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Wrapping up Season 5
On June 6th, 2025, Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health wrapped up our final online lecture for Season 5 of the ongoing rural...
Jun 256 min read
One Health: Human, Animal and Environmental Health
Farmgate on the G2G by Sage Milne By Sage Milne Human health, animal health and environmental health are interconnected. A healthy...
Jun 104 min read
Zombie Myths in the Emergency Department ft. Dr. Ken Milne
Dr. Ken Milne Emergency departments are increasingly congested in Canada. Some patients wait five, ten, up to twenty hours to receive...
Apr 293 min read
Rural Sport & Recreation ft. Dr. Kyle Rich & Dave Shulist
History, heritage, and community all intersect at your local sport‘s game. On the rink, on the field or out on the court, people come...
Mar 273 min read
Uncertain COVID-19 Messages, Perspectives of Rural Older Adults in Ontario
Dr. Hung Nguyen, Anchanah Jeyamohan, Dr. Feng Chang University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy As a society, we have largely...
Feb 205 min read
“There were complaints about traffic and losing the small-town feel” - Understanding Perceived Migration to Rural Communities During the COVID 19 Pandemic ft. Dr. Sara Epp
Idyllic rolling pastures, inspiring natural splendor and cozy small towns are quintessential descriptions of rural life. Approximately...
Feb 173 min read
“Retained Physicians Are Like Gravity” - Supporting Recruitment and Retention of Rural Physicians ft. Dr. Sarah Newbery
Conversations on access to rural healthcare focus frequently on the physician. For many, family physicians act as doorways to treatments,...
Dec 21, 20244 min read
Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy & Speech Language Pathology in Rural Regions
Old Church in Huron County - by Sage Milne Running, jumping, walking, talking, driving and thriving in your community can be interrupted...
Dec 4, 20243 min read
Two lectures: Twice the learning!
Montmorency Falls in Québec by Sage Milne In the month of October, Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) featured two...
Oct 29, 20243 min read
Announcing: BONUS Lecture on Immigrant Health Care
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH), working with the Huron County Immigration Partnership , is excited to announce an...
Sep 30, 20242 min read
Health in Huron: What We Can Learn
Gateway CERH Research Chair, Mike Beazely moderates at the Health in Huron event On September 10th, 2024, a historian, a doctor, bedside...
Sep 16, 20244 min read
Wrapping Up Season 4 of the Virtual Lecture Series
That’s a wrap folks. The Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) has wrapped up Season 4 of the ongoing virtual lecture...
Jun 11, 20244 min read
Palliative Care Means Living Your Best Life to the End
By Lorna Coombs, BScN, RN & Erin Donald, PhD, RN Most people would rather not chat about end-of-life issues over the dinner table, but...
Jun 3, 20243 min read
A Snapshot of Early Settlement Experiences: Connections to Healthy Communities.
By: Dr. Rana Telfah Rana Telfah completed her PhD in rural studies at the University of Guelph. Her research illuminates the resilience...
May 24, 20244 min read
Learn How Dr. Mary Fox is Developing Strategies to Support the Functioning of Older People with Cognitive Impairment in Rural Communities After a Hospital Stay
Older people living with cognitive impairment are a vulnerable group. They have high rates of hospital admission and are 25% more likely...
Apr 17, 20244 min read
Be Aware of Bonus Virtual Lecture in April
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health is eager to announce the first BONUS virtual lecture series event. On Tuesday, April 23rd,...
Mar 25, 20241 min read
AI and Healthcare: Impacts, Inequalities, and Policy Imperatives
The mass proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has uncovered an interesting paradox: although emerging technologies have...
Mar 6, 20242 min read
Gateway CERH’s Lecture Recap: Enhancing Emergency Management in Rural Northern Ontario
By: Amanda Mongeon The lecture hosted this month by Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) brought the...
Feb 12, 20243 min read
Inform Yourself about Substance Use in Rural Primary & Community Care
The political, poignant and community predicament of substance use in rural areas is an exercise of investigation and discovery. It is...
Jan 11, 20242 min read
Learn About Substance Use in Rural Areas
What an informative presentation by research assistant at Gateway CERH and opiate counsellor at Canadian Mental Health Association...
Dec 5, 20231 min read
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