London Health Sciences Centre - INSIDE magazine

In this edition read about Dr. Jeff Preston’s road to patient advocacy and how his experience with disability helped him become a passionate advocate as Co-Chair of LHSC’s Patient Experience Advisory Council. Learn about a debilitating condition which stopped Michelle Easden’s artistic vision for which the team at LHSC found the cause and the remedy. Also in this edition read about Donald McKay’s close encounter with a chainsaw which highlights the strength of LHSC’s Trauma Team.

In this edition we share the story of Tory Struyf who experienced a difficult pregnancy with her third child, which almost resulted in tragedy. You’ll read about sepsis, a condition many have not heard of, and London broadcast journalist Lisa Brandt who is passionate about spreading the word. You’ll also learn about thecognitive effects of multiple sclerosis. Neurologists estimate about 50 per cent of people with MS may experience some cognitive impairment. Sheryl Elliston talks about the effect it has on her life.

In the sixteenth edition of inside LHSC you’ll read about Julie Sawchuk who is paralyzed after a car drove into her bike while she was training for a triathlon. Julie still has that intense desire to improve, it is just channeled differently. You’ll hear about retired Olympic rower Gord Henry who, faced with a cancer diagnosis, began training for the challenge both mentally and physically. You’ll also read about mom-to-be Jessica Drummond who has seizures due to a traumatic brain injury and requires specialized care during pregnancy.

In the fourteenth edition of inside LHSC you’ll find a family’s perspective of the care their daughter Jenica Groot-Nibbelink received while in the critical care trauma unit. You’ll read about Yvonne White who, after a motorcycle crash, spent four years in a wheelchair and on crutches, and credits her surgeon for getting her back on her feet. You’ll also read about eating disorders and how LHSC helps its young patients transition to adult care.

In the twelfth edition of inside, you’ll read about how a child’s vibrant imagination has helped her to cope with two big health challenges. You’ll learn about LHSC’s forensic pathologists and their teams and how they help the coroner and the police to solve criminally suspicious cases. You’ll also read about how electronic health records are improving patient care.

In the tenth edition of inside you’ll learn about patient Dean Ewing, whose life-changing orthopaedic surgery enables him to once again stand tall. You’ll read about Bob Henry who found a voice at the most critical time in his care through the iPad Pilot Project. We feature five LHSC patients who are advocating for better care, as well as a story on the Personalized Medicine Clinic and Margaret Greene’s unique treatment plan tailored right down to her DNA.

In the eighth edition of inside, we learn what it's like to go from being a first responder to a survivor,how the way diabetes is treated is changing, and take a behind-the-scenes look at LHSC food services. We also explore LHSC's role in educating the next generation of health-care professionals, and examine how research is helping children with heart health issues.

In this sixth edition we explore the importance of sleep through the personal story of Jerry Lee, whose life was changed through LHSC's Slee and Apnea Assessment Unit. We also examine capacity challenges in acute care facilities, discuss an innovative head and neck cancer treatment and take an indepth view into the challenges of getting Olympian Kaya Turski back into competitive form in time for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

In this fourth edition, we share some touching stories from some of our patients including the experience of one little girl who was given the ability to smile. We also take you behind the scenes of our hospital infrastructure and explain how we are able to ensure care in any situation.

In this second edition, we explore an issue that is facing hospitals across Canada: hospital-acquired infections and the war on bacteria. We get a lot of questions from patients and families about infection control and we all see stories in the media raising concerns about ‘superbugs.’ So, to help explain this complicated issue, we interviewed an infection control expert from the Public Health Agency of Canada.