Written by Kana Ogawa, MSc25’ (Candidate)

Written by: Dylan Zhao, MSc '25 (Candidate)

From understanding local and regional improvements to appreciating innovations in lung cancer biopsies, the TMED cohort had the pleasure of attending Dr. Geneviene Digby’s Grand Round where she spoke about the translational impact of quality improvement (QI) work in lung cancer care for Southeastern Ontarians.

Written by: Neelakshi Sharma, MSc'25 (Candidate)

Written by: Sofia Skebo, MSc'25 (Candidate)

On October 26, 2023, the Queen’s University Medical Grand Rounds had the pleasure of listening to a thought-provoking lecture by Dr. Gordon Boyd. Entitled ‘“Impossible to see, the future is”: Neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest’, Dr. Boyd’s lecture detailed current prognostic tools available for predicting neurological outcomes of patients following resuscitation efforts.

Written by Linnea Soon, MSc'25 (Candidate)

Written by Jiale Xie, TMED MSc'25 (Candidate)

On October 5th, 2023, the Department of Medicine welcomed health and social services research expert Dr. Pat Armstrong to share her insights on the process of developing the Health Standards Organization (HSO) standards for Canadian Long-Term Care (LTC),1 as well as her research that provided the foundation for these standards, entitled “Reimagining Long-term Residential Care: An International Study of Promising Practices”.2