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Trauma Career Bootcamp at LHSC allows students to explore health-care careers

July 24, 2024 Did you know that severe bleeding is the number one cause of death from traumatic injury? On Day One of Trauma Career Bootcamp, students dove into learning about safety, injury prevention and different responses to critical incidents

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Working at LHSC: Bridging acute care and connections as a nurse practitioner

July 24, 2024 By Jen Baker, Nurse Practitioner at LHSC Role of nurse practitioner at London Health Sciences Centre Amongst the daily operations at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), nurse practitioners (NP) have a dynamic and independent role

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Help us improve LHSC’s Patient Rights and Responsibilities: Take our survey today

July 15, 2024 London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is updating our Patient Rights and Responsibilities and renaming them to ‘Our Shared Commitments’ to better reflect our shared commitments to one another as patients and health-care providers. The

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LHSC clinical medical physicist aims to bolster equity, access during Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists presidency

July 15, 2024 Dr. Kathleen Surry moves around a Linac bunker at the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre with ease, explaining how the machine delivers carefully calculated doses of radiation to cancer patients. With just the touch of a few buttons, she’s

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The Peer Support Program supports patients in the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre

July 10, 2024 “I feel very healthy, except for the cancer,” Christiana Arsenault quips. Arsenault was diagnosed with breast cancer, underwent treatment and had been continuing her regular breast exams as recommended. She thought her cancer experience

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Community partnership brings Indigenous cuisine to LHSC for National Indigenous Peoples Day

July 12, 2024 On June 21, the sound of drumming and singing filled London Health Sciences Centre’s University Hospital (UH) cafeteria while smoke dancers performed ceremonial dances and the smell of Indigenous cuisine wafted through the air. Earlier

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LHSC invites Indigenous patients, families and community members to Indigenous Voices Matter event

July 9, 2024 On July 24, LHSC is inviting First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Urban Indigenous (FNMIU) patients, families and community members to attend the second annual Indigenous Voices Matter community engagement event. This year’s in-person event

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Layla’s story: ‘Without a seatbelt, I wouldn’t be here today’

July 5, 2024 Trigger warning: This story involves discussions of motor vehicle collisions, critical injury and death. On February 25, 2023, Jessica Mitchell was met outside of her home by two OPP officers who were waiting to deliver the worst news a

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Flipping the script on speaking up: Using simulation to support leaders in creating open conversations

July 4, 2024 It can be hard to speak up when your team leader is doing something wrong or something you don’t understand. This is true in almost any job, but it can be particularly dangerous in health care – when speaking up could be crucial to

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Care beyond our walls: Samantha’s RT medical missions to Rwanda

July 3, 2024 Samantha DaCosta, Charge Technologist – Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) in MSICU and CSICU at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) went to Rwanda twice in the last few years with her most recent experience being in 2023. As part