NOSM alumnus leads research study
In a study presented Wednesday at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Boston, researchers from Western University showed that the STOP Narcotics protocol halved the amount of opioids prescribed after two types of outpatient surgery, while still adequately treating most patients' post-operative pain. The lead author of the study was Dr. Luke Hartford, a graduate of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's MD program who is currently a general surgery resident at Western University. "By significantly reducing the amount of opioids prescribed, this decreases the exposure risk and potential for misuse of narcotic me...
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A group of researchers at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is studying the dynamics of concussion management in interprofessional team settings. The team is lead by co-investigators Dr. Tara Baldisera, a family physician and associate professor of clinical sciences at NOSM; Dr. Jairus Quesnele, a clinical chiropractic specialist and associate professor at NOSM; and, Shannon Kenrick-Rochon, a nurse practitioner, professor of nursing at Cambrian College and Laurentian University and a lecturer at NOSM. It also includes Dr. Sylvain Grenier, Professor of Human Kinetics and Michelle Laurence, Laboratory Technologist and Registered K...
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The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) recently installed an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The EV station, generously donated by Bruce Power, has been installed outside NOSM’s medical school building at Laurentian University in Sudbury. This initiative is part of Bruce Power’s $5 million investment in funding to establish and support the Bruce Power Centre for Health, Environment and Radiation at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Also located outside NOSM is the new Bruce Power Electric Research Vehicle, which is used by researchers and graduate students at the medical school. This completely emission-...
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