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Sunnybrooknews How To Reach Us: Sunnybrook News is published twice a month by the Communications & Stakeholder Relations Department (Public Affairs) at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Room D100 Submissions to Sunnybrook News are welcome, however, they are subject to space availability and editorial discretion. Sunnybrook Campus Editor: Christine Henry 2075 Bayview Avenue Visit us online at: www.sunnybrook.ca Toronto, ON M4N 3M5 About Sunnybrook: P: 416.480.4040 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is transforming healthcare through the dedication of its 10,000 staff members, physicians and volunteers. An internationally F. 416.480.5556 recognized leader in research and education and full affiliation with the University of Toronto, distinguishes Sunnybrook as one of Canada’s premier health sciences E-mail: [email protected] centres. Sunnybrook specializes in caring for critically-ill newborns, adults and the elderly, treating and preventing cancer, cardiovascular disease, orthopaedic and arthritic conditions and traumatic injuries. Sunnybrooknews . An Exciting Week For Sunnybrook: Volume 3/No 8 June 1, 2007 The Sunnybrook Hospital Volunteer Events Mothers’ Week & Nursing Week Sunnybrook Speaker Series Association: 40 Great Years of Service Taking Control of Diabetes: BY SANDRA MCBRIDE, SVA BOARD PRESIDENT Celebrations A Success Energy, Motivation and Commitment WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2007 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. On May 2, 2007, the Sunnybrook Volunteer were 185 volunteers providing service in five BY JULIA BRINE Sunnybrook experts will discuss: Association (SVA) celebrated its 40th anniversary at different areas, contributing 6,000 hours. We now • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes – Sheila Walker, the Annual General Meeting and Dinner. The parade have 664 adult volunteers in 60 different services The week of May 7-11 was an exciting one for Anticipated completion for the project is 2010. Registered Dietitian of champions into McLaughlin Auditorium consisted providing 117,912 hours. Over the 40 years, the Sunnybrook as staff celebrated Nursing Week and The new home will provide P&G with much-needed • Leading Edge Diabetes Treatment and Care 2 17 of the 25 living past presidents. SVA has donated $4,004,156 to the hospital. Mothers’ Week with many popular events. space, equipment and support in order to best 1 – Dr. Baiju Shah, Endocrinologist manage more than 4,000 births per year, 25 per • Living Well with Diabetes – Leigh Caplan, The Association was legally established in May 1967 The highlight of this year’s Annual General Meeting M-Wing Construction Project Launch cent of which are high risk. In total, 68 beds and 48 Registered Nurse and the original executive was elected under the and Dinner was the presentation of 50 year pins to Pink and blue drapes, teddy bears, and alphabet bassinets will be available in a state-of-the-art • Moderator: Dr. Ivy Fettes, Director of leadership of Anne Austin. The first 20 pioneers Audrey Wilson and Joyce Raper, both of whom blocks filled the McLaughlin Auditorium on May 7 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), allowing P&G Endocrinology and Metabolism Phone: 416.480.4117; arrived at Sunnybrook on November 1 of that year started in the Red Cross Lodge, and Betty Newdick for the official kick-off of the M-Wing construction staff to continue delivering the superior care people e-mail: [email protected] and their numbers began to swell. In those early and Joan Brown, charter members who started in the project. Staff, physicians, volunteers and members have come to expect from Sunnybrook. 3 4 gift shop and then became buyers for lingerie and of Sunnybrook’s Board of Directors were invited to years, there were both veterans and community Lab Fest 2007 patients. The SVA was formed to provide volunteer giftware. All four are active volunteers and together attend the special event, which many have been Special thanks to staff who brought donations to the Presented by Plexxus (formerly Shared Healthcare service to the acute care patients, while volunteers with the many long-standing volunteers, they eagerly awaiting. event for Robertson House, a short term emergency Supply Services) from the Canadian Red Cross, many of whom collectively have donated many hours of service to shelter for homeless women 16 years and over with When: Tuesday, June 5th 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and started in the Red Cross Lodge, continued to provide the hospital. “This is the golden age of our development," said children, or young pregnant, homeless women. Wednesday, June 6th 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. President and CEO, Leo Steven. "We are creating a service to veterans. 5 6 Where: University of Toronto, 89 Chestnut Street new unit that will provide the best research and care Children’s Book Reading Residen Retail services for the Association started in the for women and infants; we are looking forward to On Wednesday May 9, McLaughlin Lecture Theatre th canteen where a small corner of the coffee counter our project's completion and to the expansion of was filled with little voices and crayons. Children 8 Annual Sunnybrook Staff Golf was devoted to tuck shop items. Cigarettes and SVA services available for all members of our from Sunnybrook’s crèche and Blythwood Public Tournament logo matchbooks were hot items at that time! The community." School joined children’s author Ruowen Wang and Calling All Sunnybrook Staff gift cart was launched and then the first gift shop her illustrator to hear a special reading of her new Date: Friday, September 14, 2007 opened in C Wing in 1968. Volunteers raised $90 in The Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Public book Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking? The 7 8 Place: Cardinal Golf Club (in Kettleby) Shotgun Start: 1:00 p.m. their first shift. Infrastructure Renewal, and The Honourable children were then given their own box of crayons Dinner: 7:00 p.m. Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Education and MPP Don and a blank book to create their own story. Cost for the day is $100 (includes green fees, power Valley West, also attended to celebrate with staff. Once the Association had reimbursed the hospital cart, dinner, prizes) Back Row right to left: Jean Grant, Mary Lou Maltby, Shirley Taylor, Together with Leo Steven and Virginia McLaughlin, for the financial assistance for uniforms and stock While busily coloring the children offered their ideas Can’t make the game? Come for dinner for only $30 Gloria Fraser, Heidi Coles Middle Row right to left: Joy Gilchrist, Judy Chair of the Sunnybrook Board of Directors, they about what the new M-wing should look like as well for the gift cart and shop, donations to the hospital Poynton, Mary Shantz, Marg Dutton, Margaret McEwen, Jean Snell, and bursaries for the nurses were instituted. Margo Grant Front Row right to left: Phyllis Epp, Jo Mortley-Wood, launched this vital project for the hospital by cuing as what their mother means to them. Registration is now open… Barbara Hunt, Mary Moore the reveal of a 16-foot tall stork sign on Bayview However, the main purpose of the Association was, To book your spot and submit your payment, please Joyce Raper (left) and Audrey Images: 1. Sunnybrook's 16-foot stork on Bayview Avenue according to Anne Austin, “to bring comfort, Avenue via live video. It was certainly an uplifting contact: Karen Fritz, C138, extension 2477 or Wilson (right). Joyce is a desk 2. Former NICU patient Maggie and her father Sean Jensen at understanding and that personal touch”. and fitting way to introduce the Perinatal & Thomas Corse, CG3, extension 5991 captain and wheelchair escort the M-Wing Launch 3. P&G staff hosted booths 4. Some in K-wing, and Audrey is a Gynaecology (P&G) program to the Bayview Campus. Register early! Deadline for payment is August children at the book reading 5. Mrs. Ruth Redelmeier with 9 Enhancing the service to the hospital’s patients, coffee service volunteer in Shalimar Santos-Comia, RN at the Mothers’ tea 6. Dr. Jennifer 31, 2007 Warrior’s Hall. Both were residents and their families and visitors continues to awarded their 50 year service The P&G program will make up two of the four new Blake and Dr. Richard Pittini at the Speaker Series event 7,8. pins on May 2. floors to be built on top of the existing M-wing. The Sunnybrook staff at the Mothers' Tea 9. Leo Steven and Virginia be the focus of the Association. The first year there Nursing Week Awards Photos by Doug Nicholson remaining two floors are slated for research space in McLaughlin are joined by MPPs David Caplan and Kathleen areas such as angiogenesis and molecular medicine. Wynne Topping The Dream University of Toronto honours Sunnybrook student Christine Sunnybrook Recruits World-Renowned Ichim with the 2007 Adel S. Sedra Award Researcher as New Physician-In-Chief BY JIM OLDFIELD Christine Ichim’s message, delivered to a crowd of Excellence ceremony. “This award is a very big 800 students at Upper Canada College in Toronto honour,” says Ichim, “and it means all the more Sunnybrook is pleased She will be responsible for helping to set the early this year during an event sponsored by the coming from U of T. If you look at U of T alumni, and to announce that Dr. strategic direction of the hospital's globally Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of the students, my peers—the titans of tomorrow—it’s Wendy Levinson has acclaimed research and teaching mandates and Canada, was not, “Go into science or become a just very humbling to be chosen. I really didn’t accepted the position ensuring Sunnybrook continues to set new doctor.” Instead, the message from Ichim, a third- expect this.” of Physician-in- Chief standards of excellence in patient care.
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