Students, trainees, faculty and staff, Some of you have been asking about the Government of Alberta’s International Border COVID-19 Testing Pilot Program. Please note that healthcare professionals are not eligible for the testing pilot at the Calgary International Airport and Coutts border crossing. Pilot participants cannot work at or visit any setting where healthcare services are provided or where vulnerable people are at risk for severe disease. Read more. Research operations
- The Office of the Associate Dean (Research) is inviting internal applicants to lead and conduct intestinal disease research as the holder of the Crohn’s and Colitis Canada Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research. Read more about this and other endowment opportunities.
UCalgary resources and events
- The next COVID Corner webinar will look at lessons learned in 2020 and plans for moving forward. Speakers include Dr. Deena Hinshaw, MD, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. John Conly, MD, professor in the Department of Medicine, medical director of Infection, Prevention & Control (IP&C) for Alberta Health Services (AHS) Calgary Zone and chair of the World Health Organization Infection Prevention and Control Research and Development Group, and Dr. Jim Kellner, MD, professor in the Department of Paediatrics and member of the national COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. Hindsight 2020 – Lessons Learned and Moving Forward takes place Dec. 2. Read more.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Dr. Malinda Smith, PhD, UCalgary’s first vice-provost, equity, diversity and inclusion, is launching Courageous Conversations — a speaker series designed to spark conversation around equity, race, systemic racism and anti-racism. Read more.
Learning and working
- The Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) and AHS Calgary Zone are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Elijah Dixon, MD, as interim head of the Department of Surgery and Dr. Christopher ‘Chip’ Doig, MD, as interim head of the Department of Critical Care Medicine. Both appointments took effect on Nov.1.
- Excavation work and asphalt repairs near the new Calgary Cancer Centre will resume later this week, likely impacting traffic flow along 29 St. NW. The work is expected to take place between Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6 a.m. until Monday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. The entrance/exit at the intersection of 16 Ave. NW and West Campus Blvd. NW may be a better alternative during this time.
CSM in the news
- UCalgary podcast: Going anti-viral. (Dr. Paul Kubes, PhD) Listen now.
- COVID-19 resources for Crohn’s and Colitis patients. (Dr. Gilaad Kaplan, MD) Read more.
- UCalgary lab helps support timely COVID-19 test results for international travellers. (Dr. Faisal Khan, PhD) Read more.
- Federal government announces funding for COVID-19 research projects. Read more.
For Remembrance Day tomorrow, I encourage everyone to find some time to pause for a moment of silence to honour and remember the men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation. Lest we forget. Sincerely, Jon Meddings, MD
Dean, Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary |
