New research chair to promote surgical innovation

September 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Medicine, News, News Release, Research

The University of Manitoba’s first-ever chair in surgical research will improve surgical outcomes for patients and promote innovation. The chair is made possible thanks to the generosity of a prominent family’s foundation fund and the Department of Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine.
The $3-million Thorlakson Chair in Surgical Research was supported by a $1.5-million donation […]

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Wii-like haptic interface and 3D medical graphics lab to open

April 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Advisory, Medicine, News

On Monday, April 30, the University of Manitoba will open a new state-of-the-art Laboratory for Surgical Modeling, Simulation & Robotics.
The Lab was established through $220,000 funding from the Dean of Medicine’s Strategic Research Fund in 2010 to meet the ongoing and increasing need to integrate technology into clinical practice and education, with a mission to […]

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