Please find below suggested HÂþ» University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.Ìý
Experts want all medical implants in Canada to be registered
HÂþ» Expert:Â Matthew Herder, Director, Health Law Institute; Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine; cross-appointed in Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Health law and policy, law and technology, health care policy, health care regulation.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýmatthew.herder@dal.ca and 902-494-2567.
Patients at faith-based hospitals face difficulty accessing assisted dying
HÂþ» Expert:Â Dr. Jocelyn Downie, James S. Palmer Chair in Public Policy and Law; Professor of Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Public policy and law, health law, health care ethics, health policy, end-of-life law.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjocelyn.downie@dal.ca and 902-494-6883.
Frequency of food recalls across North America worrisome to consumersÂ
HÂþ» Expert:Â Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Rowe School of Business.
Research Specialties:Â Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
Canada’s top immunology award goes to HÂþ» researcherÂ
HÂþ» Expert:Â Dr. Jean Marshall, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Research Specialties:Â Breast cancer, immunology, inflammation, mast cell biology, allergy, chronic inflammatory disease, innate immunity, cancer biology.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjean.marshall@dal.ca and 902-494-5118/902-494-3630.Ìý
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- HÂþ» University has experts who can speak on the impacts of drought on blueberry crops, the Trump‑Putin summit, and the Global Plastics Treaty
- International Plastics Treaty
- Israel‑ Iran conflict and issues on food systems and shifts for greater food security
- G7, gender‑based violence, US tourism campaigns aimed at Canadians and more
- Oceans research and World Oceans Day
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