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The University of Alberta’s Department of Medicine is a recognized leader in innovative education, world-class research and outstanding patient care. We are the largest department in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the biggest at the University of Alberta. More than 800 academic and clinical faculty, students, residents and fellows help achieve our goal of improving health and health care locally and globally. The Department of Medicine includes 14 divisions and serves communities throughout Northern Alberta and parts of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories . A successful partnership with Alberta Health Services that emphasizes innovation and care allows us to attract the world’s top medical minds and researchers to build a successful foundation for the next generation of health care leaders.

Congrats to the 2026 Department of Medicine Translational Research Implementation Fund awardees: Dr. Arnav Agarwal, Dr. ...
10/16/2026

Congrats to the 2026 Department of Medicine Translational Research Implementation Fund awardees: Dr. Arnav Agarwal, Dr. Mohammed Osman and Dr. Adrian Wagg. From acute heart failure and scleroderma to digital self-management for urinary incontinence, these projects will address important clinical challenges and support the translation of research into practice. https://www.ualberta.ca/en/department-of-medicine/news-events/department-news/2026/10/2026-translational-research-implementation-fund-recipients.html

Did you know the influenza vaccine may also help reduce your risk of a heart attack? Join us tonight for our free webina...
10/14/2026

Did you know the influenza vaccine may also help reduce your risk of a heart attack?
Join us tonight for our free webinar, Making Sense of Vaccines, to learn more surprising facts about vaccines and your health! https://ualberta.ca/en/department-of-medicine/news-events/epl/10-oct-14-vaccines.html
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Breast cancer therapies like anthracyclines and trastuzumab reduce tumor recurrence but carry a risk of treatment-induce...
10/01/2026

Breast cancer therapies like anthracyclines and trastuzumab reduce tumor recurrence but carry a risk of treatment-induced heart function changes and and long-term metabolic dysfunction. A University of Alberta team led by Dr. Amy A. Kirkham, Dr. Edith Pituskin and DoM co-investigators Dr. Michael Stickland and Dr. Gavin Y. Oudit (Pulmonary Medicine and Cardiology, respectively) conducted the randomized TITAN trial to test whether a 52-week multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation care model—combining risk-factor management, dietary counseling, and supervised exercise—can reduce heart damage during active breast cancer treatment.

While the program didn’t alter the primary endpoint of left ventricular ejection fraction (61% ± 6%) or serum troponin levels compared to usual care, there was substantial lipid risk reduction in the treatment group, with significantly lower total cholesterol (p=0.002) and LDL cholesterol (p

On Orange Shirt Day, the Department of Medicine stands together in recognition of the children who were taken from their...
09/30/2026

On Orange Shirt Day, the Department of Medicine stands together in recognition of the children who were taken from their families and communities and the enduring impacts of residential schools.

We wear orange to honour Survivors, remember the children who never returned home, and reflect on our shared responsibility to listen, learn and support reconciliation.

Every Child Matters. 🧡

Health-care practitioners: learn about hypersomnolence after CPAP, pediatric recurrent RTIs, occupational asthma, bronch...
09/15/2026

Health-care practitioners: learn about hypersomnolence after CPAP, pediatric recurrent RTIs, occupational asthma, bronchiectasis, Global Initiative for Asthma updates, to***co cessation, COPD management, immunodeficiency syndromes, and more. Sign-up by Sept. 18: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/department-of-medicine/divisions/pulmonary-medicine/pulmonary-update/index.html Alberta Medical Association, College of Registered Nurses of Alberta - CRNA, Covenant Health Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association

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