/peds/taxonomy/term/92/all en /peds/channels/news/glass-door-project-led-dr-samara-zavalkoff-published-bmj-open-quality-2021-334182 <p>Anyone who has visited the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Montreal Children's Hospital in the past few years cannot have missed the fact that the PICU staff are always writing on the sliding glass doors. This was not vandalism! It all started as part of an innovative quality improvement project called the Glass Door project, led by Dr. Samara Zavalkoff.</p> Sun, 17 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1592 at /peds /peds/channels/news/dr-kayur-mehta-and-dr-jesse-papenburgs-study-published-pediatrics-334181 <p>Dr. Kayur Mehta's M.Sc. thesis work, "Antiviral Use in Canadian Children Hospitalized for Influenza", supervised by Dr. Jesse Papenburg, was recently published in <em><a href="https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/148/4/e2020049672">Pediatrics</a>. </em>Dr. Mehta was supported by an Alan Ross Academic Bursary Award from the Department of Pediatrics, and Dr. Papenburg was supported by a Chercheur-boursier clinicien career award from the Fonds de Recherche du Québec—Santé.</p> <p>Congratulations Drs. Mehta and Papenburg!</p> Sat, 16 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1591 at /peds /peds/channels/news/dr-samir-shaheen-hussains-book-fighting-hand-hold-reviewed-lancet-334178 <p>Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain’s book “Fighting for a Hand to Hold”, was reviewed by Margo Greenwood in an article entitled "An open invitation to address anti-Indigenous systemic racism" in the ‘Perspectives’ section of the prestigious medical journal <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(21)01369-6.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Paeds-Reads-Week-88&utm_source=Envoke-Department-of-Pediatric&utm_term=Paeds-Reads">The Lancet</a>.</p> Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1590 at /peds /peds/channels/news/dr-gillian-morantzs-philanthropic-work-highlighted-globe-and-mail-334175 <p>Dr. Gillian Morantz’s philanthropic work supporting the development of local health care initiatives and training of local health care providers in African countries was highlighted in the Globe and Mail this summer, <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-pitching-in-supporting-health-care-projects-in-africa/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=Referrer%3A+Social+Network+%2F+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links&fbclid=IwAR0c3NT-O70PImV5fcoDRhdENG74ZsZIFVcWwnhM6kDvYU_tW_mN6r7TKHU">"Pitching in: Supporting health care projects in Africa Those"</a>.</p> Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:00:15 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1589 at /peds /peds/channels/news/welcome-dr-hugh-mcmillan-329625 <p>The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, Dr. Hugh McMillan, appointed Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Neurology, starting August 1, 2021.</p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:19:46 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1567 at /peds /peds/channels/news/welcome-dr-marina-salvadori-330576 <p>The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, <strong>Dr. Marina Salvadori</strong>, appointed Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.</p> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:29:10 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1573 at /peds /peds/channels/news/welcome-drs-vanessa-gadoury-levesque-and-catherine-rich-328698 <p>The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest members, Drs. Vanessa Gadoury-Lévesque and Catherine Rich.</p> <p>Dr. Vanessa Gadoury-Lévesque was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Dermatology, starting July 2021.</p> <blockquote> <p>I can’t express how excited I am to be coming back to the Montreal Children’s Hospital in a few months! I had the chance to be part of multiple great institutions in the past decade, but only the MCH have ever had this power of making me feel at home.</p></blockquote> Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:03:43 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1563 at /peds /peds/channels/news/welcome-dr-angeliki-makri-330101 <p>The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, <strong>Dr. Angeliki Makri</strong>, appointed Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism.</p> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:57:09 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1572 at /peds /peds/channels/news/dr-janusz-rak-awarded-cfi-innovation-fund-grant-329744 <p>Dr. Janusz Rak, Professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, has been awarded a grant through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Innovation Fund (IF) competition as principal investigator for the research project titled, "Centre for Applied Nanomedicine (CAN) – Studies into Extracellular Vesicle Heterogeneity, Biomarkers and Function", along with PI, Dr. Peter Metrakos, Department of Surgery, and Co-PIs from the Department of Pediatrics including Drs. Kolja Eppert, Assistant Professor, and Nada Jabado, Professor.</p> Sat, 20 Mar 2021 13:00:00 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1570 at /peds /peds/channels/news/drs-fatemeh-jafarian-patricia-li-and-myriam-srour-promoted-associate-professor-329743 <p>Please join the Department of Pediatrics in congratulating the following Faculty members on their promotion to Associate Professor.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Fatemeh Jafarian</strong>, Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, Dermatology<br /> <strong>Dr. Patricia Li</strong>, Division of General Pediatrics<br /> <strong>Dr. Myriam Srour</strong>, Division of Pediatric Neurology</p> <p>Promotion is a tangible recognition of each of these members’ substantive and enduring contributions to our academic mission.</p> Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:42:31 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1569 at /peds /peds/channels/news/dr-samara-zavalkoff-awarded-fmsq-prix-marthe-pelland-329626 <p>Congratulations to Dr. Samara Zavalkoff, Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, on receiving the Prix Marthe-Pelland from the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ). The Prix Marthe-Palland is awarded to someone in the first ten years of their career. To quote the FMSQ this prize given in conjunction with International Women’s Day is to: <em>concrétisait sa volonté d’encourager les femmes médecins à joindre les affaires associatives et publiques ou encore à occuper des postes de gestion dans le milieu de la santé.</em></p> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:00:00 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1568 at /peds /peds/channels/news/dr-pia-wintermark-designated-william-dawson-scholar-329442 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Pia Wintermark</strong>, Associate Professor in the Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, who has been designated a William Dawson Scholar by ƻ����Ժ. </p> <p>The William Dawson Scholar award recognizes a scholar developing into an outstanding and original researcher of world-class caliber who is poised to become a leader in their field. Dr. Wintermark was awarded in recognition of her significant contributions in the field of neonatal brain science. </p> Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:59:05 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1566 at /peds /peds/channels/news/drs-farhan-bhanji-laurie-plotnick-and-david-darienzo-receive-inaugural-teaching-innovation-awards-328345 <p>The ƻ����Ժ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Student and Faculty Teaching Innovation Awards are in recognition of individuals who have developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies that are learning- and learner-focused.</p> <p>The <b>Inaugural Faculty Teaching Innovation</b> <strong>Awards</strong> were awarded to:</p> Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:54:06 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1562 at /peds /peds/channels/news/welcome-dr-bayane-sabsabi-328143 <p>The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, Dr. Bayane Sabsabi, appointed an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology (MCH).</p> Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1561 at /peds /peds/channels/news/dr-robert-sternszus-awarded-2021-came-certificate-merit-327774 <p>Congratulations to Dr. Robert Sternszus, Assistant Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics and Core Pediatrics Residency Program Director, was awarded the 2021 Certificate of Merit from the Canadian Association of Medical Education (CAME). The Certificate of Merit awards promotes, recognizes and rewards faculty committed to medical education in Canadian medical schools.</p> Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0000 sally.crawford@mcgill.ca 1560 at /peds