Tuesday March 19: Annual Medical Storytelling Festival

Thank you to Dr. Rex Kay of Ars Medica: A Journal of Medicine, The Arts and Humanities (www.ars-medica.ca ) for leading us through another amazing evening of medical storytelling.

special thanks to  Dr. Ronald Ruskin for kicking off the evening with readings from his most recent book, Confessions of a Medical Student .

Monday February 25, 2019: An Evening with Dr. Durhane Wong-Rieger

"When you hear hoof beats, think of horses, not zebras." – attributed to Dr. Theodore Woodward

Thank you to Dr. Durhane Wong-Rieger, President & CEO of CORD, the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders for presenting an overview of the challenges faced by people with rare disorders.

Some interesting reading on how the spotting, caring and feeding of zebras can be rewarding.

Monday January 21: An Evening with Dr. Cindi Morshead

Thank you to Dr. Cindi Morshead, Professor and Chair of the Division of Anatomy in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto for a fascinating overview of the work of her lab  and updating us on  the potential of stem cell treatments.