The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) invite you to a CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE:
Beat Ovarian Cancer! Let knowledge be your weapon
What? 380 new cases are diagnosed every year in Montreal. The good news: early detection offers a 90 per cent survival rate…Come learn about ovarian cancer during an informal discussion in a convivial atmosphere. Our experts come out of their clinics and laboratories to share with you the causes of this silent killer, the different stages of the disease and the usefulness of early detection.
You are free to ask any questions to each member of our panel on this evening. Gerri Barrer, former health reporter for CBC, through her expertise, will guide the discussion in order to provide answers to the public and raise important points of the topic.
Too many women continue to die from ovarian cancer due to a simple lack of awareness.
Information is our weapon, spread it!
Our panelists, actively involved in the research and treatment of Ovarian Cancer, are:
- Dr. Lucy Gilbert, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, MUHC and Associate Professor of Medicine, McGill University
- Dr. Lorraine Portelance, Radiation Oncologist, MUHC
- Dr. William Foulkes, Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Oncology and Medicine, and Director, Program in Cancer Genetics, McGill University
Gerri Barrer, Health Specialist Journalist will moderate the debate.
FREE ADMISSION - BILINGUAL EVENT – SNACKS SERVED
Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 6 p.m.
Café des beaux-arts, 1384 Sherbrooke West (Metro Guy Concordia)
Find the Café Scientifique on our MUHC website and on the MUHC FaceBook page
Find all our Café(s) Scientifique(s) on the MUHC website
For more information, please contact Julie Robert at julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca
LE CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE DES IRSC PRÉSENTE
Lever les obstacles à une meilleure santé mentale
Comment améliorer l’accès à des services de santé mentale efficaces? (Voir l’affiche)
Une personne sur cinq souffrira d’une maladie mentale au cours de sa vie, mais combien obtiendront l’aide nécessaire? Nombre d’obstacles peuvent bloquer l’accès à des services de santé mentale efficaces. Le manque de fonds publics pour les traitements courants, le manque d’intégration dans les services de santé mentale ainsi que la stigmatisation associée à la maladie mentale ne sont que quelques-uns des obstacles que les personnes doivent surmonter pour accéder aux services de santé mentale dont ils ont besoin.
Comment pouvons-nous mieux reconnaître et éliminer ces obstacles? En quoi ces obstacles diffèrent-ils selon le type de maladie mentale? Que pouvons-nous faire pour aider les gens à obtenir le traitement dont ils ont besoin, et à s’y retrouver dans le dédale des services de santé mentale? Et comment pouvons-nous combattre les préjugés que bien des gens, y compris les soignants, entretiennent par rapport à la maladie mentale? Joignez-vous à nous pour nous faire part de votre point de vue et entendre ce que des experts de la recherche sur les services de santé et la santé mentale ont à dire sur le sujet.
Cette activité gratuite est présentée par les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada et leur Institut des services et des politiques de la santé, en partenariat avec la Commission de la santé mentale du Canada.
Le mardi 9 février 2010, 18 h
O Patro VYS
356, Mont-Royal Est, Montréal (Québec)
R.S.V.P. : cafescientifique@irsc-cihr.gc.ca
CIHR CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE PRESENTS
Clearing a path to mental health
How can we improve access to effective mental healthcare services? (view the poster)
One in five people will suffer from some form of mental illness during their lifetime, but how many of them will get the help they need? Many obstacles can block the path to accessing effective mental healthcare services. The lack of public funding for common treatments, the lack of integration among mental healthcare services and the stigma surrounding mental illness are just some of the barriers that people must break through to access mental healthcare services.
How can we better identify and eliminate these barriers? How do these obstacles differ according to the type of mental illness? What can we do to empower people to seek out treatment? How can we help people navigate the complex maze of mental healthcare services? And how can we eliminate the stigma that many people, including healthcare providers, associate with mental illness? Join us to share your thoughts and hear what experts in health services and mental health research have to say.
This free event is presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 6 p.m.
O Patro VYS
356 Mont-Royal East, Montreal, Quebec
Please RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
(Presentations will be in French only)
On World AIDS Day, the McGill University Health Centre presents:
HIV/AIDS: ARE WE WINNING THE BATTLE?
a Café Scientifique about the latest findings on HIV/AIDS.
Research is advancing, but where are we in the fight against this global epidemic? Significant advances have been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but are we winning the battle? This discussion will address the progress that has been made in Canada and internationally in responding to this epidemic, and about the challenges that we face today and will face tomorrow.
Our panelists are researchers and also physicians who fight against HIV/AIDS every day:
- Dr. Julian Falutz - MUHC Geriatrician and Director, HIV Metabolic Centre
- Dr. Nitika Pant Pai - MUHC Medical scientist and Researcher in Infectious Disease & Clinical Epidemiology
- Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy - MUHC Hematologist and Researcher in Infection & Immunity
MODERATOR:
Ms. Sue Smith, host of Radio Noon on CBC Radio.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 6 p.m.
Café des beaux-arts, 1384 Sherbrooke West (Metro Guy-Concordia)
Free admission - No registration required
Bilingual event
IRSC/ CIHR Cafe Scientifique presents:
OVARIAN CANCER: WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE?(view the poster)
Panel:
- WILLIAM FOULKES, MD - Director of McGill University’s Cancer Genetics Clinic.
- LUCY GILBERT, MD - Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at MUHC.
- LORRAINE PORTELANCE, MD - Radiation Oncologist at MUHC
- MICHEL TREMBLAY, MD - Director of the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Center.
Thursday, November 26th, 2009, at 6:30PM
McGill University McIntyre Building
6th Floor Palmer Theater
1200 PINE Ave West Montreal Quebec
FREE ADMISSION
Registration:
jane.wang@muhc.mcgill.ca
IRSC/ CIHR Cafe Scientifique présente
LE CANCER DES OVAIRES: COMMENT AGIR POUR FAIRE UNE VRAIE DIFFÉRENCE (téléchargez)
- WILLIAM FOULKES, MD - Director of McGill University’s Cancer Genetics Clinic.
- LUCY GILBERT, MD - Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at MUHC.
- LORRAINE PORTELANCE, MD - Radiation Oncologist at MUHC
- MICHEL TREMBLAY, MD - Director of the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Center.
JEUDI LE 26 NOVEMBRE 2009 À 18H30
UNIVERSITÉ de McGILL
McIntyre building, 6ieme étage Palmer Theater
Ave des Pins Ouest 1200
Montreal Quebec
ENTRÉE GRATUITE
Renseignements:
jane.wang@muhc.mcgill.ca
Ensemble on peut faire une vrai différence!
The McGill University Health Centre presents:
Health care design in the 21st century (view the poster)
When we think of health care, we think of doctors, nurses, and a hectic way of life. What about the buildings that house this army of care and the equipment that they use for daily complex procedures? What goes into the design of new hospitals and innovative treatment areas that are meant to cater to our health needs today, and tomorrow?
Join us for a stimulating, interactive conversation and a drink in a relaxing atmosphere as a doctor, an architect and a planning administrator share what unites them: their commitment to the future of health care.
Thursday October 29th at 6:00 p.m.
Café des Beaux Arts,
1384 Sherbrooke Street West
The event is free, snacks will be offered.
For more information, please contact:
Rana Alrabi
Strategic Planning and Public Affairs
McGill University Health Centre
Tel.: 514-934-9134 extension 71684
rana.alrabi@muhc.mcgill.ca
Le Centre universitaire de santé McGill présente
« Quand l’architecture consulte la médecine » (téléchargez)
Nous associons souvent les soins de santé aux médecins, au personnel infirmier et à une vie trépidante. Qu’en est-il des édifices qui logent ces professionnels de santé qui assurent les soins et l’équipement auxquels ils ont recours pour réaliser leurs complexes interventions quotidiennes? Quels aspects interviennent dans la conception des nouveaux hôpitaux et des nouveaux secteurs de traitement qui visent à répondre à nos besoins en matière de santé, tant aujourd’hui que demain?
Vous êtes invités à vous joindre à nous pour une conversation stimulante dans une atmosphère détendue. Vous partagerez avec une médecin, un architecte et une administratrice du domaine de la planification sur ce qui les unit, soit leur engagement à l’égard de l’avenir des soins de santé.
Le jeudi 29 octobre 2009 à 18 heures
Café des Beaux Arts,
1384, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Cet événement est gratuit, une légère collation sera servie.
Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements, n'hésitez pas à communiquer avec:
Rana Alrabi
Planification stratégique et affaires publiques
Centre universitaire de santé McGill
Tél. : 514-934-9134, poste 71684
rana.alrabi@muhc.mcgill.ca
CIHR Café Scientifique presents
Autoimmunity: me against myself…
What happens when our immune systems attack our own bodies? The answer is complex and could be called: type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, or lupus… And these are only a few of the so-called autoimmune diseases. Are they triggered by independent factors, or are they different aspects of the same underlying condition?
Many of the best research teams are now trying to answer these questions. What they learn may profoundly change how we view and treat these pathologies.
Join our panel of top scientists from the Research Institute of the MUHC to learn about and discuss the latest research findings on autoimmunity.
Panellists:
- Dr Constantin Polychronakos - Director of Pediatric Endocrinology at the MUHC
- Dr Ciriaco Piccirillo - Director of the laboratory of immuno-regulation in the dpt of microbiology at the Research Institute of the MUHC
- Dr Amit Bar-Or - Director of the Experimental Therapeutics Program, and Scientific Director of the Clinical Research Unit at the Montreal Neurological Institute
Our three panellists are involved in the same research project, funded by CIHR. Their goal is to identify common genetic markers involved in many different autoimmune diseases.
Emcee: Gerri Barrer
Gerri Barrer is a CBC News Health Specialist reporter, based in Montreal.
Tuesday April 21st, 2009 at 7:00pm
O Patro Vys - 356, Mont Royal Est
Admission is free
Refreshments will be served.
For more information, please contact:
Isabelle Kling
Communication coordinator, MUHC
514 934 1934 ext 36419
isabelle.kling@muhc.mcgill.ca
CIHR CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE PRESENTS
To catch a thief:
Can you stop osteoporosis from stealing your strong bones? (view the poster)
You may not think about your bones very often, but they support your every move. Healthy bones are hard, durable and dependable. But if you’ve been neglecting your bones, they are susceptible to osteoporosis, also known as the silent thief. This debilitating disease can turn your strong skeleton into a brittle and fragile frame.
Join us for refreshments and a lively discussion about the latest research on osteoporosis and what you can do to protect and repair your bones.
Take care of what you’ve got before it’s gone!
Space is limited, so please RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
This free event is presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 5:30 p.m.
Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Les Voyageurs – Bar Lounge,
900 René-Lévesque Blvd. W., Montreal
LE CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE DES IRSC PRÉSENTE
Assurez-vous contre le vol : Déjouez l’ostéoporose et protégez vos os (téléchargez)
Vous n’y pensez peut-être pas souvent, mais vos os supportent chacun de vos mouvements. Des os en santé sont solides, durables et fiables. Si vous les négligez, vous les rendez vulnérables à l’ostéoporose, maladie également connue comme la « voleuse silencieuse ». Cette maladie débilitante peut transformer votre solide ossature en un squelette fragile et cassant.
Joignez-vous à nous pour des rafraîchissements et un débat animé sur les plus récentes recherches sur l’ostéoporose et les gestes que vous pouvez poser pour protéger et réparer vos os.
Protégez ce que vous avez avant qu’on vous le dérobe!
Comme le nombre de places est limité, vous êtes priés de confirmer votre présence par courriel à : cafescientifique@irsc-cihr.gc.ca
Cette activité gratuite est présentée par les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada et leur Institut de l’appareil locomoteur et de l’arthrite.
Les présentations seront en anglais seulement.
Le mercredi 11 mars 2009 à 17 h 30
Bar-salon Les Voyageurs, Hôtel Reine Elizabeth
900, boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, Montréal
In a musical state of mind… Café Scientifique on brain, music and cognition
How do we perceive melodies? What influence can music have on the development of newborns? What role does musical therapy play in today’s clinical practice?
Are you a scientist, a musician or simply interested in the topic?
Join our experts for an informal discussion in a laid-back atmosphere.
All the panelists are researchers and health professionals who work « in rhythm » every day:
Christelle Jacquet - Montreal Children’s Hospital, MUHC
Dr Caroline Palmer - McGill University
Dr Robert J. Zatorre - Montreal Neurological Institute, CUSM and McGill University
Moderator:
Dr Isabelle Peretz - Université de Montréal.
O Patro Vys
356 Mont Royal Est
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
“The Blue Monkey Project”
This group of musicians from the Montreal Neurological Institute will jazz up your evening after the discussion
FREE admission - No registration required
BILINGUAL event
For any questions or comments about this Café Scientifique, please contact:
Julie Robert
Communications Coordinator
MUHC Public Relations and Communications
(514) 843 -1560
julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca
Anita Kar
Communications Coordinator
Montreal Neurological Institute
anita.kar@mcgill.ca
(514) 398-3376
CIHR CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE PRESENTS
Drugs: The Good, the Bad and the Useful
Hosted by the McGill University Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
O Patro Vys
356 Mont Royal Est, Montreal
CIHR CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE PRESENTS
Super Bad. Super Fast. Super Resistant - What’s the fuss about infectious diseases? (download the poster)
Spin the globe and you’ll find that new infectious diseases are popping up everywhere and becoming more and more resistant to our attempts to fight them. So how do we live with infectious diseases? How do we prevent them? Can we control infectious diseases? Join health research experts for some answers about these and other issues such as the importance of infection control. Join us for discussions, debates, and refreshments at Segafredo Zanetti.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 6 p.m.
Segafredo Zanetti (Montréal)
966 Sainte-Catherine Street West
Please RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
LE CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE DES IRSC PRÉSENTE
Super vilaines, super rapides et super résistantes - Pourquoi s’en faire autan t avec les maladies infectieuses? (téléchargez)
Partout dans le monde, de nouvelles maladies infectieuses font leur apparition et résistent de mieux en mieux à nos efforts pour les combattre. Alors, comment s’y prendre pour vivre avec elles? Comment les prévenir? Et est-il possible de lutter contre elles? Venez entendre des experts de la recherche en santé qui fourniront des réponses à ces questions et aborderont d’autres sujets, comme l’importance de la prévention des infections. Joignez-vous à nous pour des discussions, des débats et des rafraîchissements au bistro Segafredo Zanetti.
Le mardi 22 janvier 2008, à 18 h
Bistro segafredo Zanetti (Montréal)
966, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
R.S.V.P. : cafescientique@irsc-cihr.gc.ca
(Les présentations seront en anglais seulement)