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Osler welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Peel Memorial
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2024 08:09 PM
Hospital and community health care providers discussed diabetes, pharmacare and the needs of the Brampton community
Today, William Osler Health System (Osler) was pleased to welcome The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South; and local community partners to Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness (Peel Memorial) to discuss diabetes, pharmacare and the unique health care needs of the Brampton community.
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Meet Osler’s 2023 Service Value Award winner: Dr. Michael Mohareb
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2024 09:00 AM
When Osler cardiologist Dr. Michael Mohareb was going through medical school, he said he wasn’t really thinking of cardiology as a pathway. It was the people who knew him best, who saw how he interacted with patients and families during his cardiology rotation, that guided him toward this specialization.
And he hasn’t looked back since.
“One of the things I love about cardiology is its breadth of practice … the opportunity to care for patients across all spectrums of health. People who are well...
Dr. Douen’s five tips to prevent a stroke
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2024 03:41 PM
Dr. Andre Douen, MD, PhD, FRCPC, is a Stroke Neurologist at William Osler Health System (Osler). Dr. Douen completed a PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Manchester, UK, and later attended the University of Miami School of Medicine. He also completed neurology training and a Heart and Stroke Foundation Stroke Fellowship at the University of Ottawa.
The number of strokes in Canada is on the rise, and they can happen at any age. William Osler Health System’s Dr. Douen shares his health tips...
Enhancing cancer care with improved biomarker proficiency testing
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2024 09:13 AM
Biomarkers play a pivotal role in guiding cancer care, serving as vital indicators of cancer risk and aiding in treatment decisions. Drs. Brendan Sheffield, Andrea Beharry and Shaan Dudani of the Osler Research Institute for Health Innovation, along with a team of researchers from across Canada, have introduced a groundbreaking end-to-end proficiency testing exercise that improves on the traditional quality assessments of biomarker results.
Typically, researchers and clinicians use colon cancer...
Addressing missed opportunities for opioid agonist therapy
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2024 09:10 AM
Amidst an enduring crisis that has tragically taken the lives of thousands, Dr. Tina Hu, principal investigator of the recently published study titled Initiation of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) after hospital visits for opioid poisonings in Ontario, sought to investigate the rates of administration of a life-saving treatment recommended by national guidelines. The findings were unsettling, revealing that, despite a rising death toll, only one in 18 individuals received essential treatment within...
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