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.
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Matt Olson for SHRF
Jan 26, 20233 min read
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...
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Lindsay Herman for SHRF
Jan 26, 20233 min read
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...
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Lindsay Herman for SHRF
Jan 26, 20233 min read
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...
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Matt Olson for SHRF
Jan 26, 20233 min read
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.
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Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 25, 20234 min read
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.
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Greg Basky for SHRF
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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...
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University of Regina
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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...
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University of Saskatchewan
May 26, 20225 min read
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...
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University of Saskatchewan
Apr 5, 20223 min read
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...
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Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Apr 4, 20224 min read
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...
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Greg Basky for SHRF
Mar 30, 20226 min read
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...
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Greg Basky for SHRF
Mar 16, 20225 min read
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...
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Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Feb 1, 20227 min read
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...
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Greg Basky for SHRF
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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...
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Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20226 min read
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...
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Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read
U of R’s Mohan Babu advancing science on role of mitochondria in disease, nurturing next generation
By Greg Basky for SHRF Leading edge research being done by the University of Regina’s Dr. Mohan Babu is improving our understanding of...
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Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read
A bright future: USask team breaking new ground in Parkinson’s research
By Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF Chris Phenix says a bit of luck is required whenever researchers are developing new chemical entities or...
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Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read
Interdisciplinary research team examining how technology can help improve delivery of home care
By Greg Basky for SHRF A couple of years ago, leaders from Eden Care Communities came to Tim Maciag with a challenge: Could his software...
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Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read
Homegrown digital platform aims to help remote Metis community protect citizens from Covid
Technology giving local leaders information they need to improve health outcomes among residents By Greg Basky for SHRF Population health...
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