I attended an amazing event celebrating the International Year of Light** this week hosted by the Impact Centre ...
http://www.impactcentre.ca/event/industry-day-light-based-technologies-for-healthtech
The event showcased companies within the healthcare sector that are striving to make (and are making) a difference. Topics ranged from...
* Shining a Light on Clinical Diagnostics
* Porphysome Nanotechnology: Road to Clinical Translation
to ...
* The Canary System - A Commercialization Story of an early tooth decay detecting system (earlier than current x-ray machines)
... and more....
http://www.impactcentre.ca/light2015/jul21
What I walked away with from the session...
There are people in our society that have vast knowledge and expertise - take a look at the talent of the speakers that presented at this event. Are we aware of their products, are we aware of the new technologies that are coming up and the applications and research that needs funding/ collaboration to bring it to the next step, can we work together with groups like Impact Centre or OBIO to take strides forward... just some food for thought...
** What is The International Year of Light about
The International Year of Light is a global initiative which will highlight to the citizens of the world the importance of light and optical technologies in their lives, for their futures, and for the development of society. It is a unique opportunity to inspire, educate, and connect on a global scale.
On 20 December 2013, the UN General Assembly 68th Session proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015). In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science and its applications, the UN has recognized the importance of raising global awareness about how light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health. Light plays a vital role in our daily lives and is an imperative cross-cutting discipline of science in the 21st century. It has revolutionized medicine, opened up international communication via the Internet, and continues to be central to linking cultural, economic and political aspects of the global society.
Source: http://www.light2015.org/Home.html
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Thursday, 16 July 2015
INFORMATION ON WALK SITES
Yonge Street Health Walk Sites
Community health services
September 12th 2015
Community health services
September 12th 2015
Meeting Place – start of walk: Yonge Blvd Parkette 3444 Yonge Str
9:30am – 9:40am
•Continuum Wellness:
3402 Yonge Street (9:45am to
10:05am)
We are the largest, fully integrated
natural health care centre in the neighborhood, staffing 16 Registered
Therapists and Licensed Health Care Professionals. The clinic is open 7 days a
week with flexible and convenient appointment times for Registered Massage
Therapy, Chiropractic Care, Nutrition, Acupuncture, Reflexology and
Psychotherapy services
ØCommon injuries and therapies used to treat those injuries –
what you need to do to help you heal and maintain good health
•The Raw Juice Company:
3345 Yonge Street (10:20am –
10:35am)
Have fresh juice for purchase –
nutritional benefit, vitamin/ mineral intake (walkers will be given a free
sample to taste)
ØVitamins / minerals found within different juices – figure
out which one you may need more
•Lawrence Park Animal Hospital: 3158 Yonge Street (10:50am – 11:05am)
A veterinary hospital serving
clients and patients in the Lawrence Park and neighbouring area for over fifty
years. In 1992, Dr. Larry Wilder renovated
the previous hospital and renamed it “Lawrence Park Animal
Hospital”.
We pride ourselves in our friendly
and helpful staff members and provide top notch customer service care for you
and your pets. Our doctors and staff are always involving themselves in
continuing education courses and keeping up-to-date with the newest and latest
in veterinary medicine to be able to provide the greatest care.
Our services include boarding,
diagnostic imaging, laser therapy, medicine, microchipping, nutrition
counselling, surgery and wellness and prevention. We are also part of the Potcake
Rescue Group (we help find homes for Potcake puppies), they travel to us from
Turk’s and Caicos, we examine them and provide any care of treatment before
finding them a forever home.
ØExtension of Love and Care – what treatments are available
for your pets so that you know where to go and what to ask for
•Locke Library: 3083
Yonge Street (11:20am – noon)
At the neighborhood library , our
keynote speaker shares his passion for transforming communities from a health
perspective.
Dr. James
Maskalyk currently practices emergency
medicine and is an assistant professor
at University of Toronto. He will talk
about the profound experiences he had as part of Médecins Sans
Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders) while in Sudan, experiences shared in
his book Six Months in Sudan , and his current work partnering with
Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa University to develop a program that will train the
country’s emergency physicians.
Friday, 12 June 2015
Welcome!
Welcome to my first blog post.
I invite you to join in the neighborhood walk this coming September on Saturday 12th - look for poster information in local stores within the neighborhood (Yonge-Lawrence BIA) and at Locke Library (the local library) in the month of August.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
• Meeting Place – start of walk: Yonge Blvd Parkette 3444 Yonge Street (9:30am – 9:40am)
Walk site stops include...
• Continuum Wellness: 3402 Yonge Street (9:45am - 10:05am)
• The Raw Juice Company: 3345 Yonge Street (10:20am – 10:35am)
• Lawrence Park Animal Hospital: 3158 Yonge Street (10:50am – 11:05am)
• Locke Library: 3083
Yonge Street (11:20am – noon)
Keynote speaker at Locke Library will be Dr. James Maskalyk, author of Six Months in Sudan
For more information, click on following link Six Months In Sudan
For more information, click on following link Six Months In Sudan
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