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Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2024
*Asterisks and buttons indicate links to further information or forms. There are 18 items in this newsletter.
November 11 - Remembrance Day
Global Health Rounds
12:00pm - 12:50pm November 19, 2024
November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
January 25, 2025 - Submissions Deadline
*Invitation for contributions information here -
Nutrients, Special Issue: Diet, Maternal Nutrition and Reproductive Health
for Research Day!
Get involved before May 2 by reviewing submissions for presentations, or on the day by moderating a talk or being a poster judge.
Accolades!
Congratulations to our department's Dr. David Olson on being awarded the prestigious University Cup!
*The University Cup is the highest honour this University can bestow on a member of its academic staff and is granted only to those individuals who have achieved sustained commitment in each of the areas of research and/or creative endeavours, teaching, and service to the University and the community at large over a substantial career at the University of Alberta. (University Cup Application and Selection Procedure document)
L-R: Dr. Verna Yiu (University of Alberta Provost & Vice President Academic), Dr. David Olson and Dr. Tian Tang (University Cup recipients), University of Alberta President Bill Flanagan
Accolades!
*Dr. Dana Rivet and Dr. Aubrey Uretsky, University of Alberta General Obstetrics Surgeons at Misericordia Hospital, are the first in Alberta to use innovative Acessa technology to treat uterine fibroids! (Covenant Health News)
L-R: Dr. Aubrey Uretsky and Dr. Dana Rivet
Congratulations to...
our PGY5s who passed the *written portion of their Royal College examination!!
L-R: Alanna Dunn, Judith Eversley, Ariane Litalien, Safia Marani, Laura Sevick
Congratulations!
Wendy Duan, PhD student with the Riddell Lab, was awarded the University of Alberta's Tom Wegmann Graduate Award!
Kudos!
Dr. Kimia Sorouri, PGY-4, recently published two papers. “Contraception use and changes in young women with newly diagnosed breast cancer” in Fertility and Sterility, and “Breastfeeding experiences among young breast cancer survivors: A survey study” in Cancer.
She
also presented two projects at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's 2024 Scientific Congress:
“Impact of a nurse navigator program on referral rates and use of fertility preservation: A 14-year retrospective cohort study” (oral presentation) and
“Use of fertility preservation and artificial reproductive technology among young women with breast cancer: A multi-centre, prospective cohort study” (poster presentation).
Kudos!
Dr. Angela Vinturache, Grande Prairie Regional Hospital, has had *several publications this past year and an *interview on CBC radio's "Let's Go" program.
Congratulations!
Bethan Wilson, PhD student with the Riddell Lab, was awarded a North American Vascular Biology Organization travel award for her highly rated abstract to attend the Vascular Biology 2024 conference.
Kudos!
Dr. Imran Zaib, from the Davidge Lab, was awarded an *Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowship in Enhancement!
Welcome!
Simone Eeles, graduate student, joins the Riddell lab - Welcome, Simone!
Photo courtesy of Simone Eeles
Welcome!
Kayanna Reff joins our department as our new UME Program Administrator - Welcome, Kayanna!
Photo courtesy of Kayanna Reff
Territorial Acknowledgement
The University of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on the traditional territory of Cree, Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, and Ojibway/Saulteaux/ Anishinaabe nations; lands that are now known as part of Treaties 6 ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), 7, and 8 and homeland of the Métis. The University of Alberta respects the sovereignty, lands, histories, languages, knowledge systems, and cultures of First Nations, Métis and Inuit nations.
