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Seeding Home-Grown Research Capacity
The following story was published in the 2022-23 SHRF Annual Report. See the full publication here . For over 20 years in Saskatchewan,...
SHRF
Aug 31, 20235 min read
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Creative Solutions: Interdisciplinary and Targeted Approaches to Pressing Challenges
The following story was published in the 2022-23 SHRF Annual Report. See the full publication here . SHRF’s Solutions Program was...
SHRF
Aug 17, 20235 min read
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Recipient of SHRF Early-Career Award committed to identifying targets for preventing suicide
Lloyd Balbuena has received a SHRF Early-Career Award for research aimed at identifying the factors that can predict and prevent suicide.
Greg Basky for SHRF
Feb 16, 20233 min read
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U of R’s Nick Carleton focused on protecting the mental health of public safety personnel
Dr. Nick Carleton is a leader of mental health research and advocacy for public safety personnel in Saskatchewan and Canada.
Greg Basky for SHRF
Feb 9, 20235 min read
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Recipient of SHRF Achievement Award positions Saskatchewan's VIDO at forefront of pandemic response
Volker Gerdts is being celebrated with a SHRF Achievement Award for a lifetime of meaningful health research and innovation in Saskatchewan.
Greg Basky for SHRF
Feb 3, 20237 min read
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SHRF presents Excellence Award to Sask. researcher for work examining MAID and MS patients
By Matt Olson for SHRF Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Dr. Janine Brown always knew she was going to be a nurse. “My mom was a nurse, my...
Matt Olson for SHRF
Jan 26, 20233 min read
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Embracing Peer Networks in Cultural Care for Addictions
By Lindsay Herman for SHRF Rates of addictions and substance use disorder in Saskatchewan are a present and growing concern. Due to a...
Lindsay Herman for SHRF
Jan 26, 20233 min read
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Neurosurgeon and team bring virtual care strategy to Saskatchewan
By Lindsay Herman for SHRF Elements of this article were repurposed from a piece by the University of Saskatchewan. Read the full piece...
Lindsay Herman for SHRF
Jan 26, 20233 min read
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USask researcher earns SHRF award for examining connection between histamine, infectious bacteria
Dr. Jessica Sheldon is the recipient of a SHRF Excellence Award for her research with histamine and drug-resistant bacteria.
Matt Olson for SHRF
Jan 26, 20233 min read
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Bringing better dental care to Indigenous communities in Saskatoon
Dr. Amrinderbir Singh, Dr. Keith Da Silva, and Trish Goulet are using SHRF funding to reduce barriers to dental care access in Saskatchewan.
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 25, 20234 min read
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Gaining insights into supports needed by SK people with Long Covid
By Greg Basky for the 2021-22 SHRF Annual Report (read the full Annual Report here ) Modelling done by the Saskatchewan Health Authority...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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In On It
By Krista Baliko for University of Regina Discourse Magazine (see original post) Making decisions about our health is a human right - one...
University of Regina
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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A recipe for success: USask researchers champion improved MS care with a ‘local flavour’
Contributed by the University of Saskatchewan ( see original post ) Multiple sclerosis (MS), which affects one in 3,000 Saskatchewan...
University of Saskatchewan
May 26, 20225 min read
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USask-led multi-disciplinary team helping to develop strategy for virtual care
Contributed by the University of Saskatchewan ( see original post ) “Virtual care has greatly improved patients’ access to their doctors...
University of Saskatchewan
Apr 5, 20223 min read
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Smile: Community-led research supports better oral health in Indigenous community
By Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF Former mayor of La Loche, Robert St. Pierre has had firsthand experiences with the challenges his community...
Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Apr 4, 20224 min read
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Supporting solutions to Saskatchewan's growing addictions problem
By Greg Basky for SHRF Addiction is a growing problem in many parts of Canada and around the world. On the prairies, stress, boredom, and...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Mar 30, 20226 min read
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New funding program supporting projects aimed at advancing reconciliation in Saskatchewan
By Greg Basky for SHRF Abdul Raouf was brought to tears several times while he was helping identify unmarked graves with ground...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Mar 16, 20225 min read
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Mood and the menopause transition
Research shows depression during perimenopause is more common than you might think. By Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF and University of...
Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Feb 1, 20227 min read
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CHCHD2: Novel gene to help target treatments for Parkinson’s
By Greg Basky for SHRF and University of Regina's Winter 2022 issue of Discourse Magazine. The world desperately needs better treatments...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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Neurologist Ali Rajput has devoted his career to improving quality of life for people with Parkinson
By Greg Basky for SHRF Dr. Ali Rajput’s career-long drive to improve treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20226 min read
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