Stroke trajectory | Patient partners ensure “a collaboration of all the parts”
This article is the final in a series following the launch of the Neuroscience IPU. Staff who specialize in stroke care from across the CIUSSS…
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JGH Psychiatry Research Day | Building better bridges to improve the immigrant experience
In the not-so-distant past, when diversity was widely accepted as a positive characteristic, new immigrants were recognized as deserving protection and supportive services. This…
Neuroscience IPU | Pushing back the starting line with frontline
An IPU whose different phases of care run smoothly comes out ahead in the race to deliver timely medical treatment, with better outcomes for…
Talking with children and youth about violence in the news
SHERPA creates online toolkit for parents Images of war, terrorism and other forms of violence are so pervasive in today’s media that children are…
Unconventional care for the homeless | Connexion team’s creative client-centered approach
This article about the Connexion program is the third in a series presented in 360. The Connexion team is made up of two social…
First Frontline Forum | Family physicians and specialists seek solutions to streamline communication
Even as our CIUSSS embraces the digital age, integrating innovative communication tools into health and social-service practices, sometimes there’s simply no substitute for personal…
“The risks in 2019 are real” CIUSSS emergency relief teams recruiting staff
Health and social service disasters don’t discriminate, they can strike at any time—and in any place. That’s why our CIUSSS has two emergency teams…
New name and logo launched by Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
What’s in a name? A rich history and shared culture, it turns out. “The new name and logo for the Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre honour…
Is your family member contemplating a career in health care? Don’t miss out on Missive!
Unique summer internship program recruiting participants Does your team member wear a white lab coat? It may just be possible to trace the origin…
“Dear diary: The situation is still serious, but there’s hope… ”
“Mr. Plevritis is in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit now?” a surprised Olivia Frank asks. “This must have been super-recent.” The secretary at the…
Enhancing communication to improve the continuum of care
This article is the second in a series following the launch of the Neuroscience IPU. Staff who specialize in stroke care from across the…
Bridging the gap to bring healthcare to the homeless
This article about the Connexion program is the second in a series presented in 360. The Connexion team is made up of two social…
CIUSSS staff recognized for ‘impact in their field’
The quality of care provided by multidisciplinary staff within our CIUSSS extends beyond any facility’s four walls, into the community, and even beyond. In…
Telehealth: The future of health care is already here
Even the best solutions can have unexpected consequences. Consider health care, where for centuries, the main objective was to overcome illness so that people…
Rehabilitation Program in Specialized Schools team begins a new chapter following move
The staff from the Mackay Centre and Philip E. Layton Schools of the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) and the Rehabilitation Program in Specialized…
Community “kiosk” offers support to users of Psychiatry services
Individuals seeking information about mental health and related community services can now turn for assistance to the newly opened Resource and Information Centre in…
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of “The Father Dowd Project”
For the 50th year in a row, a school bus dropped off students, teachers and bags filled with gifts just in time for the…
Connexion: Connecting homeless people to health care
This article will be presented as a series in 360. Read more about Connexion in upcoming editions of the newsletter. Connexion began with one…
A journey in resilience: Helping refugees as they cope with trauma
The paths that refugees follow can often be arduous, so our CIUSSS is exploring paths within health care that will help ease them along…
Anticoagulation care and research now in centralized facility
The Jewish General Hospital’s Centre of Excellence in Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Care celebrated its brand new facility with an open house on World Thrombosis…