Interviews

“Sleep improves. Appetite improves. Exercise is a stimulant for health, for well-being. Older people complain about many things that can be enhanced through an exercise program.”  – Dr. José Morais, Chief of of the Division of Geriatric Medicine (MUHC) Our guest on Episode 2 an expert on aging and created the Falls Assessment Clinic at …

Our guests are two engineers, both recipients of  Research Awards. They are bringing to life a leap in innovation that aims to support and empower heart surgeons and improve outcomes for cardiac surgery patients. Amir Hooshiar, Ph.D., Director of the Surgical Robotics Centre, and Amir Sayadi, a Ph.D. student in Experimental Surgery and Medical Robotics at …

The Dr. David S. Mulder Trauma Centre is one of only three Level 1 adult trauma centres in Quebec and the key treatment centre for people with the most complex and serious injuries. To discuss the evolution of the practice and the main challenges in trauma, we have gathered for you three exceptional guests: Dr. …

For this episode, we have gathered three guests with exceptional backgrounds who all have one goal in common: to support the medicine of the future for all Quebecers. Kim Anderson, Andrew Molson and Jean-Guy Gourdeau will discuss the importance of philanthropy and its challenges with host Annie DeMelt.

On January 25, 2022, we invited Dr. Karine J. Igartua, Chief of the MUHC Psychiatry Department and Medical co-lead of the MUHC Mental Health Mission, Dr. Howard Margolese, Director of the MUHC PEPP and Schizophrenia Spectrum Program (EPSSP), and Maryse Godin, clinical-administrative coordinator for the Emergency and Mental Health Mission of the MGH-MUHC, to discuss the challenges of …

On November 10, 2021, we invited Dr. Liane Feldman, Surgeon-in-chief at the McGill University Health Centre, Dr. Phil Gold, former Chairman of the Department of Medicine at McGill and former Physician-in-Chief at the Montreal General Hospital, and Dr. Geneviève Genest, immunologist and allergologist, to discuss the role of the MGH as a teaching hospital.

On October 10, 2021, we invited Dr. Donald Vinh, Infectious Disease specialist at MUHC, Dr. Nitika Pant Pai, Physician Scientist at the MUHC Research Institute, and France Paquet, Nurse Manager for the Infection Prevention and Control Department (adult side) of MUHC to discuss how pandemics shape medicine.

On September 14, 2021, we invited Dr. Rhian Touyz, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Ri-MUHC, Dr. Gerald Fried, Co-Director of the Clinical Innovation Program (CLIP) at the RI-MUHC, and Dr. Edward Harvey, Trauma Surgeon at the MUHC, to discuss on innovation in health care.

Super nurses, mandatory overtime, diversity, recruitment and the next generation: nurses have been making the headlines for several months. To address these topics and discuss nurses’ central role in the care provided to our community, we sat down with Chantal Souligny, Director of Nursing at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and Ariane Bélanger, Head …

Can we be addicted to our cellphones, to wine, coffee or even to exercising? What defines an addiction? In this episode of the CODE LiFE podcast, we address the nature of addiction and the reasons why some people may be more at risk. We also discuss alcohol consumption habits, the impact of the legalization of …