Stories

  • Dr. Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild): Giving a Voice to Indigenous Mothers in Research

    October 27, 2025
    When Dr. Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild) left school at 15, she didn’t yet know that her path back to learning would also be a path toward leadership. Guided by the belief that “the personal is political,” she has transformed her lived experience into a powerful commitment to creating systems where Indigenous women, children, and families can thrive.

  • Pavlos Bobos: Finding the Formula

    October 13, 2025
    Dr. Pavlos Bobos was very active growing up, participating in a variety of sports, including martial arts, soccer, basketball, running, volleyball, and tennis. Today, he’s an assistant professor in musculoskeletal health in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University where he conducts research focused on identifying the most effective exercises or combinations of exercises to restore mobility and reduce the crippling pain of knee osteoarthritis.

  • Roni Kraut: From Accounting to Long-term Care in Canada

    October 06, 2025
    While working as a family physician in long-term care, Dr. Roni Kraut often encountered the same problem: residents arriving with lengthy medication lists. To improve health care and reduce inefficiencies, she has long believed in the value of deprescribing low-risk medications that have no proven benefit.

  • Rahul Chanchlani: Building a Global Trial for Pediatric Hypertension

    April 23, 2026
    Evidence in pediatric nephrology, particularly in the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure), remains limited in Canada and globally, leaving many clinical decisions without strong research guidance. Dr. Chanchlani, a pediatric nephrologist, is working to address this gap. Through his participation in the HDRN Canada pragmatic trials training program, he is developing a protocol for a pragmatic clinical trial comparing the effectiveness and safety of commonly used blood pressure medications in children aged 5 to 17.

  • Dr. Benita Hosseini: Stopping Asthma Before It Strikes

    April 23, 2026
    Asthma remains one of the most common chronic conditions affecting children worldwide. Despite the availability of effective treatments, preventing severe asthma attacks continues to be a major challenge in clinical care. Through her participation in the HDRN Canada pragmatic trials training program, Dr. Benita Hosseini is developing a protocol to test how a new prediction tool performs in real-world clinical settings.

  • Dr. Calvin Ke: Closing the Gap in Diabetes Education Through Cultural Storytelling

    April 23, 2026
    Type 2 diabetes is one of the most pressing chronic health challenges in Canada, affecting millions of people across diverse communities. Despite its prevalence, significant gaps remain in patients’ awareness of how to manage the disease effectively and reduce the risk of serious complications. Dr. Calvin Ke is working to close this gap. He argues that traditional, one-size-fits-all approaches to diabetes education often fail to reflect the cultural, social, and linguistic realities of patients’ lives.