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Working on the front line, behind the scenes: Osler’s Biomedical Engineering team

When medical equipment needs fine-tuning, an update or a repair, Osler’s Biomedical Engineering team is only a phone call away. Working exclusively behind the scenes, the team is extensively trained to ensure every piece of medical technology that enters our hospitals is working at its best.

We spoke to Aakashdeep Dhillon, Biomedical Technologist at Brampton Civic, about his role and its direct impact on patient care.

Tell us about your role.

With anything involving medical devices within the hospital,...

Maria is a breath of fresh air for respirology patients

Maria is a Registered Nurse (RN) at Etobicoke General Hospital. There, she works in the Respirology unit in Osler’s General Medicine program, where she and her team care for patients with serious respiratory conditions.

New country, new opportunities

Maria is originally from the Philippines, where she first began her nursing career. In 2002, she and her husband made the decision to immigrate to the Greater Toronto Area. During her first few years in Canada, she worked as a caregiver to seniors in...

Letter to the Community from Osler and Osler Foundation

Serving one of the hardest hit COVID-19 areas in Ontario, William Osler Health System (Osler) and William Osler Health System Foundation (Osler Foundation) met the challenge head on, rallying with our community, government and health system partners, including neighbouring hospitals, to make sure that all patients received the care they needed. Thank you for standing beside us during the many, very challenging days.

While Osler’s health care heroes worked tirelessly each day to provide exemplary...

Doodling and aerobics: Recreation therapy-inspired CBT to help mental health patients

Valerie is a Recreation Therapist in the Mental Health and Addictions program at Etobicoke General. A key part of her role is finding ways to use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help inpatient mental health patients manage better.

We learn more about her role and how she uses recreation therapy to teach patients valuable skills and strategies to live happy, healthy lives.

Tell us about your role and how you use CBT.

My programs are all CBT-informed. CBT helps individuals identify negative...