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Howard Rundle

Howard at the Helm

Meet Howard Rundle, the new Chair of the Board of Directors of St. Joseph’s Health Care London. He is a research scientist who led one of Ontario’s largest colleges for nearly two decades. Now Howard Rundle has a brand new role – one that melds the researcher in him with governance prowess and...
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Bridging the gap between high school and university

Lawson Imaging attracts youth to medical research. Exposure to professional experiences can help students envision themselves in specific professions and Dr. Donna Goldhawk aims to do just this by introducing medical research to high school science students. As coordinator of Youth Outreach for the...
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Opening digital doors – Kristin Busche

St. Joseph’s Health Care London's annual Diabetes Half Century Awards highlight patients like Kristin Busche, whose diabetes journey has led to a life of online advocacy. Discovering a virtual tapestry of support and connection among the dynamic online diabetes community changed Kristin Busche’s...
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man in vr device

Nature's healing power

Using virtual technology, St. Joseph’s Health Care London is bringing the outdoors in for forensic mental health care patients. Imagine sitting on a white sandy beach in a tropical location. The sun warms your face and a gentle breeze ripples across the water when, out of the corner of your eye, you...
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Celeste pharmacy graduate

Finding her niche, discovering her passion

Celeste Giovanatti wants to be the best pharmacist she can be. She also wants to play a role in reducing what she describes as “fractured care”, which she noticed far too often during placements in community pharmacies throughout her four years of pharmacy school. Now, as a new pharmacy graduate...
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Keith Samitt

Strengthening the community

The son of immigrants, Keith Samitt was born in London, and grew up at the end of the depression. After attending Wortley Public School and South Collegiate, he tried his hand at different jobs including selling cars. It didn’t take long before he discovered an interest in real estate, and he hasn’t...
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Christine Boyd beside a bookshelf

Making meaningful change

Christine Boyd is an educator, a poet, and a mental health advocate making meaningful change at St. Joseph’s. She’s also a loving mother and grandmother. “I’m the mom of two amazing kids – a son and a daughter and between them, I have five grandchildren, who are the centre of my life,” she says. She...
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patient Micheline

Care with comfort

Without hesitation, Micheline Steele provides an emphatic rave review of her extensive experience with virtual care. “It changed my life,” says the 64-year-old. For years, crippling chronic pain curtailed every aspect of life for Micheline. An avid fitness enthusiast, even gentle exercise was out of...
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