The Vulnerable Persons and End of Life New Emerging Team will be hosting an information session on palliative care and people with disabilities on Thursday, January 12, 2012, from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm at the Manitoba Legislature, Golden Boy Room, 450 Broadway.
The event will feature presentations from leading palliative care and disability studies professors […]

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A study published last week in The Lancet reveals, despite policies meant to curb child maltreatment, it has not decreased in two decades.
The international study used information from England, USA, Sweden, New Zealand, Western Australia, and Canada-specifically Manitoba. It found physical abuse, neglect, and violent deaths in children mostly remained stable across the six nations.
The […]

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The Manitoba Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR) Program, in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, is hosting the inaugural First Nations, Métis and Inuit Health Research Symposium on December 1 to 2, 2011 at the University of Manitoba Bannatyne Campus.
The NEAHR Program seeks to expand the pool of indigenous health […]

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Visionary Conversations is a speaker series at the University of Manitoba hosted by president and vice-chancellor Dr. David T. Barnard. Some of the university’s leading minds share their insight on issues affecting our world and how the decisions we make today will shape our future.
At the next event, titled Our Aging Society: Are We Ready?, […]

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Although children and adolescents in the child welfare system are at increased risk of attempted suicide compared with the general population, researchers have found that rates of attempted suicide are highest before they enter care then begin to decline. The research was published last week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
Approximately 76,000 children and […]

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University of Manitoba health sciences students will explore the theme “Life & Death” at the 10th annual Medical Art Show April 4-8, 2011. This year, the show was opened to students from other health care disciplines and for the first time, staff and faculty were invited to participate.The Medical Art Show will feature 30 expressions […]

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At the 43rd Fall Convocation of the University of Manitoba, two individuals will be receiving honorary degrees:
Larry Phillip (Phil) Fontaine, a dedicated and highly respected Aboriginal leader who is recognized for his instrumental role in advancing Canada’s First Nations people throughout his distinguished career. Recently called “Canada’s foremost Aboriginal leader of his generation,” Fontaine is […]

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