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Adam Topp Appointed Board Chair

Adam R. Topp, HPME Doctoral candidate and Trustee of East York CCAC, has been appointed as the new Board Chair of Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC), Toronto . HIROC is the largest health care liability insurer in Canada.


Gill and Chan Win Awards for Research Projects

Sudeep Gill (supervisor: Paula Rochon) won the Kaufman Prize for best research presentation - Prescribing cascade involving cholinesterase inhibitors and anti cholinergic drugs - by a resident/fellow at the Canadian Geriatrics Society annual meeting in Toronto in May. This is the second time that Dr. Gill has won this award.

At the Department of Medicine's Division of Oncology Annual Research Day, Kelvin Chan (supervisor: Lillian Siu) won third prize for his project, Willingness of older people with cancer to participate in cancer clinical trials .


CIHR June 2004 Fellowships

Doctoral Fellowships

Derynck, Rik And Waugh, Esther J (Supervisor: Gillian A. Hawker). Bone Mineral Density In Women Who Have Recovered From Anorexia Nervosa: Extent Of Bone Recovery And Factors Associated With Bone Mineral Density In This Population.

HIV/AIDS Fellowships

O'Brien, Kelly (Supervisor: Aileen M Davis). "Disability" In The Context Of HIV: Building A Foundation For An Instrument To Describe "Disability" Experienced By Adults Living With HIV.

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