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What Motor Function is Consistent with C5? The nerve root of C5 runs between vertebrae C4 and C5. Motor function includes: movement of the deltoid (abduction of arm - movement of the arm at shoulder away from midline) weak bicep muscles (able to flex forearm at elbow) lattissmus and pectoralis...

At CSTAR, we provide you with support at every step of your educational event, from planning, to execution, and even post-event evaluation. Below are a few resources that you can use if you need assistance with performing a needs assessment, and determining SMART learning goals, to help you provide...

The number of people waiting for a liver transplant has always been greater than the number of organs available from deceased donors. Many transplant centres now use living donors to help treat end-stage liver disease. In Canada, our centre performed the first parent-to-child and the first adult-to...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release June 11, 2012 London, Ontario - For over four decades London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London have pursued energy conservation and sustainability with their efforts resulting in local, provincial and national awards. To do even more to...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release June 15 , 2012 London, Ontario –Cataracts are something many of us associate with aging, as inevitable as that first pair of reading glasses. But children, even newborns, can develop cataracts. Indeed, some are born with cataracts. Cataracts are a clouding of the...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release August 2 , 2012 Community encouraged to roll up its sleeves before the long weekend (LONDON, Ontario) – London Health Sciences Centre is pleased to announce it has already exceeded its initial blood donation target by 237% just halfway into its first year of the...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release December 3 , 2012 Congratulations to Movember teams at LHSC and St. Joseph’s LONDON, Ontario – During the month of November healthcare workers at London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London grew moustaches and raised money and awareness about...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 1, 2011 Local hospitals score high in overall patient satisfaction LONDON, Ontario – London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) rank above average in patient satisfaction with overall care according to new...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release May 24, 2013 LHSC offers tips during Safe Boating Awareness Week LONDON, Ontario – For many Canadians, the summer means getting outdoors and enjoying activities, such as fishing, boating or canoeing. Every year, Canadians die in tragic and preventable boating...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 5, 2011 (LONDON, Ontario) – Today, the delivery of obstetrical and neonatal care in the city of London forever changed as perinatal patients were safely and successfully transferred from St. Joseph's Health Care, London to London Health Sciences Centre. In a...