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Research projects exploring how tech can improve care and communication, during and after ICU stays
By Greg Basky for SHRF Through its Solutions Program, the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) is funding a pair of projects...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Oct 21, 20216 min read


SK-produced COVID comics communicate pandemic science through engaging medium
By Greg Basky for SHRF A team of scientists, clinicians, and students at the University of Saskatchewan has come up with a novel way to...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Oct 19, 20213 min read


Paving the way for a more resident- and family-centred model for long-term care
SHRF-supported network of researchers, physicians, clinicians, students, and family members launched in response to pandemic lockdown By...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jul 8, 20216 min read


Writing the book on COVID-19 responses
Dr. Gordon Asmundson is tracking emotional and behavioural responses to COVID-19, which change rapidly, just like the science itself. By...
Greg Basky for SHRF
May 20, 20214 min read


Clarifying the Candida-cancer connection
Graduate student Easter Ndlovu is exploring the connection between cancer and Candida and hopes her work could eventually pave the way...
Greg Basky for SHRF
May 20, 20213 min read


A microbiologist’s lifelong fascination with the living world
By Greg Basky for SHRF and the University of Regina Dr. Andrew Cameron can precisely trace the roots of his current work—using genomics...
Greg Basky for SHRF
May 11, 20218 min read


Shining a light on the lived experience of addiction in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is currently in the throes of an addiction crisis and Dr. Kara Fletcher wants to humanize those living with substance use...
Lynette Piper for SHRF
May 11, 20218 min read


Levelling the Field for Farmer/Rancher Mental Health Supports
By Renee Greene with Shari Laventure, Justine Lustig and Michelle Pavloff See original post When Michelle Pavloff sat down at a...
SCPOR
Apr 28, 20216 min read


A Decade of Impact for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
Related Story: USask-led research team shows alternate form of brain protein that causes Alzheimer’s actually protects against the disease
SHRF
Apr 20, 20211 min read


Caregiving for family members with dementia
New research projects are exploring ways to harness the power of the internet to deliver culturally safe support to Indigenous caregivers.
Greg Basky for SHRF
Apr 13, 20215 min read


Pandemic impacts Saskatchewan rural nurses’ mental health
By Kylie Kelso, Communications Officer, Usask College of Nursing “Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past.” The words...
University of Saskatchewan
Apr 9, 20213 min read


Implementation Science in Long-Term Care
Researchers team up with long-term care staff and residents’ families to test strategies for reintegrating care partners during pandemic...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Mar 11, 20216 min read


SHRF-funded project to identify alternatives to mental health- and addiction-related ER visits
By Greg Basky for Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) In Saskatchewan, some people with mental health and addictions problems...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Dec 15, 20202 min read


Digital Connection
New online resource helps child services workers support the mental health and well-being of vulnerable children and adolescents By Greg...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Dec 9, 20205 min read


Recognizing the Impact of Dr. Humphrey Fonge
How his work has improved the lives of cancer patients in Saskatchewan By Nikki Desjardins for SHRF Supporting early career researchers...
Nikki Desjardins for SHRF
Dec 3, 20204 min read


Eating Pulses Improves Cardiometabolic (EPIC) Health
Mitigating risk factors (diabetes, obesity, hypertension) associated with COVID-19 complications through promotion of dietary consumption...
SHRF
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Nurturing Warriors
Using Positive Space to Move into Hard Topics By Kathryn Thompson for SHRF Little is known about the mental wellness and health risk...
Kathryn Thompson for SHRF
Nov 6, 20205 min read


Every dog should have its day
By Renee Greene for Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research (SCPOR) When Jordan Woodsworth was determining her PhD research...
SCPOR
Nov 5, 20205 min read


Virtual Reality Training Videos on PPE Keep Saskatchewan Paramedics Safe During Pandemic
By Greg Basky for SHRF Prior to March 2020 Saskatchewan’s 2,000 paramedics rarely needed to gear up with full personal protective...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Nov 5, 20203 min read


A Man’s Best Friend
Raising Awareness for New Treatments for Invasive Fungal Infections in Companion Dogs By Kathryn Thompson for SHRF We all know someone...
SHRF
Nov 4, 20203 min read
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