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A voice for mental health care

Improving systems, addressing stigma and raising awareness– these are the goals of St. Joseph’s Mental Health Care Patients’ Council. Through volunteering their time, skills and experience, Patients’ Council members find their voices as they support and advocate for their peers. The council is composed of individuals with lived mental health care experience, including inpatients, outpatients and former patients. The council works in partnership with professional and clinical caregivers to ensure the best possible quality of life and standard of care is available at Parkwood Institute’s Finch...

Running for your someone

When Theresa Carriere laced up for the first ONERUN in 2010, she was taking the first step of a movement that has impacted thousands of people in our region touched by cancer. A breast cancer survivor herself, Theresa was inspired to make a difference by running 100km from London to Sarnia in a...

Dr. Glenn Bauman appears with a patient.

Ontario men gain access to advanced prostate cancer imaging through new study

Prostate cancer can be elusive. Wayne Smith’s journey with prostate cancer began 16 years ago when his family physician noticed increasing levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in his blood. PSA is a protein expressed by the prostate. A blood test is used to monitor levels of the protein as a...

Hopes, dreams and adventures with diabetes

As part of Diabetes Awareness Month, St. Joseph’s presents the annual Diabetes Half Century Awards to patients marking 50 years of living with insulin-dependent diabetes. Among this year’s recipients is Bernice Jardine. While the illness came with hardship and sacrifice for her family in the early...

A prestigious award for Dr. Bruce Nichols

The Ivey Eye Institute is world-renowned for being a leader in eye care with a very distinguished history of service. Over the years the American Academy of Ophthalmology has recognized the outstanding contributions of the Ivey Eye Institute and its surgeons, and now Dr. Bruce Nichols has added a...

Photo of a historic bassinet used at St. Joseph's Hospital.

Stories lost and found

A new exhibit of fascinating artifacts is now on display in the history corner of St. Joseph's Hospital. Be sure to visit. In the large and eclectic collection of artifacts from St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, every object has a story to tell. Sometimes the story emerges by following clues, other...

Unspoken compassion: a volunteer's story

Patricia Mowry has been a calming presence for many women who walk nervously through the door of St. Joseph’s Breast Care Program. Patricia provides them with a gown, helps administer paper work – and more often than not, simply holds their hand. “Sometimes I don’t say anything,” says Patricia....

Occupational therapists pose for a photo standing outside a St. Joseph's building.

The gift of humanity: Occupational Therapy at St. Joseph's

Occupational therapist and preceptor to more than 100 students, Clark Heard shares what is at the centre of the OT practice model and how it can be applied across all care areas. ‘You are capable. You have a unique and interesting potential as a human, and so do I.’ This is the philosophy that Clark...

St. Joseph's Breast Care Program: The best in breast care

The stats are startling. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her lifetime. But what’s also known is that the chances of successful treatment are greatly improved when breast cancer is found early. At St. Joseph’s, the best in breast screening, diagnosis and...

Occupation therapist Shrikant Chinchalkar treating a patient who has a hand injury

Hand therapist wins lifetime achievement award

With only three Canadians nominated, St. Joseph’s own Shrikant Chinchalkar has taken home a prestigious award recognizing his many contributions in the field of hand therapy. The International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT) Lifetime Achievement Award is granted to any person who...