In late 2007, Dr. Allan Okrainec logged into his Skype account and began teaching the first-ever training course in laproscopic surgery. The students were in Botswana; the teacher, here in Toronto. Eight weeks later, the class of surgeons all passed their certification. More>>

Leo Ezerins can’t remember how many concussions he suffered during his 10-year career. He does know he was concussed at least 3 times, and almost 30 years later his memory loss and headaches leave him apprehensive about other potential effects on his life. More>>

“Point-of-care providers often see patients take one step forward and two steps back,” says Janine Boston, Clinical Educator, PMCC, noting that it can be tough giving comfort to families that are waiting for something to happen—good or bad—to their loved one. More>>

Because you’re a student, you’ve only been on the unit for two weeks and don’t know everyone yet. Further, your shift only started 10 minutes ago so you’re not sure who is a part of Faik’s care team. Beside you is a list of physician names and a pager number beside each. More>>

We caught up with Hayley Herman and Sherry Darling, Speech-Language Pathologists at TWH. Speech-Language Pathologists assess and treat communication and swallowing disorders. They gave us the inside scoop on swallowing disorders and what we can expect from Speech and Hearing Month. More>>

By last Tuesday morning (April 24), lung transplant recipient Hélène Campbell had gone 24 hours without the support of a ventilator. More>>