Day of Excellence in Academics 2025: Jim Ruderman Lecture
Event Details
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Women’s College Hospital or virtually via Zoom
Imagining Primary Care from an Indigenous Lens: Culture as Healing
Dr. Sarah Funnell is the Associate Dean and Chair of Indigenous Health at Queen’s Health Sciences (QHS) and Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University.
Her presentation will explore the root causes of Indigenous health inequity and identify Indigenous culture and healing as sources of strength to re-imagine a primary care system.
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Women’s College Hospital’s Day of Excellence in Academics celebrates achievements in research and innovation, professional practice, quality improvement, collaboration, teaching, and mentorship at WCH.
The Jim Ruderman Lecture on Leadership and Innovation is held annually during the Day of Excellence in Academics, in honour of Dr. Ruderman (1950-2015), a much-loved and respected physician who served in leadership roles as Chief of Staff (2006-2013) and Family Physician in Chief (1992-2014) during his career at Women’s College Hospital. Additionally, Dr. Ruderman was a valued faculty member (1981-2015) with the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Ruderman is remembered for mentoring generations of physicians in their early careers and inspiring many to champion change across the health care system.
Bridging Minds: Health & Science Conversations
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET
Location: Virtual
Toronto has recently been named one of the loneliest cities in Canada. But how did we get here? And why is it so important to address this issue?
Research shows that social disconnection is as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, hypertension, dementia, diabetes, depression, anxiety, and premature death.
Many older adults, especially women, experience loneliness due to major life transitions like retirement, chronic illness, widowhood, and living alone. Understanding how we can feel more connected to ourselves and the world around us is crucial because social connections are key to leading longer, healthier, and happier lives.
Join Rachel Savage, scientist and researcher at Women’s Age Lab at Women’s College Hospital, for an insightful webinar exploring the issue of loneliness – what it is, how it impacts our health, its root causes, and practical steps we can take to address it.
Event Details
Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
Time: 8:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. ET
Location: Women’s College Hospital
The Division of Cardiology at Women’s College Hospital and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at the University Health Network are excited to announce their inaugural joint CME event “Cardiovascular Care Connections: Advancing Primary Prevention & Management”.
Hosted at Women’s College Hospital, this full day event will feature expert insights and interactive talks on the latest clinical updates and guidelines relevant to the practice of primary care physicians and general internists in managing patients with chronic stable cardiac disease, as well as highlight key resources and supports when intervention is required.
For more details on speakers and to register visit the event page.
