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    December 12, 2016

    Queen's In The News Monday, December 12, 2016

    Expert Faculty/Department Media Outlets
    Jack-Davies, Anita CKWS TV: Viola Desmond to appear on $10 Bill
    Dr. Jack-Davies discussed the significance of civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond's selection for the new $10 bill.
    Knutsen, Erik
    • Law
    Lawyers Weekly: Trial judge’s discretion in malpractice case upheld by Supreme Court of Canada
    Professor Knutsen discusses the significance of a recent Supreme Court ruling on future medical malpractice cases.
    John Muscedere
    • School of Medicine
    CBC Online: Getting the flu shot this year? Here's why you should
    Dr. Muscedere discusses why you should get a flu shot and addresses misconceptions about the vaccine.
    Pliniussen, John-Kurt
    • Smith School of Business
    CPA Magazine: Life Underground
    Dr. Pliniussen discusses the underground economy and those who make their living in it.
    Walker, Barrington
    • History
    Teen Vogue: Canada Is Putting Black Woman and Civil Rights Icon Viola Desmond on Currency
    Dr. Walker says the decision to put Ms. Desmond on the currency "shows that Canada is increasingly willing to acknowledge the civil rights challenges that black Canadians faced in the past."
    Zoutman, Dick
    • Pathology and Molecular Medicine
    Belleville Intelligencer: Alarming opioid rates in South East
    Dr. Zoutman discusses the Ontario Narcotics Atlas - which reported that the Belleville area had Ontario's highest rate of morphine prescriptions per 10,000 people and the highest amount of fentanyl patches prescribed.

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