Media Releases
NOSM Board of Directors Celebrates Successful Year
Every Piece is Essential Using a combination of web- and teleconference connectivity across Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its Annual Members and Board of Directors meetings on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. In accordance with Board policy, Ken Boshcoff, Pierre Dumais, Gary Boissoneau, and Derek Handley were reappointed as Directors. Dr. Moira McPherson and Dr. Pierre Zundel, Board Chair and Vice Chair respectively, will extend their roles until January 2018 as Zundel settles into his new role as Interim President and Vice-Chancellor at Laurentian University. The audited financial statement...
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NOSM Researcher Participating in Nationwide Haemophilus influenzae type a (Hia) Vaccine Study
Dr. Marina Ulanova, researcher and professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), recently received a grant awarded by the Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) for the project titled Studies in support of a new vaccine to prevent invasive Haemophilus influenzae type a (Hia) disease in Canadian Indigenous communities. The funding is provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to the Canadian Immunization Research Network to support 15 research projects across Canada. Ulanova, one of 15 principal investigators in Canada supported by these funds...
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NOSM Hosts Pathways to Well-Being Workshop in Thunder Bay
Gathering Addresses Youth Suicide in Northern and Indigenous Communities On Wednesday, June 28, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) hosted a one-day workshop titled Pathways to Well-Being to address the high rates of youth suicide in Northern and Indigenous communities. The event, held in Thunder Bay, brought together 90 participants, including Indigenous Elders, youth, leadership, community members, and community-based health-care providers, to develop an action plan to create a future in Indigenous communities without suicide. The one-day workshop comes from a recommendation made during NOSM’s Indigenous Resear...
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