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Statement from William Osler Health System
Posted on Wednesday, October 09, 2024 12:05 PM
At William Osler Health System (Osler), we are deeply committed to delivering high quality, people-centred, compassionate, and culturally safe care.
Recently, we failed to uphold religious and cultural care practices when a Sikh patient’s beard was shaved without consent and without medical necessity. We take full responsibility for this incident and have extended our deepest apologies to the patient and his family. We also want to extend our apology to the Sikh community and the exceptional...
Dr. Tyagi’s five tips for flu prevention
Posted on Tuesday, October 01, 2024 02:51 PM
Dr. Gaurav Tyagi, MD, ABEM, is William Osler Health System’s (Osler) Site Chief of Emergency at Etobicoke General Hospital. Dr. Tyagi completed medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine and residency training at Rutgers University in the United States of America before joining Osler in 2020.
The cold and flu season is here. William Osler Health System’s Dr. Tyagi shares his five tips for flu prevention:
Get vaccinatedThe best defence against the flu is vaccination. The flu...
Doctors making a difference: Dr. Karen Dang
Posted on Thursday, September 19, 2024 10:49 AM
This story is part of William Osler Health System’s (Osler) Doctors Making a Difference campaign featuring Osler doctors who are going beyond to improve our community’s health.
When Elva Massey’s 82-year-old mother, Daisy, was admitted to Etobicoke General Hospital with severe dehydration, she experienced a roller coaster of emotions. Her mom had experienced a lot in a short period of time, having been recovering from a fractured hip, and recently moved into a retirement home. Daisy didn’t look...
Osler showcases 15 student research projects at annual summer student research day
Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 12:26 PM
This summer, 15 post-secondary students had the opportunity to learn new research methods, gain experience and work alongside Osler researchers and leaders on a range of hospital-based clinical and related research projects at Brampton Civic Hospital, Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness and Etobicoke General Hospital.
On August 27, the students’ work was showcased bringing the hospital community, government and post-secondary partners together to congratulate the students on...
Clinical Ethics internship symposium
Posted on Wednesday, September 04, 2024 10:51 AM
On Wednesday, September 4, the Ethics Quality Improvement (EQI) Lab at Osler hosted the first annual Clinical Ethics internship symposium. This inaugural symposium was created to highlight the EQI Lab’s Clinical Ethics internship program and to celebrate the contributions of the interns to learning, research and ethical decision making at Osler.
Osler’s Clinical Ethics internship program is one-of-a-kind in Canada and has a long history of supporting learners from a variety of professional and...
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