Congratulations to Dr. Chaim Bell, Physician-in-Chief at
#SinaiHealth
for being awarded the Dr. David Sackett Senior Investigator Award from
@CSIMSCMI
. This award is a testament to Chaim's tremendous contributions to research and mentorship of trainees.
As of today, the shared
#SinaiHealth
-
@UHN
microbiology department has completed a million
#COVID19
tests for residents across the province. A big thank you to the incredibly talented staff for answering Ontario’s call to action.
Congratulations to our very own
@lisa_burry
who has been selected to provide her expertise and advice as a part of the
@WHO
's Advisory Group on Therapeutics Prioritization for
#COVID19
.
#SinaiHealth
“I want the world to see ED nurses at
#MountSinaiToronto
and how ready we are to take care of and fight for you, our patients.” Helen Romas, RN and Team Lead in the Emergency Dept.
Thank you to
#SinaiHealth
for your dedication to provide compassionate care.
#healthcareheroes
Congratulations to Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras on her new role as Director, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) and Vice President of Research for
#SinaiHealth
.
Read more:
Dr. Carol Swallow is the first surgeon from
#MountSinaiToronto
to chair
@UofTSurgery
. Read about her vision to create a more inclusive, supportive culture in
#surgery
and why she's incredibly optimistic about the next generation of surgeons.
Thank you
@TorontoPolice
,
@TorontoMedics
,
@Toronto_Fire
and
@JohnTory
for your moving salute tonight in recognition of the incredible, compassionate care taking place in hospitals across the city.
From one essential service to another, we are all in this together.
Introducing the newest additions to our family!
#MountSinaiToronto
recently welcomed
#quintuplets
for the first time in more than thirty years.
Read the full story here:
Sinai Health's own Dr.
@DanielJDrucker
, whose foundational research underpins the year's top science breakthrough by
@ScienceMagazine
, continues to unlock the mysteries of weight-loss drugs offering fresh insights into how they work in the body. 🧵 1/3
Big congratulations to
@jwoodgett
, Director of our Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, who has been awarded the Arthur Wynne Gold Medal from the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences - a life-time achievement award.
#ScienceMatters
Congratulations
@geri_EM
, Geriatric Lead at the
#MountSinaiToronto
Schwartz-Reisman Emergency Centre for receiving the Order of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine
@IFEM2
in recognition of outstanding contributions to the development of Emergency Medicine.
From the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic our highest priority has been the safety and well-being of our patients, caregivers and our people. Today, we join the
@OntHospitalAssn
call for stronger lockdown measures in the GTA.
An urgent joint statement in support of further
#COVID19
lockdown measures from hospitals in the City of Toronto and Regions of Durham, Halton, Peel and York, supporting stricter public health measures.
#onpoli
#onhealth
#StopTheSpread
We are proud to share that Dr. Carol Swallow, Surgical Oncologist at
#MountSinaiToronto
, has been appointed as the R.S McLaughlin Professor & Chair of
@UofTSurgery
. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Swallow on this achievement.
Congratulations to
#LTRI
's
@DanielJDrucker
for being inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. He's being honoured for his work on gut hormones & their potential to achieve dramatic clinical outcomes in the treatment of metabolic & intestinal disorders.
@CdnMedHallFame
Congratulations to Dr. Allison McGeer, microbiologist and infectious diseases specialist at
#MountSinaiToronto
for being awarded the
@HRF_FRS
Medal of Honour!
HRF Board Chair,
@melcappe
, is honoured to present the Medal of Honour to Dr. Allison McGeer, medical microbiologist & infectious diseases specialist. This medal, first awarded in 1945, recognizes remarkable individuals' globally renowned research. Congratulations, Dr. McGeer!
While on maternity leave,
@shirajgold
, resident at
@uoftobgyn
created the group Pregnancy During
#COVID19
. The weekly virtual sessions provide expecting
#MountSinaiToronto
parents information on delivering during a pandemic to help ease any anxieties they might have.
Congratulations to Dr.
@Chaim_Bell
on his re-appointment as Physician-in-Chief for
#SinaiHealth
.
He has made significant advances for the Dept. of Medicine, including promoting & supporting collaborative research & enriching the educational experiences of trainees & fellows.
Celebrating
#Halloween
at
#MountSinaiToronto
. This year, two super heroes in our
#NICU
are wearing hand-stitched capes by one of our nurses. Wishing you a safe and happy Halloween!
We congratulate
@jwoodgett
, Senior Scientist at
#LTRI
, on his appointment as President and Scientific Director of
@TFRI_Research
. Learn more about Dr. Woodgett’s new role here:
On behalf of all Canadians living with diabetes, obesity and intestinal failure,
#SinaiHealth
congratulates Dr.
@DanielJDrucker
on being recognized with the 2021 Canada Gairdner International Award. Read more about this incredible honour here:
#LTRI
@UofT
Congratulations to Dr. Ian Witterick, an internationally recognized surgeon-oncologist, who has been appointed as Surgeon-in-Chief for
#SinaiHealth
.
Read about the appointment here:
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea McCart
@vaccinialab
and the multidisciplinary team on performing the 500th HIPEC surgery at
#MountSinaiToronto
. A specialized cancer treatment in our Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program, the first of its kind in Ontario.
We are grateful to our incredible physicians across
#SinaiHealth
and their commitment to providing high-quality, safe and compassionate care to our patients and community each and every day.
@OntarioDoctors
#DoctorsDay
“Masks on all day, but I’m smiling under there because I can’t mask my love for my RT family.” –Chantelle Ferguson, Respiratory Therapist at
#MountSinaiToronto
Thank you to all of our teams at
#SinaiHealth
for your positive energy and enthusiasm.
At
#SinaiHealth
, nurses play an integral role in leading the delivery of care and advancing the science of care for our patients. This
#NursingWeek
, we want to recognize all of our nurses for the tremendous work they continue to do in the face of
#COVID19
.
#NationalNursingWeek
Big congrats to Drs.
@MakLab_
&
@DanielSchramek
on becoming the inaugural Deputy Directors of Clinical & Discovery Research, respectively, at Sinai Health! 🧵1/2
For
@savbrar
, each surgery is a culmination of careful planning, mental rehearsal and storyboarding. See how this process helped him perform a challenging
#stomachcancer
surgery in February 2020. Learn more at
#SeeWhatCareCanDo
The shared
#SinaiHealth
-
@UHN
microbiology department has completed over 1.5 million
#COVID19
tests for residents across Ontario. We are so proud of your contribution to helping keep our community safe.
#MedLabWeek
Today is
#BlackMentalHealthDay
. We’re honoured to have
@asanteV
lead a discussion with us at
#SinaiHealth
on the effects of racism on one's mental health and how race, mental health and society interact.
We are thrilled to share that
@SarabethSilver1
, nurse at Mount Sinai Toronto Hospital, is the recipient of the
@NLN
Sue Matthews Exemplary Mentorship Award.
Congratulations Sarabeth. Thank you for your commitment to supporting the next generation of nurses.
#SinaiHealth
Congratulations to Dr.
@kee_gre
for being awarded a three-year grant from the
@CIHR_IRSC
. This grant will allow for research from
@SREMI_MSH
that will focus on improving
#CancerCare
in the emergency department:
Congratulations to Dr.
@kieranlquinn
, a physician in General Internal Medicine & Palliative Care at
#SinaiHealth
who is one of
@UofT
School of Graduate Studies’ recipients of the
@GGCanada
Gold Medal for Academic Excellence. More on his clinical research:
It’s official –
#MountSinaiToronto
has achieved Magnet® re-designation for excellence in care & patient experience. As Canada’s Magnet® hospital, we are proud of our front-line nurses, health discipline teams & leaders committed to elevating patient care.
Congrats to Sinai Health’s Dr. Daniel Schramek for a funding boost from
@CureNETs
! 🎉
His lab is investigating how pancreatic tumours develop step-by-step as well as identifying new drug targets in the process.
Congratulations to
#MountSinaiToronto
's Dr. John Foote for being selected by
@CAEP_Docs
as one of the 2020 Emergency Physicians of the Year for excellence in emergency medicine in Canada. We are proud to have you on our team!
@docfoote
Each year over 16,000 patients undergo surgery at
#MountSinaiToronto
. Today, we open our new state-of-the-art surgical floor equipped with leading edge technology and designed to deliver exceptional patient-centred care.
#RenewSinai
Read more:
Sinai Health is remembering Dr. Lou Siminovitch, one of Canada’s most significant scientific visionaries & founding director of the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute. The giant of Canadian science passed away Tuesday at age 100. More on his legacy:
Learn more about how Dr. Nathan Stall is advising his patients to get an updated COVID-19 shot to reduce the risks of serious illness this season.
@NathanStall
Watch Dr. Stall’s interview with CBC News here:
Sinai Health infectious disease researcher Dr. Allison McGeer to study how COVID-19 spreads, as part of the $27 million in federal funding announced today
#LTRI
#SinaiResearch
We are proud of our team who administered vaccines to Mon Sheong long term care home this weekend. Thank you for your hard work and dedication.
#TeamVaccine
#SinaiHealth
@UHN
Vaccinated 63 more residents, staff and essential care partners at Mon Sheong Home for the Aged this morning! Yay!
@SinaiHealth
#TeamVaccine
. Thanks to the Mon Sheong staff who helped make everything go smoothly and
@UHN
logistics team for all of their guidance.
"ICU is a very complex clinical area with common use of high-risk drugs in very sick patients."
@Lisa_burry
. After 2 weeks of training,
#SinaiHealth
pharmacists who normally cover non-ICU clinical areas will be ready to deliver medications in the
#ICU
if needed.
The safety of our patients and our people is paramount. Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, effective March 22 at noon,
#MountSinaiToronto
and
#BridgepointHealth
will no longer permit visitors. The decision is not made lightly. Please read more:
@WKortleever
@VaxHuntersCan
Thank you for your message. At this point in time, our clinics are vaccinating with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people born in 2003 or earlier.
Starting in the early days of
#COVID19
,
#MountSinaiToronto
more than doubled the number of ICU beds from 18 to 50. This work means that we are in an even better position to respond to a second wave of COVID-19, or even a bad flu season.
#SinaiHealth
Today on
#WorldPrematurityDay
, we recognize challenges and long-term impact of preterm birth globally. Approximately 30,000 babies in Canada are born prematurely every year. Look for Canadian landmarks that will be illuminated purple in honour of this day!
#PreemiePowerCanada
These adorable
#NICU
babies at
#MountSinaiToronto
are ready to celebrate
#Halloween
, dressed with care in hand-stitched costumes. Wishing you a safe and happy Halloween!
“The pharmacy team’s quality improvement, education and research initiatives help to optimize medication use and promote quality care for all of our patients – from our smallest babies to older adults.” –Virginia Fernandes, Pharmacist, Clinical Practice Leader
#PharmacyMonth
At Sinai Health, you will find RTs providing care in all areas of the hospital. Respiratory Therapists monitor and treat patient’s cardiopulmonary needs & are vital members of the health care team. Thank you to our
#SinaiHealth
RTs!
#RTWeek2020
Thank you to our teams who helped organize and administer
#COVID19
vaccines to our complex care patients at
#BridgepointHealth
this past week. You continue to make
#SinaiHealth
proud with your collaboration, enthusiasm and dedication to providing care.
#TeamVaccine
@UHN
To provide high-quality care, it is essential for vital equipment to be in top shape. The biomedical engineering team is working hard to maintain ventilators and IV pumps for
#COVID19
patients at
#SinaiHealth
.
Thank you all for everything you do.
The brain contains a vast diversity of proteins – but what role does this diversity play?
New study from
@gingraslab1
&
@Blencowe_Lab
@DonnellyCentre
begins to unravel this with a finding that could improve understanding of brain development and disorders. 🧵1/5
We are immensely proud to confirm that we've just made a donation of 300,000 masks to hospitals and healthcare systems in response to the urgent need for PPE for frontline healthcare professionals combating
#COVID19
. Full release:
Congratulations to Dr. Vibhuti Shah on her appointment as chair of the Research Ethics Board for
#SinaiHealth
. Dr. Shah is a Neonatologist and Clinical Epidemiologist at
#MountSinaiToronto
and a Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at
@ihpmeuoft
“Being there for each other is the key. We formed the Sinai Health logo because we are proud of the work behind it,” says RN Josephine Villamil,
#MountSinaiToronto
ED. Tackling the pressure of
#COVID19
is easier when you have a strong support system. We are in this together.
We are proud to have
#MountSinaiToronto
be recognized as one of Canada's top three hospitals by
@newsweek
. Congratulations to our people and to the hospitals around the globe that are continuing to set the standard for excellent care.
ICU Physician
@micheal_detsky
will treat some of the sickest
#COVID19
patients. Meanwhile, he and his wife are figuring out how to run a household of three kids. Read about the balance:
#MountSinaiToronto
“The vaccine has provided us with hope. For me, this hope has re-ignited strength and momentum within.”
@laveenamunshi
and other health care providers at
#SinaiHealth
shared about what the
#COVID19
vaccine means to them.
A team of researchers at
#LTRI
's
@gingraslab1
and the
@UofTmedicine
is in the early stages of developing a blood test that can identify who is immune to
#COVID19
on a mass scale.
#SinaiResearch
How this could inform policymakers on when restrictions are lifted:
#MountSinaiToronto
was founded by four women from Toronto’s Jewish community who wanted to build a hospital for the vulnerable & marginalized. This lives on in our legacy as we are called to serve the health needs of our community.
Festivities started early for the proteomics team at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
@nbcc_ltri
, as they unwrapped Canada’s first top-of-the-line mass spectrometer – the Orbitrap Astral – with support from
@InnovationCA
@ONdigital
1/3 Read more:
Why do some people develop
#Crohn
’s disease and others don’t? Well, it might be due to a combination of gut bacteria.
Researchers based out of
#MountSinaiToronto
have discovered the bacteria that may be triggering the inflammatory bowel disease.
Congratulations Dr.
@DanielJDrucker
for making
@TIME
's inaugural list of 100 individuals who most influenced global health this year.
#TIME100HEALTH
Learn about his groundbreaking work:
Thank you to Peter and Shelagh Godsoe for their incredible $15 million gift to advance
#SinaiHealth
's role as a global leader in the provision of
#GeriatricCare
. This gift will help ensure older Canadians get specialized and compassionate care:
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Fralick for being selected as the recipient of the 2024 PSI Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation (KT) Fellowship!
@FralickMike
@PSIFoundation
More about Dr. Fralick’s achievement here:
The microbiology lab shared by
#SinaiHealth
and
@UHN
was the first hospital lab in Ontario to go live with testing for
#COVID19
. Learn how the team is ramping up their efforts to support the needs of the province.
#MedLab
#LabWeek
Happy
#PhysiotherapyMonth
! The team at
#MountSinaiToronto
works with patients across the hospital, including in the Emergency Department, the ICU, the Mother and Baby Unit and through to referral on to colleagues in the community or at
#BridgepointHealth
.
Can diet and exercise be replaced by pills? Listen to Sinai Health’s Dr.
@DanielJDrucker
-- whose research paved the way for the widely popular diabetes & weight loss drugs -- talk about these meds on Quirks & Quarks
@cbcradio
The Project Grant competition: 354 research grants were approved for funding in the Fall 2020 competition, for a total investment of $274M.
Congratulations to all grant recipients and thank you to all peer reviewers. 👏 1/4
The shared Sinai Health - University Health Network microbiology department is pleased to announce it has completed more than half a million
#COVID19
tests for residents across the province. “Ontario put out a call to action, and this is our way of answering the call.”
@UHN