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SMRC is embedded within the St. Mary's Hospital Centre and is part of the CIUSSS-ODIM. Patient-centred care is our top priority.

Affiliated with McGill University.
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Dans un article récemment publié dans La Presse, le Dr Ivan Litvinov, dermatologue et scientifique au CRSM, partage son expertise sur les crèmes solaires recommandés pour protéger la planète.

Lire l'article complet : www.lapresse.ca/actualites/e...
Le facteur humain | Quelle crème solaire est meilleure pour la planète ?
« Quelle crème solaire choisir pour minimiser son impact sur l’environnement ? », demande Marie.
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June 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Our Orthopaedics team hosted an educational session for patients at the Ortho clinic on the 7th floor of St. Mary’s Hospital. The event focused on sharing valuable information about St. Mary’s clinical trials program, as well as current SMRC research on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis.
June 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📷 Photos from SMRC’s Farewell Party for Franca Cantini, Program Manager of the Oncology Clinical Trials Program!

SMRC is incredibly grateful to have played a part in Franca’s journey, and we sincerely wish her the best in her future endeavours. Our research community will miss you, Franca! 💙
May 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🌸📸 Photos of SMRC's retirement party for Najia Hachimi-Idrissi, Associate President and CEO of the CIUSSS de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal ! We are sincerely grateful for all that she has done for our community.
May 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
St. Mary's Research Centre is delighted to announce that Dr. Ivan Litvinov was recently selected for the "Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens - Senior" award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS).

Press release: cdn.ciusss-ouestmtl.gouv.qc.ca/Fichiers_CIU...
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May 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
On May 2, 2025, SMRC visited the senior residents at HLM Place Newman again!

The seniors were able to use VR headsets as part of Dr. Harmehr Sekhon's research on integrating AI and VR tools into older adult care interventions.
May 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Thank you to everyone who was able to join this year's Dr. Hirsh Rosenfeld Distinguished Public Lecture in Family Medicine. We were excited to have so many of you - can’t wait to see you again next year!

Photo credit: Owen Egan & Joni Dufour.

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May 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
May 5th is Melanoma Monday! SMRC is spotlighting a recently published paper by Dr. Ivan Litvinov and team: "Evaluating UV exposure and skin cancer prevention behaviours in Canada: a national population-based cross-sectional study".

#MelanomaMonday

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May 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In honour of #NationalPhysiciansDay, SMRC proudly celebrates and thanks all our incredible physicians and clinician-researchers!

Your dedication to advancing research and delivering compassionate care drives the future of patient-centered healthcare. #MerciMédecins #SMRC
May 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
On April 24, 2025, St. Mary's Research Centre's Community Engagement Office had the pleasure of visiting the senior residents at HLM Place Newman to present a video highlighting Dr. Harmehr Sekhon's research on integrating AI and virtual reality tools into older adult care interventions.
April 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
On April 17, Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch gave a lecture on family caregiving for older adults as part of SMRC's Scientific Series.
Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/AjTwyCxISjA?...
April 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Le 17 avril, la Dre Jennifer Baumbusch a fait une présentation intitulée « Les soins familiaux à l’ère de la pénurie de soins de santé et du vieillissement de la population » dans la cadre de la série scientifique du CRSM.

Regardez l'intégralité de la conférence ici : youtu.be/AjTwyCxISjA?...
April 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
St. Mary's Research Centre is switching to Narrative CVs!

As part of SMRC’s ongoing commitment to the principles of DORA, our Research Support Hub recently held a workshop guiding researchers on how to best communicate their achievements using a narrative CV.

#CIHR #DORA #NarrativeCV
April 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
On April 3, Dr. Marilyn Ahun gave a lecture on parental mental health and child development as part of SMRC’s Scientific Series.

Watch the full lecture here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RKB...
April 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Le 3 avril, la Dre Marilyn Ahun a fait une présentation intitulée « Santé mentale des parents et développement de l'enfant – Examen des mécanismes et des différences socioculturelles » dans la cadre de la série scientifique du CRSM.

Regardez la conférence ici : www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RKB...
April 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In a recent publication in JMIR Infodemiology, SMRC Scientific Director Dr. Ari Meguerditchian and PhD Candidate Nina Morena analyze breast cancer vlogs on YouTube and consider their potential as forms of patient support.

Read the full publication here: infodemiology.jmir.org/2025/1/e66812/
Breast Cancer Vlogs on YouTube: Descriptive and Content Analyses
Background: Vlogs, or “video blogs,” are personally created experiential videos based on wide-ranging topics, usually posted to YouTube. Many women with breast cancer (breast cancer) document their ca...
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April 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Dans un article publié dans JMIR Infodemiology, le Dr Ari Meguerditchian, directeur scientifique du CRSM, et Nina Morena, candidate au doctorat, analysent les vlogs sur le cancer du sein sur YouTube et examinent leur potentiel en tant que formes de soutien.
infodemiology.jmir.org/2025/1/e66812/
Breast Cancer Vlogs on YouTube: Descriptive and Content Analyses
Background: Vlogs, or “video blogs,” are personally created experiential videos based on wide-ranging topics, usually posted to YouTube. Many women with breast cancer (breast cancer) document their ca...
infodemiology.jmir.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Merci aux participant-es à notre conférence communautaire sur l'ostéoporose et l'ostéoarthrite aujourd'hui !

Thank you to everyone who joined our Community Conference on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis today!

Lecture recording/l'enregistrement complet: youtu.be/iT9nmc0ewTE?...

#Orthopaedics
March 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Ari Meguerditchian, SMRC's Scientific Director, on recently receiving the 2025 McGill University UGME (Undergraduate Medical Education) Teaching Excellence Award!
March 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
On March 20, Dr. Claire Godard-Sebillotte gave a lecture on "Equity in dementia care & communication between hospital and primary care" as part of SMRC's Scientific Series.

Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/Pc6d_XYfiXE
March 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Au podcast White Coat, Black Art plongez au cœur des services d’urgence avec la Dre Julia Chabot et son équipe de gériatrie au Centre hospitalier de St. Mary !

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#santé #gériatrie #geriatric #Montreal #health

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Elderly patients can deteriorate hourly in the ER. This team works against the clock to get them out | CBC Radio
It may seem counterintuitive, but hospital emergency rooms can be hazardous to the health of elderly patients. The chaotic environment can cause delirium and deconditioning to set in fast, and some pa...
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March 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Joignez-vous le 29 avril à la Conférence publique de prestige en médecine de famille Hirsh-Rosenfeld !

Dre Isabelle Leblanc présentera : « Trop de douleur, docteur! : reconnaître et contextualiser les expressions culturelles de la douleur ».

S'inscrire: www.mcgill.ca/familymed/fr...

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Conférence publique de prestige en médecine de famille Hirsh-Rosenfeld : "Too much pain, doctor!": recognizing and contextualizing cultural expressions of pain
La souffrance psychosociale se manifeste souvent par des douleurs corporelles et peut être négligée dans la pratique clinique lorsque les expressions culturelles de la détresse ne sont pas prises en c...
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March 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
On March 13, 2025, SMRC held the 3rd installment of our caregiving-centered Community Conferences.

The full lecture recording is available here: youtu.be/DjaMeoUBi9M
March 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Le 13 mars 2025, le CRSM a tenu la troisième édition de ses Conférences communautaires axées sur la proche aidance.

L’enregistrement complet de la conférence est disponible ici : youtu.be/DjaMeoUBi9M
March 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
To mark International Women's Day, the Femmes du monde à Côte-des-Neiges feminist committee organised an exhibition on body transformations at the Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges last Friday.

SMRC's Lisandra Lannes presented the Breast Cancer Self-Portrait Series by artist Matuschka.
March 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM