Virtually-delivered meditation can help manage depressive symptoms in people with chronic pain, suggests a new study in the Journal of Pain Research and funded by the @CIHR_IRSC. https://t.co/pfmwcALghN
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Faculty from @UofT_DoM are continuing to make an impact on the medical community in Ontario, taking on leadership roles within DFCM and at our hospital sites.
Congratulations to our faculty members as they take on these important roles!
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Affirming the importance of meditation for mental well-being, the UN has declared December 21 as World Meditation Day! The world is uniting to meditate with @Gurudev. Don’t miss the most historic meditation event.Attend it live https://t.co/dd8HwtG59R #WorldMeditatesWithGurudev
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Celebrating the First Ever World Meditation Day at the school run by IAHV for children of fishermen families in Anakovil, Tamil Nadu.
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📢 Exciting Opportunity! The Canadian Pain Society (CPS) and the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE) are offering funding a Postdoc Fellowship for research on Veterans with chronic pain. Apply by Feb 28, 2025, Midnight EST!
Wei Zheng & Michael Postic are Nurse Practitioners from our Adult Mental Health & Addictions Program. Wei is motivated by the independence that comes with being a Nurse Practitioner & Michael is driven by his desire to help those in vulnerable situations. #NursePractitionersWeek
#ChronicPain affects 41% of Canada's 670,000 Veterans. Almost 2/3 of Veterans with chronic pain also have a diagnosed mental health condition. Pain can interfere with work, make it more difficult to adjust to civilian life, and causes stress and activity reduction. #NPAW2024
This past weekend 2 nurses from our Cancer Care Clinic attended the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology Conference in St. John's N.L to showcase their initiative through the presentation "A Nursing Collaborative: Harnessing Our Synergies to Improve Patient Wait Times.”
‘Weird little creations’: Jason Nuttle, a senior in Yale College, combines engineering with an artistic flair to create ingenious contraptions.
Nuttle, a double major in engineering sciences and art, aims to evoke life’s sweetness and absurdity in the “automata” he makes — a stricken songbird, a self-typing keyboard trapped in an indecisive loop; a randomly gesturing robotic hand.
His work, largely produced in his spare time, demonstrates the many resources available to help Yale College students develop their talents and pursue their interests outside of the classroom. Nuttle made his automata with funding from Yale College’s Creative and Performing Arts Grants, which are awarded through the residential colleges each semester to support on-campus artistic endeavors: https://t.co/5BTjPDWiw6 @YaleEngineering #Yale
Nearly 5 years after COVID-19 first struck, emergency departments remain bogged down by long wait times. At the start of this year, only 1 in 10 Ontario hospitals met the provincial target waiting time for patients with serious conditions, compared with 25% before the pandemic.
To improve care, we need to embed OUD treatment into primary care and address the "regulatory cascade" that limits access. It’s time to rethink how we approach OUD policy and better support primary care systems. @UofTFamilyMed@HRHealth_
🚨New pub alert @SpringerNature 🚨
Opioid-related harms are an urgent health crisis in countries like Can & Aus. Our new study reveals that primary care could play a crucial role in treating #Opioids use disorder (OUD), but significant challenges remain. https://t.co/ncvrdwFil3
Interviews with key experts show that while primary care is well-positioned to handle OUD, issues like lack of resources, inadequate support, and overly restrictive policies are major barriers to effective care. #OUDCare#OpioidTreatment#PublicHealth
Veteran engagement in clinical pain research is a cornerstone of the mission of the @chronicpainCOE. I’m privileged to learn and grow as a member of the Centre’s Scientific Advisory Board. Congratulations to this exceptional community of Veterans, scientists, and policy makers.
Federal deregulation of opioid agonist therapies may impact access to care. Our research highlights significant differences in prescriber growth across Canadian provinces post-policy change. Read the full study in BMC Health Services Research. https://t.co/9INyfomtZN
“…there will always be those that stand ideologically opposed to innovation in the health care system…” https://t.co/UU9tnZuruR
My thoughts on “innovation in the health care system”:
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The recently published article 'Patient engagement in a Canadian health research funding institute: implementation and impact', shares several resources to support researchers in implementing their own PE strategy.
Find the paper here: https://t.co/VFc3AjX470
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🚨New ADVANCE PhD is now live 🚨
We're looking for a passionate and engaged PhD student to investigate sleep health in those that sustained physical combat injuries. If you're interested, or know someone who might be, please share the link:
https://t.co/Tp1fubZSPG
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