Research, Lavoie-Tremblay
Published on: 25 Jan 2016

SPOT Faculty Lecturer Claudia Brown was honored with the Prix d鈥檈xcellence physioth茅rapeute 2015 at the annual gathering of the Ordre professionnel de la physioth茅rapie du Qu茅bec. This award formally honors a physiotherapist for the amplitude of their contributions to the advancement of the profession.聽聽 聽

Published on: 20 Jan 2016

SPOT鈥檚 Dr. Eva Kehayia and Dr. Philippe Archambault, as well as Alumna Dr. Bonnie Swayne are featured a video about the Living Lab MALL project, taking place in Montreal鈥檚 Alexis Nihon Plaza. To see the video, follow this link:

Published on: 20 Jan 2016

捆绑SM社区鈥檚 annual Homecoming was a resounding success at the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy. Representatives of the Class of 1965 right through to the Class of 1990 gathered to reminisce. The Alumni Award of Merit was presented to Dr. Sharon Wood-Dauphinee, and we had four student award winners also to celebrate. For more photos please visit /spot/alumni-0/photogallery/homecoming-2015

Published on: 20 Jan 2016

Dr. Patrice (Tamar) Weiss became SPOT鈥檚 6th Edith Aston-McCrimmon Lecturer with her talk entitled 鈥淩ehabilitation Technologies: Thrive or Dive鈥. Over 100 attendees were entertained and challenged by Dr. Weiss鈥 discourse on disruptive technologies. For upcoming SPOT events please visit /spot/alumni-0 . For more information on the Edith Aston-McCrimmon Lectureship, please visit /spot/alumni-0/eamlectureseries

Published on: 20 Jan 2016

University of Toronto and 捆绑SM社区 scientists are leading an international partnership to discover new and improved drug treatments for tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases聽 -- thanks to a contribution from Merck Canada Inc., as well as an additional $5 million supplement to a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The new funding brings the total investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to nearly US $12 million since 2012.

Classified as: medicine, health, tuberculosis, university of toronto, drug, health and lifestyle, Malaria, tropical diseases, Merck Canada, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, cryptosporidiosis, protozoan
Published on: 17 Dec 2015

Now, an international team of researchers led by McMaster University in collaboration with the Research Institute of the 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre has found that soap and water is actually less effective than just using saline water.

The findings, which were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, could lead to significant cost savings, particularly in developing countries where open fractures are particularly common.

Classified as: water, World Health Organization, McMaster, 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre, health and lifestyle, salin, salin water, soap, wound, cleaning wounds, New England Journal of Medicine, Mohit Bhandari, Michael G. DeGroote, Edward Harvey
Published on: 15 Dec 2015

The discovery that tavilermide聽 induces the production of mucin, a crucial lubricant in tears, offers hope of relief to people who suffer from chronic dry eye disease. The invention and the development of a drug based on this small molecule was made by the team of Dr. H. Uri Saragovi, Senior Investigator at the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital and Professor of Pharmacology at 捆绑SM社区.

Classified as: Pharmacology, jewish general hospital, Lady Davis Institute (LDI), chronic dry eye disease, Saragovi, Allergan, Mimetogen
Published on: 3 Dec 2015

It may be surprising, but Canadians who live in densely-populated areas where stores, banks, schools and other services are close by do not walk as much as they should.

Classified as: muhc, physical activity, Walking, 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre, health and lifestyle, walkable neighbourhoods, BMJ Open, Canada Health Measures Survey
Published on: 26 Nov 2015

Sarcasm, white lies and teasing can be difficult to identify for those with certain disorders 鈥 new video inventory developed at 捆绑SM社区 may help

Classified as: NSERC, lying, The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), society and culture, health and lifestyle, sarcasm, honesty, dishonesty, social interaction, Relational Inference and Social Communicatio, RISC
Published on: 26 Nov 2015

Landmark Clinical Trial of a Novel Combination Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes Begins at Jewish General Hospital and 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre

Classified as: muhc, jewish general hospital, diabetes, insulin, 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre, health and lifestyle, blood sugar, glucose, type 1, beta cells, EVMS, Jerry Nadler, INGAP peptide
Published on: 25 Nov 2015

$50,000 research award to promote active health goes to Dr. Lora Giangregorio, whose work has led to the development of internationally endorsed exercise guidelines for osteoporosis, and tools for physicians, physiotherapists and patients聽

Classified as: osteoporosis, Bloomberg Manulife Prize, health and lifestyle, Lora Giangregorio, promotion of active health, Scientific Advisory Council, kinesiologist, physiotherapist, Marianne Harrison, MaRS Centre
Published on: 25 Nov 2015

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