University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine
Health Sciences Centre, 3280 Hospital Drive NW T2N 4Z6 Calgary, AB, Canada

We are proud to mark Innovation Week with a webinar featuring the Cumming School of Medicine's Dr. Derek Exner, MD, medical director, the Integrated Management Platform to Accelerate Clinical Trials (IMPACT). He will discuss the resources that the IMPACT program provides for new ventures in the life sciences or biomedical industries. Join us. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/navigating-clinical-trials-impa #InnovationWeekYYC #CanadianInnovationWeek O'Brien Institute for Public Health Libin Cardiovascular Institute

Dr. Norm Campbell, MD, professor emeritus at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, recently received a Senior Investigator Award from Hypertension Canada. Given annually to one recipient, this award recognizes a lifetime of achievement of significant contributions to the advancement and extension of knowledge in research related to hypertension, or high blood pressure. Campbell spent 35 years working to improve the cardiovascular health of local patients in his clinical practice, and his work has reached national and international levels. https://ucalgary.ca//researcher-recognized-lifetime-achiev Hypertension Canada Libin Cardiovascular Institute

Postgraduate Medical Education at the Cumming School of Medicine offers a wealth of opportunityinterdisciplinary teams, financial support, innovation and technologyall in a big city with a small-town feel. Hear what some residents have to say about the @UCalgary experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGNCmY9aGyc

Cancer treatments are evolving at an incredible pace. Join experts from the Tom Baker Cancer Centre and the @UCalgary’s Department of Oncology Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. to hear the latest on cancer clinical trials and the new #YYC Cancer Centre. Register for the Virtual Public Lecture, presented by the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute and the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, in partnership with the Calgary Central Library. Cancer Clinical Trials: From the Bench to the Clinic for Real Wor...ld Patients Tuesday, November 17, 2020 6:00 7:30 pm via Zoom Two ways to register: Option 1 Access for Calgary Public Library library card holders https://calgarylibrary.ca/your-library/join/ If you do not have a library card please use Option 2. Option 2 https://calgarylibrary-ca.zoom.us/j/91906860544 Password: 968094

Join us Monday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. for a complimentary interactive and informative webinar with two top CSM researchers, Dr. Sonya Lee, MD, and Dr. John Conly, MD. They’ll discuss how advances made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic are being applied now and how this innovation may influence the future of health care delivery. Topics include training in virtual health care and piloting new technologies to provide care to First Nations and remote areas. Register now to learn and interact with our people on the forefront of discovery. https://go.ucalgary.ca/CSMatHome-FallWebinar_LPRegistration

A successful University of Calgary program co-led by Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed, PhD, is helping cancer survivors thrive through exercise. https://ucalgary.ca//cancer-survivors-thrive-through-exerc

In developing the network, lead investigators consulted Indigenous stakeholders across the province, aligning with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2015) 94 Calls to Action, which calls on Canadians to take part in the path toward reconciliation.

Dr. Vanessa Meier-Stephenson, PhD, said Albertas relatively late influx of cases compared to elsewhere in the world helped officials evaluate what had and hadnt worked to control outbreaks in other jurisdictions. https://calgaryherald.com//4e022854-bdd2-4108-87a2-f8e33d/

More than 200 University of Calgary students, professors, and trainees gathered online to celebrate undergraduate research discoveries for the virtual 2020 Summer Student Symposium. https://www.ucalgary.ca//symposium-highlights-undergraduat Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute

The University of Calgarys Dr. Catherine Lebel, PhD, is leading a long-term study with Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, PhD, and Dr. Gerald Giesbrecht, PhD, to monitor pregnant women across Canada and follow their infants outcomes after birth to see how they are impacted by isolation due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Hotchkiss Brain Institute Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute https://www.nationalgeographic.com//coronavirus-babies-co/

University of Calgary scientists have discovered how to capture live images of immune cells inside the lungs. This discovery provides new insights into how our immune system battles deadly bacteria and viruses like flu and COVID-19. Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases https://www.ucalgary.ca//ucalgary-researchers-discover-how

This report is a stark reminder of the significant threats to child health and wellness in Canada likely exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic." Child advocates ring the alarm in new report on children in Canada. https://www.ucalgary.ca//child-advocates-ring-alarm-new-re OBrien Institute for Public Health Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute

Kids, classrooms and COVID-19. Listen to Dr. Jim Kellner, MD, discuss the role children play in the transmission of the coronavirus in the latest Genome Alberta podcast. https://genomealberta.ca/genomi/genomics_blog_08312001.aspx

Watch Dr. Sheri Madigan, PhD, discusses how to talk to your kids about the anxiety they may be experiencing as they prepare for a potentially unpredictable return to school. https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/video

Parental anxiety and depression has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What long-term effects may this have on children? Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, PhD, shares small steps that may help. https://ucalgary.ca//family-mental-health-crisis-parental-

Congratulations to Sophia Shah, a masters student from biomedical engineering, for earning the 2020 University of Calgary 3MT title. Shahs talk focused on epidural fat stem cells around the spine and their ability to assist in healing. https://ucalgary.ca//biomedical-engineering-grad-student-t

Dr. Sheri Madigan, PhD, Dr. Nicole Racine, PhD, and doctoral student Jessica Cooke write in Conversation Canada about how to help your child cope with the transition back to school during COVID-19. https://ucalgary.ca//how-help-your-child-cope-transition-b

University of Calgary health researcher Dr. Paul Fairie, PhD, stumbled upon an 1883 advertisement for a drink named Cronk and shared an image of it on twitter months ago. His message went viral and now the drink has been brought back to life by a local Calgary brewery. https://globalnews.ca//7287997/calgary-brewery-cronk-is-t/

As the COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold in cities across the country, organizations that work with some of societys most vulnerable people began sounding the alarm. Street CCRED, which operates with support from the OBrien Institute for Public Health at the Cumming School of Medicine, and in partnership with many community service providers, delivers protective equipment, training and personnel for community support agencies and shelters in Calgary. https://ucalgary.ca//covid-19-threatened-vulnerable-calgar

Take a closer look at a study underway with University of Calgary clinician-scientist Dr. Stephen Freedman, MD, post-doctoral fellow Dr. Anna Funk, PhD, and a team of infectious disease, emergency medicine, microbiology, laboratory diagnosis, virology and public health researchers seeking to better understand how COVID-19 impacts children. Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute OBrien Institute for Public Health https://www.thestar.com//we-cant-move-fast-enough-huge-can

About one in five women experience some form of depression during pregnancy, with poorly understood effects on the fetus. Prenatal depression is linked to behavioural and developmental issues in children as well as an increased risk for depression as young adults. University of Calgary researcher Dr. Catherine Lebel, PhD, is helping understand what may be happening in the developing brains of these children. Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute Hotchkiss Brain Institute https://www.ucalgary.ca//babies-born-depressed-moms-show-w

New research from the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases shows how our gut bacteria can enhance immunotherapy to battle different forms of cancer. https://www.ucalgary.ca//ucalgary-researchers-discover-mic

Dr. Gabriel Fabreau, MD, is leading a national study that will examine the COVID-19 outbreaks at meat processing facilities in Alberta. Read more on this study and how it will add to the collection of needed race-based data to help fight COVID-19. https://www.cbc.ca//demographic-data-collection-data-alber

Malcolm Eaton is cycling Calgary in support of newborns at Alberta Childrens Hospital. Watch his interview on Global News. https://globalnews.ca//why-a-calgary-man-is-cycling-the-st Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute

How intensive care physicians treat critically ill COVID-19 patients has come a long way since Canada treated its first patient in hospital in January. Thanks to a flurry of international research, some new therapies have emerged and become standard care in intensive care units across the country. https://globalnews.ca//coronavirus-canadian-hospitals-new/

How close are we to a coronavirus vaccine? The Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseasess Dr. Craig Jenne is hopeful that we will see a vaccine approved both by the FDA and by the European Regulatory Agency before the end of the calendar year. https://globalnews.ca//72064/coronavirus-vaccine-research/

Are we over weight yet? New guidelines for health-care providers advise supporting every individual to achieve their best health, rather than focusing on weight status. https://ucalgary.ca//are-we-over-weight-yet-new-guidelines

Playful activities can enhance childrens learning and development, and can also help make up for lost academic time due to COVID-19. Here are 8 summer activities to promote kids healthy development during COVID-19. https://theconversation.com/8-summer-activities-to-promote-

Findings show significant increase in premenopausal breast cancer rates in countries around the world, including Canada. http://ow.ly/zigM50AHkb0 OBrien Institute for Public Health Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute

Approximately half of mental illness begins in late adolescence and early adulthood, and the COVID-19 crisis may increase risk for this already vulnerable age group. the University of Calgarys Mathison Centre researchers are studying the effects of social distancing on children and young adults, and partnering with Alberta Health Services on an online initiative to expand access to mental health services for youth. Watch Part 3 of our Global News feature at https://globalnews.ca//university-of-calgary-leads-resear/. Connect with us at [email protected] to learn more about how you can support. Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute Hotchkiss Brain Institute

This year the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health has over fifty undergraduate students participating in research over the summer term. Usually, many of their summer students would be working in labs, doing hands-on experiments. But the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing restrictions means in-person lab work has had to shift to virtual research. Two summer students share their initial expectations of working in a lab and their adaptation to an online research environment. https://news.ucalgary.ca//lab-living-room-research-time-co

Are you a #yyc cyclist who uses wearable tech? Join the University of Calgary Kinesiology wearable technology citizen science program and help make rides safer for Calgary cyclists. https://ucalgary.ca//calling-all-cyclists-we-want-make-you

As part of a cross-Canada initiative, the Cumming School of Medicines Dr. Doug Mahoney, PhD, is counting on his background to discover if a cancer-fighting virus could be the solution to end this global crisis. Watch Part 2 of our Global News feature online at https://globalnews.ca//u-of-c-researcher-using-cancer-stud Learn more about how you can help the Cumming School of Medicine change outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://cumming.ucalgary.ca//gi/community-support-covid-19

UCalgary research study finds MRI effective in predicting major cardiac events. Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_re/2020-07/uoc-urs071520.php

The University of Calgary is one of a few places in Canada with a level three biosafety lab: a place to safely study contagious and deadly diseases like COVID-19. The pandemic demonstrated the importance of updating and reopening the lab after a decade of inactivity. Our institution and community are rallying together to make this a reality. Watch Part 1 of our Global News feature online: https://globalnews.ca//university-of-calgary-hopes-to-re-o. Learn more about how you... can help: https://cumming.ucalgary.ca//gi/community-support-covid-19. Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute,

COVID-19 could lead to an increase in musculoskeletal injuries as people resume their normal level of fitness activity. Read about how to avoid injury after a pandemic. https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/avoiding-injury-pandemic

Something to remember as the weekend approaches. Mosquitoes have been thriving in Calgarys recent rainy weather. https://globalnews.ca//mosquitoes-thrive-in-calgarys-rainy

A man who suffered a heart attack after a hike last month says it was divine intervention that a cardiac surgeon happened to be on the same trail that day. Dr. Corey Adams helped resuscitate Darrell Parker, who was lying unconscious and blue at the side of a road... and then operated on him days later. Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta https://nationalpost.com//divine-event-surgeon-who-helped-

At the beginning of the pandemic, we thought children were not getting infected with the coronavirus, but now it is becoming clear that they do become infected and they definitely manifest the disease differently than adults, explains Dr. Stephen Freedman, MD, professor of emergency medicine and paediatrics at the Cumming School of Medicine and a member of the Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute and OBrien Institute for Public Health. To understand if and how children transmit the virus, a North American team of researchers is launching a fast-track surveillance study of household transmission. Children in 20 ER sites across North America will be tested and followed to investigate COVID-19 transmission. https://ucalgary.ca//ucalgary-led-study-track-how-covid-19

University of Calgary scientists will begin testing wastewater samples from throughout the city for traces of COVID-19. https://calgaryherald.com//u-of-c-scientists-to-analyze-ca