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Care through Connection: Access to Resources in the Community

Jun 17, 2024 | Specialized Hospitals

Primary care physicians and community stakeholder perspectives on social prescribing

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Brain stimulation: the future of stroke rehab

Jun 3, 2024 | Specialized Hospitals

Clinical trials at Bruyère seek to close the gap between research and practice

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Bruyère teams with Carefor in newly expanded Bruyère@Home program

May 8, 2024 | Specialized Hospitals

Bruyère is helping older adults transition home, safter and faster following a hospital stay, with Carefor as the care service provider in newly expanded Bruyère@Home program.

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People with opioid use disorder less likely to receive palliative care at end of life

Apr 29, 2024 | Specialized Hospitals

A researcher with Bruyère Research Institute has co-authored a study into people with opioid use disorder and their access to palliative care.

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The effects of multiple medications

Apr 23, 2024 | Specialized Hospitals

Barbara Farrell, PharmD, spoke with the New York Times on polypharmacy – the use of multiple prescription drugs.

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Bruyere’s Geriatric Day Hospital program featured in the Ottawa Citizen

Apr 22, 2024 | Specialized Hospitals

Elizabeth Payne with the Ottawa Citizen recently visited Bruyère’s John and Jennifer Ruddy Geriatric Day Hospital.

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Alzheimer’s treatments spur hopes and challenges across Canada

Apr 16, 2024 | Specialized Hospitals

New therapies would mean change at all levels.

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Can psychological distress be treated with rTMS? First of its kind study shows promising results for palliative patients.

Apr 12, 2024 | Specialized Hospitals

Palliative care researchers at Bruyère tested an accelerated five-day therapeutic approach that could help palliative patients with psychological distress.

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Dr. Daniel Myran Receives Canada Research Chair

Mar 13, 2024 | Specialized Hospitals

Dr. Daniel Myran, Investigator with the Bruyère Research Institute, was named as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Accountability this week.

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Many older adults living at home do not receive palliative care

Feb 26, 2024 | Specialized Hospitals

Many older adults living at home do not receive any palliative home care before death, suggesting we need better methods to identify people who need this support.