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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 22h

Congratulations, Dr. Helen Vandenberg!

Her project grant traces the educational experiences and careers of Japanese Canadian who were admitted to nursing school during a time of exclusionary admissions policies.

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#HoH2025 @usasknursing.bsky.social

AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 22h

Congratulations, Dr. Jessica Sealey!

Her post doctoral fellowship will examine the historical practices and contemporary concerns in medical education and medical museum collections of human cadavers and specimens.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 1d

Early on when Dr. Gillian Strudwick (@gstrudrn.bsky.social) began her leadership journey, she learned that emotional intelligence, humility, and empowerment over hierarchy are critical to creating the conditions for others to thrive and succeed.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 1d

Congratulations, Dr. @thomasschlich.bsky.social!

His project grant analyzes the documents and mechanisms that led to McGill University’s limited quota admission of Jewish medical students between 1920-1960.

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#HoH2025 @healthsciences.mcgill.ca

AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 1d

Congratulations, Dr. Geoffrey Reaume!

In collaboration with Drs. @efratgold.bsky.social & @annemcguire.bsky.social, his project grant will collect oral histories from the Canadian mad movement to further knowledge on mental health history.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 1d

Congratulations, Alex Myrick!

His doctoral research grant will trace how Meyerian psychiatry evolved and influenced reforms in Canada.

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#HoH2025

AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 2d

Many Indigenous inmates at Sudbury Jail were culturally and spiritually disconnected as a result of residential schools and colonization.

Elder Vincent Pawis changed that and began a lifelong endeavour to advocate for the Indigenous experience within the justice system.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 2d

Congratulations to Dr. @hodginsj.bsky.social!

Her project grant examines how the widespread use of antibiotics in livestock resulted in the transmission of drug-resistant bacteria from animals to humans.

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#HoH2025 @uguelphhist.bsky.social

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 2d

Congratulations, Dr. @derekhilcameron.bsky.social!

His post-doctoral fellowship will explore the perspectives of adult children who adopted or resisted their parents’ anti-vaccine beliefs.

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#HoH2025 @mcmasterhum.bsky.social

AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 2d

Congratulations, Dr. Mohamed Abdalla!

His project grant will investigate the societal trends and policy shifts of public trust in Canadian medical leaders and institutions over the past century. Such insights can help rebuild public trust.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 3d

We are delighted to announce the 2025 History of Healthcare Awards recipients!

Since 2015, this program has supported over 80 historians in investigating Canada's history of health, disease, and medicine.

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Research at UHN @uhnresearch.ca · 7d

Congratulations to @uhn.ca's Drs. Karen Okrainec and Quynh Pham, recipients of @amshealthcare.ca Compassion and AI Grants! 🎉

These grants support researchers who are reimagining how technology can serve health care's compassionate purpose.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

With great pleasure, we’d like to announce the 2025 recipients of the AMS Compassion and AI Grants. Please join us in congratulating the 9 brilliant individuals who will be featured today. 🎉👏🌟

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Celia Laur, PhD @celialaur.bsky.social · 8d

Very excited to be starting this project with an excellent team to learn more about how we keep a focus on compassionate care while spreading and scaling digital healthcare programs!
Feel free to reach out to learn more.

AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

Congratulations to Dr. @celialaur.bsky.social on being awarded a 2025 AMS Grant!

She will be identifying the barriers and enablers to maintaining compassionate care when scaling AI and digital technology.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

Congratulations to Dr. Kieran Quinn on being awarded a 2025 AMS Grant!

He will analyze CPR policies across Ontario hospitals and develop a chatbot that will help people make CPR decisions aligned with their values.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

Congratulations to Dr. Quynh Pham on being awarded a 2025 AMS Grant!

She is co-designing a digital program to support people with breast cancer in managing on-going side effects and adhering to long-term hormone therapy.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

Congratulations to Dr. Karen Okrainec on being awarded a 2025 AMS Grant!

By using machine learning, she aims to better identify the social needs of patients enrolled in integrated care to improve their health outcomes.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

Congratulations to Dr. Marta Maslej on being awarded a 2025 AMS Grant!

She will examine if AI used in clinical documentation can be prompted to describe patients with mental illness using non-stigmatizing language.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

Congratulations to Dr. @celialaur.bsky.social on being awarded a 2025 AMS Grant!

She will be identifying the barriers and enablers to maintaining compassionate care when scaling AI and digital technology.

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#AMSGrants @wchospital.bsky.social

AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

Congratulations to Dr. Ahmed Hassan on being awarded a 2025 AMS Grant!

He will be evaluating the efficacy of a customized faith-sensitive mindfulness app, designed for Muslim youth, in enhancing self-compassion.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

Congratulations to Dr. Azza Eissa on being awarded a 2025 AMS Grant!

She will be co-designing digital technology that promotes human connection and compassion in serious illness conversations in primary care.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

Congratulations to Dr. Lovisa Cheung on being awarded a 2025 AMS Grant!

She will explore whether compassionate care can be delivered via telerehabilitation for people with spinal cord injuries.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

Congratulations to Dr. Wenonah Campbell on being awarded a 2025 AMS Grant!

As AI takes on clinical documentation, Dr. Campbell will be examining if and how compassion can be reflected in AI-generated documents.

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 8d

With great pleasure, we’d like to announce the 2025 recipients of the AMS Compassion and AI Grants. Please join us in congratulating the 9 brilliant individuals who will be featured today. 🎉👏🌟

Read more about the #AMSGrants here:
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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 10d

Learn more about #NDTR: bit.ly/3zJCx0R

Learn more about “Indigenous Medicine Stories”: buff.ly/qsDaqgq

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Canada.ca

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed September 30. The day honours First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors and their families and communities and ensures that public…

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · 10d

If you'd like to learn more about Indigenous experiences in healing, justice, and resilience, the "Indigenous Medicine Stories" podcast may serve as a valuable resource. Since our launch last year, Dr. Darrel Manitowabi has shared many Indigenous teachings, stories, and voices.

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