New to West-Central Montreal Health
Since April 1, key appointments have been made to the leadership and senior management of the Integrated Health and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal.
JGH Jazz Festival turns sweet 16
As the weather heated up in June, so did the lunch-hour atmosphere at the JGH Jazz Festival, which returned for its 16th year of free outdoor concerts for patients, visitors and staff.
Harbouring radical ideas is vastly different from radicalization, psychiatrist explains
Not everyone who expresses an interest in a radical religious or political ideology is dangerous, the audience heard at the 13th annual JGH Mini-Med School.
Rediscovering life’s skills
with brushes, paint and pens
Art has been removed from the clinical setting and turned into a catalyst for developing skills—such as problem-solving, organizing one’s work and being open to criticism—that help in grappling with the day-to-day demands of life.
New to the CIUSSS
Beverly Kravitz has been appointed Director of Human Resources, Legal Affairs and Communications for the CIUSSS.
New chiefs
Dr. Karl Looper has been named Psychiatrist-in-Chief of the Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry at the JGH.
Research roundup
Dr. Mark Wainberg, Director of the HIV/AIDS research section in the Lady Davis Institute, has accepted an invitation to serve on the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Cancer Institute.
Congratulations!
Sondra Sherman, a certified diabetes educator in the JGH Division of Endocrinology, has been honoured with the 2014 Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service.
In memoriam
The entire JGH family is saddened by the loss on Feb. 5 of philanthropist Neri Judith Bloomfield, 90.