Momentum Magazine
2018
Momentum Magazine
Top News
Poop pills as good as colonoscopy to treat C difficile
Stool capsules could be the magic pill for treatment of the dangerous infection
Most home blood-pressure monitor readings are inaccurate
UAlberta study found the readings of home blood-pressure monitors were inaccurate more than two-thirds of the time
C-section in overweight moms increases risk of obesity in kids
Children delivered by C-section to overweight moms are five times more likely to be overweight or obese by the time they're three months old, according to new UAlberta studyMomentum Drivers
Meet 18 Momentum Drivers of 2018
It is a diverse group of disruptors, connectors, healers and inventors, all working to advance health sciences education, research and patient care
Education
Passionate preceptors reflect on why they love to teach
The relationship between preceptors and learners can bring lifelong benefits to both.
Innovative programming hits the mark
Three MD communities offer outside-the-box education, taking care of students so they can take care of future patients.
Undergraduate Updates
Program Milestone: Eleven students graduated in June 2018 with a 100 per cent pass rate for the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists national competency-based certification examination
Program Milestone: The program was first established in 1958, making 2018 its diamond anniversary
Program Milestone: The Dental Hygiene degree-only program's first cohort of students have completed their first year
Featured Article
Big data opens door to big possibilities in health care
Health care is on the cusp of a revolution thanks to advances in technology that can analyze huge volumes of complex data
Innovation
UAlberta Health Accelerator revs up in TEC Centre Labs
Alberta-made health innovations now have a new stimulating space in which to seed and grow, thanks to the opening of the $2.3-million TEC Centre Labs
Research New Directions
$5-million gift positions UAlberta as leader in child and adolescent mental health research
CASA-funded research chair in Department of Psychiatry aims to improve front-line strategies for mental health and addictions issues
UAlberta medical team engineers cartilage for nose reconstructions
Surgery professor Adetola Adesida and his team engineered cartilage that can be used for nasal reconstruction
Experimental therapy could boost stroke recovery
Anna Wiersma and Ian Winship found that combining spinal injection with rehabilitation therapy could help people recovering from a stroke
Biomarker discovery could herald more-effective cancer treatments
A UAlberta research project could make chemo radiation therapy more effective.
Surprise finding could lead to new MS treatments
Marek Michalak led the team that discovered high levels of calnexin in brain tissue from people with MS
Blocking cancer cells escape route from radiotherapy
Scientists discover that irradiating breast fat produces counteracts the effectiveness of radiotherapy
Global Health
Could there be a 'social vaccine' for malaria?
UAlberta researchers found the higher a mother's education level, the lower the chance of her child being infected with malaria
Pediatric diagnostic tool wins Grand Challenges Canada competition
A new device developed by Israel Amirav and Michael Hawkes of the Department of Pediatrics
STOP Glaucoma program empowers African communities
Karim Damji has created a program to train the first generation of glaucoma subspecialists in sub-Saharan Africa
UAlberta brings new cardiology techniques to China
The procedure could vastly improve diagnostic opportunities and health outcomes for patients there
Portraits of Diabetes
Perseverance and Hope
The Alberta Diabetes Institute marked its 10th anniversary by unveiling a series of portraits of people living with diabetes
Expert Commentary
Oral cancer screening should be mandated for dental profession
A quick head-and-neck examination by your dentist or dental hygienist can save your life by identifying early oral cancers
Learners as Leaders
Why vulnerability may be the best medicine
Coming to terms with a serious illness has made her a more empathetic doctor, says Michelle Huie
Meet three learners who are leading lights in their fields
Iain Sander
MD student and Rhodes Scholar
Mackenzie Coatham
UAlberta's first PhD in OB/Gyn
Danielle Clark (pictured)
MSc student and dental hygiene award winner
Generosity
Visionaries - Alumni Q&A: Tom Stevenson
Passion for educating the next generation of dentists and dental hygienists the driving force behind $1-million gift to the School of Dentistry
Class Giving - A boost to student mental wellness fuelled by MD Class of 92
Alumni came together to promote student mental health by establishing an award for medical students
Alumni
Trailblazer - Yachiyo Yoneyama '43 DDS
The first woman to graduate from UAlberta's School of Dentistry, attended when the Canadian government forcefully removed and interned tens of thousands of Japanese-Canadians
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry's 2018 Alumni Award recipients
Marcia Boyd, Charles Lee, Lindsay Linden Crowshoe, Ronald Moore, Brenda Walker, Barbara Romanowski, and Lisa Hartling
Throwback
Five summer student researchers who went on to do great things
The largest in Canada, the UAlberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry's summer student research program began in 1969. Here are five summer-student researchers who have contributed significantly to the advancement of health science
