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ULethbridge-led study finds multi-nutrients can have a beneficial effect on ADHD

caroline.zentner — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:04:33 +0000

Dr. Brenda Leung, a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge, and a team of researchers found that multi-nutrients positively affected the behaviour and physical health of children diagnosed with ADHD.

The study was recently published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Leung discussed the results in the ADHD Science podcast.

“Our study revealed several important findings about behaviour change, height growth and the safety of a multi-nutrient treatment for children with ADHD and emotional dysregulation,” says Leung. “The results showed significant and continued improvements at 16 weeks compared to eight weeks of multi-nutrient treatment.”

Leung, who’s also the Emmy Droog Chair in Complementary and Alternative Health Care, collaborated with researchers at the Oregon Health & Science ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ and the Ohio State ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a multi-nutrient product for ADHD in children aged six to 12. The multi-nutrient, a commonly available product, consists of vitamins, essential minerals, antioxidants and some amino acids. Each site recruited participants who were then randomly assigned to receive either the multi-nutrient or a placebo for eight weeks. A condition of the study was that the children stop any ADHD medication two weeks before beginning the study. Participants, whether they were in the placebo or multi-nutrient group, had the opportunity to stay in or join the multi-nutrient group for an additional eight weeks.

“We wanted to know the effect of taking these nutrients for 16 versus eight weeks,” says Leung. “We found that those who took the nutrients for 16 weeks continued to respond to the nutrients as rated by a clinician.”

In addition to assessment by clinicians, feedback was also sought from parents and caregivers. Overall, more than half of the participants who took the multi-nutrients for eight weeks showed improvement compared to those who took a placebo. Those who took the multi-nutrient for 16 weeks continued to show improvement. In the group of participants who received a placebo followed by the multi-nutrients, response went from 23 per cent during placebo to 64 percent with multi-nutrients. Leung says the initial response may be due to the placebo effect.

Another significant finding was the improvement in growth. Leung explains that a side effect of ADHD medication was height suppression. Even children who take a medication holiday, such as over the summer, don’t catch up.

“What’s interesting is that the kids taking the nutrients grew more than the children who were initially in the placebo group,” says Leung. “Children who took the multi-nutrients for 16 weeks grew 2.3 centimetres compared to 1.8 cm for those who were initially on the placebo and took eight weeks of the nutrients.”

Leung says a larger study is needed to address questions such as whether a multi-nutrient would help the height suppression effects of ADHD medications. Thanks to a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Leung is working with patients and stakeholders to design a pragmatic study and is looking to hire a post-doctoral fellow to work on the project.

The Research Support Fund supports a portion of the costs associated with managing the research funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, such as salaries for staff who provide administration support, training costs for workplace health and safety, maintenance of libraries and laboratories, and administrative costs associated with obtaining patents for inventions.

CHRISA Unconference draws engaged crowd

caroline.zentner — Fri, 12 May 2023 15:58:44 +0000

The Collaborative Health Research Institute of Southern Alberta (CHRISA) Unconference on Cultivating Solutions drew a diverse group of participants from across Alberta, including researchers, patients, health practitioners, program administrators, advocates and health-care professionals. The Unconference prioritized conversation over presentation and focused on topics that were relevant to attendees, who decided on the agenda, discussion items and topics of sessions.

“It’s gone beyond expectation; we had over 100 people register,” says Dr. Brenda Leung, CHRISA director. “This is an unconventional format that I think really attracted people. They were enthusiastic and engaged and our breakout sessions were packed.”

Guest speaker Don McIntyre, Dhillon School of Business professor, discussed Indigenization at day two of the Unconference.

In an unconference, attendees determine the issues and topics for further discussion, as well as facilitate the sessions. The format brings different stakeholder perspectives together to spark new ideas and collaborations.

“I received positive feedback from people who said they thought this is a great way to connect with people they normally would not have,” says Leung.

Teri Price and her father Dave were among those in attendance. Their son and brother Greg had testicular cancer that went undiagnosed for too long.

“He sort of fell through the cracks, multiple cracks in the health-care system,” says Teri. “He eventually did have surgery, was experiencing pain and had some other symptoms. He went to the emergency room, was sent back home and then died of a blood clot in my parents’ home.”

As a result, the Health Quality Council of Alberta investigated and that led to the release of a report called Continuity of Patient Care Study. The Price family established Greg’s Wings, a non-profit organization dedicated to building awareness and working together to develop better solutions for the future.

“We believe we need to have diverse perspectives in the same room sharing their knowledge and ideas in order to actually push the health-care system forward,” says Teri. “It’s awesome to be in a room with a bunch of people we can learn from. To be able to hear from people who have deeper knowledge in different topic areas is really helpful.”

“It was well-structured to provide the opportunity for those who have passion in this area to meet other people and figure out ways to collaborate and work together,” says Dave.

Nolan Schaaf (BN ’03), director of clinical and quality improvement with the Chinook Primary Care Network (Chinook PCN), and several members of his team attended the conference to expand their connections within the community.

“Our team is really organized around creating systems of care in family practice, working towards trying to create accessible, comprehensive care for patients in the community,” says Schaaf. “It’s all about people having access to care where they live. We recognize that health is bigger than health care and so connecting with community partners and those who can help with issues that drive health, such as income security, is important. We need to build better connections with our community partners. This is such a cool opportunity to come together and meet people who don’t live in our circles and make unique connections that wouldn’t happen day-to-day. This is the kind of event where you don’t solve a problem, but you create connections where you can start to generate something new in the future.”

The Chinook PCN exists through an agreement with Alberta Health Services and local family physicians to support primary care services. It receives government funding to build what’s called a Patient’s Medical Home. The Network brings physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, mental-health providers, social workers and other health-care providers together on an as-needed basis through their family physician’s office.

��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge hosting an unconference to cultivate health-care solutions

caroline.zentner — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:43:25 +0000

Health care in Alberta has faced numerous challenges in recent years and members of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge’s Collaborative Health Research Institute of Southern Alberta (CHRISA) are organizing an unconference event designed to bring forth bold new ideas.

“Our goal is to bring people of diverse backgrounds together to explore new ideas and cultivate potential solutions in health care,” says Dr. Brenda Leung, CHRISA director and professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at ULethbridge. “Over the two days of the conference, our goal is to generate insights, share ideas and build new connections that can have a significant impact in our communities.”

An unconference is an event where attendees decide the agenda, discussion items and topics of sessions, which are also facilitated by attendees. The unconference provides an opportunity for teamwork development and building relationships to create transformational relations with shared goals amongst participants.

The CHRISA Unconference is geared toward health-care users, leaders, managers, researchers, practitioners, clinicians, policy makers, students and community members. People from diverse backgrounds, whether in economics, education, technology, environment, business or health-related areas, are encouraged to attend. Using a multi-disciplinary approach can help facilitate out-of-the-box thinking and ultimately lead to unique solutions.

“That spark of an idea for a solution could come from anywhere,” says Leung.

The Unconference is scheduled for Friday, May 5 and Monday, May 8 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Markin Hall Atrium at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge.

This event is free thanks to donations from the City of Lethbridge and the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ. Online registration is available at 2023 CHRISA Unconference. For further information, send an email to chrisa.info@uleth.ca.

U of L study shows gaps in services for youth with mental health disorders

caroline.zentner — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:42:59 +0000

A new study by ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge researchers has shown parents of children with complex mental health-care needs face enormous struggles trying to find appropriate services in Alberta’s public health system.

Dr. Brenda Leung, a U of L Faculty of Health Sciences professor, and her team interviewed 16 parents from across the province who had a child under the age of 18 diagnosed with a mental health condition to learn about their experiences as they searched for care and resources for their child. The study was recently published in the Journal of Child Health Care.

“We don’t know much about the challenges families face as they navigate the health-care system to find treatments for their children,” says Leung. “In this study, we wanted to capture the voices of families on how to improve access to health-care services.”

The results revealed three main themes. Parents talked about fragmented health-care services, difficulty in navigating a complex system and the distress parents experienced as a result.

“The reality for many families and parents is that looking for and finding care they need is not an easy process,” says Leung. “There are gaps and barriers hampering the parents’ experience and it’s not in any one region, per se; it’s across Alberta, unfortunately. Those who live in more isolated locations struggle even more to find services and help. People in urban centres have a hard time trying to figure out who to see or where to go when their child has more complicated types of mental health issues.”

“Navigating the Alberta health-care system to seek help for a child’s mental health disorder has been and continues to be a terrible experience,” says Cynthia Wandler, a parent who participated in the study and one of its authors. “It’s important to me to raise awareness about this for the sake of other families in similar circumstances. If we’ve had to go through this, what can we do to improve the situation and the system for other families coming behind us?”

Wandler describes the issues she’s grappled with in a documentary created by a filmmaker in coordination with the researchers; similar stories were shared by other parents in the study.

They described having to try many avenues to find the help they need. One parent described carrying a binder with their child’s documentation because the various doctors involved didn’t communicate directly with each other.

“The lack of communication among professionals within health care and outside of health care across different sectors like social services and schools make it hard to have a continuum of care for the child,” says Leung.

Parents did report some positive experiences. Having a physician, nurse or frontline worker who understands, listens and pays attention to the parents’ concerns really helped the families deal with their concerns. However, one finding that surprised Leung was the amount of distress parents expressed and how some parents were traumatized by their experiences in dealing with the health-care system. Not being able to find help for their child left them feeling isolated and sometimes judged.

“There’s also very little support for parents, who are already experiencing stress from dealing with a sick child,” says Leung. “Going outside and seeking help for your child and not getting it, as well as not knowing where to go is another added stress that affects their own mental health.”

Wandler can certainly identify. She once spent weeks filling out paperwork and getting the needed documentation to apply for an Alberta Health Services program at the direction of the school psychologist, only to be told her child wasn’t eligible. She’s also had to sort out mistakes made by organizations whose mandate is to provide support, something that has cost her both time and money. She’s faced a nine-hour wait in a hospital emergency room only to be told she shouldn’t have brought her child in to begin with.

“That’s just the tip of the iceberg,” says Wandler. “There’s a big disconnect within the health-care system and also between the health-care system and the education system.”

Parents had no difficulty coming up with practical recommendations and feasible solutions, including the option of having virtual or telehealth appointments, especially for those who live in rural or remote areas. A multi-system approach, where health care, the school system and social services have the same information and can collaborate, would also help provide appropriate and timely supports.

“One thing that really needs to improve is continuity of care while accessing public health services,” says Wandler. “If there was somebody who was assigned to follow your case through the system and help streamline things, that would make a world of difference.”

She also recommends the establishment of an advisory committee whose members are parents and caregivers who’ve experienced the system firsthand, so those in the health and education ministries can hear directly from the families they’re affecting when they make decisions.

“I hope the study and the accompanying documentary affect some positive change for families navigating the provincial health-care system, that health-care providers would be more compassionate and services would become more plentiful, more user-friendly and streamlined,” says Wandler.

Leung says the researchers are tentatively planning for the next step, which is to bring different sectors together and examine the feasibility of implementing solutions in Alberta that have succeeded elsewhere.

Researchers find potential new diagnostic tool to help pregnant women at risk

caroline.zentner — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:38:42 +0000

Collaborative effort between the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge, and other Alberta universities has identified a new technique to help identify women at risk of metabolic disorders

Between three and 20 per cent of pregnant women in Canada develop gestational diabetes mellitus, or GDM, and the health of both the mother and her developing child can be negatively affected if left untreated.

Hannah Scott

A study by researchers at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge, in collaboration with the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary and the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta, has identified a technique that may one day help health-care professionals identify women at risk of developing GDM early in their pregnancy. Their study, Metabolic dysfunction in pregnancy, was recently published by Wiley.

Hannah Scott (BSc '17), a master’s student at the U of L's Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, wanted to know if specific biomarkers could identify a pregnant woman’s risk for obesity and GDM. She and her team obtained urine samples collected through the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) study. This long-term study, directed by researchers at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary, involves thousands of women from Calgary and Edmonton and is designed to analyze the relationship between pregnant women’s nutrition, their mental health and the health and development of their children. Dr. Brenda Leung, a U of L associate professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, was involved in starting APrON 10 years ago as a doctoral student at the U of C and she continues to be involved as an investigator. Leung facilitated the collaboration between APrON and the U of L research team.

“We examined these samples for biomarkers of risk using proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy,” says Scott. “What we were looking for was a profile, or you can think of it as a metabolite fingerprint, associated with the diseases or the later development of the diseases.”

The urine samples were taken before the development of GDM. By using NMR, the researchers could identify the women who were obese, those who later developed GDM and those who were part of the control group. This study shows it’s possible to predict if a woman will develop GDM based on a urine sample taken before any symptoms appear.

Dr. Gerlinde Metz

“We’ve established that those groups have unique urinary fingerprints or profiles that distinguish them,” says Tony Montina (BSc ’08, MSc ’10), NMR facility manager. “Something chemically or biochemically is different between them and we can accurately detect these differences.”

Using urine analysis for metabolomics is a relatively new field of research; most previous studies have used blood samples. The goal of studies like this one is to create diagnostic tests that can catch diseases early or even before they begin.

“There’s a huge trend now for predictive, personalized medicine and diagnostics,” says Dr. Gerlinde Metz, a professor at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience. “There is a lot of hype around NMR because, not only is it less expensive than other methods, it’s also more accessible.”

Gestational diabetes presents short- and long-term risks to both mother and child. Having a non-invasive diagnostic test available would allow for early intervention through lifestyle recommendations and dietary changes.

Dr. Nicole Letourneau

“This paper shows the best kind of collaborative work where you have outstanding researchers at the U of C, U of A and U of L collaborating to do great work with clinical impacts,” says Dr. Nicole Letourneau, APrON team leader and professor in the U of C’s Faculty of Nursing. “The fact we might be able to predict who develops gestational diabetes mellitus before they do and before we start to see impacts on mom’s health and the child’s fetal development and health outcomes, has tremendous clinical implications. That we in Alberta have collaborated to do that kind of work says a lot about APrON and the quality of people we have here in the province.”

The APrON Study was established by a $5 million grant from Alberta Innovates. This paper was made possible thanks to a grant from Alberta Health Services’ Diabetes, Obesity and Nutrition Strategic Clinical Network.

Taking a Big-Picture Approach to Health Care

david.kirby — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 17:16:18 +0000

For Dr. Brenda Leung, getting sick as a child meant facing a somewhat daunting remedy: a foul-tasting, homemade herbal concoction prepared by her mother that was tough to swallow – but that ultimately did the trick.

Dr. Brenda Leung is the U of L's Faculty of Health Sciences Emmy Droog Chair in Complementary and Alternative Health Care.

“My mom would always brew these hideous teas, you know, noxious liquids, that I had to consume, but they always made me better,” Leung recalls.

That early introduction to traditional Chinese medicine not only helped treat Leung’s ailments, it ignited a lifelong interest in alternative health care and propelled her to study the field at university, train to become a naturopathic doctor (ND), and now, to be appointed the lead researcher and academic in this diverse and growing field at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge.

Leung is the U of L’s new Faculty of Health Sciences Emmy Droog Chair in Complementary and Alternative Health Care. The $2 million endowed professorship is a first for the Faculty and is made possible through a $1 million gift from Alberta businessman Dr. Tom Droog (LLD í06), whose wife Emmy became an advocate for alternative health treatments during her three-year battle with cancer before succumbing to the disease in 2010.

“One of the main objectives of this five-year professorship is to create educational opportunities for health sciences students to integrate complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, strategies and modalities into their practice,” says Dr. Chris Hosgood, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

To that end, Leung is developing the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ’s first courses on the subject that will be introduced in January 2015: Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Health Care, which will provide an overview of CAM therapies the public are using; and Evidence-Based Integrative Therapies, which will focus on the methodological rigour and scientific merit of therapies that have been more widely studied.

“Our graduates will see patients or clients already using some form of CAM, and who will come with questions about how they can incorporate CAM therapy into their current treatment. So I think it’s very important for graduates to have some base knowledge about what clients and patients may be using and how that may affect their care,” she says.

The position’s other priority is to establish an evidence-based research program that explores the issues and care practices associated with CAM. Leung’s plans in this area include supporting CAM practitioners to undertake research projects by mentoring and assisting with developing proposals, applying for grants and conducting studies. She also wants to establish the U of L as an international centre of study on CAM by developing partnerships with researchers in the field across Canada and worldwide. She continues to foster interdisciplinary collaborations with scientists from neuroscience, mental health, maternal and child health, and nutrition.

“I want to develop models and strategies, and determine how evidence from CAM research can be effectively implemented into health care,” Leung says. “We’re looking at the whole body, the mind/body connection, so in order for us to understand what’s going on, we need the experience and knowledge from different fields to get the big picture.”

When it comes to better understanding the approaches and benefits of holistic health care, Leung is more than up for the task. Her academic credentials include a PhD in epidemiology and an MSc in health research from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary. She completed her ND at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Prior to joining the U of L this past July, she was the director of research at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, had taught at the Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and held various positions at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary. She is currently a Research Fellow with the Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Technology, Sydney. She has numerous research papers and presentations to her credit, and has received multiple research grants.

Leung’s passion for CAM is fuelled by her innate interest in holistic and personalized health care, and its proactive approach of improving overall health. She’s far from alone: a 2007 report by the Fraser Institute found that in 2006, 74 per cent of Canadians had reported using at least one alternative therapy at least once in their lives. Her goal is to raise the profile of CAM research and provide viable health-care options for the public.

“Health care should be about the person, not just the disease,” Leung says. “I think Canadians want more control over their health, and more input into how to address their care.”

Spotlight on Research - 50 x 50

david.kirby — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 23:27:16 +0000

50 Research Chairs by the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge's 50th Anniversary in 2017

It's ambitious. It's aspirational. And above all it affirms the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's commitment to continuing to build one of Canada's leading research environments.

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge is aiming for 50 Research Chairs by the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's 50th Anniversary in 2017.

“Research Chairs are high-profile academic appointments that enable the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ to attract and retain accomplished and promising scholars to lead research programs that confirm our strength and shape our future,” says U of L interim Vice President (Research) Dr. Lesley Brown. “This initiative signals our commitment and strength as a comprehensive university.”

As of October 2014, the U of L’s research roster boasts 33 research Chair appointments, sponsored either through external agency support (24) or through institutional appointment as U of L Board of Governors Research Chairs (9).

In two short years, that number will increase to 50.

The new appointments will come from diverse disciplines. They will be leaders in their fields, nationally and internationally renowned for their research programs. They will come from afar and from within the institution.

“The 50 X 50 initiative will enable us to grow, strengthen and build upon our existing research portfolio across the breadth of the institution,” says Brown. “It will enable us to diversify in more established areas as well as recognize our current U of L faculty members who are already conducting high-profile research and creative performance.”

In two short years, the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge will increase its research Chair count to over 50.

And with each research Chair appointment comes protected time devoted to research, sharing outcomes and translating knowledge, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.

As a result, graduate programs will grow, and there will be even more opportunities to enrich the undergraduate experience by including students in research programs.

“This initiative will build exceptional capacity across all disciplines and will continue to enhance the student experience,” say Brown. “The results will extend well beyond campus, impacting communities across Alberta and around the world.”

Meet four new recent research Chair appointments:

Dr. Brenda Leung - Faculty of Health Sciences Emmy Droog Chair in Complementary and Alternative Health Care.

Dr. Nehalkumar Thakor - Campus Alberta Innovates Program Chair of Synthetic Biology and RNA-based Systems.

Dr. Andrew Iwaniuk (MSc '00) - Canada Research Chair in Comparative Neuroanatomy in the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience.

Dr. Majid Mohajerani - Campus Alberta Innovation Program Chair in Brain Health and Dementia.

Dr. Brenda Leung appointed as Emmy Droog Chair in Complementary and Alternative Health Care

caroline.zentner — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:01:01 +0000

An established researcher with a comprehensive portfolio that covers the span of complementary and alternative health care (CAHC), Dr. Brenda Leung has been appointed as the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Faculty of Health Sciences Emmy Droog Chair in Complementary and Alternative Health Care.

Leung's five-year research plan at the U of L promises to take advantage of the multi-disciplinary expertise on campus.

The $2 million endowed Professorship is the first for the Faculty of Health Sciences, creating the opportunity for the Faculty to broaden its research and teaching in a unique discipline.

“This is a great opportunity to establish a research program at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge, and I’m very excited at the possibilities it presents,” says Leung, who has been an adjunct assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary. “I plan to continue my research in the use of supplements and complementary and alternative therapies in mental health and other chronic conditions. This research is extremely relevant to the issues of public health, given the continuing rise of chronic diseases in Canada and other western countries.”

The Emmy Droog Chair in Complementary and Alternative Health Care is enabled by a gift of $1 million from southern Alberta businessman Dr. Tom Droog (LLD ’06). The award is named for Droog’s late wife, Emmy, who lost a long battle with cancer. Its focus is both to establish an evidence-based research program that explores the issues and care practices associated with complementary and alternative medicine and to create educational opportunities for nursing and health sciences students to integrate alternative and complimentary health into their practice.

“Dr. Leung is a wonderful addition to the outstanding faculty we have within health sciences, and the experience and knowledge she brings with her in the areas of complementary and alternative health care is substantial,” says Dr. Chris Hosgood, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. “Nursing, addictions counseling and public health are naturally inclined to explore the use of alternative therapies and now we have the opportunity to fully develop expertise in these areas.”

Leung earned her bachelor of science undergraduate degree from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of British Columbia before turning her focus to naturopathic medicine. She earned her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and then completed a master of science at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary where her thesis explored the use of naturopathic medicine in children. She obtained her PhD in Epidemiology, also from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary.

Her five-year research plan at the U of L promises to take advantage of the multi-disciplinary expertise on campus.

“My goal is to develop a program of research that is interdisciplinary and collaborative, involving scientists from neuroscience, mental health, maternal and child health, nutrition, as well as practitioners of CAHC,” she says.

In addition to incorporating CAHC courses into the curriculum, her work will also involve the mentoring of undergraduate students and eventually the recruitment of graduate students. As the research program evolves, Leung sees great potential in establishing the U of L as a hub for the study of complementary and alternative health care practices.

“We have the opportunity, with the diverse sector of researchers and stakeholders invested in this program, to become a leader in the field at the local, national and international level,” she says.

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