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Dedicated to Ian (John) McLean - January 5, 1952 - June 17, 2025A discussion about passing down working class consciousness through generations and what we choose to do with that knowledge. To pay tribute Host Jessa McLean's late father we are resharing their interview together from 2023. He shares how he too was politicized at a young age, and how his involvement in the trade union movement shaped how he understood power structures, politics and his own purpose.Together, they sound off on their own experiences with the NDP, which are unsurprisingly similar. Jessa would like to thank the great healthcare workers at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto for their care and compassion, as well as the many comrades who have sent their condolences and shared their own memories of her father in the good fight.

Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners!We are back this week with a special podcast episode! Dr. Mike Fralick sits down with Dr. Amy Yu, a Stroke Neurologist, Clinician-Scientist, and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Hospital, to chat about her hot-off-the press publication - Population-Level Screening for Diabetes and Dyslipidemia After Pregnancies Complicated by Hypertension or Diabetes!Questions? Comments? Feedback? We'd love to hear from you! @roundstable @InternAtWork @MedicinePods

Send us a text"Tis' the Season" to head up to Ontario for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Sebastian Rodriguez-Elizalde!We talk about socialized medicine, enabling tech, Kevin O'Leary of Shark Tank, hockey (of course), VR training, even Hummer EV's!!  "Surround yourself with good people, and good things will happen"Dr. Sebastian Rodriguez-Elizalde is an Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction surgeon in Toronto, Ontario, and has a keen interest in minimally invasive Direct Anterior Approach Hip Replacement and Robotically Assisted Total Knee Replacement.  He is the current Fellowship Director for the Humber Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Program at Humber Hospital (University of Toronto).His orthopedic surgical residency training was completed at the University of Ottawa, after which he was accepted for Hip and Knee Reconstruction Fellowship training at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York. He was the recipient of the Phillip D. Wilson Award for his research while in New York (the only Canadian to ever win the award).After returning to Canada, he completed a second Fellowship in Advanced Orthopedic Trauma Reconstruction at Sunnybrook Hospital, under the tutelages of Dr. Kreder and Dr. Stephen. Dr. Rodriguez-Elizalde then further completed another Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in Lower Limb Extremity Reconstruction under the guidance of Dr. Backstein, before moving his practice to Humber Hospital.Early in his clinical practice, Dr. Rodriguez-Elizalde completed his Master's in Health Administration at the University of Toronto, and has a special interest in optimizing hospital resources and patient care pathways.Rodriquez Hip & Knee: https://rhksurgery.com/about/ Pathway Surgical: https://pathwaysurgery.com/sebastian-rodriguez-elizalde/Kevin O'Leary: https://www.facebook.com/kevinolearytv/videos/i-couldve-had-my-hip-replacement-surgery-anywhere-but-when-i-met-joe-gorman-from/500008162667094/Support the show

Conavi Medical CEO Tom Looby joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share updates about the company's innovative dual-modality catheter, developed at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, which combines intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) to improve visualization during coronary interventions. These procedures are among the most frequently performed worldwide. Looby highlighted the Novasight 3.0 system, which features enhanced imaging, AI-driven guidance to help doctors recognize tissue and size lumens, and a user-friendly design for seamless clinical integration. With regulatory approvals from the FDA and Health Canada, Conavi plans to commercialize the product within the next one to two years. Medical professionals have responded positively to the dual-modality approach, which builds on prior innovations while providing a best-in-class solution for guiding complex cardiac procedures. This next-generation technology has the potential to significantly improve outcomes in coronary interventions globally. #proactiveinvestors #conavimedicalcorp #titanmedical #tsxv #cnvi #CardiovascularTechnology #MedicalInnovation #AIHealthcare #IntravascularUltrasound #OpticalCoherenceTomography #Novasight3 #FDAApproval #CardiacCare #HealthcareTech#invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

How do you future proof yourself in a world of technology that is rapidly changing? Iliana Oris Valiente is an accomplished corporate executive, innovation and emerging tech pioneer, startup investor, respected board member, published author, and sought-after global public speaker. With a clear vision and unwavering determination, she is a thought leader on a mission to build a future humans want to live in. Iliana is currently the Managing Director and Innovation Lead at Accenture Canada. Iliana is widely recognized for her trailblazing contributions to the blockchain industry, having advised corporations, government leaders, regulators, and startups as a translator between the web2 and web3 worlds. Her expertise and perspective have expanded, now encompassing overall technology and societal trends, particularly emphasizing the future of work, life, and human-centred approaches. As a published author and frequent speaker at global conferences, Iliana has been featured in various media outlets, including television, radio, and print. Additionally, she's an active board member at Sunnybrook Hospital, CPA Ontario, and DIACC and mentors startups through incubators such as CDL. Through Iliana's unique life experiences and contributions, she has developed an ability to see the bigger picture and drive toward meaningful outcomes. We talked to Iliana about her digital twin, the future of work and what it's like to be a sequoia tree or an air plant.

We take a quick break from our Canada Critical Care Forum series, for a special episode. We had the privilege of hosting Dr. Rob Fowler, visiting professor at the University of Alberta as part of the Dr. Noel Gibney lecture series. Dr. Fowler is a critical care physician and Tory Trauma Program Chief at Sunnybrook Hospital and Chair of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Rob's academic interests include access and outcomes of care for critically ill patients and those near the end of life – in a global context. He has assisted or worked with national and international health care organizations during SARS, pandemic and avian influenza, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Ebola and COVID-19. Dr. Fowler shared invaluable insights into the concept of "Critical Care Without Borders," emphasizing the universal principles and challenges inherent in critical care medicine. Throughout the episode, Dr. Fowler's passion for improving patient care and his commitment to advancing critical care education and research were evident. Tune in to this enlightening conversation as we explore the boundless possibilities and inherent responsibilities of providing Critical Care Without Borders.

In Episode 156 I had the honor to speak with Garett Tomasek, U.S. leader of Best Buddies. Garett was introduced to me and the Unstoppable Mindset by accessiBe's own Sheldon Lewis, also a past guest on the podcast. Sheldon also introduced me to an incredible woman who is a Best Buddy in Canada. Meet Jessica Rotolo who is a talented and fearless 25-year-old model, artist, self-advocate, actor and dancer, who has a passion for performing on film and stage. Jessica was born with Downs Syndrome. I empathize a great deal as my parents, like Jessica's, were told that she would be a burden on them. As with my parents, Jessica's parents, especially her mom, fiercely opposed the idea that their daughter could not grow up to do whatever she wanted with her life. Along the way, Jessica was introduced to Best Buddies Canada where she met one of her pier buddies, Lauren Abela. Under the Best Buddies program, a Best Buddy like Jessica gets a new “pier buddy” every year. These people are volunteers who choose to become friends and mentors for persons with development or intellectual disabilities. In the case of Lauren and Jessica, their relationship flourished, and they became and still are clearly best friends, and Jessica's mom, Dorlean is also part of the team. Mom refers to herself as Jessica's Momager and prefers to work behind the scenes. However, she clearly is a significant part of the conversation you get to experience on this episode. Clearly these three are an unstoppable force. Lauren is a leader in Best Buddies and Jessica is an international ambassador for the program. Check out this episode and be ready to be inspired and encouraged. About the Guest: Jessica Rotolo Jessica is a talented and fearless 25-year-old model, artist, self-advocate, actor and dancer, who has a passion for performing on film and stage. Jessica was born with Down syndrome and is a role model for her community as well as an Ambassador for DramaWay, Best Buddies Canada and Best Buddies International. As the recipient of several awards, Jessica has also been recognized in the Ontario Legislative Assembly and the Canadian House of Commons for her outstanding international commitment in advocating and fundraising for her Down Syndrome community. She has performed in several musical drama productions throughout her career at DramaWay, a Toronto drama company serving the All-Abilities community. She has been a guest on several Canadian News Stations and Talk Shows. She has appeared in numerous campaigns for the Canadian Down Syndrome Society and a Documentary called “Employable Me Canada” not to mention a number of other fashion shows and photo shoots, including the Fashion Arts Toronto show and with designer 3ndolith. Dorlean Rotolo As her “Momager,” Dorlean is committed to supporting her daughter, Jessica, in all aspects of her career of modeling, acting, dancing and her advocacy for Best Buddies Canada, Best Buddies International and the Down syndrome community at large. Lauren Abela Lauren is a recent psychology graduate and now Student Recruitment Officer at the University of Guelph-Humber. She was first introduced to Best Buddies in high school at St. Jean de Brebeuf in Vaughan, Canada. Lauren fell in love with the atmosphere and purpose of the organization, and soon took on greater leadership roles including co-founding her own chapter with Jessica and becoming Canada's first Global Ambassadors for Best Buddies together. Because of Jessica, Lauren chose her thesis research topic to be called, “Down Syndrome Acceptance: Changing Attitudes Through Interventions.” Through her research, she found a positive relationship between disability education and inclusionary attitudes. Lauren is grateful to have attended university on a full scholarship as a Founders' Academic Merit Scholarship recipient, and made the most of her last 4 years as an active member in the community. Upon graduating, she received her school's top graduation awards, including Gold Medallion for Leadership Excellence and Michael Nightingale Community Enrichment Award. Presently, Lauren plans to pursue further education to become a Registered Psychologist and continue her research assistantship with her former professor's non-profit, Teaching & Learning Research (TLR) In Action, studying the accessibility of post-secondary classrooms for the visually impaired. In the meantime, she travels around Ontario promoting her school, encouraging students to apply for scholarships and consider joining Best Buddies. Best Buddies taught her that friendships are not something to be taken for granted, and the power of giving kindness to someone who needs it most holds immeasurable impact. Ways to connect with Jessica, Dorlean & Lauren: Best Buddies Canada Instagram: https://instagram.com/bestbuddiescanada?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Best Buddies Canada Website: https://bestbuddies.ca Jessica's Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessica.rotolo20?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Jessica's Linktree Website: https://linktr.ee/Jessica.Rotolo20 Shop Jessica's Cards: https://kidicarus.ca/product-tag/jessica-rotolo/ About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes: **Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us. **Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hello once again and welcome to unstoppable mindset today we get to do something a little bit different, something we haven't done a lot, although when we do it. It's kind of fun. And that is we have more than one guest on the podcast today. Several months ago, we had a guest on Garrett Tomasek, who is involved with best buddies in the United States. And if you listened to that episode, you had a chance to learn about Best Buddies. And he was introduced to us by Sheldon Lewis here at AccessiBe well. Along the way, Sheldon also introduced us introduced us if I could talk I'd be in great shape but introduced us to Jessica Rotolo and Dorlean Rotolo and Lauren Abela. Lauren is a best buddy Jessica is a best buddy of Lauren's. And we also have, as I said, other people involved in this whole thing specifically Darlene, who is Jessica's mom, she prefers to be called her momager. And we're going to talk all about that. But Jessica is involved in a lot of different events. Jessica is a model, she's an actress, she does a variety of different kinds of things. And she was born with Down syndrome. So we're going to talk about all of that. And we're going to talk about best buddies and do whatever it is that we need to do to make this a fun time. So sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. And I think I'm going to start with Jessica and say welcome to unstoppable mindset. How are you? **Jessica Rotolo ** 03:00 Yes, I'm great. I'm great. I go. ahead, go ahead. I am 25 years old, and I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and I was born with Down syndrome. And right here is a buddy of mine, a pure buddy who I love. **Lauren Abela ** 03:21 Lauren. Jessica is hugging me right now. I'm Lauren. **Jessica Rotolo ** 03:24 And my mom who I live with **Michael Hingson ** 03:29 Hug your mom too. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 03:30 And I'm getting hugs right now. **Michael Hingson ** 03:33 Okay, just checking for **Dorlean Rotolo ** 03:35 being just as mom is the amount of hugs we get. Well, that's kind of I once said on a documentary she did that she she would be a professional hugger. **Jessica Rotolo ** 03:45 And that was called employable me. And that was when I was looking for a job and they helped me actually get a job at Navara the costume rental store. And well, so they do and they also helped me get my art and to Christmas cards. **Michael Hingson ** 04:04 Oh, so do you have a job today? Today? **Jessica Rotolo ** 04:07 I do. I actually work at my preschool. Centennial. Jobcentre. Ah, okay, I am a path forward classroom assistant there because I went to Centennial when I was a kid, a baby, a baby, a **Michael Hingson ** 04:27 baby. Well, that's kind of cool. Well, Lauren, let's welcome you also to unstoppable mindset. How are you? **Lauren Abela ** 04:34 I'm doing good. I'm nervous but excited. **Michael Hingson ** 04:38 Don't be nervous. No need to be nervous. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 04:43 You don't bite do you? **Michael Hingson ** 04:45 Never anxious. Just food. And humans are not food. So no. Well, Lauren, tell us a little bit about you kind of growing up. Why don't you start us off with that. We learned already a little bit about Jeff because she's 25, and she was born with Down syndrome, we'll come back to that. But tell us about you, Lauren. Yeah, **Lauren Abela ** 05:05 so I was born, normally developing, I have a twin brother and two older sisters, born and raised here in Ontario, Canada. And I first got involved in high school with best buddies in the 11th grade. So halfway into my career, and I haven't left since. So **Michael Hingson ** 05:24 how did you discover Best Buddies? **Lauren Abela ** 05:26 So I know that the club had a presence around my high school. And they would often host events and have tables set up during club fairs, and they would have big sales. So within those first couple years, I was getting familiar with the organization. And then finally, in the 11th grade, they were recruiting people for to join the Club. And then after that, I was like, you know, why not? What's, what's stopping me from joining and just and making new friends. So that was why I wanted to go and join and was that hope of making new friends and here I am today, so incredibly blessed to have my truly lifetime best friend Jessica? **Jessica Rotolo ** 06:06 Yes. And I started best buddies in grade nine of high school. And I've been in Best Buddies for 10 plus years. And it's been a fun ride through it. Oh, **Michael Hingson ** 06:24 well, how did you discover Best Buddies? We heard how Lauren did. But Jessica, how did you discover Best Buddies? **Jessica Rotolo ** 06:30 I actually heard about it from a teacher in class that Emily Chang was an is her name. And she told everyone about it. And I said, oh, oh, join. And I heard of I joined and I loved it ever since. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 06:57 Now. How to highland park. **Jessica Rotolo ** 07:00 Yeah. To Highland Park High School. Yeah. How **Michael Hingson ** 07:05 close in age are you to learn and Jessica? **Jessica Rotolo ** 07:08 Well, I'm 25 and Lauren is 22 turns.Okay, four months? **Michael Hingson ** 07:13 Yeah. All right. So, so you and how old? How old? Were you, Jessica, when you were in the ninth grade and started voting and best? You were four. Okay. My gosh. Okay. So, you started well, before Lauren, how did you guys meet and become best buddies. **Jessica Rotolo ** 07:31 So we met when I went to Humber College, when I went there. And I, she called Best Buddies, Canada. And she wanted to join, she wanted to start up a Best Buddies group up there. And I called Best Buddies, Canada. And I said that I want to start up as buddies up there as well. So best buddies, Canada basically. put us together. And we met first at Humber, at the Starbucks there, and we decided to start up a Best Buddies chapter. **Lauren Abela ** 08:14 And, Michael, just to add on to that, if you're not, if, you know, just to share some background information that's based Canada is quite a small leadership team. So we had reached out to different people within the organization. And then in office, they're like, Hey, someone from Hungary reached out. Yeah. Someone from the University of Guelph Humber reached out. So it was the team over at the space Canada. Deanna and Vicki who connected Jessica and I together. Yes. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 08:40 And the university and the college are right beside each other. They are Yeah, so. **Jessica Rotolo ** 08:46 So the Humber College actually went to 12. Humber University University. **Michael Hingson ** 08:50 Right. So did you get a college degree, Jessica? **Jessica Rotolo ** 08:57 Well, I was in the sea ice program there. And that is a two year program for people with special needs, like me and other people who have autism and other any **Michael Hingson ** 09:14 special special special needs. Yeah, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 09:16 it's a two year program. Yes, **Jessica Rotolo ** 09:18 a two year program. And I was in person for a little bit and then COVID happened. And I was online, which I did not like. Yeah, yeah. But I also did a documentary in 2018 called employable me. And that's when I got the job and the cards, but they also said that I was eligible to graduate two years before 2015. And that meant that if I graduated, then I would have gone to Humber College in person all throughout **Dorlean Rotolo ** 09:56 Europe, but then I don't think you'll remember Lauren. Yeah. Yeah, I meant to be, **Jessica Rotolo ** 10:01 but it was meant to be. But I went, I deferred it for a year and then an orphan. Yeah. Worked out. **Michael Hingson ** 10:08 Yeah. Sodid you go back to college and finish or? **Jessica Rotolo ** 10:12 Well, I defer it for a year. And they went to Humber what engineering. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 10:18 She got accepted. But then she deferred the acceptance for one year because I had a number of things she was doing. So then she went to college for the two year program. Okay. The second year was COVID. So yeah, she was **Lauren Abela ** 10:31 Jessica. I can't imagine what if you had beat me to starting the chapter? Chapter. Yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 10:40 So after COVID, so you haven't gone back and finished your second year yet? No, **Jessica Rotolo ** 10:45 no, I'm done now. Oh, no, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 10:47 you finished? She finished it online, **Michael Hingson ** 10:49 online. Okay. Okay. And I **Jessica Rotolo ** 10:51 graduated online as well. Cool. **Michael Hingson ** 10:55 So you virtually walked across the stage and got here. So Dorlean, tell us about you a little bit, kind of your life growing up, and then certainly having the opportunity to be with Jessica, and being a mom and all that. This has obviously been different for you than probably what you expected? **Dorlean Rotolo ** 11:20 Oh, absolutely. I grew up in Saskatchewan and rural farming community. My father was a farmer, my mother, a nurse and, you know, had a lovely life in not in Saskatchewan, and then move to the mountains. And then after when I was living in Banff, I decided I wanted to move out to Ontario, so moved here and luckily met my husband. And you know, we had Jessica and it certainly was a shock like most families when you have a surprise that you weren't expecting, and but we wouldn't change Jessica in any any possible way. She is a force to be reckoned with. Yes. And the Down Syndrome has not stopped her from leading an unbelievable life. I **Jessica Rotolo ** 12:06 do anything anyone else can do. Yeah, she's **Dorlean Rotolo ** 12:09 very, very accomplished, young lady. And we're incredibly proud of her. And my first time that actually I went to a hotel to a, an event in Vaughan, which is north of Ontario. And I didn't know it, but it was a Best Buddies event that was being put on. And I remember having a t shirt from it that I eventually just gave away because I'm like, I don't know why I have this t shirt anymore. And then lo and behold, when Jessica, signs up for Best Buddies, I'm like, Oh my gosh, I should have kept that T shirt. Yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 12:46 Yeah. Well, so do you have other children? Yes, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 12:49 we have one daughter. Her name is Bobby. And she's doing her PhD in Waterloo, Ontario, and very proud of her. She started her PhD when she was 22 years old. And that's in public health. And yeah, she's doing very accomplished younger woman as well. **Michael Hingson ** 13:05 Jessica, are you gonna go get a PhD? **Jessica Rotolo ** 13:08 I don't know. Yeah. To a makeup course. So I want to learn everything to know that is about makeup. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 13:20 Well, when you go into her bedroom at Sephora. **Jessica Rotolo ** 13:26 She's got a makeup to **Michael Hingson ** 13:29 what to tell people a little bit about Jessica. Jessica is a model. She's an artist, self advocate, actor, and dancer. And you have performed in a variety of different kinds of things that I do want to get to all that. But the point is that you are definitely doing a lot of stuff. So maybe a PhD isn't in your future, and that's okay. Or you might decide down the line that you want to be more of an academic, but that's probably a whole lot more boring than being an artist and a dancer. And especially, I speak from experience being a self advocate. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, so you **Jessica Rotolo ** 14:08 I am a self advocate for Down syndrome and Best **Dorlean Rotolo ** 14:12 Buddies and alopecia and alopecia because **Jessica Rotolo ** 14:15 in 2014, I was on a pill for sleep disorders and I caused alopecia. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 14:25 Yeah, target all patients. **Michael Hingson ** 14:28 Tell us about that. Tell us what that is. How **Jessica Rotolo ** 14:31 alopecia is hair loss. So I was completely bald from head to toe. Like hair, eyebrows, lashes everywhere. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 14:42 And then so we after nine months from the pill Jessica passed out. So we took the took her off the pill and then within eight months her hair started growing back. Yeah. But then there were still patches that were not coming back. So Jessica was would go to Sandy Brooklyn. hospital. Yes. And every three months is hollow just **Jessica Rotolo ** 15:03 there. We did 50. So it is a 50 steroid injections and my head and eyebrows. And that did not work **Dorlean Rotolo ** 15:14 every three months. And then very luckily Pfizer came out with a trial test pill, which Jessica was accepted to three and a half years ago. And so she's been going to a dermatologist and she's on that. And it's grown her hair to 32 inches long. **Jessica Rotolo ** 15:30 Wow. And growing and growing. And going with the pill. Yeah. **Jessica Rotolo ** 15:36 And now we're doing a documentary on my hair grow hair loss and hair growth journey. And I'll be cutting my hair off shoulder length, and I'll be donating my hair as a wig to someone who has **Dorlean Rotolo ** 15:58 alopecia. So continental hair is where Jessica bought a number of weeks when she had her hair loss. And they are graciously part of the documentary with Sunnybrook Hospital. And they will, Michael Suba. His name is and he will be donate making a way out of justice hair that will be donated to a young woman who is suffering from alopecia. **Michael Hingson ** 16:22 Oh, that's that's pretty cool. Yeah. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 16:25 And she's getting her hair cut when I started taping this weekend. **Jessica Rotolo ** 16:31 We can Yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 16:32 What's the new documentary **Dorlean Rotolo ** 16:33 gonna be about? Well, Jessica's hair loss and regrowth journey. Okay. And **Michael Hingson ** 16:38 when will that be released? **Dorlean Rotolo ** 16:42 For spring, spring? Because we'd like to enter into Tiff and all the film festivals, and then also put it into the educational system. Yes. So it'd be a 12 to 15 minute documentary. Yeah. So we're very excited about it. We have a wonderful director named Scott drecker. Who is, is doing all the filming will **Jessica Rotolo ** 17:02 love him. Yeah. I also did a couple of public service announcements. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 17:09 And that's how we know him. Yeah, that's how we did that was for the Down Syndrome. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 17:15 Society. That's right, **Michael Hingson ** 17:16 so. So Dorlean, what is best buddies meant for you? Clearly, and I know that Jessica and Lauren have thoughts about that, and we can talk about that. But I'm curious, what does it really mean for you? 17:32 Well, the biggest thing for me was friendship. When Jessica joined, the friends that she made, and still has connected with is unbelievable. They are women that now our doctors are going to medical school. They are all very accomplished young women, and they still keep in touch with Jessica. So to me, it's friendship, this is what best buddies really is. For our family, and but also it's the, it's to the it's given just so many unbelievable opportunities to become a leader, they they have given her so many different ways where she can just shine and and and be that leader that we knew was in there. Because she hasn't gotten it from other other places, associations, but Best Buddies has just let her shine. I've been to two **Jessica Rotolo ** 18:29 leadership conferences in Toronto, Canada, twice. One was a sleepover and when was a day thing? **Michael Hingson ** 18:39 And what were the leadership conferences about or what did you accomplish there? **Jessica Rotolo ** 18:44 Um, basically how to make new friends and learning how to speak in front of large crowds. 18:54 Well, there you go. And be an advocate. Yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 18:58 So Lauren, do you go to on any of these events with Jessica? **Lauren Abela ** 19:04 Yes. So my first one similar to justice story was in high school. So before we had met, but you know, just over the summer, we went to the International Leadership Conference. **Jessica Rotolo ** 19:13 We did and that was our first one in person. Yeah, first, where was that? Indiana? 19:21 Oh, it's an Indiana **Jessica Rotolo ** 19:23 in the US. **Michael Hingson ** 19:24 I have. I have close friends. So we live in Bloomington. It's beautiful. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 19:29 Believe how stunning it was just loved every minute because Joe and I went as well. Yeah. And we had a mini vacation while they were off working and getting up at six and **Lauren Abela ** 19:42 made sure I was up on time. Mondays but so memorable. **Michael Hingson ** 19:48 This is where I know Best Buddies is is a miracle organization because there's never a day that just go get up at 6am **Michael Hingson ** 19:58 Well, you know that's how actresses are They like to sleep late. Oh, **Michael Hingson ** 20:01 yeah. Yeah, I like to sleep in and then they party till 1111 30 at night so or later. **Michael Hingson ** 20:10 Sleep. So So Jessica, you are doing a lot of different things with acting and art and so on. Why and how did you start all of that? And how young were you when you started that? **Jessica Rotolo ** 20:24 I believe I started this. My art and everything. When I was like four, I think what, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 20:34 John who taught you how to do so Jessica signature has a heart tell them? Yes. **Jessica Rotolo ** 20:38 My heart is Madras signature. And my my aunt, my aunt, Auntie Bev taught me how to make an M first, and then a V at the bottom and connect it and connect them make a heart like a heart. But now, I do it all myself. Yeah, yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 20:59 So what kind of art do you do? Hearts, our hearts. **Jessica Rotolo ** 21:04 Make hearts and then also people, female and male. And **Michael Hingson ** 21:11 what kind of art is it? Is it just drawing or painting or what? **Jessica Rotolo ** 21:15 Painting Manet? Okay, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 21:19 you're one of Jessica's pieces **Michael Hingson ** 21:20 of art? Well, for those who can see the podcast, because a lot of people are going to be listening to this, but if you want to show one, I don't see a problem. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 21:30 Well, you know, the the unique thing about Jessica is Hearts is that she divides them into little squares and colors. And so they're very, very colorful, and, and very **Jessica Rotolo ** 21:41 intricate. I would say it **Dorlean Rotolo ** 21:44 takes her about 40 to 50 hours to do one of **Michael Hingson ** 21:46 her I was just gonna ask that. Yeah, so 50 hours to do one, huh? Are you do you do oil paint or what? **Jessica Rotolo ** 21:54 No acrylic paint acrylic. Okay. Yes. So like on the canvas. Now, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 21:58 when she first started out, it was crayons. It was like a pencil crayon. Yeah. And then I introduced her to the acrylic paint when she got older. And yeah, they're they're a work of art. And she's Yeah, our prime minister has one dancer and mentioned national has one while we gave 24 away to a World Down Syndrome Day event that we did on March 21st. So many people have just because wonderful heart and **Jessica Rotolo ** 22:26 then when I started acting, I believe it was 15 I think with drama away, or your 14 when you thank you. I was 14. And I loved it ever since that **Dorlean Rotolo ** 22:48 you call them your second family. Yeah. And what do you do with drama? Where **Michael Hingson ** 22:51 does the classes tell us about trauma? **Jessica Rotolo ** 22:54 Our drama, winter or is like a group B? This is Mississauga, West Scarborough east, everywhere. Number of classes for drama. There is songwriting, which I love the most. That one is where you write your own songs. As a group as a group. Yes. And then dance. Dancing. I love dancing and dancing. I started when I was 1616. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 23:34 Yeah. But when with drama when you didn't when you were young boy. But how **Jessica Rotolo ** 23:39 old? Were your little? Oh, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 23:40 yeah, you started like with ballet. You were three years old. **Jessica Rotolo ** 23:44 Three years old. I started dancing. Wow. **Michael Hingson ** 23:47 So you've been doing it a while needless to say, which is certainly cool. And you've been dancing. So drama. What kind of drama do you do today? **Jessica Rotolo ** 24:00 Um, we do a lot of plays. Like, um, the last play that we did was the very first play that drama we ever did. Wizard of Oz such **Dorlean Rotolo ** 24:12 as 22 years ago. Yes. And I was **Jessica Rotolo ** 24:15 the what keepers of the West. **Michael Hingson ** 24:20 And did you say the big line? I'll get you my pretty and your little dog too. **Jessica Rotolo ** 24:26 I did not. Really? I was going to and what **Dorlean Rotolo ** 24:33 did you say instead? **Jessica Rotolo ** 24:35 I don't remember. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 24:37 You don't remember your line. **Michael Hingson ** 24:42 Oh, what what was her line? **Jessica Rotolo ** 24:44 Yeah, for God. **Michael Hingson ** 24:47 Don't talk to her about forgetting lines. **Jessica Rotolo ** 24:51 But that was the past play that we just did. **Michael Hingson ** 24:56 You just did that one, huh? Yeah, we **Jessica Rotolo ** 24:58 just did that one. Now. **Michael Hingson ** 24:59 I I'm curious. Are plays like that recorded? Do this? Anybody make videos on them? Are they available? **Jessica Rotolo ** 25:07 Yeah, yes. They're all recorded and you can get them online. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 25:11 Yeah and drama. Wait, drama way.com Yeah. And there because it's everybody, everybody that is in an actor all everybody has special needs. And **Michael Hingson ** 25:23 I'm just gonna say Yeah. Then from verbal to **Dorlean Rotolo ** 25:25 nonverbal. And Danielle stir nod who is the **Michael Hingson ** 25:29 executive producer, director and co founder. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 25:33 She? She has that everybody has an amazing role. And the costumes the props are very fun. believable. Yeah. Her staff. What do you think about the staff have drawn love **Jessica Rotolo ** 25:45 them? Yeah, I miss a couple of them. Because some of them are to move on how to move. Yeah, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 25:53 but it's an incredible organization. Yeah. Yeah. And so last year for drama. Wait, I **Jessica Rotolo ** 26:02 am yeah, I'm also an ambassador for jumbo i Tell **Michael Hingson ** 26:05 me about that. Please. **Jessica Rotolo ** 26:08 I love being an ambassador for jumbo I just because I have these a car for being an ambassador. And I can just give one out to any any for if Danielle **Dorlean Rotolo ** 26:25 needs a spokesperson, or anybody who wants to be entered interviewing about drama, wait, just because asked to represent drama. Wait. **Michael Hingson ** 26:36 So Lauren, how are you and Best Buddies involved with what Jessica is doing with drama? Where are you? Other than obviously supporting? Yeah, **Lauren Abela ** 26:48 so actually really had an amazing time watching just because played the Wizard of Oz this year. It was spectacular. So I really, really enjoyed just showing up supporting, watching, it was really a really nice time because all the laughs and how serious everyone takes their role. Like it was a honestly professional production. Needless to say, so. That's the reason generally, they don't have a direct connection at the moment. But nothing that we can't start today. There's anything I've learned from Jessica is that, you know, if you want to do something, go ahead and do it. **Jessica Rotolo ** 27:26 We did a lot of other plays. And actually, some of them were copied onto DVD guns, instead of like online, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 27:36 and there are other actors or performers that are part of the best buddies. organization as well. Yes, yes. But Best Buddies has been incredible. Especially, you know, the way you can tell them what were you with you and Lauren, the first Canadian? **Jessica Rotolo ** 27:52 Oh, yes, we actually we are the first Canadian buddy best buddy pair to be a to be the best buddies global ambassadors. And our kids, this is the top **Lauren Abela ** 28:11 are the ambassadors I'm wearing a purple collared shirt that they gave us at the International Conference this year, which **Dorlean Rotolo ** 28:17 says Best Buddies ambassador. Yes. And then Jessica, you're wearing which **Jessica Rotolo ** 28:21 shirt? I'm wearing my best buddies Canada talk. **Lauren Abela ** 28:25 And it has the logo in white, or a solid red t shirt. **Michael Hingson ** 28:29 What is the logo look like? If you would learn Oh, **Jessica Rotolo ** 28:32 it's actually the logo is two people putting their arms like this around each other on each other. **Lauren Abela ** 28:42 Like, like **Michael Hingson ** 28:43 this doesn't work very well just to go because most people aren't going to see this. They're going to hear it **Jessica Rotolo ** 28:48 actually I got this talk at the 20th year Leadership Conference. **Michael Hingson ** 28:57 Cool. So for you, Lauren. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 29:01 Might may say the the gentleman that he his name is Keith Haring and he's a contemporary artist in the world and he create created and donated the best buddies logo for Anthony Kennedy Shriver Wow, they weren't went to university together. Uh huh. Huh. So that's who does that develop the logo? Yes. **Michael Hingson ** 29:25 So Lauren, what is your favorite thing about having Jessica as a as a best buddy and a best friend? **Lauren Abela ** 29:31 Do I have to pick just one Michael like really? Possible to **Lauren Abela ** 29:42 certainly the key one that like stood out as soon as we met the first day, it was just your confidence. Yeah. And how you approach life and it's definitely learned a lot from you. Still learning each day is a how you can just Jessica how you can just take on challenges and be like You know what, I deserve to be here and I'm gonna own it, whatever you're doing. If you're standing in front of 100,000 people, you're gonna own it. I believe that. So definitely just Well, **Jessica Rotolo ** 30:10 I actually did something called motion ball. I know I for Special Olympics, Canada, I auditioned with a really. I did an audition tape, which I technically really didn't need to, because I was in already. But I auditioned, like, my little skit, and then I won. And I'm much I didn't plan on. And I got to perform at the guard and find out how many people 2500 2500 People **Michael Hingson ** 30:55 did you start? Yeah. **Jessica Rotolo ** 30:58 And I loved it. I don't get nervous whatsoever. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 31:04 And a very interesting fact. Is that, so Anthony Kennedy Shriver started special started. Best Buddies. Yeah. In like 1989. And his aunt and mother started Special Olympics. Right? So he comes from a fabulous lineage of people that just give to the world. And especially people with special needs. So they're extra special. They have an extra special place in our heart, don't they? Yeah, they really do. **Michael Hingson ** 31:37 Well, I think Lauren, you've probably kind of answered this, but I'm going to ask it anyway. What has Jessica taught you that you can take away as a life lesson? Yes, **Lauren Abela ** 31:46 so something I've been sharing with different high schools I've visited for my school. As that's my new job. After graduating from university, I now go around to different high schools in Ontario, recruiting people for the University of Guelph Humber, and include this part of my speech, because I really want others to have a similar friendship story if they can, if they can join best buddies or start their own chapter. And that's that, you know, how to be accepted for who you are. Because Jessica accepts me for who I am. And how to love with all of your heart. So I really, really appreciate Jessica for those two very big. Well, **Michael Hingson ** 32:29 Ken, I think that's extremely important. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 32:32 What do you say they're a very big hug right now. **Michael Hingson ** 32:34 What do you think? What? What do all of you think that best buddies can teach the world? And how can we get more people to pay attention to the lesson? **Dorlean Rotolo ** 32:46 Well, from a parent's perspective, sure that my child can do anything like anybody else, it may take her a little bit longer, but she can do anything. And she just needs to be given the chance from a job to being a friend. Just give them the opportunity because they deserve it. They're part of our planet. And, and they're, you know, we were made by all made by our you know, who we believe in, if you're, if it's God, it's whoever you believe in, we are all made together to live on this planet, and we each deserve. You know, that opportunity just to live a wonderful, wonderful life and Best Buddies. Absolutely. Does that. It does. Yes. **Michael Hingson ** 33:31 Well, well, Jessica and Lauren, in their various ways are ambassadors. It sounds like so are you do you go out and give speeches and talk to the public? No, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 33:39 no, I don't. I don't **Jessica Rotolo ** 33:42 know. She goes on the documentary. Unbelievable. Me with me. Yeah, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 33:45 yeah. So but no, I don't I just I'm behind the scenes making sure that when just because they're, everything's done for her or we work together to do it. Yeah. You know, I'm, I'm her taxi. I'm her. **Jessica Rotolo ** 34:00 With us now for us. Yeah. Yeah, it was awesome. For us. That's the **Jessica Rotolo ** 34:04 same for worldwide Down Syndrome Day. 2023 **Dorlean Rotolo ** 34:08 was yeah, just it was, you know, helped me don't do it for me, help me. Let me let me show you that. I can do it too. I may need help. But just and that's, you know, his World Down Syndrome days. Again, their theme. Yeah, it was wonderful. And **Jessica Rotolo ** 34:22 I was also bullied in the past like, as a little baby and as a little kid and now Best Buddies really helped me make new friends. Yeah. And **Michael Hingson ** 34:38 that's real accepted. That is clearly great and a good thing. And and having a good friend like Lauren is always a valuable thing I think for for anyone, Lauren, you got your degree in psychology. You're going to continue on and go further with that. Yes, **Lauren Abela ** 34:57 I do want to pursue further Education, hopefully become a psychotherapist and and maybe a psychologist down the road. But you know I haven't shared yet but just to come and our friendship influenced my thesis topic thesis research paper. For my fourth year I just wrote it. And that was on Down Syndrome acceptance, changing attitudes through interventions. So it was measuring, quantitatively whether a short video, just sharing more about people with Down syndrome of all different ages, genders in jobs and careers, and how capable they are. And it did find a positive relationship between education and acceptance attitudes. So if there is any advice that I can give people, it's to be open to learning, and to ask questions, and approach people with a positive and open heart. You know, there's enough hate in this world don't spread more from yourself. **Michael Hingson ** 36:03 There's too much hate in this world, actually. But yeah, well, you know, so we've, we've heard a lot about Jessica's leadership and so on, and mom in the background, but you've taken on leadership roles and Best Buddies and elsewhere. Why did you do that? And what what was the inspiration to make that happen? **Lauren Abela ** 36:22 Yeah. Well, I know, I mentioned to you how I joined the student union with my university Ignite. And that was wanting to make clubs more accessible for students to join, seeing the positive impact of Best Buddies on the school. And I just wanted to give back in that way, and like Jessica, Tommy take action, you know, don't wait for someone else to do it. If there's something you want change, and then be that difference you want to see in the world. So that's how I approach these leadership opportunities. And it's certainly, you know, really definitely a credit, Jessica to many of my accomplishments, including the the award that my school gave me. Yes, yeah. Because we were. **Michael Hingson ** 37:11 Now when when you're a best buddy with someone, so Jessica is your best buddy. And and probably more relevant to ask it this way. Do you have more than one best buddy? Or do you stick with one person and devote all your time to that? **Jessica Rotolo ** 37:27 I have lots of money. I have like eight buddies now, since high school. **Michael Hingson ** 37:39 But how many do you have at one time? **Jessica Rotolo ** 37:42 I'm one at a time, one at a time. **Michael Hingson ** 37:45 So Lauren, same for you. **Lauren Abela ** 37:47 Yes. So the beauty of the organization is that for each year or semester, depending on how the chapter organizes it, you are matched with just one person typically hoping, hoping that the numbers do line up. And the goal is to during that one year of commitment, foster friendship to last a lifetime. So that's what happened to Jessica. So **Jessica Rotolo ** 38:10 the mean, yes, but when I was in high school, yes. It was like I had four buddies. From that chapter one **Michael Hingson ** 38:22 each year. Yeah, yes. Yes. Or what? **Dorlean Rotolo ** 38:27 years because you were there for seven years. Yeah. **Jessica Rotolo ** 38:30 Yeah. So I actually know the names as well. Tiffany so Ha, Chloe, Grace, Lauren, Mary Louise from Tmu. And Lisa, and now Priyanka from the Tim you, so? **Michael Hingson ** 38:49 So if you and so the two of you, Lauren and Jessica, are not in the organization's definition. Best Buddies, your best buddies for life anyway. But you have you have different Best Buddies says Best Buddies in the organization. Yes. Yeah. **Lauren Abela ** 39:07 So how it is organized is that students with intellectual or developmental disability are classified as a best buddy. Yeah, and those without an IDD is a pure body. Yes. So those one pure buddy is matched with one best buddy each year. And you know, you can request to be with a person sometimes it really it differs Chapter Two chapter. Yeah, we actually **Jessica Rotolo ** 39:33 requested I requested her to be the the first by developer chapter **Dorlean Rotolo ** 39:40 and the unique thing is Humber is that you have to be a student to be in the in the organization, the chapter, but it Tmu **Jessica Rotolo ** 39:50 Tim, you the buddies don't have to be a student. Yeah. And the pair bonding is have to be a student. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 39:57 Yeah, yeah. And community To be living has come where they are us t Fs okay? **Jessica Rotolo ** 40:03 Yes FST has come in helped us find the bodies and bodies. So **Lauren Abela ** 40:11 different Best Buddies chapters, especially at the university slash college level will partner with the community organization to recruit the best buddies from whereas we at Humber, we're very lucky to have students in the CIC program that we could recruit directly from, **Jessica Rotolo ** 40:27 which I helped with because I was in that program, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 40:31 which has helped you became the largest club and yeah, at the school, didn't you? I **Lauren Abela ** 40:36 want to believe so. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 40:40 You have amazing amount of people come is wonderful. Yes, yeah. Yeah, there's so many great events. **Michael Hingson ** 40:49 So what kind of events? I think we've heard some of the things that the Jessica has done well, but, and obviously, Darlene, but Lauren, what kind of events have you done with this buddies? Or is it sort of similar to what Jessica has already told us? **Lauren Abela ** 41:04 I think the events I just mentioned here are just all of her personal accomplishments. I can't top that, Michael ask someone else. **Michael Hingson ** 41:15 Trying to top it, it's **Dorlean Rotolo ** 41:17 been very shy here, because without Lauren, it was it was a group that, you know, an effort between the two of them, there are partnerships so without each other, that clubs certainly would not have been successful, no as it was, but also the support that best buddies Canada gave them was really wonderful. Deanna is just **Lauren Abela ** 41:40 amazing. And some of the events that Deanna allowed us to participate in include the Ascot, yes. Which was an annual fundraiser so just Can I volunteered with that event? We've gone to the Blue Jays game. Free tickets from Best Buddies, Canada. Yeah, PJs **Dorlean Rotolo ** 41:56 Care Foundation went into the box and sat in the box. **Lauren Abela ** 41:59 Yeah, we're also we've got watch the champions movie and in the feeder in Toronto. Yeah. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 42:04 And that's you've also could, you've had dance evenings at the at the school you've had friendship walks, right? Yeah. Yeah, **Jessica Rotolo ** 42:16 we did. You guys did. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 42:19 Talk to your Yes. That was best, buddy. Yes. **Jessica Rotolo ** 42:22 We also did the friendship dance. But that was my high school. Yeah. And I came in second in a dance off. **Michael Hingson ** 42:34 So Jessica, do you do social media at all? Yes. **Jessica Rotolo ** 42:40 Well, we both do, actually. And what do you do for a zoo? **Michael Hingson ** 42:43 Tell us about that. Hi, sorry, sad again. **Jessica Rotolo ** 42:48 We do Instagram lives together. Tell us about that. It's really fun. **Lauren Abela ** 42:53 Yes, maybe I can share how it started, which came about because of COVID. It was hard to connect with people. And I'm not sure it was a service. But it's Canada that reached out to me. They reached out to us. And they suggested that we go live on their Instagram just sharing a skill. And it became almost a weekly thing for us. **Jessica Rotolo ** 43:14 I believe our first we did a makeup tutorial we **Lauren Abela ** 43:18 do. Yeah. So we've done anywhere from makeup to baking. Cooking. walks outside. Yeah. Fashion. Yeah. And **Jessica Rotolo ** 43:27 also the conference. Yeah, **Lauren Abela ** 43:31 we went live at the conference too. For those that couldn't make it as it was quite far. We wanted to have Sharon in our experience so highly, highly recommend every person to go to a leadership conference at least once in their life. Yeah, **Jessica Rotolo ** 43:44 well, I did three **Dorlean Rotolo ** 43:46 who were some of the people throughout the conference in Indiana. Famous people that you got to meet **Jessica Rotolo ** 43:52 Miss T Miss USA Miss Teen USA, Garin **Jessica Rotolo ** 43:57 flowers? Yes. Getting flowers **Jessica Rotolo ** 44:01 in the Champions cast, the movie of champions, the cast there, but a couple of them our best Windows ambassadors as well. So **Dorlean Rotolo ** 44:13 yeah, yeah, it was one. That was wonderful. You guys had perfect weather. **Jessica Rotolo ** 44:17 Yes. Perfect weather. It was so nice. It was so hot out there. It was. **Michael Hingson ** 44:25 So I'm Darlene, are you strictly behind the scenes? Are you an ambassador for Best Buddies? Or do you take on any kind of roles **Dorlean Rotolo ** 44:33 on behind the scenes Michael? **Michael Hingson ** 44:36 be out in the open at all? Huh? **Michael Hingson ** 44:38 No, I'm behind the scenes. I'm the momager. And yeah, I just make sure that, you know, whatever Jessica needs, you know, from whatever, you know, helping her with what she's going to wear for any event to getting her there safely, making sure she has, you know, nourishment and drinks. Yeah, Let's, I'm just Yeah, strictly behind the scenes which I is for me. One **Jessica Rotolo ** 45:06 time. Enjoyable me. Yeah, why not? That's **Dorlean Rotolo ** 45:08 what we're best buddies. Studies. I'm just when Jessica, when Jessica **Jessica Rotolo ** 45:15 except for my Hayden Park chapter for that she was a part of it as well. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 45:25 Yeah. So what I did with when Jessica was at Hayden Park Secondary School with GE, all girls school in the public, the Toronto District Public School Board. **Jessica Rotolo ** 45:36 Yeah. And we had an attacker with another school UTS UTS. Yeah. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 45:40 And so they were a distance away. So I would drive with our van and I would take two trips for the girls to load into the van and drive them over. So they didn't, because it was too far for them to walk. So it was really nice that they got to go to the other school instead of always having an event at their school or school. Yeah, **Lauren Abela ** 45:59 yeah. Yeah, one thing to jump in, that parents can do, in terms of supporting Best Buddies is actually to advocate to the staff at their school if there isn't a chapter to ask for them to be started one. Yeah. So that's one thing that we want to encourage family members and supporters. So if you know, of a friend or your child who has a disability, and there isn't a best buddy chapter to reach out to the President, the principal, the vice principal, and to see if one can be started. Yeah. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 46:33 And then they just need one of the teachers would be, you know, be the contact with with the school, but it depends if it's at a high school versus a university level. Yeah. Because if it's a university level, did you need a teacher University? No, yeah. No. **Lauren Abela ** 46:51 Students just ourselves. Students. **Jessica Rotolo ** 46:57 In high school, it **Lauren Abela ** 46:58 was an elementary level. So we do our best buddy chapters in elementary as well. Same **Michael Hingson ** 47:04 process in the US and Canada. **Lauren Abela ** 47:09 Well, similar, so you just reach out to your state's supervisor in terms of the States or in Canada, reach out to Best Buddies Canada office, and they will be able to provide support on next steps and how to move forward. **Michael Hingson ** 47:23 So since it's come up, we might as well deal with it if people want to reach out how do they figure out where their local Best Buddies offices are reaching out to their state or whatever? How do they do that? **Jessica Rotolo ** 47:37 You can go online at best buddies.com. Yes, yes. **Lauren Abela ** 47:43 And then there you can find contacts, and what chapters are currently available to be joined. based on your geographic location? Yes. **Lauren Abela ** 47:56 Your work there. Very **Dorlean Rotolo ** 47:57 good. So what is it **Jessica Rotolo ** 47:59 best buy this for? us.org.org? **Michael Hingson ** 48:02 Yeah, that makes sense. This would be a nonprofit. Yeah, yes. Yeah. And do all Best Buddies chapters, pretty much do the same thing with the same kinds of people. So you deal primarily with intellectual disabilities, not all physical disabilities. **Lauren Abela ** 48:17 So there are intersecting disabilities. However, the best buddies main audience are those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It doesn't exclude anyone, everyone is welcome to join. It just depends on on the the matching system, but there's also the Associate Member position where you don't have to be matched. You can just attend events as you please, to enjoy and the fun and make people meet people across the whole chapters. And that's what **Jessica Rotolo ** 48:44 we are right now. **Michael Hingson ** 48:48 How large is best buddies in Canada now? **Jessica Rotolo ** 48:55 A shop there was in 1993. And that was the York University campus. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 49:05 Yeah, Cam doctor, but how many there are in the in Canada? I really don't know that number. **Jessica Rotolo ** 49:11 Me neither. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 49:12 But it's there's a lot of chapters lots. **Michael Hingson ** 49:16 And you say a started in 1993? Yes. Your, **Jessica Rotolo ** 49:20 your character University was the first ever chapter. It's **Dorlean Rotolo ** 49:23 just north of Toronto. Uh huh. **Lauren Abela ** 49:25 So I can give overall statistics. Best Buddies programs now engage participants in each of the 50. United States. And we're in Canada as well and in over 47 countries impacting over 1.3 million people worldwide. Yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 49:41 So it is pretty substantive, although I don't generally hear much about it, but I'm glad that we've been able to do this, but I haven't really heard a lot about Best Buddies outside of being introduced to Best Buddies, people by Sheldon, which I really am grateful to We'll be able to do, because I like the message you clearly send the message that I think I and other people with disabilities, sin, which is we're as capable as anyone else stop limiting us with your own attitudes and beliefs. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 50:19 And one very interesting fact about what is happening right now with Best Buddies International, it is. They have its National Disability Employment Awareness Month, right. N D. A. M, in India, and is basically to have people you know, just trying to get everybody employed. It's a very big part of the best buddies in the US is to they have wonderful programs. Do **Michael Hingson ** 50:49 you know what the unemployment rate among people with Down syndrome is? No, I don't have that statistic either. Yeah. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 50:57 We have. We have many families whose children or young adults are at home and do not have employment. Like when, as Jessica mentioned, when she was in the last documentary, they helped her get a job at a place called Malabar the costume rental store. And she absolutely loved, loved, loved it. But then COVID happened, it was close down. And then yeah, it was closed for good after that. So she lost her job. He loved it. **Michael Hingson ** 51:24 When he just wanted to go try on costumes. **Jessica Rotolo ** 51:29 Oh, I also I also got to meet a celebrity that came in. He was an actor. From the show victorious. He played back on the show. **Lauren Abela ** 51:54 On the topic of employment, just wanted to quickly mention, I was an ambassador for the Discover ability network. So any viewers listening in from Ontario, this is a free service paid for by the government, for employees with disabilities to connect them to employers looking to hire inclusively. So discoverability network, feel free to check that out later. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 52:14 And Jessica with fcb, Canada, she did a public service announcement. And they one of the things they helped create was a What would you guys create on? Oh, **Jessica Rotolo ** 52:29 we pretty wanted to be employable. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 52:38 employable? Yeah. Yes. And employable. And so they created the first LinkedIn, LinkedIn network for people with Down syndrome. **Michael Hingson ** 52:46 Yes. Ah, now what organization is, again? 52:50 FCB. Canada. What **Michael Hingson ** 52:51 is FCB? 52:52 It's just one of the advertising agencies in I'm not sure what FCB stands for. I was wondering, yeah, I'll look that up. And then with the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, so it doesn't say FCB it just says FCB. Canada. Yeah. Wonderful, wonderful people. And, yeah, so the employable. So anybody who has Down Syndrome who would like to connect to it, it is a LinkedIn page, specifically for people with Down syndrome. Yes. What does it stand for? Long name? Yeah. Oh, yeah. **Lauren Abela ** 53:30 Full service, integrated marketing and communications agency with offices in Toronto and Montreal? Yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 53:36 Well, there you go. Yeah. Well, that is cool. Well, let me ask, Jessica, what are your long term plans? I mean, so you do art, you do modeling and a number of different things. Do you just want to continue that? Do you have any kind of long term goals in life? **Jessica Rotolo ** 53:55 I do have one 54:03 guy in this house. Yeah. That's the problem. You know, Michael is yes, Jessica wants to move out of her house. But you know, it's financially she would never be able to that's the unfortunate thing because she doesn't have the income to be able to move out of her home or home. So she is forced to live with us until, you know, maybe we could while we're trying to get a business going with for Jessica with her with her heart design. And, and her cards are soft. I **Jessica Rotolo ** 54:33 am till five. Yeah. I wouldn't move out. Yeah, I don't live on my own. **Lauren Abela ** 54:39 You know, some people would blame the economy, so I can't really blame the economy. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 54:44 Yeah, it's very expensive to live in Toronto. So champion champions. **Jessica Rotolo ** 54:49 Want to move closer to my work, and your My vigor score for my drama classes around that area. Well, **Michael Hingson ** 55:00 you might, you may find as time goes on, you'll be able to make more of a career out of some of the things you're doing, which would really be exciting. No boys in your life I gather, huh? No, **Lauren Abela ** 55:11 not Yeah, that **Michael Hingson ** 55:12 was a pretty definitive answer. **Jessica Rotolo ** 55:14 I don't want to I don't want any. No, no. No, boy. **Lauren Abela ** 55:24 Are we gonna dance at each other's wedding? **Dorlean Rotolo ** 55:29 They're gonna dance at each other's weddings, but she's got to find a guy first. **Michael Hingson ** 55:35 Seems like a reasonable thing to do. And, you know, I'm, I'm one of those people who's of the opinion there is somebody for everyone. So you just never know, Jessica. 55:44 Yeah. You'll never know. **Michael Hingson ** 55:48 We have Well, we've already got Dorlean addressed. I mean, she's got a guy. So that works. Yeah. So Lauren, what about you? What are your sort of long term goals and guys, and all that? **Lauren Abela ** 55:58 Definitely looking into buying a house in a few years, hopefully. Definitely working because I just started working after just graduating this year. So I want to find a salary position. Some pretty good. And again, yeah, do a master's, become a psychotherapist, maybe do some more research. You know, start a family, get married first. Goals and happy and healthy and make a difference in the world? **Michael Hingson ** 56:28 Have you found the right person to get married to yet? Um, **Lauren Abela ** 56:32 I hope so. I think so. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 56:36 He's our favorite. **Michael Hingson ** 56:37 He's a keeper. No, mom, mom blesses. So that's a good start. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 56:42 He's an extraordinary young man. Very nice. **Michael Hingson ** 56:45 So for each of you question, what advice do you want to give to the world? And we've talked a lot about different things. And I know, we've probably addressed some of the issues. But as we kind of bring this to a close, this has been going for a while it's almost an hour, can you believe it? But **Dorlean Rotolo ** 57:04 what kind of what kind of interviewer? What kind **Michael Hingson ** 57:07 of advice and suggestions? Would you like to leave people with what kinds of thoughts? Let's start with Dorlean? **Dorlean Rotolo ** 57:15 Well, My Messages to Young families, when Jessica was in my arms in the hospital, the doctor that came into the room to assess Jessica basically told me that I would grow to love her, which just absolutely broke my heart. Yeah. And so to all the young families, you know, yes, it's a shock at the beginning when you when you're holding your, your child, and you know, the diagnosis, but life will be incredible. We could not ever imagine our life without Jessica, but also the people she has brought to our lives has been a true blessing. It's been a blessing for us, you know, meeting people like Lauren, Peter, and just all of Jessica's friends in the mothers that I've met and fathers, they're just beautiful people. So it'll be okay. That's, that's my message. It'll be okay. **Michael Hingson ** 58:09 Have you ever had the opportunity to go back and see that doctor who said that? **Dorlean Rotolo ** 58:15 No, no, I don't know what I'd say to him. And especially days later, when we went to back to the hospital, and then he used Jessica as a specimen for a fellow doctor to show the fellow Doctor all the signs of that it's a baby with Down syndrome. Basically, I had a break down for a couple of days, because, you know, that's Is this the way my daughter was going to be perceived by the world? And, you know, we certainly have shown that No, she's not. She's a perfect person in our eyes and everybody's eyes that No, sir, yeah, yes, surely so. **Michael Hingson ** 58:52 So I don't, I don't want to do a lot of preaching myself this week. But I will make the comment that we've got to get beyond this idea that disability means lack of ability, because it doesn't mean lack of ability at all. It's a characteristic and everyone has it. But you know, I hear what you're saying. My parents were told that they should send me away when it was discovered that I was blind and the same thing and they rejected that. And I wish more parents would, would take that step to not just go by what science says just because somebody is different. Yeah. 100%. So Jessica, what kind of advice do you have for the world? How do you want to leave people thinking about you this week? **Jessica Rotolo ** 59:38 So I would say be yourself and just don't be afraid to leave your friends. **Michael Hingson ** 59:47 Yeah, yeah. And it's all about, as you said, being yourself and having the courage to be yourself and don't let people talk you into something that isn't true. Yeah, yeah, it is. and **Jessica Rotolo ** 1:00:00 don't let anyone tell you different. **Michael Hingson ** 1:00:03 Oh, yeah. That's the real key, isn't it? **Dorlean Rotolo ** 1:00:06 Yes. You know? Yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 1:00:10 And if you don't know what you want, figure it out and use your best buddies and your friends but figure it out. Because you can certainly want things just like anyone else. Yes. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 1:00:22 And you know, people don't have to be alone. And if you are alone, contact Best Buddies. **Dorlean Rotolo ** 1:00:27 They will help you. You don't have to be alone. It really is an amazing organization. Yeah, right. **Michael Hingson ** 1:00:33 And Lauren, and Lauren, you what kind of thoughts do you want to leave everyone with? **Lauren Abela ** 1:00:37 Yeah. If you can choose to be anything, be kind. That's it and everything that you do. And if you are unsure how to be kind, research, ask questions, you know, and if you're thinking that you want to learn more about Best Buddies, then go to the website, reach out to us on Instagram, we are very happy to share more and and consider things that you can do in your everyday life that are simple, simple things that to spread that kindness and to make that best buddies impact of friendship and inclusion and whatever workplace you're in. Yeah, **Michael Hingson ** 1:01:15 speaking of Instagram, do you guys still do the live Instagram? Yes. **Lauren Abela ** 1:01:20 It's been a few months, maybe a year, but we will do more we promise **Dorlean Rotolo ** 1:01:25 crazier with you guys put on the love means event, World Down Syndrome Day event. Now the documentary him really has been advocating in different areas. Yes, very, very busy. Which is wonderful. So wonderful life. **Michael Hingson ** 1:01:39 Yeah, I want to just go do it. Yeah, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 1:01:45 exactly. Just make that phone call. Well, I **Michael Hingson ** 1:01:48 want to thank all of you for being with us today. On unstoppable mindset. Clearly, you're unstoppable. All three of you, especially as a team, but individually as well. And I want to thank you all for being here. And if you know other people who we ought to bring on as a guest on unstoppable mindset, please let us know. And for all of you listening out there and watching, we would love to hear your thoughts about any other guests that you'd like to have as well as we'd like your thoughts. And I know Jessica, Lauren. And Dorlean would like your thoughts also about this podcast? And actually, let me ask that question. If people want to reach out to you all directly, can they do that? And how would they do that? **Dorlean Rotolo ** 1:02:28 By email, or your Instagram or so **Jessica Rotolo ** 1:02:31 then what **Michael Hingson ** 1:02:32 what is your Instagram address or handle or how do people find you? Mine **Jessica Rotolo ** 1:02:39 is Jessica dot Rotolo 20 and rotala **Michael Hingson ** 1:02:43 was R O T O L O yes. So Jessica dot Rotolo 20. **Lauren Abela ** 1:02:48 Yes. And mine is L A U R E N A B E L A Three. **Michael Hingson ** 1:02:58 So you're the third Loren Abela. Jessica is the 20th Rotolo so **Dorlean Rotolo ** 1:03:10 on Instagram, so everybody have to reach me through Jessica. Yes. **Jessica Rotolo ** 1:03:15 Well, sorry, my email. No, **Dorlean Rotolo ** 1:03:21 I just like it too many emails. No, yeah, they can reach out to Jessica's Instagram. Do **Michael Hingson ** 1:03:26 it on Instagram. That's fine. Well, I hope people will reach out to you guys. We really appreciate it. And I want to thank everyone again for listening. We really appreciate you being here and listening with us. It's been a fun hour. And that's one of the main goals on a stoppable mindset. It's not just for us to have fun, but I hope that all of you listening had fun as well. I'd love to hear your thoughts, please email me at Michael m i c h a e l h i at accessibe A C C E S S I B E.com. Or go to our podcast page www dot Michael hingson H i n g s o n.com/podcast. And wherever you're listening, please give us a five star rating. We value greatly your reviews and we love those five star ratings and really appreciate you giving those to us. So please do so and reach out. We'd love to

Lyn Lagio is a 37-year-old nurse and mother of twin girls. She works at Sunnybrook Hospital and also does community nursing. Before starting her fitness journey, Lyn didn't care about her diet or fitness. She would eat fast food, often not on time due to her busy schedule, and struggled with digestion issues. Lyn's weight was around 140 pounds with a body fat percentage of 40%. She felt unhappy with her appearance, had low self-esteem, and didn't feel comfortable in her clothes. However, after completing the six-week challenge with Fight Fitness a gym in Markham, ON, Lyn experienced a significant transformation in her body and mindset.In this episode, Lyn Jamaic Lagio shares her inspiring fitness journey and the positive impact it has had on her life. As a busy nurse and mother of twin girls, Lyn didn't prioritize her health and fitness before joining Fight Fitness. She struggled with her weight, body fat percentage, and self-esteem. However, after seeing an ad for the six-week challenge, Lyn decided to make a change. With the support of her husband and the guidance of Coach Mark, she committed to the program and experienced incredible results. Through proper nutrition, regular workouts, and a supportive community, Lyn lost 13 pounds, reduced her body fat percentage, and gained confidence. She now prioritizes her health, enjoys seeing herself in the mirror, and feels positive about her future.Key Takeaways:- Lyn Jamaic Lagio, a nurse and mother of twin girls, transformed her body and mindset through the six-week challenge with Fight Fitness.- Before starting her fitness journey, Lyn didn't prioritize her health, ate fast food, and struggled with digestion issues.- With the support of her husband and the guidance of Coach Mark, Lyn committed to the program and experienced significant weight loss and improved body composition.- Following Coach Mark's advice on proper nutrition and meal timing, Lyn built a healthy relationship with food and started drinking more water.- The transformation has positively impacted Lyn's self-esteem, energy levels, and overall well-being.Notable Quotes:"I feel positive, and I just feel good now. I didn't like seeing myself in the mirror, because before, around December, November, December of last year, I don't even want to see myself in the mirror anymore." - Lyn Jamaic Lagio"Fight fitness really helped me fix my diet. Eat healthy. And right now, even if six weeks challenge is done, I still continue to eat healthy." - Lyn Jamaic Lagio"I'm like, this is coming from the heart because I think you're going to save my life. You're going to give me a few more years of living because from now on, I'd be living very healthy." - Lyn Jamaic LagioListen to the full episode to hear Lyn Jamaic Lagio's inspiring fitness journey and how she transformed her body and mindset through the six-week challenge with Fight Fitness. Stay tuned for more empowering stories and valuable insights from Fight Fitness.Let's connect on Social Media: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Fightfitbootcamps INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fightfitbootcamps/ Live in the Markham, Thornhill, North York, Richmond Hill, Unionville and Greater Toronto area? Try our Kickboxing, Boxing, and Bootcamp classes! Get 3 Classes, FREE hand wraps and glove rentals! http://www.fight.fitness We also offer personal training, nutrition coaching and online training. Learn more about us here: http://www.fight.fitness

Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Dr. Sonu Gaind, head of the psychiatry department at Sunnybrook Hospital, about the need for revisiting the expansion of medical assistance in dying to include mental illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Dr. Shady Ashamalla, surgical oncologist and colorectal surgeon at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, about an alarming trend in younger people getting diagnosed with cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Dr. Stephanie Zhou in today's episode as she dives into her diverse career and the streams of income that come with it. Dr. Steph specializes in addictions medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital, leads the Financial Literacy Curriculum at the University of Toronto, started the annual Physician Financial Wellness Conference, and was recognized among Canada's 100 most influential women in 2022.Tune in for an insightful conversation on multiple streams of income!Discussion Points: The different types of income streams (4:30)How Dr. Steph's practice is structured and the various streams of income that comes within it  (6:37)Does doing a variety of things lead to burnout or sustenance? (12:37)Doing non-destructive focused work  (13:24)How admin work gives you time and geographical freedom (19:23)Asking professional compensation when getting invited to speak in talks and conferences (20:13)Managing your time (24:00) How income works in board memberships (27:10)Stephanie Zhou:•Stephanie's Instagram•Stephanie's LinkedIn•Stephanie's Youtube Channel•Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman•Deep Work by Cal Newport My Links:•E-mail: beyondmdpodcast@gmail.com•LinkedIn: Yatin Chadha

"THE WORLD IS CHANGING FAST, but it doesn't have to be scary." Iliana Oris Valiente (IOV) is an optimist for the future of tech and society. IOV wants to encourage humans to live happy, healthy, and purposefully designed lives in a world of endless possibilities. She believes the key is to embrace the ever-shifting technological trends and chaos, actively shape the future, and thrive together. #disruptionow #digitalnomad #globaltrendsWhat You Will LearnCurrent Global Trends in TechThe Future of Digital NomadsHow to Succeed as a Woman of Color in Corporate AmericaABOUT Iliana Oris ValienteIliana Oris Valiente, CPA, CA, is a corporate executive, board member, author, public speaker, and been featured in various media outlets, including TV, radio, and print (Bloomberg, CBC, etc).Currently, a Managing Director and the Head of Innovation at Accenture Canada, she works with senior executives and boards of Fortune500 companies to support their strategic transformation journeys, from idea to scaled execution. She leads multidisciplinary teams across design, data, and the latest emerging areas (with a focus on AI, metaverse/web3, sustainability).Additionally, she's an active board member at Sunnybrook Hospital, CPA Ontario, and DIACC, and active startup mentor.Iliana is a global citizen, speaking English, Russian, Spanish, and French. She has her finger on the pulse of global shifts in talent trends, future of work, and in her spare time, she's building a community of like-minded citizens of the world.www.ilianaOV.comhttps://www.ilianaov.com/writing

Dr. Brad Strauss is a cardiologist at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, with a roster of patients and several new medical devices under development. But immediately following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, Strauss dropped everything and booked a plane ticket to Tel Aviv. Despite his flight being delayed by missile threats—it took him two days in transit—he arrived ready to work near the frontlines around Gaza. Instead, he was accepted by the cardiology team at the HaEmek hospital in Afula, in the country's north—within firing range of Hezbollah's rockets. Strauss is the only Canadian doctor volunteering with that hospital's heart unit right now. But The CJN is aware of many other Canadian medical professionals who are on the ground to help. And there will be thousands more, as Israel wants foreign-trained medical staff from Canada, the U.S. and the European Union to volunteer, anticipating casualties straining their health care system. In the second episode of our week spotlighting "The Helpers" in the Holy Land, Strauss speaks to The CJN Daily host Ellin Bessner about what motivated him to come and why stress is causing heart problems for patients who he has seen during these last two weeks. What we talked about Help the HaEmek hospital in Afula buy a portable x-ray machine for the ER and a portable cardiac echo machine. Tax-deductable donations can be sent via the Neeman Foundation Learn about Israel's health ministry creating this web portal for foreign-trained medical professionals from Canada and abroad to sign up to volunteer If you missed Monday's The CJN Daily episode with the Canadian toymaker Ronnen Harary of Spin Master and how he is delivering 25,000 toys to displaced Israeli kids, listen here Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer.Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To subscribe to this podcast, please

Dr. Humza Nusrat is a medical physicist, researcher, and professor. Dr. Nusrat attended Ontario Tech University, formerly known as UOIT, and received a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences. He then attained his PhD in biomedical physics at Toronto Metropolitan University, formerly known as Ryerson. Following his PhD, Dr. Nusrat completed his medical physics residency. Now, he is working as a medical physicist in one of Canada's largest cancer clinics at Sunnybrook Hospital. He also works as an assistant professor in physics and leads his own research lab building virtual reality tools for healthcare.  In this conversation, Dr. Nusrat breaks down a career path in medical physics and its importance in healthcare. He also discusses scholarships, research placements, career opportunities, and more!  Connect with Dr. Humza Nusrat: Twitter & LinkedIn New podcast episodes every Tuesday. Produced by Ment Projects. Follow @mentprojects on all social media platforms for updates and more mentorship resources. Visit our website to learn more about the mission and services of Ment.   

Seann Seto is a pharmacist and medical science liaison. Seann attended Western University for medical science but left after his third year when he was accepted into pharmacy school. Seann received his PharmD from the University of Toronto and then completed his hospital pharmacy residency at University Health Network. After his residency, Seann worked first as a clinical pharmacist on the oncology team at Toronto General Hospital, then in the cardiology intensive care unit in Sunnybrook Hospital. Now, Seann works in the pharmaceutical industry as a medical science liaison at Eisai Canada, while still practicing as a clinical pharmacist on the side.  In our conversation, Seann tells us about his journey, as well as the wide scope of pharmacy and the many career opportunities it has to offer.   New podcast episodes every Tuesday. Produced by Ment Projects. Follow @mentprojects on all social media platforms for updates and more mentorship resources. Visit our website to learn more about the mission and services of Ment.  Episode Transcript 

This is a 2 part episode. Still looking for a childbirth education course that you will LOVE? Join Birth Story Academy today and learn more from Heidi, a 20 year seasoned doula with a less than 7% cesarean section rate. 20 modules, 6 hours total, self paced and TONS of free downloads. Use code BIRTHSTORYFRIEND for $20 OFF at BirthStory.com About Hannah  (and I'm so glad you're here) As a Registered Massage Therapist governed by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) I've had the privilege of working in various environments including the High Risk Obstetrics Unit at Sunnybrook Hospital where my passion for working with pregnant folks fully emerged. After working at multiple different multidisciplinary clinics in Toronto, I've settled into a practice at my home clinic in the West End of Toronto.  In 2022, I began my training as a Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula and Childbirth Educator with Doula Training Canada. Over the past decade, I have worked with a wide variety of clients but have been continually drawn towards working with folks during pregnancy and postpartum. In 2020 I was given the privilege of welcoming my son into the world and went through the truly transformative journey of becoming a mother. This ignited a passion within me to fully enter the birth space and offer support for parents during the perinatal period.  My work inevitably weaves together my experiences as a mover, movement educator and body worker. I lead with my values. I believe that Black Lives Matter, Indigenous Lives Matter, Trans Lives Matter, and that the body is deeply political. I acknowledge my privileges as a white, cis-hetero, able bodied woman and remain committed to listening, reflecting and embodying the work of antiracism. I believe your body does not need to change in shape or size to become valuable.  I believe that movement has the capacity to heal and can be vital to wellness. Above all else, I believe that each person knows their body best. Now I'm on a mission to bring continuous care to the prenatal and postnatal wellness space for pregnant and birthing people (along with their partners and families) and to help you feel good and liberated in your body. Enjoy her stories! XOXO Heidi

This is a 2 part episode. Make sure to listen to Part 1 first! Still looking for a childbirth education course that you will LOVE? Join Birth Story Academy today and learn more from Heidi, a 20 year seasoned doula with a less than 7% cesarean section rate. 20 modules, 6 hours total, self paced and TONS of free downloads. Use code BIRTHSTORYFRIEND for $20 OFF at BirthStory.com About Hannah  (and I'm so glad you're here) As a Registered Massage Therapist governed by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) I've had the privilege of working in various environments including the High Risk Obstetrics Unit at Sunnybrook Hospital where my passion for working with pregnant folks fully emerged. After working at multiple different multidisciplinary clinics in Toronto, I've settled into a practice at my home clinic in the West End of Toronto.  In 2022, I began my training as a Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula and Childbirth Educator with Doula Training Canada. Over the past decade, I have worked with a wide variety of clients but have been continually drawn towards working with folks during pregnancy and postpartum. In 2020 I was given the privilege of welcoming my son into the world and went through the truly transformative journey of becoming a mother. This ignited a passion within me to fully enter the birth space and offer support for parents during the perinatal period.  My work inevitably weaves together my experiences as a mover, movement educator and body worker. I lead with my values. I believe that Black Lives Matter, Indigenous Lives Matter, Trans Lives Matter, and that the body is deeply political. I acknowledge my privileges as a white, cis-hetero, able bodied woman and remain committed to listening, reflecting and embodying the work of antiracism. I believe your body does not need to change in shape or size to become valuable.  I believe that movement has the capacity to heal and can be vital to wellness. Above all else, I believe that each person knows their body best. Now I'm on a mission to bring continuous care to the prenatal and postnatal wellness space for pregnant and birthing people (along with their partners and families) and to help you feel good and liberated in your body. Enjoy her stories! XOXO Heidi

The consequences of frightening delays in diagnoses and treatment, with Sunnybrook Hospital surgical oncologists Dr. Nicole Look Hong and Dr. Tony Eskander.

Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) make up a significant portion of referrals to neurology, maybe as high as 30%. However, misconceptions regarding these disorders remain across medicine, and patients are frequently dismissed as “faking it.”FND are neuropsychiatric conditions in which patients experience neurologic symptoms due to a “functional” disruption of brain networks rather than a “structural” disorder of the nervous system. On this episode, Drs Bigham and Omole speak with Peter Gill, a patient with FND. Mr. Gill describes his seven-year journey to diagnosis and his recent success with various approaches to therapy.Next, Drs Bigham and Omole speak with Dr. Matthew Burke, a cognitive neurologist at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto and an expert in FND. They discuss the current understanding of the disorder, diagnostic criteria and therapeutic options.Links:Neurosymptoms.orgFunctional neurologic disorder associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccinationCMAJ

: International Youth Day is on Friday, we discuss that and The RBC Race for the Kids with Liisa Kuuter, a program manager for Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto's Family Navigation Project All about the Canada-Wide Science Fair (returning in-person for 2023) with Reni Barlow, executive director of Youth Science Canada

Dr. Homer Tien is a trauma surgeon at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. We were so excited to have him on the show because of the incredible work that he has done in multiple leadership roles, more recently as the president and CEO of ornge, Ontario's air ambulance and transport service. Largely because of the amazing work he had done with ornge, Dr. Tien was also made in charge of the COVID19 vaccine distribution task force back in April 2021. This was a conversation about trauma care, paramedic services, and air ambulances, but even more importantly, we got to hear Dr. Tien's insights on leadership. Links: 1. Preventable Deaths From Hemorrhage at a Level I Canadian Trauma Center. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fernando-Spencer-Netto/publication/6585292_Preventable_Death_From_Hemorrhage_at_a_Level_I_Canadian_Trauma_Center/links/5a1d4cd50f7e9b2a5317123c/Preventable-Death-From-Hemorrhage-at-a-Level-I-Canadian-Trauma-Center.pdf 2. Ornge. https://www.ornge.ca/home 3. Amid third wave, U of T's Homer Tien takes over province's COVID-19 vaccine task force: CBC. https://www.utoronto.ca/news/amid-third-wave-u-t-s-homer-tien-takes-over-province-s-covid-19-vaccine-task-force-cbc 4. Clinical handover from emergency medical services to the trauma team: A gap analysis. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33084560/ 5. Operation Remote Immunity 3.0 wraps up after coordinating nearly 200 vaccine clinics in 29 remote and isolated communities. https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2022/02/operation-remote-immunity-30-wraps-up-after-coordinating-nearly-200-vaccine-clinics-in-29-remote-and-isolated-communities.html Bio: Tien earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Queen's University in 1989.In 1992, he graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from McMaster University. He then pursued residency training in family medicine before obtaining his Independent Practice Certificate in 1993. His training was sponsored by the Canadian Forces. After training, he was then posted with the Field Ambulance at CFB Petawawa, and served as the unit medical officer for the 1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment. While at RCR, he deployed to Croatia on Operation Harmony. He then deployed to Bosnia with IFOR on Operation Alliance. He then served with Canadian special forces at Dwyer Hill Training Centre as their first unit medical officer. He has also deployed to the Golan Heights, and has worked with Veterans Affairs in the recovery of RCAF airmen missing from World War II, in the Burma recovery mission. He later underwent four years of further residency training in general surgery via the Canadian Forces and the University of Toronto from 1998 to 2002. As a Canadian Forces surgeon, he also deployed to the NATO-led multinational stabilization force in Bosnia in 2003, to Kabul with ISAF in 2004, and multiple times to the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit in Kandahar. In 2007, he earned a Master of Science in clinical epidemiology from the University of Toronto. He is currently the president and CEO of Ornge, an air ambulance non-profit based on Ontario. He also holds the rank of colonel in the Canadian Forces Health Services, associate professorship at the University of Toronto,and was the former director of Trauma Services at Sunnybrook's Tory Regional Trauma Centre. He is the first to hold the Canadian Forces Major Sir Frederick Banting Term Chair in Military Trauma Research. In April 2021, Tien was appointed to head Ontario's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force for Phase 2 of the rollout

How can we confront our own toughest life experiences? And is it wise to do so? In her new book, Run Towards The Danger, filmmaker, writer and activist Sarah Polley examines her own scariest life experiences. In this episode, Sarah and I talk about how telling your stories may change your relationships, the radical transformation of motherhood, and having support in place before diving into your past. There's some heavy stuff in this episode but it's not without laughs. Mental Health and Mindfulness:What is mindfulness? Mindfulness programs by the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto (CAMH) https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/community-resource-sheets/mindfulness-resources-pdf.pdfCrisis Resources in the Greater Toronto Area from CAMH https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/crisis-resources Where to get help in Canada–Resources from Sunnybrook Hospital's Department of Psychiatry https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=psychiatry-crisis-resources&rr=gethelp Relevant links:Subscribe to my newsletter: www.endoftheday.ca Instagram: www.instagram.com/at_the_eod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ateod Do you know about The Period Purse? Learn about menstrual equity and donate today https://www.theperiodpurse.com/ Sarah's twitter: twitter.com/realsarahpolley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Charles Sousa, the former minister of Finance for Ontario and MPP for Mississauga South, David Tarrant, Vice President of National Strategic Communications at Enterprise and Cameron Holmstrom, NDP strategist and Consultant at Bluesky Strategy Group. Today we have a different kind of panel to cover our provincial election campaign. Yesterday, Steven Del Duca announced the Ontario Liberal Party's full costed platform. Meanwhile, Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP released their platform for Northern Ontario that pledges additional health care centres to be built, quicker reimbursements on health travel expenses and hiring as many as 300 additional doctors. Libby and guests discuss the details of each of the party platforms. ---- NEW DATA ON SURGERY WAIT TIMES IMPACT FROM COVID-19 Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Kevin Smith, CEO of the University Health Network, Dr. Joel Finkelstein, Orthopaedic surgeon with Sunnybrook Hospital

Diabetes Canada's camping tradition began in 1953 in Eastern Ontario. Since that time, the D-Camps program has grown extensively and the organization currently operates nine overnight camp programs across Canada plus numerous year-round programs. Dr. Ilana Halperin and Dr. Noah Ivers are our guests this episode. As a family, they have spent time at D-Camps as part of the medical staff and support system, and they're happy to share how the experience has affected them. Dr. Halperin is an endocrinologist at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, and Dr. Ivers is a family physician at Women's College Hospital in Toronto.

Guest: Wendy Gillis, Star reporter As Toronto Police say the average age of those linked to gun violence continues to drop, Sunnybrook Hospital is taking action because “patching people up and sending them home” isn't working. Today, we are joined by Star reporter Wendy Gillis, who's been following the rollout of the new program designed to stem this tide. This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Alexis Green and Niki Thay.

Rohan Harrison is deeply passionate about the positive impacts landscapes and green infrastructure has on people and communities. He is a lead in the grounds department at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, and he has been involved with Landscape Ontario for three decades. He joins the podcast to talk about his green career, plus, why he got involved with LO's diversity, inclusion and belonging committee. *Photo credit: Sunnybrook Hospital

What are the elements of success for fundraisers to transition from raising money door-to-door to building programs and a culture of philanthropy? Douglas Nelson welcomes Ana-Maria Hobrough, the Vice President for Advancement at Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation. The first step is to identify your natural strength and skillset. Then figure out where you want to go with your project. It's not about the scale but nailing the end game. Stay true to where you want to go. Bring people along and engage them in the mission. If developing a culture of philanthropy is your passion, this episode's for you.

Summary: In our second episode, we're chatting with Dr. Kim Meathrel, certified Plastic Surgeon and owner of Bespoke Skin MD, a cosmetic clinic in Kingston, ON. This industry has seen huge growth in the last few years, but what does the future have in store for the Cosmetic Industry? About Kim: Dr. Meathrel is a certified Plastic Surgeon by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She completed her 4-year undergraduate degree in Biology at Queen's University and finished first in her class with the university gold medal. She then completed medical school at Queen's University and graduated with awards in both Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Meathrel went on to complete her 5-year residency training in Plastic Surgery at McMaster University, winning research awards, research grants, and resident of the year. She received her specialist certification in Plastic Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 2005, followed by a burn trauma fellowship at the Ross Tilley Burn Center at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. She also completed dedicated training in cosmetic plastic surgery with Dr. Lloyd Carlsen in Toronto, who is widely regarded as the father of Canadian cosmetic plastic surgery.

Check out this amazing conversation with Dr. Stephanie Zhou where she shares loads of what she's learned about finance for physicians as well as much more.  In this episode we talk about:  - Financial literacy for physicians - Intergenerational wealth among immigrant families - Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging research Dr. Zhou practices Addictions Medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital and is a Lecturer for the Financial Literacy curriculum at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. In addition to financial education, she also does research in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and co-developed the Diversity Mentorship Program at UofT. She is also the creator of the Physicians Financial Wellness Conference, for early to late career physicians. In her spare time, she blogs about personal finance on Instagram and Youtube @breakingbaddebt and about Equity, Diversity & Inclusion on Twitter @stephanieyzhou

There is a crisis in nursing as people burned out from the pandemic flee from the profession. It's resulted in some jurisdictions drawing on a previously underutilized resource: internationally-educated nurses. We talk about what needs to change about how internationally-educated nurses are accredited in Canada, with Chandra Kafle, who worked as a nurse in Nepal long before becoming a registered nurse at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital; and Bukola Salami, a nursing researcher and associate professor at the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta.

Yatin Chadha interviews Dr. Stephanie Zhou, MD.Stephanie practices Addictions Medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. She is passionate about financial literacy & diversity and inclusion, and is well known for bringing financial education to medical school curriculum at the University of Toronto.Stephanie is a strong advocate for equalizing student knowledge when it comes to personal finance. She blogs regularly about personal finance on Instagram (& YouTube) @breakingbaddebt.Topics of discussion- what motivated her to bring financial education to the curriculum (3:35)- trends - lines of credit, leveraged investing (9:05)- incorporation - rationale & considerations for when (20:00)- the power of frugality (35:30)- budgeting basics (41:39)- investing approach (51:48)- rapid fire (59:00)Reach out to me anytime on LinkedIn or at beyondmdpodcast@gmail.com.

In this seventh episode of our podcast series on precision medicine, hosted by Anna Christofides, we discuss genomic testing in prostate cancer. Our episode focuses on the evolution and uptake of genetic testing in prostate cancer. We discuss testing for homologous recombination repair (HRR) genes and their association with prognosis and influence on treatment decisions. We also discuss somatic vs germline testing and who is responsible for ordering genomic tests. Our guest:Our guest on today's episode is Dr. Neil Fleshner, who is the Martin Barkin Chair and a Professor of Surgery at the Division of Urology at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. He is also affiliated with Sunnybrook Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (UHN), and the Toronto General Hospital (UHN).This podcast episode was sponsored by AstraZeneca Canada and Merck Canada.If you enjoy our podcast, please review and subscribe. For more podcasts and other medical education content, visit our website at: https://www.impactmedicom.com 

Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto tackles vaccine hesitancy among its healthcare workers by friendly peer persuasion. Dr. Adina Weinerman and nurse Diana Beckford explain how it works.

Matt Lensink and Steve Quinlan from CEM talk to Michael Lithgow, Manager of Energy and Climate Action and Dave Simmons, Electrical and Mechanical Manager at Sunnybrook Hospital about an 8MW CHP project recently completed at the hospital. The project has improved patient safety, energy flexibility while reducing operating costs.

The Reefer Reporters May 6th with Kim & CindyThis weeks stories include:Sundial LP buys Inner Spirit, Greg Engel steps down from Organigram, Quinte west submits feedback to Health Canada, Ontario's Sunnybrook Hospital providing cannabis on site, Skittles owner sues Zkittlez, Edibles seized in raid of North York dispensary, Quebecers are smoking more cannabis, Cannabis Tax revenue surpasses alcohol in Illinois, Thousands of sober stoners march for drug law reform in Nimbin, Taste the terpenes with a dry haulTY Dr. Buck CTSCampbellford Lifestyle Shop Bma Hydroponics Legacy420.com#ReeferReporters #PACEradioNetwork

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was legalized in Canada in 2016 under Bill C-14 after decades of public dialogue and debate. This episode takes a deep dive into MAiD, the death and dying experience, and what these mean to patients, families, care providers, and others involved in the health system. We had the pleasure to sit down with and learn from Sally Bean, Director of Policy and Ethics at Sunnybrook Hospital; Dr. Madeline Li, Psychiatrist and Lead of the Psycho-social Oncology Division, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Dr. Ahmed Al-Awamer, Palliative Care Physician and Director of Postgraduate Medical Education, University Health Network; and Steve Legere, a patient diagnosed with incurable cancer who has been approved for MAiD, and his partner, Christine Legere. Each of these individuals takes us through a different aspect of living and dying at the end of life and how MAiD has impacted their respective lives and professional roles. Please note, this podcast discusses topics of death and dying and may be triggering for some listeners. Canada’s new medical assistance in dying (MAID) law Madeline Li’s Maclean’s article Article: Medical Assistance in Dying — Implementing a Hospital-Based Program in Canada

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was legalized in Canada in 2016 under Bill C-14 after decades of public dialogue and debate. This episode takes a deep dive into MAiD, the death and dying experience, and what these mean to patients, families, care providers, and others involved in the health system. We had the pleasure to sit down with and learn from Sally Bean, Director of Policy and Ethics at Sunnybrook Hospital; Dr. Madeline Li, Psychiatrist and Lead of the Psychosocial Oncology Division, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Dr. Ahmed Al-Awamer, Palliative Care Physician and Director of Postgraduate Medical Education, University Health Network; and Steve Legere, a patient diagnosed with incurable cancer who has been approved for MAiD, and his partner, Christine Legere. Each of these individuals takes us through a different aspect of living and dying at the end of life and how MAiD has impacted their respective lives and professional roles. Please note, this podcast discusses topics of death and dying and may be triggering for some listeners. Canada’s new medical assistance in dying (MAID) law Madeline Li’s Maclean’s article Article: Medical Assistance in Dying — Implementing a Hospital-Based Program in Canada

Today we speak with Dr. Homer Tien, the new head of Ontario’s vaccine task force. This is the first time Dr. Tien is talking about vaccines for the province on Ontario since he assumed the lead of the task force. He’s served 25 years as a trauma surgeon with the Canadian Forces, worked as a trauma surgeon at Sunnybrook Hospital and is now the president and CEO of Ornge, Ontario’s air ambulance service. We get into details of the confusion around Ontario’s vaccine rollout, the province’s supply and where vaccines are going, and how communication could always be better.

This month we kick off our fellowship review series with Dr Flavius Parvulescu, first year IR consultant at Royal Liverpool Hospital, who spent a year as an IR Clinical Fellow at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto from 2019-2020. We discuss his rationale for doing the fellowship, the application process (which begins two years in advance!), and his day to day experience within a Canadian IR department. We also discuss important lifestyle considerations such as the relatively modest fellow's salary and how he managed to make this work while bringing his wife and two pre-school aged kids along with him! A must listen for anyone considering doing an IR fellowship abroad. If anyone would like any more advice on applying for a Canadian IR fellowship, you can contact Flavius directly by email at flavius.parvulescu@gmail.com or on twitter @FIavius_P

This week Tom Gendich interviews Brandon Crain. Brandon Crain has more than 15 years of in-depth, technical, and hands-on experience in traditional subtractive manufacturing. He has worked his entire career as a team member of a growing and successful family run waterjet cutting and machining service company. Brandon has experience in all areas of a thriving small business, including shipping and receiving, purchasing, sales, quality management, and business management. Understanding and experiencing 15 years of busted knuckles, broken tools, and scrapped parts, he gained interest in the growing 3D metal printing / DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering) industry. Recognizing the capability of additive manufacturing technologies and seeing opportunity to participate in the next industrial revolution, Brandon and his wife, Kristi, established Texas Metal Printing, LLC. This week we have:3D printing of new skin can help burn victims!ScienceDaily.com talks about “A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds -- and its "bio ink" can accelerate the healing process.The device, developed by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto Engineering and Sunnybrook Hospital, covers wounds with a uniform sheet of biomaterial, stripe by stripe.The bio ink dispensed by the roller is composed of mesenchymal stroma cells (MSCs) -- stem cells that differentiate into specialized cell types depending on their environment. In this case, the MSC material promotes skin regeneration and reduces scarring.” Would you buy a 3D printed house?“Take a Peek Inside the First of Its Kind to Hit the Real Estate MarketThe same technology used in small 3D printers can print a real house—and the first 3D home is already on the multi-list. Three-dimensional printing isn’t just for little things—SQ4D, pronounced “S-squared,” a New York construction company, uses patent-pending 3D technology, known as Autonomous Robotic Construction System (ARCS), to print houses on-site. Now, the company’s first full-size spec house is on the market, and it looks a lot like a traditional house. Check out their 3-bedroom, 2-bath house in Riverhead, New York, and keep reading to find out more about this new type of construction. Printing Rockets. 3Dprint.com says that “Indian space startup AgniKul Cosmos has developed and test-fired a fully 3D printed rocket engine. Produced as a single component in one run, the higher stage semi-cryogenic liquid propulsion engine called Agnilet was built to support its orbital-class launch vehicle Agnibaan. Even though several space agencies and companies are using additive manufacturing (AM) to churn out rocket parts and engines – most notably SpaceX, Relativity Space, and NASA –, AngiKul claims Agnilet is the first single-piece 3D printed rocket engine to pass a fire test successfully.Igniters, injectors, cooling channels, mounts, manifolds for fuel and oxygen, and nozzle are just a few of the hundreds of components that go into making a rocket engine. Moreover, most of these are incredibly complex geometries that traditionally require several conventional fabrication techniques and machining processes, such as welding, brazing, and drilling, to create a flight-worthy engine.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thomas-gendich/support

Mentor Corner In this episode we walk through Eram's experience in nursing school. Her somewhat roundabout journey to nursing that she wouldn't change. We chat about not focusing on "timelines" and "timestamps" of when you're "supposed" to do things. She shares some of the hardships along the way and of course, some of the learnings and SIWIKE she had along the way Eram is Registered Nurse at Sunnybrook Hospital and Rouge Valley Health System in ER and Trauma. She teaches at Ryerson University and Centennial College. She is the podcast host of Nursing Chronicles as the “Trauma Queen” https://www.spreaker.com/show/erams-podcast https://www.instagram.com/traumaqueen29/ Listen to the episode for more details! Watch the episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai6WtO6crfg Special thanks to https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/ for the theme music Want more personalized career coaching or to connect with Luki: http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu http://focusinspired.com http://instagram.com/lukidanu http://twitter.com/lukidanu Get SIWIKE Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: How to unlock your career potential here https://amzn.to/2LEF52R

Eram and Luki speak about some of the considerations (and SIWIKE) someone should understand before they undertake nursing as a career path. From 12-hour shifts, to loving it with your gut, "FLU-VID" (WHAT???), and making sure you pay attention to what you study (yes, there was a chapter on pandemics!). Eram is Registered Nurse at Sunnybrook Hospital and Rouge Valley Health System in ER and Trauma. She teaches at Ryerson University and Centennial College. She is the podcast host of Nursing Chronicles as the “Trauma Queen” https://www.spreaker.com/show/erams-podcast https://www.instagram.com/traumaqueen29/ Listen to the episode for more details! Watch the episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwZbmWWNS04 Special thanks to https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/ for the theme music Want more personalized career coaching or to connect with Luki: http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu http://focusinspired.com http://instagram.com/lukidanu http://twitter.com/lukidanu Get SIWIKE Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: How to unlock your career potential here https://amzn.to/2LEF52R

Mentor Corner Eram is Registered Nurse at Sunnybrook Hospital and Rouge Valley Health System in ER and Trauma. She teaches at Ryerson University and Centennial College. She is the podcast host of Nursing Chronicles as the “Trauma Queen” https://www.spreaker.com/show/erams-podcast https://www.instagram.com/traumaqueen29/ In this episode we walk through the qualities to be a good nurse (and what might disqualify you if you're considering nursing). Take some time to reflect and introspect to see what qualities resonate with you. We speak about compassion and care for human life, soft-skills and others. Listen to the episode for more details! Watch the episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG3NztvoQ7g Special thanks to https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/ for the theme music Want more personalized career coaching or to connect with Luki: http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu http://focusinspired.com http://instagram.com/lukidanu http://twitter.com/lukidanu Get SIWIKE Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: How to unlock your career potential here https://amzn.to/2LEF52R

Chapter 1: Back to business in Ottawa today as the house of commons will return to business after the Christmas break.  Global News Chief Political Correspondent David Akin joins us to break down what’s going to top the agenda.  Guest: David Akin, Global News chief political correspondent. Chapter 2: Premier John Horgan abruptly shut down the idea of closing our borders in an effort to prevent more cases of the virus from coming into BC last week.  Meanwhile, researchers are attributing the low number of cases on the East Coast to the “Atlantic Bubble”, they even had armed conservation officers on a bridge between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia! Guest: Susan Kirkland, Professor in the Department of Community Health & Epidemiology at Dalhousie University. Chapter 3: There may be hope on the horizon for stranded residents of Point Roberts.  Let’s check in with the President of the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce Brian Calder about their appeal to President Joe Biden for relief.  Guest: Brian Calder, President of the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce. Chapter 4: Indigenous cultures are often fighting an uphill battle when it comes to their traditions, but new technology has unexpectedly provided an outlet for Indigenous artists.  Guest: Jessica Schacht, Métis/Canadian Chapter 5: The existence of a study wasn’t widely publicized and the provincial government claims they always planned to release it - but that wasn’t really announced until journalists started asking questions about why it had been kept back.  Guest: Terry Lake, CEO of the BC Care Providers Association. Chapter 6: At this point Larry King has far transcended celebrity, he really became a cultural institution, famous for those suspenders.  King passed away at 87 this weekend, after decades hosting Larry King Live.  Guest: Eric Alper, music publicist. Chapter 7: Today marks the first diagnosed COVID19 case in Canada.  The patient was a man in his 50s who had travelled from Wuhan, China.  He was treated at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.  Guest: Travis Dhanraj, Global News Toronto Journalist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mentor Corner Eram is Registered Nurse at Sunnybrook Hospital and Rouge Valley Health System in ER and Trauma. She teaches at Ryerson University and Centennial College. She is the podcast host of Nursing Chronicles as the “Trauma Queen” https://www.spreaker.com/show/erams-podcast https://www.instagram.com/traumaqueen29/ Take a listen as we get into her background from wanted to be justice of the peace to nursing and ultimately into trauma medicine. She also shares some of here SIWIKE. Listen to the episode for more details! Watch the episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSM_x6G8SUg Special thanks to https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/ for the theme music APOLOGIES for the poor video quality on my side. My webcam wasn't working and the new one was delivered later on. Want more personalized career coaching or to connect with Luki: http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu http://focusinspired.com http://instagram.com/lukidanu http://twitter.com/lukidanu Get SIWIKE Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: How to unlock your career potential here https://amzn.to/2LEF52R

Dr. Anna Dare was at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital when we caught up with her earlier this year. Now, she is at New York, working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, having travelled from the Covid-19 frying pan into the fire.  

Dr. Anna Dare was at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital when we caught up with her earlier this year. Now, she is at New York, working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, having travelled from the Covid-19 frying pan into the fire.  

Ep. 41 My guest Cheryl has always wanted to be a helper and very early on in her social work career she learned that her journey, her path, would be one that not many at the time were willing to take. Her work as one of the first social workers working with AIDS patients at Sunnybrook Hospital, through her private practice to now as a healer and teacher, has taught her that to be truly happy you must understand and embrace grief.    Over the past 10+ months, while we've all been immersed in the collective global trauma (aka the pandemic), she has come to recognize through her own suffering, that when we embrace grief,  we reduce our suffering.    I loved how she highlighted through her story, that pain is an integral part of the growth process. And my HUGE takeaway was…   “Embracing grief requires 1 - being the forever student and a willingness to stay curious about yourself and the world. And 2 - Practice radical acceptance, this will allow you to  choose actions that meet you where you are HERE AND NOW.”    Learn more about Cheryl and her Grief to Growth program https://hereandnowhealth.com/   Are you feeling like a Hot Mess…Not sure where to begin? Start with saying YES to YOU! Book your first (free) 45 min coaching session with Dionne! www.dionnethomson.com/talktodionne And join our community of Busy Women Being Awesome! https://www.facebook.com/groups/busywomenbeingawesome Need a little help to clear out your inner critic's crap right now? Get your body moving…Check out The Awesome Inner Critic Busting Playlist on Spotify inspired by all the guests on The Hot Mess to Awesomeness Podcast! www.dionnethomson.com/innercriticbustingplaylist Let's stay connected! IG https://www.instagram.com/dionne.thomson FB https://www.facebook.com/dionnethomsoncoaching Websites: Coaching: https://www.dionnethomson.com Courses: https://www.theawesomenessacademy.com Podcast: http://www.thehotmesstoawesomenesspodcast.com

Show Description: Losing a baby can be a really difficult thing to talk about, and an even more difficult thing to experience. But talking about the loss, honoring the baby and getting the proper support are all things that help women and families to move forward and start to heal.  On today's episode we are joined by Rachelle Smith, a Registered Social Worker with her own practice in Owen Sound, who also is a peer-support volunteer with the Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Network through Sunnybrook Hospital.   Here's what we're talking about in this episode: Why does society tell us we have to wait 12 weeks before we can announce our pregnancies. How common pregnancy and infant loss is. What the heck is the best thing to say to someone who is grieving. How to shop online for a therapist. Where you can get support. Resources we talk about: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network https://pailnetwork.sunnybrook.ca/ Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca

Dr. Ellen Warner and Dr. Karen Glass discuss different options for fertility preservation for young women who must undergo breast cancer treatment. They also discuss the importance of early referral to fertility preservation counselling, an option that is often not presented to women until it's too late. Dr. Ellen Warner is a medical oncologist and director of PYNK: Breast Cancer Program for Young Women at the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto. Dr. Karen Glass is the director of fertility preservation at CReATe Fertility Centre in Toronto and also works at Sunnybrook Hospital. Their review article is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200245 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. The Canadian Medical Association has partnered with Audi Canada to offer CMA members a preferred incentive on select vehicle models. Purchase any new qualifying Audi model and receive an additional cash incentive based on the purchase type. Details of the incentive program can be found at www.audiprofessional.ca. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

A conversation with Dr. Ariel Lefkowtiz, an internal medicine doctor who is currently caring for patients on the COVID ward outside of ICU who require hospitalization at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. Ariel speaks about how the experience of being at the centre of the world's focus through supporting patients without treatment options has transformed his life and practice. A theme that comes up throughout our discussion is how this pandemic has exacerbated existing tensions in society. It provides an opportunity for us as individuals and a collective to redefine ourselves and choose a new path that is more supportive of humanity.

Dr. Anna Dare is the Chief Resident at the Trauma Surgery service at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital, but as of a few weeks ago she was redeployed to the ICU to cover shortages and help look after the sickest Covid-19 patients.

Dr. Anna Dare is the Chief Resident at the Trauma Surgery service at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital, but as of a few weeks ago she was redeployed to the ICU to cover shortages and help look after the sickest Covid-19 patients.

What did we learn about COVID-19 in the past week? We learned that hand washing matters. We learned that social distancing matters. We learned that what we do today will have effects three weeks from today. We also learned that some people aren't paying attention. Here’s what you need to know on Friday, March 20th, 2020 Trudeau unveils new measures to mobilize industry in COVID-19 fight, bring Canadians home Trudeau also announced that Canada-U.S. border will close to non-essential travel as of midnight Friday. That means, come Saturday, tourists and visitors will not be allowed in. The US and Mexico will close their common border to non-essential trave at midnight Saturday New protocols for irregular migrants, who will now be turned around if they appear at the Canada-US border, rather than allowing them in and isolating them. Interpol: 121 arrests made in more than 90 countries over counterfeit COVID-19 supplies, medications Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced a statewide shelter-in-place order aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus. California made the same order earlier this week. Walmart Canada says it will hire 10,000 more employees to work in its stores and distribution centres as it deals with issues related to COVID-19. >  Prime Minister Trudeau says the details have been nailed down – the Canada-US border will be closed to non-essential travel as of midnight Friday. It means no tourists crossing the border but it does mean trade will continue to flow between the two countries. Trudeau says Ottawa will be assisting Canadians who are trying to get home. The PM also made it clear that irregular migrants seeking asylum at the US border will be turned back. Up until now, the migrants have been allowed into Canada and ordered into isolation. The Prime Minister also announced plans to engage the private sector to help stem the COVID-19 outbreak. Trudeau says major businesses and manufacturers have already offered assistance to boost health care and medical supplies. Former federal health Minister Jane Philpott is heading the front lines. Dr. Philpott is answering the call for retired physicians to help with the COVID-19 outbreak. A study by Toronto epidemiologists suggests that Canada's largest province could run out of intensive care beds and ventilators by late April, even assuming a sharp drop in the current infection rate. Researchers from the University of Toronto, University Health Network and Sunnybrook Hospital have released a model showing Ontario could run short of machines and space to ventilate very sick patients in just over five weeks. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott told reporters on Wednesday, the province has  adequate supply for the current situation. She then noted the province had ordered 300 more ventilators that it expected to receive shortly and said automotive parts manufacturers are looking to retool their facilities so they can produce ventilators in Ontario. >  Today…Dr. Dina Kulik answers questions about your kids and COVID-19 If you have questions you’d like us to address, send them along to me through TWITTER @DaveTrafford.

In this episode we were lucky to have Dr. Frances Wright! Dr. Wright (@franceswright15) is a surgical oncologist at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. She dissected out the topic of nodal management of melanoma for us. She also talked about her groundbreaking work in IL-2 injections for in-transit disease, her research on the patient-experience in cancer, as well as how to get involved in large, multicentre trials. Links: 1. Complex abdominal wall hernias as a barrier to quality of life in cancer survivors. http://canjsurg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/62-3-162.pdf 2. MSLT1: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1310460 3. MSLT2: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1613210 3. MelMarTII Trial: https://twitter.com/CDNCancerTrials/status/1225156142449549312

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alon Vaisman, Epidemiologist and Infectious Disease Specialist at the University Health Network and Dr. Marion Joppe, Professor at the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the University of Guelph. Today's discussion: with the ongoing global scare and widening spread of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), Canada and other countries are bracing for additional outbreaks. So far, there have been a total of 19 cases of illness here in Canada-seven in British Columbia and five in Ontario. Just this past week, a woman in her 60's went to be treated at Sunnybrook Hospital. And, the global travel industry is also taking a hit as fears surrounding the highly infectious virus mount. Libby and guests discuss bring you the latest on these developing stories. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

The heritage building that is home to Filmores Hotel and strip club on has been sold to a developer for $31.5 million. Toronto's first coronavirus patient has been released from Sunnybrook Hospital. There have been huge lineups at Union Station for the OREO Stuf Shoppe pop-up, proving people will do just about anything for a free cookie. Plus, Nice Nice x Extra Burger is a new two-for-one restaurant in Parkdale with party fries in the front, and a wine bar in the back.

Neil's sleep doctor, Dr. Mark Boulos from Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, made exactly two tweaks to Neil's sleep after his first in-lab sleep test.  Now it's time to see the results of the second sleep test, to see if those tweaks made a difference. Also, we have some great news to share about Episode 14 from a couple of different angles!

This is the 9-minute Express version of The Snooze Button podcast. Neil's sleep doctor, Dr. Mark Boulos from Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, made exactly two tweaks to Neil's sleep after his first in-lab sleep test.  Now it's time to see the results of the second sleep test, to see if those tweaks made a difference. Also, we have some great news to share about Episode 14 from a couple of different angles!

Kelly talks to the education minister.      

Jaclyn is a local Toronto personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and mental health advocate! Since getting sober on April 7, 2015, Jaclyn has dedicated her life to her mental & physical health. This sparked her love for wanted to help others fulfil their dreams and do the same!! Jaclyn writes frequently on her blog about her personal journey of addiction, mental health, recovery, and fitness. You can find her teaching classes on the reg at BOLO Inc, or reach out to her for her one on one personal training services! On April 13th, 2019 Jaclyn is hosting the first annual Mask Off Gala in benefit of Sunnybrook Hospital and their youth mental health programs. It will be a night of dancing, fun and entertainment at the Berkeley Church!! Check out www.maskoffgala.com for more info or email Jaclyn - jaclyn@drifitlife.com In this episode, we discuss: how sobriety changed Jaclyn's life what addiction can look like for some addressing fears what sobriety looks like in social situations finding balance while battling mental health Resources: www.drfitlife.com www.maskoffgala.com instagram.com/dr_fit__ facebook.com/drfitlifestyle

This weeks Podcast is a doubleheader! First up is the woman that got me intersted in the paranormal my Mother Maggie! She has a super eire story about a woman in a yellow dress saving her life! Then I spoke with Ken, he's a nurse at Sunnybrook Hospital. He deals with trauma on a regular basis so you know he's bringing the goods!  All aboard! 

We've all heard about “Dry January” where people swear off alcohol for a month after the holidays. But this year, the big health trend for the month is: Veganuary. Libby talks to author, entrepreneur, and nutritional consultant Rose Reisman to get her take on it. And – Annual health physicals are becoming a thing of the past. This shift in healthcare comes after numerous studies found those who get yearly check ups don't stay healthier or live longer. Libby learns all about it from Sunnybrook Hospital's Dr. Lisa Del Giudice.

Bob Komsic fills in for Libby Znaimer. Today is Mother

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Toronto Mass Murder, Incels and 911 Response Monday April 23rd 2018, a madman drove a large van into dozens of innnocent people. Killing 10, Injuring 15 Who was this? Why did he do it? The 911 response was amazing. The suspect was apprehended without one shot being fired. Who was the police officer? Sunnybrook Hospital was the recieving hospital for this mass casaulty. How were they able to manage it so well? Incels. Who are they? It appears that this massacre was driven by hate by a man who identified himself as an Incel. The 10 innocent deceased are honoured at the end of the episode. Gofundme for Tornto van attack victims. https://ca.gofundme.com/TorontoVanAttack/donate Toronto Helplines available: Toronto Distress Centre: 416-408-4357 Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 Gerstein Centre: 416-929-5200 Victim Services Toronto: 416-808-7066 The PARO 24 Hour Helpline: 1-866-435-7362 LGBT Youth Line: 1-800-268-9688 According to Facebook user Nicole Goss Misura, Morneau Shepell has launched a national crisis support line at 1-844-751-2133. Secial Guest : Mary Gardiner - RMT Twitter - @STAT_tales Facebook - STAT! Shocking Traumas And Treatments Discussion Group Webpage - www.stattales.ca Email - kaywick@stattales.com Patreon - STAT! Shocking Traumas And Treatments - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=555801

079 | Acknowledging some of the industry’s best Welcome to another episode of Biotechnology Focus radio. I am your host, Michelle Currie, here to give you the lowdown on the Canadian biotech scene. Today, I will be discussing such topics as empathic distress, the top industry leaders that stood out from the pack this past year, a plausible link between white matter in the brain and Alzheimer’s, and how a multi-use drug could benefit those combatting esophageal cancer. +++++ Ever felt like you were picking up someone’s stress just from being around them? As if their experiences radiated and permeated your own mind? Well, studies being done at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary are studying precisely that. Researchers have been told by healthcare workers that empathic nuances seem to transfer from soldiers’ who suffer from PTSD to their partners or family members, despite never having served in the military. Jaideep Bains, PhD, and his team at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) in the Cumming School of Medicine have discovered that stress transmitted from others can change the brain in the same way as real stress does. The research team studied the effects of stress in pairs of male or female mice. They removed one mouse from each pair and exposed it to a mild stress before returning it to its partner. They then examined the responses of a specific population of brain cells in each mouse, which revealed that networks in the brains of both the stressed mouse and naïve partner were altered in the same way. “There has been other literature that shows stress can be transferred — and our study is actually showing the brain is changed by that transferred stress,” says Toni-Lee Sterley, a postdoctoral fellow in Bains’s lab and the study’s lead author. “The neurons that control the brain’s response to stress showed changes in unstressed partners that were identical to those we measured in the stressed mice.” The researchers discovered that the activation of the neurons causes the release of a chemical signal that acts as an “alarm pheromone” from the mouse that alerts the partner. The partner who detects the signal can then in turn, alert additional members of the group. Bains adds, “What we can begin to think about is whether other people’s experiences or stresses may be changing us in a way that we don’t fully understand. The study also demonstrates that traits we think of as uniquely human are evolutionary conserved biological traits.” The study demonstrates that the effects of stress on the brain are reversed only in female mice following a social interaction. The residual effects of stress on neurons in females were cut almost in half following time spent with unstressed partners. However, this did not apply or ring true for males. If some of the effects of stress are erased through social interactions, but this benefit is limited to females, this may provide insights into how we design personalized approaches for the treatment of stress disorders in people. +++++ I would also like to acknowledge this year’s Biotechnology Focus top life sciences CEO picks from across the country. They are industry leaders who have stood out from the pack, and whose tenacity is extremely admirable. They have captured the attention of the Canadian biotech investment community and are the cream of the crop as Chief Executive Officers on the Canadian biotech scene. With the help of some leading Canadian biotech analysts and investors, we’ve put together a list of who we think the Top 5 CEOs who elevate their companies are. The criteria for making the list: They are CEOs who have delivered in the past and are with companies where they have a chance of delivering in the future. They aren’t necessarily leading the biggest companies, but rather, they qualify because they are the best leaders. Dr. Clarissa Desjardins is a co-founder of Clementia Pharmaceuticals and has been the president since its inception in 2010 and chief executive officer since 2012. Her company is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops disease-modifying treatments for patients suffering from debilitating bone and other diseases. Cameron Piron is an industry-recognized leader and innovator in image-guided surgery. Although he is not a CEO, he has made a profound impact as a co-founder and president at Synaptive Medical – a company that is breaking ground with advanced medical devices, medical imaging and information science. Their BrightMatter technology combines surgical planning and navigation, robotic digital microscopy and informatics to create a family of devices to obtain patient data and retrieve it when needed the most. Dr. Ali Tehrani is a co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Zymeworks Inc., and an obvious choice for this year’s list. He has been an integral part of the success of Zymeworks, which continues to partner and flourish at a dizzying rate. The company’s lead clinical candidate, ZW25, is a Azymetric bispecific antibody that targets two distinct domains of the HER2 receptor resulting in multiple differentiated mechanisms of action. Carl Hansen started AbCellera working out of his laboratory at the University of British Columbia in 2012. He is the president and CEO of this privately held biotech company that provides enabling technologies for the discovery and development of monoclonal (mAb) therapies directly from natural immune cells. AbCellera’s lead technology is a proprietary single cell antibody discovery platform that provides researchers the opportunity to rapidly identify mAb therapeutic candidates from the natural immune repertoires of any species. Lloyd Segal, a veteran biotech executive, president and CEO of Repare Therapeutics was another indisputable choice for this list. Lloyd is an entrepreneur-in-residence at Versant Ventures, and from 2010-2016 was a managing partner at Persistence Capital Partners, a leading healthcare private equity investor. He held CEO roles at Caprion Pharmaceuticals, which he co-founded, Advanced Bioconcept and Thallion Pharmaceuticals, and has served as a director of several public and private corporations in the U.S. and Canada. Repare is developing new, precision oncology drugs for patients that target specific vulnerabilities of tumour cells. Its approach assimilates insights from several fields of cell biology including DNA repair and synthetic lethality. There was no shortage of great candidates for this year’s top biotech CEO picks. After so many outstanding nominations, it was hard to narrow it down to just five. Here are some of the Honourable mentions who just missed the cut: Roberto Bellini – President and CEO of Bellus Health   Richard Glickman – Founder and CEO of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Arun Menawat – CEO of Profound Medical Sammy Farah – President and CEO of Turnstone Biologics Anthony Cheung – President and CEO of enGene Inc. David Main – President and CEO of Aquinox Pharmaceuticals   +++++ Scientists from Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto have discovered that the white matter found in the brain chips away at memory by shrinking the brain and contributing more to dementia than previously thought. White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are bright spots on MRI scans – tissue in the brain that is wearing away due to effects of aging and vascular risk factors on the brain’s small vessels. The research, published in the February 2018 issue of the journal Neurology, showed that individuals with extensive small vessel disease had profound shrinking of the temporal lobe, an important brain region that is instrumental to learning and memory function. The study included over 700 participants of the Sunnybrook Dementia Study led by Dr. Sandra E. Black. The researchers’ analyses showed that shrinkage of the temporal lobe explained how WMH were associated with memory problems. WMH is associated with poor verbal recall more so due to temporal lobe shrinkage and deficits in recognition memory – the most sensitive and specific cognitive sign of Alzheimer’s disease – in people with Alzheimer’s disease and across other late-life dementia syndromes including post-stroke dementia. The researchers stress that small vessel disease is often a “silent” contributor to cognitive decline and dementia, as do large vessel strokes. Since small vessels are linked to brain shrinkage and memory problems it is important to recognize vascular brain disease as a potential “root cause” for dementia. +++++ Faculty of Medicine scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered that a drug currently being tested for autoimmune disorders of the blood may also be a knight in shining armour for those with esophageal cancer. Shane Duggan, a postdoctoral fellow in the division of gastroenterology, and Dermot Kelleher, dean of the faculty of medicine, found that fostamatinib reduced the growth rate of esophageal adenocarcinoma in mice by at least 70 per cent compared to the control growth. Esophageal cancer has abysmal survival rates (only 14 per cent alive five years after diagnosis) and is a growing Canadian health concern. The scientists published their discovery in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology explaining their search for possible treatment targets for esophageal cancer – the sixth-leading cause of cancer-related mortality and second-deadliest form of cancer. Duggan and Kelleher conducted a screen of about 6,000 genes found in a cell that are known or emerging drug targets in a variety of diseases. They found about 300 druggable genes specific to esophageal cancer and using biopsies of esophageal cancer from Br itish Columbia, the U.K., and Ireland, they narrowed that list to three primary candidates. It was then that they noticed something surprising – the genes were more associated with immune cells than with the epithelial cells of the esophagus. Esophageal cancer is often preceded by a condition called Barrett’s esophagus, which results from gastroesophagealreflux disease (GERD). The reflux causes the inflammation and induces the esophageal tissue to transform into intestinal-like tissue. The immune cells unleashed by GERD may never fully depart from the esophagus, causing low-level inflammation that continues undetected and without symptoms. The transformed esophageal epithelial cells, after prolonged exposure to inflammation, seem to produce and become driven by a protein called spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK). Duggan and Kelleher then turned their attention to fostamatinib, an SYK inhibitor developed by San Francisco-based Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc., which has shown promise in immune and lymphoproliferative disorders. Proving them right, their study expressed that the drug was very effective at stopping the growth of esophageal cancer in vitro and in mice models that had been implanted with human esophageal cancer cells. While the tumours expanded rapidly in the mice in the control group, there was virtually no growth of the tumours in the mice given fostamatinib. +++++ Well that wraps up another episode! As always, if you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you, so feel free to email me at press@promotivemedia.ca. In the meantime, thanks for listening and hope you have a great week ahead! From my desk to yours – this is Michelle Currie.

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Anthony Haines, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Hydro Corporation Anthony Haines is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto Hydro Corporation and its subsidiaries, one of the largest urban electricity distribution companies in Canada. He is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience in the Canadian energy industry, including 15 years in various senior roles in the natural gas industry. Mr. Haines currently sits on the Ontario Energy Association, OEA, Board of Directors and is the incoming Chair for 2017. In addition, he served as Chair of the Canadian Electricity Association from 2013 to 2015. Anthony is actively involved in fundraising efforts for the Ross Tilley Burn Centre at Sunnybrook Hospital. This is the largest and most advanced burn treatment centre in Canada and a leading researcher on electrical injury rehabilitation. Mr. Haines is the recipient of the Electricity Distributors Association's Chair's Citation Award, OEA's Leader of the Year and the Energy Council of Canada's 2014 Canadian Energy Person of the Year Speaker: Anthony Haines, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Hydro Corporation *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*

In episode 11 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Dr. Leodante da Costa, a neurosurgeon and scientist at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, part of the University Health Network (UHN). Dr. da Costa received first round funding from GE and the National Football League's "Head Health Challenge" to advance his brain injury research, focusing on the reaction of blood vessels in the brain to a head injury.

In the second part of this epic 2-part authoritative episode, Anticoagulants, PCCs & Platelets, we have Dr. Walter Himmel (also known as 'The walking encyclopedia of EM') along with Dr. Katerina Pavenski (Head of Transfusion Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital) & Dr. Jeannie Callum (Head of Transfusion Medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital) who will discuss the latest on comparative efficacy and reversal of Warfarin vs Dabigatran vs Rivaroxiban vs Abixaban, the use of prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs), the ins and outs of thrombocytopenia & platelet transfusions, ITP, TTP, anti-platelet associated intracranial bleeds, indications for Tranexamic Acid & more... The post Episode 37: Anticoagulants, PCCs and Platelets appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

In the second part of this epic 2-part authoritative episode, Anticoagulants, PCCs & Platelets, we have Dr. Walter Himmel (also known as 'The walking encyclopedia of EM') along with Dr. Katerina Pavenski (Head of Transfusion Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital) & Dr. Jeannie Callum (Head of Transfusion Medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital) who will discuss the latest on comparative efficacy and reversal of Warfarin vs Dabigatran vs Rivaroxiban vs Abixaban, the use of prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs), the ins and outs of thrombocytopenia & platelet transfusions, ITP, TTP, anti-platelet associated intracranial bleeds, indications for Tranexamic Acid & more... The post Episode 37: Anticoagulants, PCCs and Platelets appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

In the first part of this epic 2 part must-hear episode, Transfusions, Anticoagulants & Bleeding, we have the triumphant return of Dr. Walter Himmel (also known as 'The walking encyclopedia of EM') along with Dr. Katerina Pavenski (Head of Transfusion Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital) & Dr. Jeannie Callum (Head of Transfusion Medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital) who will update you on the latest in transfusion indications & risks, managing INRs and how Wararin compares to Dabigatran, Rivaroxiban & Apixaban. They give you the authoritative low down on: Indications for red cell transfusions in different clinical scenarios (GI bleed, cardiac disease, vaginal bleeding etc) and how to give them, Risks of red cell transfusions including Host vs Graft Disease, TRALI & TACO and how to manage them, IV Iron as an alternative to red cell transfusions, Managing INRs: indications for Vit K, Prothrombin Complex Concentrates (Octaplex & Beriplex), adjusting Warfarin Dose, liver patients, and much much more......... The post Episode 36: Transfusions, Anticoagulants and Bleeding appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

In the first part of this epic 2 part must-hear episode, Transfusions, Anticoagulants & Bleeding, we have the triumphant return of Dr. Walter Himmel (also known as 'The walking encyclopedia of EM') along with Dr. Katerina Pavenski (Head of Transfusion Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital) & Dr. Jeannie Callum (Head of Transfusion Medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital) who will update you on the latest in transfusion indications & risks, managing INRs and how Wararin compares to Dabigatran, Rivaroxiban & Apixaban. They give you the authoritative low down on: Indications for red cell transfusions in different clinical scenarios (GI bleed, cardiac disease, vaginal bleeding etc) and how to give them, Risks of red cell transfusions including Host vs Graft Disease, TRALI & TACO and how to manage them, IV Iron as an alternative to red cell transfusions, Managing INRs: indications for Vit K, Prothrombin Complex Concentrates (Octaplex & Beriplex), adjusting Warfarin Dose, liver patients, and much much more......... The post Episode 36: Transfusions, Anticoagulants and Bleeding appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

Dr. Katerina Pavenski, on Anticoagulant Reversal in Trauma. A leader in Transfusion Medicine from St. Michael's Hospital, Dr. Pavenski tells us about her Best Case Ever in which a straight forward trauma case turns into a 'bloody disaster', after Prothrombin Complex Concentrates (PCCs) were given in an anticoagulant reversal attempt. In the related two-part epic episode on Antiocagulants, Transfusions & Bleeding, Drs. Pavenski, Dr. Jeannie Callum (Head of Transfusion Medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital & Dr. Walter Himmel (also known as 'The walking encyclopedia of EM') cover: Indications for red cell transfusion in different clinical scenarios (GI bleed, cardiac disease, vaginal bleeding etc), Risks of transfusion including Host vs Graft Disease, TRALI & TACO, Indications for Platelet transfusion in different scenarios (hyporoliferative patients vs ITP, invasive procedures with thrombocytopenia), Managing INRs - indications for Vit K, PCC, adjusting Warfarin Dose, liver patients, Apixaban vs Rivaroxiban vs Dabigatran vs Warfarin and reversal of them, Anti-platelet medication-associated intracranial hemorrhage management, Indications for Tranexamic Acid, and much more........ The post Best Case Ever 18: Anticoagulant Reversal in Trauma appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

Dr. Katerina Pavenski, on Anticoagulant Reversal in Trauma. A leader in Transfusion Medicine from St. Michael's Hospital, Dr. Pavenski tells us about her Best Case Ever in which a straight forward trauma case turns into a 'bloody disaster', after Prothrombin Complex Concentrates (PCCs) were given in an anticoagulant reversal attempt. In the related two-part epic episode on Antiocagulants, Transfusions & Bleeding, Drs. Pavenski, Dr. Jeannie Callum (Head of Transfusion Medicine at Sunnybrook Hospital & Dr. Walter Himmel (also known as 'The walking encyclopedia of EM') cover: Indications for red cell transfusion in different clinical scenarios (GI bleed, cardiac disease, vaginal bleeding etc), Risks of transfusion including Host vs Graft Disease, TRALI & TACO, Indications for Platelet transfusion in different scenarios (hyporoliferative patients vs ITP, invasive procedures with thrombocytopenia), Managing INRs - indications for Vit K, PCC, adjusting Warfarin Dose, liver patients, Apixaban vs Rivaroxiban vs Dabigatran vs Warfarin and reversal of them, Anti-platelet medication-associated intracranial hemorrhage management, Indications for Tranexamic Acid, and much more........ The post Best Case Ever 18: Anticoagulant Reversal in Trauma appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Blake Hutcheson, Stephen Diamond, Paul Bedford in conversation with Christopher Hume E.M. Blake Hutcheson, President and CEO, Oxford Properties Group Blake Hutcheson is the President and CEO of Oxford Properties Group and is responsible for overseeing the global business, consisting of approximately 21 billion dollars of assets under management and 1,400 employees in Canada, Europe and the USA. Prior to taking this appointment, Mr. Hutcheson was based in New York as the Head of Global Real Estate Investing for a multi strategy private equity firm, with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong and Mumbai. Prior to that, Mr. Hutcheson was the Chairman and President of CB Richard Ellis Canada from 1999 to 2008, and Latin America from 2001 to 2008, overseeing all operations in multiple countries with over 2.500 employees. Mr. Hutcheson has also served on several boards and committees including: Director of Algoma Central Corporation; Chair of Build Toronto, Chair of the Mayor of Toronto's Fiscal Advisory Committee; President of the University Club of Toronto, Director of RealNet Canada, Director of REALpac and Chair of the Canadian Real Estate Forum. Mr. Hutcheson is a long time member of YPO and WPO and was selected as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, the London school of Economics, England and Columbia University, New York. Stephen Diamond, President and CEO, Diamond Corp Stephen Diamond is President and CEO of Diamond Corp, a Toronto based land development company actively engaged in the acquisiti development of real estate. Diamondcorp manages the Whitecastle New Urban Fund and the recently launched Whitecastle New Urban Fund 2. Prior to the creation of Diamondcorp, Stephen served as partner at the law firm McCarthy Tétrault where he was head of the Municipal Law and Planning Group and also served on the Board of Directors. Stephen sits on the board of directors of Sunnybrook Hospital, and is Director of Whitecastle Investments Ltd. He is also actively involved in a number of community organizations including the Partnership to Advance Youth Employment, a City of Toronto initiative with a mandate to increase economic opportunities for youth. Paul J. Bedford RPP, FCIP, Principal, Paul Bedford and Associates Paul Bedford is a Member and Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners with over 40 years of experience in urban planning. As Toronto's Chief City Planner for eight years, he championed numerous innovative planning strategies including the Kings, a new City wide Official Plan and a principles plan for the Central Waterfront called Making Waves. Since his retirement in 2004, he has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University. He serves on the National Capital Commission's Planning Advisory Committee, the Waterfront Toronto Design Review Panel and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Property Committee During 2006 to 2011, he served on the Metrolinx Board of Directors and helped develop a 50 Billion.. Speakers: Blake Hutcheson, President and CEO, Oxford Properties Group Stephen Diamond, President and CEO, Diamond Corp Paul Bedford, RPP, FCIP, Principal, Paul Bedford and Associates *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*

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