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Dr. Kim Connelly, Division Head of Cardiology at St. Michael’s Hospital, spoke to CP24 about Paddle Royale, the upcoming pickleball tournament in support of St. Michael’s Hospital and Providence Healthcare. #PaddleRoyaleChallenge https://lnkd.in/gFca3GDS

This Valentine’s Day, discover how Dr. Subodh Verma, a cardiac surgeon-scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, helped to heal the heart of a patient by performing a life-saving surgery. #HappyValentinesDay https://lnkd.in/gQFy6iaw

Calling all pickleball players! #paddleroyalechallenge

Muhammad Mamdani, Vice President of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Unity Health Toronto, will be speaking at the Copenhagen Health Tech Summit in May. Learn more about the event below!

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Today, Unity Health Toronto celebrates the groundbreaking achievements and vital contributions of women in science. To mark the 10th anniversary of this day, we spoke to three distinguished scientists who are making a difference for our patients and communities. We asked them about their work, what inspires them and what advice they have for the next generation. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gFbAKY4U Which women in science inspire you? Let us know in the comments. 

Today is the 10th anniversary of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day to mark the achievements of women in science, inspire the next generation of scientists, and continue to advocate for the full participation of women and girls in STEM. #IDWGS Unity Health Toronto recognizes the accomplishments of female scientists and researchers at our Research Institute, who work to address a wide range of health issues. Critical care, microfluidics, knowledge translation, organ injury, brain health, infectious diseases and urban and community health– these are just a few of the areas where Unity Health researchers are leading. On Feb. 7, Drs. Hagar Labouta and Dr. Andrea C. Tricco participated in a TAHSN event celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science called "Moving the needle: women and women's health at the forefront of science." Labouta researches the intersection of nanomedicine and women’s health, and Tricco is a leading expert in knowledge translation. The full-day event was intended for university students, trainees and scientists, and included a Wikipedia edit-a-thon, a keynote lecture, a living library, Q&A panels and a networking event. Physician and Scientist Dr. Claudia dos Santos, whose research focuses on acute lung injury and critical care, was one of the scientists profiled in the edit-a-thon. Dr. Jennifer Watt, a physician and scientist whose work focuses on knowledge synthesis and the care of older adults, will also participate in a similar event for high school students. Learn more about Unity Health Toronto researchers: https://lnkd.in/dH5tqPPk #WomenInScience #WomenInStem #UnityHealthResearch

Dr. Michelle Sholzberg, Division Head of Hematology-Oncology at St. Michael’s, was preparing to launch a new multidisciplinary clinic for women with bleeding disorders when she got pregnant and had her own blood problem. This experience led to something different from most of the other clinics in Canada, which are typically led by hematology and obstetrics-gynecology. Co-founded by Sholzberg and Drs. Filomena Meffe, Rachel Martin and Jillian Baker, the Multidisciplinary Clinic for Women with Bleeding Disorders at St. Michael’s provides assessment, treatment, care, support and education to pregnant patients with bleeding disorders. It’s one of only four similar clinics in Canada and the only one with an anesthesiologist and pediatric hematologist on the team, driving the clinic’s unique specialty treating expectant patients - and their babies. “I don’t think I would’ve recognized the importance of having an extended multispecialty and multidisciplinary team had I not had the personal connection,” says Sholzberg. On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, learn more about this one-of-a-kind, multidisciplinary clinic at St. Michael’s founded by women, for women. https://lnkd.in/gAdt8-XS

Dr. Tara Kiran, family physician and researcher at St. Michael’s Hospital spoke to the Toronto Star about ways to improve access to primary care for patients living in Ontario including a new "health care home" model. https://lnkd.in/gaCdpw-g

Dr. Naheed Dosani, palliative care physician at St. Michael’s Hospital and Dr. Stephen Hwang, director of MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital, spoke to CTV News about new data that shows the median age of death among women experiencing homelessness has fallen to just 36 years old. https://lnkd.in/gySHjxqV

Dr. Tara Kiran, national lead for OurCare and a family doctor and scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital’s MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, spoke with The Globe and Mail’s André Picard about the valuable lessons Canada can learn from the Dutch and Danish healthcare systems.   Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gn-anKBp