A new Centre of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Procedures (CEMIP) will be established at Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al\u2019s veterinary school in Saint-Hyacinthe, thanks to a $1-million donation from pet food manufacturer Royal Canin Canada<\/p>\n
The Centre will specialize in treatment and veterinary education in minimally invasive procedures, an increasingly popular medical option that includes interventional radiology and cardiology and is linked with improved patient comfort and shorter recovery times. \u201cMinimally invasive procedures allow us to enter the body through natural routes and reach areas unattainable by standard surgery, such as the inside of the kidneys,\u201d explained UdeM veterinary professor Dr. Marilyn Dunn, the project\u2019s director. \u201cThe CEMIP will allow for a greater number of patients to be treated and provide a unique training experience for veterinary students servicing a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic options involving the respiratory, cardiovascular and urinary systems,\u201d Dunn said.<\/p>\n
The $1-million donation will assist in developing the Centre and its technology. Royal Canin and UdeM\u2019s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will also team up to create a symposium to help entrench the importance of the minimally invasive approach in veterinary medicine throughout Canada. The construction start date of the Centre is to be announced soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Centre illustrates yet another facet of the deep professional relationship between our school and Royal Canin, and will provide a vital resource for students, interns and residents currently in training, as well as veterinarians already established in their respective fields,\u201d said faculty dean Christine Theoret.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur commitment to the veterinary profession is embedded in our culture,\u201d added Dan Alvo, Royal Canin Canada\u2019s General Manager. \u201cWith UdeM\u2019s veterinary faculty, we have a number of initiatives underway, including providing the veterinary teaching hospital with pet food, supporting the Refuge CHUV and the Animaux des jeunes de la rue program. We also included faculty in our latest \u2018vision-sharing\u2019 meeting, a forum for representatives of Canadian veterinary schools to discuss the role of clinical nutrition in their curricula and the teaching hospitals. We\u2019re excited by the impact our partnership with UdeM is having on the quality of the lives of pets throughout Canada,\u201d Alvo concluded. \u201cOur donation for the CEMIP is a criticalpart of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Media contacts<\/strong> <\/p>\n Dan Newman A new Centre of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Procedures (CEMIP) will be established at Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al\u2019s veterinary school in Saint-Hyacinthe, thanks to a $1-million donation from pet food manufacturer Royal Canin Canada The Centre will specialize in treatment and veterinary education in minimally invasive procedures, an increasingly popular medical option that includes interventional radiology…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chuv","category-hac","category-3","category-4","description-off"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nJulie Dufour
\nCommunications Advisor
\nCentre hospitalier universitaire v\u00e9t\u00e9rinaire (CHUV), Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al
\n450-773-8521, ext. 44018
\njulie.dufour.1@umontreal.ca<\/p>\n
\nScientific and Corporate Affairs Communications Manager
\nRoyal Canin Canada
\n(519) 820-6836
\ndan.newman@royalcanin.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"