Research & Innovation From the Heart: New QEII cath lab opens to patients A new cardiac catheterization suite, or cardiac cath lab, at the QEII Health Sciences Centre accepted its first patients on December 19, 2017. This...
Research & Innovation Honouring a legacy, influencing change Fred Fountain knows that whatever he does, he can never bring his son, Alex, back. But knowing that his generous donation to the Stay Connected Mental...
Your QEII Defining a doctor: Positive influences of patients and the value of research in medical education I was born in Durban, a town in South Africa with the motto ‘Debile principium meliorfortuna sequitur,’ which means ‘from humble...
Research & Innovation Surviving survivorship: QEII paves way with study series aimed at supporting cancer survivors Cancer touches everyone in some form or another, but life after cancer, with tolls both physical and emotional, can be a challenge all its own. Dr....
Research & Innovation The microbial revolution They call it MALDI-ToF, the unassuming piece of medical equipment occupying a corner of the QEII’s microbiology division. It has the dimensions...
Research & Innovation QEII Foundation TRIC grant: improving access to care for trans and gender diverse communities Timely access to health care is particularly critical at the moment an individual experiencing gender dysphoria reaches out to healthcare providers. A...
Your QEII Effective management for patients living with diabetes Having lived with Type 1 diabetes for close to 20 years, Dr. Bader Alamri understands more than most the need to have a good medical team when...
Research & Innovation Innovations in QEII pathology lab have worldwide impact Minutes and seconds equal precious moments in organ transplantation, so when Dr. Robert Liwski and his team found a way to trim the time it takes to...
Your QEII ‘You can get through it’: Dedicated volunteer brings optimism to the QEII No one ever intends to get sick or injured so when a trip to the emergency room is required, it can be a scary and disorienting experience for most...