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St. John's Rehab joins IT partnership with
University Health Network and the Toronto Community
Care Access Centre - 11/15/04
To improve the coordination of its health-care services,
St. John's Rehab Hospital, an Ontario leader in specialized
rehabilitation, joins the IT partnership established
earlier this year between the Toronto Community Care
Access Centre (CCAC) and University Health Network
(UHN).
Press
Release
Canada's First Endowed Chair in Oncology
(Cancer) Nursing Research - 10/29/04
Dr. Mary Ferguson-Paré, Vice President, Professional
Affairs and Chief Nurse Executive, University Health
Network, is pleased to announce the appointment of
Dr. Doris Howell, RN, PhD, to hold the RBC Financial
Group Chair in Oncology Nursing Research. In partnership
with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto,
Dr. Howell will be instrumental in training advanced
practice oncology nurses for healthcare of the future.
Media
Advisory
New era of organ transplantation dawning
- 10/28/04
The emerging science of using the body's own natural
defences to fight organ rejection is the next frontier
in transplantation medicine, say Toronto General Hospital
physicians and scientists.
Media
Release
PMH receives record $25-million donation
- 10/25/04
Princess Margaret Hospital announced receiving a gift
of $25-million to the hospital's newly launched Institute
for Breast Cancer Research. Marking the country's
largest private gift to cancer research and to breast
cancer research these funds will help the Institute
become a world-leading program in breast cancer research
by leveraging basic, translational and clinical research
into dramatic breast cancer breakthroughs. The funds
were donated by Audrey Campbell, daughter of the late
Roy Thomson, and her three daughters.
News
Release
Men with advanced prostate cancer can benefit
from docetaxel - 10/07/04
An international study led by Dr. Ian Tannock, medical
oncologist at Princess Margaret Hospital, shows that
men with advanced, incurable prostate cancer can survive
an average of three months longer and face less symptoms
when offered a new treatment for prostate cancer.
News
Release
Posting wait times increases accountability,
says UHN CEO - 09/08/04
UHN provides more than 125 wait times for different
medical and surgical procedures on its Web site in a
special section called Earning Your Trust.
“Our organization values the principle of accountability
– being accountable about the service we provide
to government, the public and above all, our patients.
We want to be as transparent as possible,” says
UHN's CEO Tom Closson.
Media
Advisory
Reducing the return of breast cancer: Early-Stage
Patients Benefit Significantly from Radiation Therapy
and Tamoxifen - 09/01/04
A new study led by Dr. Anthony Fyles, a radiation oncologist
at Princess Margaret Hospital, proves a woman’s
chance of breast cancer returning after surgery is significantly
reduced by following up with radiation therapy and tamoxifen.
Press
Release
UHN and Toronto Community Care Access Centre
partnering to provide seamless flow of important patient
information - 08/10/04
University Health Network and the Toronto Community
Care Access Centre have launched a new initiative to
integrate their computer systems so that healthcare
workers can access important electronic patient information
and coordinate care in a more seamless, timely fashion.
Press
Release
TWH scientists discover cells leading to retinoblastoma
- 06/14/04
Scientists at Toronto Western Hospital have discovered
the specific cells in the eye that develop into retinoblastoma,
the most common eye cancer in young children. The research
suggests that these cells already have cancer-like properties,
a finding that explains why retinoblastoma occurs in
children while other cancers such as colon and lung
cancer occur in adults, developing after decades. This
discovery paves the way for new treatments for retinoblastoma
that target these first cancerous cells, thereby avoiding
the difficult side effects that patients suffer from
treatments such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
News
Release
TWH to receive Ontario's first Gamma Knife
- 06/09/04
A non-invasive radiation therapy machine known as the
Gamma Knife the first ever in Ontario will treat
about 300 neuroscience patients annually at Toronto
Western Hospital, starting next year. Known for its
world-class neuroscience program, Toronto Western Hospital
has ordered the province's first Gamma Knife with plans
to treat the first patient in summer, 2005. Currently,
approximately 30 Ontario patients are sent to the United
States for treatment each year.
Media
Release
PMH Launches Research Institute
Focusing on Breast Cancer - 06/02/04
Canada’s leading cancer hospital is launching
a new research institute devoted to breast cancer, led
by one of the country’s most respected and productive
scientists.
Dr. Tak Mak, who has received numerous international
accolades for his scientific discoveries, will serve
as Director of the Institute for Breast Cancer Research.
The Institute aims to become a world-leading program
in breast cancer research by leveraging basic, translational
and clinical research into dramatic breast cancer breakthroughs.
"This year, an estimated 21,400 Canadians will
be devastated by the news they have been diagnosed with
breast cancer. Another 5,300 will lose their battle
with this disease,” said Dr. Mak. “This
new Institute offers me a leadership role in reducing
that risk and working towards a cure.”
Garnering support from cancer leaders around the world,
the new Institute is being launched with a goal of raising
a total of $125 million. Already, $60 million is committed
to the Institute, with part of the money coming from
funds raised by thousands of walkers in the annual Weekend
to End Breast Cancer events in Toronto.
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