Dr. Jocelyn Charles will discuss one of the most challenging aspects facing family physicians in the community today: How to Prevent Avoidable Health Decline. She will also provide an introduction to the work being done by the North East Toronto Health Link, which she co-chairs.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Location: Jenkins Auditorium (Odette Cancer Centre) - TB21 Parking: Free parking is available to those attending the event. Please park in garage 1 in front of M Wing. No RSVP is required.
Objectives:
Understand the current challenges in providing continuity of care across transitions
Identify the requirements for safe, high-quality transitions
Increasing injuries, complex chronic diseases and an aging population means growing pressures on our health-care system. Sunnybrook's St. John's Rehab can help. As more people than ever survive illnesses injuries, rehabilitation helps them rebuild their lives, return home in better health, and thrive in their communities.
To assist you in offering the most appropriate health care options to your patients, we invite you to learn more about St. John's Rehab and our specialized rehabilitation programs at this open house event. Participants have the opportunity to:
Tour our facility, including the 49,000 square-foot ambulatory care centre
Learn about our specialized rehab programs and our expanded outpatient services
Understand the referrals process
Meet our staff, including patient service managers, referral coordinators and clinicians
Mingle with other referring partners
This is a FREE event. Refreshments will be served.
Held every Thursday from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Lymphedema is an abnormal swelling that is caused by a build up of lymph fluid in the body's tissues. Cancer surgery or radiation therapy may sometimes lead to lymphedema. This group-based patient education session provides an overview of lymphedema, its signs and symptoms, tips for reducing the risk of developing lymphedema, and strategies for managing the condition.
This event is open to all Odette cancer patients that have had surgery to remove cancer and/or lymph nodes, have undergone radiation therapy, or would like to learn more about lymphedema.
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
Increasing injuries, complex chronic diseases and an aging population means growing pressures on our health-care system. Sunnybrook's St. John's Rehab can help. As more people than ever survive illnesses injuries, rehabilitation helps them rebuild their lives, return home in better health, and thrive in their communities.
To assist you in offering the most appropriate health care options to your patients, we invite you to learn more about St. John's Rehab and our specialized rehabilitation programs at this open house event. Participants have the opportunity to:
Tour our facility, including the 49,000 square-foot ambulatory care centre
Learn about our specialized rehab programs and our expanded outpatient services
Understand the referrals process
Meet our staff, including patient service managers, referral coordinators and clinicians
Mingle with other referring partners
This is a FREE event. Refreshments will be served.
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Learn more about quitting smoking, presented by the Smoking Cessation Team.
Held every Thursday from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Lymphedema is an abnormal swelling that is caused by a build up of lymph fluid in the body's tissues. Cancer surgery or radiation therapy may sometimes lead to lymphedema. This group-based patient education session provides an overview of lymphedema, its signs and symptoms, tips for reducing the risk of developing lymphedema, and strategies for managing the condition.
This event is open to all Odette cancer patients that have had surgery to remove cancer and/or lymph nodes, have undergone radiation therapy, or would like to learn more about lymphedema.
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in thePEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Breathe Easy is a class for patients with lung cancer and their care providers. At this class you will learn breathing exercises and practical tips to help your breathing. If you would like more information about this class please speak to your primary nurse.
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
This nutrition class is for patients and their care providers. It is taught by a Registered Dietitian from the Odette Cancer Centre and will focus on the importance of good nutrition during treatment and provide tips on healthy eating and managing side-effects. Other topics such as dietary supplements, antioxidants, and food safety guidelines will be addressed.
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Need practical support, resources, a place to relax? Come find out about the free benefits offered by Wellspring and how to access them. Benefits include a beautiful, tranquil space, a library of resources, friendly volunteers and 50 leading-edge programs for women, men and children. Wellspring programs - eg. yoga, support, cooking classes, and much more - are:
Professionally-led
Free of charge, without referral
Evaluated
Come find out what programs and free services you can benefit from with Wellspring!
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
Held every Thursday from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Lymphedema is an abnormal swelling that is caused by a build up of lymph fluid in the body's tissues. Cancer surgery or radiation therapy may sometimes lead to lymphedema. This group-based patient education session provides an overview of lymphedema, its signs and symptoms, tips for reducing the risk of developing lymphedema, and strategies for managing the condition.
This event is open to all Odette cancer patients that have had surgery to remove cancer and/or lymph nodes, have undergone radiation therapy, or would like to learn more about lymphedema.
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
From 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
The Family Medicine Clinical Clerk presentations will be done by Nada Gawad, Farshad Nassiri and Jordan Silverman.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Location: Jenkins Auditorium (Odette Cancer Centre) - TB21 Parking: Free parking is available to those attending the event. Please park in garage 1 in front of M Wing. No RSVP is required.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in thePEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Breathe Easy is a class for patients with lung cancer and their care providers. At this class you will learn breathing exercises and practical tips to help your breathing. If you would like more information about this class please speak to your primary nurse.
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
Held every Thursday from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Lymphedema is an abnormal swelling that is caused by a build up of lymph fluid in the body's tissues. Cancer surgery or radiation therapy may sometimes lead to lymphedema. This group-based patient education session provides an overview of lymphedema, its signs and symptoms, tips for reducing the risk of developing lymphedema, and strategies for managing the condition.
This event is open to all Odette cancer patients that have had surgery to remove cancer and/or lymph nodes, have undergone radiation therapy, or would like to learn more about lymphedema.
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Need practical support, resources, a place to relax? Come find out about the free benefits offered by Wellspring and how to access them. Benefits include a beautiful, tranquil space, a library of resources, friendly volunteers and 50 leading-edge programs for women, men and children. Wellspring programs - eg. yoga, support, cooking classes, and much more - are:
Professionally-led
Free of charge, without referral
Evaluated
Come find out what programs and free services you can benefit from with Wellspring!
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
This nutrition class is for patients and their care providers. It is taught by a Registered Dietitian from the Odette Cancer Centre and will focus on the importance of good nutrition during treatment and provide tips on healthy eating and managing side-effects. Other topics such as dietary supplements, antioxidants, and food safety guidelines will be addressed.
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
Held every Thursday from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre), located at the Odette Cancer Centre - first floor beside main reception.
Lymphedema is an abnormal swelling that is caused by a build up of lymph fluid in the body's tissues. Cancer surgery or radiation therapy may sometimes lead to lymphedema. This group-based patient education session provides an overview of lymphedema, its signs and symptoms, tips for reducing the risk of developing lymphedema, and strategies for managing the condition.
This event is open to all Odette cancer patients that have had surgery to remove cancer and/or lymph nodes, have undergone radiation therapy, or would like to learn more about lymphedema.
Free of charge. Please drop by or call/email to register:
Location: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 2075 Bayview Avenue McLaughlin Auditorium Room Eg18a - E Wing, Ground Floor
Someone special made a difference in your life. Now you can make a difference in three more. Honour someone you love by donating blood in their name. Please call Canadian Blood Services at 1.888.2.DONATE or visit the Canadian Blood Services website at www.bloodservices.ca to learn more.
The Schulich Heart Program will be hosting the inaugural Schulich Innovation Research Day on June 4, 2013. This year's theme is "From Idea to Seed Funding."
The morning session will provide discussions on various aspects of the early stages of commercialization, including early development and evaluation of new ideas for health care, intellectual property considerations, prototyping, commercialization avenues and a broad description of some pitfalls to be avoided.
The afternoon session will allow guests to participate in an innovation competition.
Dr. Ross Upshur, Staff Physician at Sunnybrook Family Practice and Professor, University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine, will discuss A Call to Integrate Ethics & Evidence-Based Medicine.
Please join us on Wednesday, June 5 in the Jenkins Auditorium (Odette Cancer Centre) - TB21.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Location: Jenkins Auditorium (Odette Cancer Centre) - TB21 Parking: Free parking is available to those attending the event. Please park in garage 1 in front of M Wing. No RSVP is required.
Objectives:
To explore the interrelationships between medical ethics and evidence based medicine
To provide an account of how uncertainty permeates clinical reasoning
To show how evidence and ethics intersect as a means of managing uncertainty in clinical practice
8:15-08:45 Goldilocks, Elephants and Surgical Fluids Dr. Brian Cuthbertson ChB, M.D. FRCA Senior Scientist Critical Care Medicine Staff Intensivist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
8:45-09:15 Non-Invasive Trends in Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. Fuad Moussa MD, M.Sc., FRCSC, FACS, FCCP Division of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
09:15-09:45 Do We Still Need Epi? The Role of Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest Michelle Cleland, RN, BScN, CCN(C), CNCC(C), CNN(C)
09:45-10:30 Break & Visit Sponsors
10:30- 11:30 The PHMB Molecule: From Science to Clinical Applications Dr. Kevin Woo, Assistant Professor Queens University Advanced Wound Consultant, West Park Health Centre
11:30-12:15 Transplantation - Embracing My New Life Anne Sherwood RN, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
12:15-13:15 Lunch & Visit Sponsors
13:15-14:15 Wit, Fit and Balance... Strategies for Success Meg Soper, Motivational Humorist
14:15-14:45 Chronic Critical Illness: Nurses' Experiences of Working with Individuals and their Families Doris Leung, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto Margaret Blastorah, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
15:00-15:30 What's New In Critical Care Dr. Shelley Dev MD FRCPC Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto
15:30-16:00 Multimodal Monitoring in the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit: What's the Big Fuss? Dr. Vicki McCredie MBChB MRCP(UK) FRCPC Critical Care Medicine Staff Intensivist, University of Toronto Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
The Odette Cancer Centre will be hosting its annual Cancer Research Day on June 10, 2013. The day will celebrate research excellence in oncology and showcase leading edge research initiatives in cancer prevention, screening and treatment.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: Odette Cancer Centre, Jenkin Auditorium, TB 21
Join the biggest cancer event to make the biggest difference. The Canadian Cancer Society and Sunnybrook Foundation have teamed up in the fight against cancer.
Attention all Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) graduates and families!
This year's Preemie Picnic will be held on Sunday, June 23, from noon until 4 p.m.. We'll have crafts, a bouncy castle, a wonderful band and lots of food. It's a great chance to see old friends and celebrate miracles and milestones together. It's in McLean House Park, just north of the hospital, in the same location as last year's picnic.
If you have any questions or would like to help with the picnic, please contact Kate Robson, the NICU Parent Coordinator, at kate.robson@sunnybrook.ca. Can't wait to see you all on June 23!
Enjoy a great day of golf with friends while helping Sunnybrook with the expansion of the Schulich Heart Centre. It will also fund state-of-the-art equipment that will lead to new, life-saving treatments such as the minimally-invasive mitral valve repair procedure.
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,