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Opioid Crisis
November 07, 2019
The headlines point to a grim prognosis. In London, five deaths attributed to opioid overdose in one week. Canada wide, more than 10,000 people have lost their lives to opioids in the past three years. This has become public health crisis.The Reach of Trauma – Doctors Perspective
June 09, 2016
Trauma in children and teenagers can be overwhelming. Not only is it devastating to the young patient who was in a trauma such as a car crash but it is also challenging to be his or her parent, sibling, friend or part of the community. It is also overwhelming for the many trauma health care providers including paramedics, nurses, physiotherapists and physicians. As a resident physician in General Surgery, I have the privilege to be involved in Trauma in London and surrounding area for people of all ages, from newborns to those in the later stages of life.LHSC announces Canadian surgical first to treat obstructive defecation syndrome
April 14, 2016
Colorectal surgeon Dr. Nawar Alkhamesi and his team were able to robotically insert a mesh into the empty space so that there is no longer room for the rectum to prolapse (slip forward or down). Using this much less invasive robotic approach, patients can expect just one overnight stay in hospital.'It's alarming': Study finds increased number of children with gallstones
March 15, 2016
A recent Canadian study is hoping to change the way doctors think about gallstones - a condition historically associated with adults - after finding a "significant rise" in the number of children with the condition.Ontario Graduate Scholarship
March 15, 2016
Dr. Shane Smith has been selected as one of this year's recipients of an Ontario Graduate Scholarship.Jessica Coffey
March 04, 2016
Recipient of International Travel AwardDr. Hernandez-Alejandro Nominated for President’s Award for Innovation
December 17, 2015
Dr. Hernandez-Alejandro was nominated for bringing a surgical technique known as ALPPS to London for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer to the liver.Rebuilding Postgraduate Medical Education Programmes in Afghanistan
December 15, 2015
Conflict over the last three decades has resulted in profound disruption of the medical system in Afghanistan. The NATO Training Mission–Afghanistan (NTM-A) installed a graduate medical education (GME) advisory team with the mandate to help the Afghan faculty reconstruct modern teaching programs for core specialties including programs for assistant personnel.
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