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Summer 2023 From the Editor Hello everyone! I hope you have had an opportunity this summer to enjoy a little rest and relaxation with family and friends. We are happy to share our recent clinic updates with you and look forward to hearing your feedback. Suzanne Nurse From Dr. Chitra Prasad Dear...

Ensure that patient and health care provider safety standards are met during this procedure including: Risk assessment and appropriate PPE 4 Moments of Hand Hygiene Procedural Safety Pause is performed Two patient identification Safe patient handling practices Biomedical waste disposal policies This...

Ensure that patient and health care provider safety standards are met during this procedure including: Risk assessment and appropriate PPE 4 Moments of Hand Hygiene Procedural Safety Pause is performed Two patient identification Safe patient handling practices Biomedical waste disposal policies...

April 25, 2018 At London Health Sciences Centre, patients and families are at the heart of everything we do. It is our commitment to work together to continuously improve care experiences. At this time we are actively recruiting patient and family advisors to be part of making the patient experience...

Vision To attain a standard of excellence in patient care, research and education that is recognized locally, nationally and internationally, while serving as a catalyst for continuous improvement in our profession. Mission The Department of Dentistry strives to serve its profession as a leader in...

Caring for patients in critical care requires the use of special monitoring equipment and often the insertion of catheters or measurement devices. These are used to help diagnose, monitor and treat the patient’s illness. Many of the devices used are invasive (they must be inserted into the patient’s...

Hemoglobin is a blood test that measures the number of red blood cells in the body. It is measured in grams of hemoglobin per litre of blood. Normal hemoglobin for men is 135 to 170 and for women is 120 to 160. If hemoglobin becomes seriously low (around 70 to 80) your doctor may recommend a blood...

June 5, 2018 Today, London Police Service announced that they have charged Vincent Gauthier, an Electroencephalogram (EEG) Technician at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), with one count of overcoming resistance by administering or attempting to administer drug and one count of sexual assault of...

I have an order to titrate propofol to a VAMASS goal of 3A? Most patients on propofol are a MASS 0. When a patient is heavily sedated (MASS 0) on a propofol infusion, the infusion should be reduced very slowly until the patient is able to obey commands. If you are unable to reduce the rate to...

For Immediate Release: January 8, 2021 London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) President and CEO, Dr. Paul Woods, a Canadian citizen with green card status in the United States, has travelled to the US five times since March 2020, including most recently from Dec. 19 to 25. Dr. Woods lives alone and...