Oakville Doctor New Halton Medical Officer of Health
Halton Region鈥檚 new Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health (MOH) is looking forward to beginning what she characterized as a 鈥榙ream job鈥� in a community she already knows.
Surgery Not A Magic Cure For Obesity
It is alarming, but obesity has reached epidemic proportions in Kuwait. Oil has not only brought great wealth to the Gulf, but a huge change in lifestyle and food habits. Fast food, fast cars and everything else that money can buy has led to the rise of obesity so much so that today at least 88 percent of Kuwaitis are considered overweight.聽
Women at Business School 鈥� Joanne Liu, MiM student
Joanne Liu is president of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res, an international medical humanitarian organisation that has 30,000 medical professionals delivering emergency aid in more than 60 countries. She trained at 捆绑SM社区 School of Medicine and has a fellowship in paediatric emergency medecine from New York University School of Medicine.
Prescription for Professional Success
As the NHS faces a perceived crisis of management, and clinicians are forced to shoulder more non-clinical responsibilities, postgraduate degrees in business and management are becoming increasingly sought after in the healthcare sector.
Personnalit茅: Dre Joanne Liu
P茅diatre-urgentiste 脿 Sainte-Justine, professeure adjointe de clinique au d茅partement de p茅diatrie de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al et 茅tudiante 脿 la ma卯trise internationale en gestion de la sant茅 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区, Joanne Liu s鈥檃ppr锚te 脿 tourner la page. Ses effets personnels sont emball茅s, les d茅missions ont 茅t茅 accept茅es (脿 regret) et son m茅moire a 茅t茅 remis au mois d鈥檃o没t, m锚me si 芦 l鈥櫭﹖udiante 禄 avait jusqu鈥檃ux F锚tes鈥�
The Status of mHealth in the Hospital Setting
So we鈥檙e all going to have mHealth, it seems. A major March 2012 report by consultancy PwC and representatives of the global mobile operator industry predicted the worldwide mhealth market is expected to reach $23 billion (EUR 18 billion approximately) by 2017, with Europe the biggest sector ahead of Asia Pacific. Meanwhile, one supplier estimated to us that there are at least 12,000 鈥榟ealth鈥� mobile apps on the Apple iTunes store already.
Point chaud - 芦Les vrais h茅ros, ce ne sont pas des gens comme moi禄
On a tort de consid茅rer comme des h茅ros les m茅decins qui travaillent en zones de conflits, estime la nouvelle dirigeante de M茅decins sans fronti猫res (MSF), la Qu茅b茅coise Joanne Liu, de l鈥檋么pital Sainte-Justine. Le v茅ritable courage est ailleurs, selon elle, mais il ne nous int茅resse pas assez.
A Management Approach to Healthcare
The demands in today鈥檚 healthcare environment require those clinically prepared to have managerial and leadership skills that are not learned in traditional training. The delivery of healthcare services is ever more complex, interactive and team-oriented. A thorough understanding of the whole field and all aspects of delivery are critical to contain costs and errors as well as to improve patient outcomes.
Montreal Doctor is President of M茅decins sans fronti猫res
"I've never managed to get used to seeing people die." - Dr. Bernard Rieux, from The Plague by Albert Camus (and one of Joanne Liu's favourite books)
She has treated people near death from a cholera epidemic in Haiti. She was quick to respond to injured tsunami survivors in Indonesia in 2004. She braved war conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan's Darfur region.
Simple Copper Device Could Save Millions of Lives
A simple copper device based on an ancient method for storing water may save the lives of millions of children around the world, experts say. The device, now undergoing year-long tests in Kenya and India, is a coil of electric copper cables that is suspended in water. It has been proven in the laboratory to kill the pathogens.
Dr. Joanne Liu Elected President of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res (MSF) International
Dr. Joanne Liu (IMHL Module 4 participant) has been elected President of聽M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res (MSF) International, effective October 1, 2013. 聽
Class Collaboration Aiming to Save Lives
A group of students from Desautels Faculty of Management, 捆绑SM社区, Montreal recently won a $100,000 grant from Grand Challenges Canada to field test an ingenious and low-cost water purification device that could potentially save millions of lives in developing countries.
How Can Doctors Prepare for New Roles in Clinical Commissioning Groups?
Changes in how health care is delivered, the absence of significant new money for the foreseeable future, and ageing populations threaten to overwhelm our UK health system if we don't change.
Low-cost water purifier wins Canadian $100,000 grant
In developing countries, particularly in rural villages and urban slums, people can hardly afford water-purification systems. The consequences are fatal, with infectious diarrhoea causing around 2.2 million deaths every year, most of which are children under the age of five from countries like Kenya and India.
IMHL Collaborators Win Grand Challenges Canada Grant
Students in 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) program -- Drs.
