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Research volunteer role helps future physician find his calling

Research volunteer role helps future physician find his calling

Posted Mar 31st, 2025

Medical student Prey Patel has had opportunities in the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute’s experiential learning research program that most of his peers won’t see until later in their careers. And he plans to pay it forward at Niagara Health when he graduates.

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NHKI gathers top Canadian health researchers to improve community hospital research tracking and expand access to advancements in care

NHKI gathers top Canadian health researchers to improve community hospital research tracking and expand access to advancements in care

Posted Mar 26th, 2025

The Niagara Health Knowledge Institute (NHKI) organized and hosted a meeting of top Canadian health researchers to develop a standardized approach to reporting research activity in Canadian community hospitals to get advancements in care to patients more quickly.

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NH physician elected to Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons council

NH physician elected to Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons council

Posted Mar 19th, 2025

Dr. Jennifer Tsang was elected to a four-year term representing Ontario.

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Post-doc fellow on mission to bring more patients into research

Post-doc fellow on mission to bring more patients into research

Posted Mar 7th, 2025

Since joining the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute last September, Dr. Heather O’Grady has been focused on how to engage patients in guiding research at Niagara Health.

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Patient voices help shape research from the ground up

Patient voices help shape research from the ground up

Posted Jan 31st, 2025

By including patient partners like Gail Riihimaki in research planning from the very start, the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute is ensuring health research will help the people who stand to benefit most.

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“It’s not a competition — it’s synergy”: NHKI director transforming research collaboration

“It’s not a competition — it’s synergy”: NHKI director transforming research collaboration

Posted Dec 11th, 2024

Dr. Jennifer Tsang, Executive Director and Chief Scientist of the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute, is working to increase research collaboration between academic and community hospitals.

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Hospital Spotlight: Local stroke survivor’s journey helps shape global care standards

Hospital Spotlight: Local stroke survivor’s journey helps shape global care standards

Posted Dec 6th, 2024

Paul Brady didn't hesitate when the opportunity arose to participate in a global study exploring whether a particular blood thinner can reduce overall stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation and a history of brain bleeding, without increasing the chance of re-bleeding.

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Niagara Health Knowledge Institute Summer Student Research Scholarships return for 2025

Niagara Health Knowledge Institute Summer Student Research Scholarships return for 2025

Posted Dec 3rd, 2024

The Niagara Health Knowledge Institute is offering four Summer Student Research Scholarships for 2025. Applications are due Jan. 31, 2025.

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Meet Niagara Health’s award-winning stroke team

Meet Niagara Health’s award-winning stroke team

Posted Oct 29th, 2024

Whether it’s groundbreaking research or establishing faster, more efficient patient care, the work of Leanne Kent and Dr. Danielle de Sa Boasquevisque offers new hope for stroke patients in Niagara and beyond.

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NHKI blood biomarker study could transform global health research

NHKI blood biomarker study could transform global health research

Posted Oct 23rd, 2024

The translational research conducted by a Niagara Health Knowledge Institute summer student will help rural and community hospitals, regardless of location, participate in pivotal research that could transform standards of care worldwide.

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