Last year, 2011 was an excellent year for Brittany Henry. At 24 years of age, she was still alive. And well enough to graduate from the University of Western Ontario, with a specialization in Family Studies. And receive her coveted ...

Barbara Williams had always considered herself to be a healthy and active person. After all, she had an exciting career in the pharmaceutical industry, her children had grown and were on their own, and she was active in her local ...

After years of discussion on ways to improve the care provided to patients living with a tracheostomy, St. Joseph’s Health Centre Toronto (St. Joe’s) created a new Tracheostomy Team on November 23, 2010. The core group in this new interprofessional tracheostomy ...

Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention (CRSP) is a specialized component of chronic vascular disease care. By integrating structured behaviour change interventions like diet, exercise, and smoking cessation, with medical and case management, these components can decrease cardiac mortality by 20-25 ...

Vivianne Toupin knows firsthand just how deadly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be. In her lifetime, three of her family members have succumbed to COPD - a disease which damages the airways and air sacs of the lungs, making ...

The Asthma Society of Canada is a registered national charity focusing on asthma and associated allergies through education and patient empowerment. We offer a wide range of education and support materials which may assist health-care professionals in providing asthma education ...

St. Joseph’s Hospital takes a big leap forward in patient safety by becoming the first hospital in Canada to adopt the remote respiratory monitoring system OxiNet III which enables continuous monitoring of patients’ oxygen saturation levels even when the clinician ...