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Post-doc fellow on mission to bring more patients into research

Post-doc fellow on mission to bring more patients into research

Posted Mar 7th, 2025

Since joining the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute last September, Dr. Heather O’Grady has been focused on how to engage patients in guiding research at Niagara Health.

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Patient voices help shape research from the ground up

Patient voices help shape research from the ground up

Posted Jan 31st, 2025

By including patient partners like Gail Riihimaki in research planning from the very start, the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute is ensuring health research will help the people who stand to benefit most.

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“It’s not a competition — it’s synergy”: NHKI director transforming research collaboration

“It’s not a competition — it’s synergy”: NHKI director transforming research collaboration

Posted Dec 11th, 2024

Dr. Jennifer Tsang, Executive Director and Chief Scientist of the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute, is working to increase research collaboration between academic and community hospitals.

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Hospital Spotlight: Local stroke survivor’s journey helps shape global care standards

Hospital Spotlight: Local stroke survivor’s journey helps shape global care standards

Posted Dec 6th, 2024

Paul Brady didn't hesitate when the opportunity arose to participate in a global study exploring whether a particular blood thinner can reduce overall stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation and a history of brain bleeding, without increasing the chance of re-bleeding.

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Niagara Health Knowledge Institute Summer Student Research Scholarships return for 2025

Niagara Health Knowledge Institute Summer Student Research Scholarships return for 2025

Posted Dec 3rd, 2024

The Niagara Health Knowledge Institute is offering four Summer Student Research Scholarships for 2025. Applications are due Jan. 31, 2025.

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Meet Niagara Health’s award-winning stroke team

Meet Niagara Health’s award-winning stroke team

Posted Oct 29th, 2024

Whether it’s groundbreaking research or establishing faster, more efficient patient care, the work of Leanne Kent and Dr. Danielle de Sa Boasquevisque offers new hope for stroke patients in Niagara and beyond.

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NHKI blood biomarker study could transform global health research

NHKI blood biomarker study could transform global health research

Posted Oct 23rd, 2024

The translational research conducted by a Niagara Health Knowledge Institute summer student will help rural and community hospitals, regardless of location, participate in pivotal research that could transform standards of care worldwide.

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NHKI gains international traction as leader in health research

NHKI gains international traction as leader in health research

Posted Oct 16th, 2024

Several researchers from the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute were invited to prominent healthcare conferences in Europe to share their findings.

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Summer student learns first-hand the impact of community hospitals on healthcare research

Summer student learns first-hand the impact of community hospitals on healthcare research

Posted Sep 4th, 2024

Sophia Lagrotteria was already inspired to go into medicine by her father, Dr. Danny Lagrotteria, but the chance to support healthcare research at the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute has exposed her to other key opportunities in the field.

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NHKI researchers team up to teach next generation of healthcare investigators

NHKI researchers team up to teach next generation of healthcare investigators

Posted Aug 23rd, 2024

The quintet of researchers, including Niagara Health Knowledge Institute Executive Director and Chief Scientist Dr. Jennifer Tsang, will teach Applied Qualitative Research Methods in Health at McMaster University and further establish the NHKI as a key player in qualitative health research.

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