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Patient Handbooks

The following handbooks are specific to our liver transplant patients: Patient PDF Handbook Patient PDF Handbook - After Your Transplant

Right Ventricle Waveform - Direct Measurement Note that the rise in the right ventricular pressure occurs simultaneous with the QRS (the pressure rise is produced by ventricular depolarization and begins before mechanical systole). The small rise in ventricular pressure that occurs as a result of...

LHSC celebrates Pharmacist Awareness Week

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 8, 2012 LONDON, Ontario – As a leader in hospital pharmacy practice, LHSC is proud to celebrate national Pharmacist Awareness Week from March 4-12, 2012. This year’s theme is “ Your Pharmacist – Your Partner in Health .” LHSC is pleased to use this...

London Health Sciences Centre reaches transplant milestones

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release April 20 , 2015 LONDON, Ontario – April 19-25 is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, and London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is celebrating it alongside two important milestone achievements: The Multi-Organ Transplant Program at LHSC has recently...

An act of compassion that saves lives

April 27, 2023 It is said that a small act of generosity, such as signing up to become an organ donor, can save the lives of up to eight people. In 2014, someone who decided to donate his organs after death saved the lives of several others. Gary Purser, 69, is among them. During an annual physical...

Smoking Cessation

Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do to help your cancer treatment. Quitting smoking also reduces the chance of your cancer coming back or getting another form of cancer. Whether you are scheduled to have surgery, radiation treatment, or chemotherapy, quitting smoking will help you...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release May 31, 2012 Over 10,000 donors have now provided samples to the Ontario Tumour Bank Toronto, Ontario – May 31, 2012. Dr. Tom Hudson, President and Scientific Director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), today announced that the Ontario Tumour...

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release March 12 , 2013 Agriculture Safety Week is upon us LHSC offers tips for keeping children safe on the farm (LONDON, Ontario) - March 10-16 marks Canadian Agriculture Safety Week, and to help address the growing concern of children being injured on farms, London...

First cross continental surgeries broadcast in real time

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 2 , 2011 (LONDON, Ontario) – For the first time surgeons on the other side of the world are able to access the leading edge surgical teaching of London doctors through real time, interactive broadcasts. The broadcasts are made possible through the use of...