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Ageing, chronic, depression, ethics, health equity, integrative med, nursing, policy, spiritual care are just a few of the topics covered here by a host of healthcare professionals who commit their time and energy to improving healthcare each and every day and in their own way. No need to pack your bag or call a cab because it's happening right here, right now and you're invited. Years of work and experience distilled and presented in written and video form. If the work is worth doing, it's worth sharing and here is where that sharing takes place. Because, knowledge is no longer the privilege of the few but the right of the many.

From Space to Surgery

future medicine now

David Rhys Williams M.Sc. M.D. C.M. F.R.C.P. F.C.F.P. L.L.D. (Hon) D.Sc. (Hon) is a veteran of two space flights, STS-90 in 1998 and STS-118 in 2007, and has logged over 687 hours in space including 3 spacewalks (EVAs) totaling 17 hours and 47 minutesDr. David Rhys Williams ... a Conference presentation by Dr. David Rhys Williams titled From Space to SurgeryRobotics has enabled many seemingly impossible feats in space exploration and the recent application of this technology to the development of surgical robots is having a similar role changing the future of surgical care. MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has leveraged the investment in Canadian space robotics by ... more

♦ Dr. Baerlocher - Radiation Passport

♦ Dr. Goodman - Biometrics
integrative medicine

♦  Ms. Mack - Is It Cost Effective ?
♦  Ms. Evert - Prenatal Imprints
♦  Dr. Lau - Reclaim Your Health

♦  Dr. Konigsberg - Reducing Costs
♦  Dr. Lescheid - Naturopathy
♦  Dr. Carlson - Mindfulness

Understanding the Roots of Ageism

ageing and ageism

Prof. Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko is Head of the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigna Conference presentation by Prof. Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko on Understanding The Roots Of Ageism In Contemporary SocietyProf. Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko... Ageism can be defined as the practice of discriminating against an individual or group of individuals on the basis of their chronological age. While to some extent any age group can be the recipient of ageism and ageist thinking, the two groups most frequently ... more
anti-ageing ageing

♦ Dr. Stuckelberger - Anti-aging Myths
♦ Dr. Hausenblas - Resveratrol
Dr. Stuckelberger is a gerontologist and internationally recognized expert in aging and is currently a lecturer and researcher at Geneva School of Public Health of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of GenevaDr. Heather A. Hausenblas, PhD, is currently the Principal Investigator on two National Institutes of Health research grants, longitudinally examining the effects of physical activity during motherhood

♦ Dr. Goldman - Ageism
♦ Dr. Bergman - Frailty and Aging
Dr. Brian Goldman is a veteran ER physician and one of Canada's most trusted medical broadcastersBergman, Howard, MD - is the first Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Professor of Geriatric Medicine and is Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at McGill University

The Architecture of Change

architecture and design

Randy Guillot's projects include the award winning Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Center for Advanced Care and Advocate Lutheran General’s Patient Care Tower, the Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center as well as the University of Wisconsin Cancer Center at Johnson CreekJim Mladucky's recent projects include the new free-standing comprehensive cancer center at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukeea Conference presentation by Randy Guillot and Jim Mladucky titled The Architecture of ChangeRandy Guillot and Jim Mladucky ... A building is more than it seems. It is an artifact – an object of material culture produced by a society to fulfill particular functions determined by, and thus embodying or reflecting, the social relations and level of development of the productive ... more
design

Spiritual Care at Canuck Place

palliative and spiritual care

Eric Stephanson is the Spiritual Care Leader at Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Vancouver, British Columbia, since 1996.Eric Stephanson ... a Conference presentation by Eric Stephanson on the subject of spiritual care at Vancouver's, Canuck Place Children’s HospiceCanuck Place Children's Hospice officially opened in Vancouver, British Columbia in November 1995 as the first free-standing hospice for children in the western hemisphere. Last year, over 350 families participated in programs offered through Canuck Place. More than ... more

"Unlearn Your Pain"

books

Dr. Howard Schubiner - Unlearn Your PainDr. Howard Schubiner ... Do you suffer from chronic pain that appears to have no medical cause ... more

"The Night Shift"

books

Dr. Brian Goldman - The Night ShiftDr. Brian Goldman ... In The Night Shift, Dr. Goldman shares his experiences of working through the witching hours at Mount ... more

What is Resveratrol?

sponsor

ResVitále sponsor pageResveratrol is a powerful polyphenol found in the skin, seeds, stem and vine of red wine grapes that exerts significant antioxidant properties. Thought to serve as one explanation for the French Paradox - the idea that the French have a remarkably low incidence of heart disease compared to Americans despite a diet rich in high-fat foods - Resveratrol has over 2,000 associated clinical studies documenting ... more

the spread of lyme

diseases

Dr. Murakami is the founder of the Dr. E. Murakami Centre for Lyme Research, Education & Assistance and has made it his life's work to further educate and treat Lyme in CanadaDr. Ernie Murakami ... The medical world is divided with one group saying that it is rare, easy to diagnose and easy to treat, and the other ... more

lyme disease

comments

Dr. Heinz J. Mensing, MD... some info from a retired pharmacologist and chronic neuroborreliosis victim, over 3 decades (at minimum)... I first started with i.v. ceftriaxone (Rocephin (R)) in 1993, on a clinical diagnosis (several serological tests were negative). Clear benefit ... more

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bhrt symposium

education

Erika T. Schwartz, MD - Founder and Chairperson of the Age Management Institute, Founding Director of the not-for-profit Bio-Identical Hormone Initiative and a senior faculty member of the Bio-Identical Hormone Institute, NYC. A member of NAMS, MSSNY, AACOG, AFTRA/SAG, NYSSIM as well as board of managers and trustees of SUNY-DownstateDr. Erika T. Schwartz ...This highly informative interactive symposium is designed for all medical professionals and healthcare providers – MDs ... more

help in impalpable ways

integrative medicine

Angela Johnson is a practitioner of Oriental medicine at Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL) where she provides acupuncture and other Oriental medicine related techniques to help patients achieve optimal health and well-beingProf. Angela M. Johnson ... The most undeniable thing about my work is that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) helps patients in a way that is ... more

a new identity

ageing steroetypes

Deborah K. van den Hoonaard is a professor in the Gerontology Department and Canada Research Chair in Qualitative Research and Analysis at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New BrunswickDr. Linda T. Caissie is Assistant Professor of Gerontology at St. Thomas University. She specializes in feminist gerontology and is currently writing a book based on her study of the Raging GranniesProf. Deborah van den Hoonaard and Dr. Linda T. Caissie ... It is not often that we get the opportunity to  ... more

sounds of forgetting

ageing / dementia

Aynsley Moorhouse holds an MFA in Performance from The Actors Studio at The New School in New York City and an MA from the Graduate Centre for Study of Drama at the University of TorontoAynsley Moorhouse ... This sound installation is a sonic exploration of a failing memory, and the paper that accompanies it outlines my  ... more

 

energy workshops

Brandon Bays - The Journey (logo)

Powerful, experiential, liberating courses that will
forever transform your life!... more

humor in healthcare

speakers

kbuxmanfotoriginalKaryn Buxman... There are a lot of folks in healthcare who have confused the term professional with solemn. But you can deliver highly professional...more

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