Dr. Mitchell Albert is a pioneer and leader in the field of hyperpolarized (HP) and fluorinated gas magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In 1994, Dr. Albert co-invented HP gas MR imaging...
Researcher Profiles: Northern and Rural Research in Canada
Northern and Rural Health Research in Canada
Rural Canada is about 20% of the employed Canadian workforce, one-third of the Canadian population and over 90% of the nation’s territory. Many rural communities in Canada are facing demographic, ecological, economic and social challenges due to geographic and social isolation, depletion of natural resources, boom-and-bust cycles in primary industries, chronic high unemployment, out migration of the young, population aging, environmental decay, inadequate or deteriorating municipal infrastructure, etc. These problems have profound implications for the health and well-being of northern, Indigenous and rural Canada.
The challenge of providing good quality health care close to home is nothing new to Canada’s northern and rural regions. In spite of major scientific advancements and a health insurance system that has been developed over the past 50 years, availability and access to health care are a critical problem in Canada’s northern and rural communities.
Research Canada is committed to profiling and supporting the work of researchers from our Membership and across Canada. The following are just some of the leading experts on northern and rural research in Canada.
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Dr. Yvonne Bohr is Associate Professor of clinical developmental psychology, and past director of the LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research at York University. Together with community partners and...
Dr. Susan Chatwood is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, and holds affiliations as an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto...
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, York University Centre for Aging Research & Education, York University Dr. Mary Fox’s research focuses on older adults’ functioning during illness and responds to profound...
Paediatric Respirologist, Professor, University of Ottawa, Department of Paediatrics Dr. Tom Kovesi and his research colleagues, in collaboration with Canadian indigenous organizations, are investigating indoor air quality, and its relationship...
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, May Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba Dr. Linda Larcombe is an Associate Professor in the Rady Faculty...
Dr. Jed Meltzer is committed to maximizing the potential of any individual to recover from the devastating effects of stroke. Dr. Meltzer’s team employs the latest in technologies to probe...
Dr. Ivar Mendez has been working with remote presence robotic technology for more than a decade. Dr. Mendez and his team performed the first long distance telementoring neurosurgery in the...
Dr. Christopher Mushquash is the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health and Addiction, and the recipient of the 2018 Canadian Psychological Association’s Clinical Section Scientist-Practitioner Early Career Award. As...
Dr. Sarah Oosman is deeply committed to Indigenous community driven action research that leads to the development and implementation of culture-based, meaningful health promoting interventions across the lifespan. Dr. Oosman...
Dr. Vivian R Ramsden, a Registered Nurse, is Professor & Director of the Research Division, Department of Academic Family Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. She is also an Honorary...
Dr. Nancy Young is a leader in child-centric health assessment methods. Her research has enabled children’s perspectives to be included in health research. Over the past decade Dr. Young has...