Antidepressant use in North America has increased over the last 2 decades. A suspected reason for this trend is that primary care physicians are increasingly prescribing antidepressants for nondepressive indications, including unapproved (off-label) indications that have not been evaluated by regulatory agencies.
In Memoriam: John Corbett McDonald (1918 – 2016)
The project involves taking our HIVSmart! Innovative self testing strategy to scale in South Africa, in order to explore its impact in real world settings.Â
Students will get opportunities to work with international teams in global health.Â
For details, please contact nitika [dot] pai [at] mcgill [dot] ca as soon as possible.
Dear colleagues,
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MERCURY Course Evaluations will be available to students until May 1 for units following the default period (or until April 17 for units following the condensed period).
Dear colleagues,
The Honorable Kristy Duncan, federal Minister of Science, announced today the latest new and renewed Canada Research Chairs.
I am happy to report that three of our faculty members and one associate member were among the recipients announced today:
Dear EBOH members,
Find yourself longing to get some feedback on your research? Curious about what others in the Department are researching?Â
Registration and abstract submission for the 2016 EBOHÂ Research Day are now open!
Dear Students & Professors,Â
Please save the date for EBOH's 12th Annual Research Day which will take place on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in the Thomson House Ballroom. Abstract submission will open in February 2016 (more information is forthcoming).Â
Research opportunity for MSc, MPH or PhD students
Dr. Theresa Gyorkos has been named Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Collaborating Centre (CC) for Research and Training in Parasite Epidemiology and Control. This is a renewable four-year designation based at EBOH.
Congratulations Dr. Gyorkos!
Dear friends of the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health,
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As 2015 draws to a close, it is my pleasure to provide an update from the Department and some of the highlights of what has been a busy year for us. As usual, teaching and mentoring were at the center of our activities in 2015; a year which gave us ample opportunities to witness the high quality of our graduate students and the unwavering commitment of our professors to our students.
Do you have children's clothes lying at the bottom of your drawers or in the back of your closets because your children have outgrown them? Were these clothes so cute you couldn't bring yourself to get rid of them? Did you ever wonder what you could do to help children in need but didn't know what to do?
We are pleased to announce the launch of EBOH’s new on the McGill channel! Here you can find a variety of videos such as the Mini-Med series featuring EBOH Faculty and the 50th Anniversary Conference videos.Â
We will be bringing you new content in the near future, such as faculty profiles, so keep visiting the playlist!
It may be surprising, but Canadians who live in densely-populated areas where stores, banks, schools and other services are close by do not walk as much as they should.
MERCURY Course Evaluations are now available to students until December 24 for units following the default period (or until December 8 for units following the condensed period).