Students and professors from Lab IMPACTS joined the scientific community at the 2024 Health Research Symposium organised by ResearchNB. It was a unique opportunity to find out more about the scientific work being carried out right here in New Brunswick.

Madeline Shivgulam is a doctoral student at Dalhousie University. The scientific poster presented is entitled “Sedentary Time and Television Viewing Time Increase Risk for All-Cause Mortality Regardless of Physical Activity: An Umbrella Review and Harmonized Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.” Madeline is under the joint supervision of Professors Myles O’Brien of the Université de Sherbrooke and Olga Theou of Dalhousie University.

Said Mekari, Director of research at the Centre de formation médicale du N.-B., hosted the Symposium evening and gala dinner (Photo courtesy of Ben Champoux)

Pamela Tanguay‘s presentation, entitled “Perceived Experience of Patients with a Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program”  presents some of her research findings as part of her doctoral studies in the health sciences research programme of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – Université de Sherbrooke offered at the Centre de formation médicale du N.-B. Pamela is co-directed by professors Nicole Marquis and Mathieu Belanger.

Part of the IMPACTS Lab team (behind): Shirko Ahmadi, Mathieu Belanger, Pierre FAIVRE, Said Mekari (front): Véronique Thibault, Jennifer Hakim, Madeline Shivgulam et Pamela Tanguay.

Véronique Thibault is a doctoral candidate in health sciences at the Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé – Université de Sherbrooke. The scientific poster presented is entitled “Longitudinal associations between weight-control status and lifestyle behaviors during adolescence.” Véronique is supervised by Professor Mathieu Belanger of the Université de Sherbrooke at the Centre de formation médicale du N.-B.

Jennifer Hakim, also a doctoral student in the health sciences research programme, with the Honourable Maryam Monsef, founder and CEO of ONWARD