Feb 16, 2012

Social Media and Ostomy Support

Location: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St.
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Doors open at 7pm)

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Facebook? Twitter? Discussion groups? Whether you're well versed in social media or someone for whom all these terms are new, come out and hear Ostomy Toronto President Mary Penner speak about social media and the opportunities it opens up to provide/receive ostomy support and expand the reach of local associations such as Ostomy Toronto as well as the UOAC.

Jan 19, 2012

RAP Session

Location: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St.
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Doors open at 7pm)

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The first regular meeting of the 2012 is one of our ever popular RAP sessions. Our RAP sessions are where we can share and ask questions of each other and an ET. These are always well attended and are a highlight of the year for many. Please join us!

Jan 16, 2012

Ostomy Toronto's new 20-40 group meeting!

Location: Spin Dessert Cafe, 2177 Yonge St (Yonge just south of Eglinton/directly across from south entrance of Eglinton subway station in the Minto Midtown condo complex)
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm (Doors open at 7pm)

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If you're in the 18 - 40(ish) age range, please join us for the the first meeting of Ostomy Toronto's new 20-40 group! We will be at Spin Dessert Cafe. Spin serves delicious savoury and sweet crepes, thin crust pizzas and all kinds of fresh made daily ice cream and cheesecakes made by the Cheesecake Factory's bakery as well as a large selection of hot and cold beverages. Please join us for this very special evening of food and fun and help set the direction for future 20-40 programming!

Dec 15, 2011

Holiday Party

Nov 17, 2011

Retailers Night + Membership Meeting

Location: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St.
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Doors open at 7pm)

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Come out and meet the retailers who support Ostomy Toronto and visit their displays showing the latest products they carry. There will be a very short membership meeting before the displays to pass Ostomy Toronto's new bylaws. Please come out for this important meeting and to see the latest products carried by our ostomy retailers.

Oct 20, 2011

Camp Night!

Location: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St.
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Doors open at 7pm)

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Please come out and join us for a very special night. Some of the campers we sponsored are coming to talk to us about their experiences at camp. We even have a video to show - you'll be surprised by some of the stuff they did! These youth are inspirational and it's sure to be a night to remember.

Sep 15, 2011

RAP Session

Location: North York Civic Centre
Time: Doors open 7pm, Meeting 7:30pm - 9:30pm
The first meeting of the year is one of our ever popular RAP sessions. Our RAP sessions are where we can share and ask questions of each other and an ET. These are always well attended and are a highlight of the year for many. Please join us!

June 15, 2011
Ostomy Toronto - A special evening at Mount Sinai Hospital

May 19, 2011

Annual General Meeting + Living with an Ostomy and Eating Well

Location: North York Civic Centre
Speaker: Pauline Wisdom Gilliam
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

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This month we will be holding our Annual General Meeting and Elections and then having Pauline Wisdom Gilliam, Registered Dietician, speak on Living with an Ostomy and Eating Well.

This presentation will review healthy eating guidelines and provide strategies for managing some of the nutritional issues related to living with an ostomy.

If you are interested in running for the Board of Directors, we have 2 vacancies - please contact maryp@ostomytoronto.com or we will be taking nominations from the floor.

April 21, 2011

The Birds and the Bees for Ostomees (Discussing sexuality and intimacy after ostomy surgery.)

Location: North York Civic Centre
Speaker: Leslie Heath, RN, BScN
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

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Leslie Heath is an Enterostomal Therapy Nurse working with St.Elizabeth Health Care visiting clients in the community for the last 12 years. She has a passion for education and helps clients understand their disease processes and adjust to life after surgery and that life does go on.

Please note our venue change. We will now be holding our mon...thly meetings at the North York Civic Centre: Sheppard Subway station on the Yonge line and there is plenty of indoor parking available.

Entering from Mel Lastmen Square:
If entering North York Civic Centre from any of the entrances by the skating rink at Mel Lastman Square, you will need to go up a short set of stairs, or take the elevator and arrive at the Lower Level. Directly in front of you should be the Council Chamber which is the room with the glass windows and glass doors. Go around to the right side of the Council Chamber and through the sliding doors to the hallway where all the committee rooms are located. Committee Room #4 is located down that hall.

Entering from street level after parking:
If entering North York Civic Centre after parking on the street level, you will be entering through either the north or south entrance to North York Civic Centre. Walk in until you see the set of stairs or elevator that leads to the Lower Level. Once at the lower level you should walk over to where the Council Chamber is (the room with all the glass windows/doors) and proceed to walk all the way around to the right of the Council Chamber. Walk through the sliding glass doors into the hallway where all the Committee Rooms are located and head to Committee Room #4 which is at the end of the hall.

March 17, 2011

Wound Care Management (World reknown Dematologist speaks about skin and wound care)

Location: Bedford United Church, 100 Ranleigh Ave.
Speaker: Dr. Gary Sibbald, MD, FRCPC, ABIM, DABD, Med
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

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Dr. Gary Sibbald is the director of the Wound Healing Clinic at the Women's College Hospital as well as director of medical education at the Hospital. He is the former director of continuing education at the University of Toronto's department of medicine and chair of the Continuing Education Committee for the Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Sibbald is a professor of public hea...lth sciences and medicine at the University. He is a board member and coordinator of the Canadian Association of Continuing Health Education and is chair of the Accreditation Committee for The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is a past chair of the Cambridge Conference on Medical Education. Dr. Sibbald is also president-elect of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies.

Research and Academic Interests:
Dr. Sibbald's research interests focus on effective wound care. He currently serves as an investigator on several clinical trials at Women's College Hospital testing new wound treatments.

Dr. Sibbald also studies the training and functioning of interdisciplinary teams providing wound care. He established an interdisciplinary education model for wound care as co-founder, previous chairman and a five-time annual meeting chair of the Canadian Association of Wound Care. Professor Sibbald established the International Interdisciplinary Wound Care Course (IIWCC) at the University of Toronto in 1999. This course is the first University of Toronto continuing education course to offer a certificate of completion and combine residential weekends with self-study and a selective that relates new knowledge to everyday practice. This course is currently being re-evaluated as part of a new professionals master's program in the department of public health sciences.

Dr. Sibbald has a particular interest in the creation and dissemination of evidence-based care strategies through knowledge translation. He is co-editor of the Third (and soon to be published fourth) Edition of Chronic Wound Care: A Clinical Source Book for Healthcare Professionals.

Publications:
Review a list of Gary Sibbald's peer-reviewed publications as indexed by the National Library of Medicine.

(taken from: http://www.womensresearch.ca/people/faculty/sibbald.php)

February 17, 2011

Trillium Gift of Life Network

Location: Bedford United Church, 100 Ranleigh Ave.
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

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Representatives will discuss organ donation

January 20, 2011

Rap Session

Location: Bedford United Church, 100 Ranleigh Ave.
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

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Come with questions, concerns, or anecdotes to share. Or, feel welcome to sit back and hear your peers share their experiences. There is always certain to be a diverse group in attendance from those who are new to the ostomy lifestyle, to individuals who have had one their whole life. We have also had representatives of all ages, genders and cultures. Two discussion groups are proposed for this evening: male and female.

December 16, 2010

Holiday Party

Location: Boston Pizza: 40 Eglinton Avenue East Toronto, ON
Time: 7:30 pm to 1:00 am

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This year our holiday party will take place at a restaurant, Boston Pizza. All are welcome: members, non-members, family and friends. Join us in celebrating life and all that we are thankful for this holiday season!

Cost $20

As tradition we will have an unwrapped toy drive for SickKids Hospital. Please bring a gift appropriate for children up to the age of 17.

To purchase tickets or for any questions contact Ostomy Toronto phone number (416) 596-7718 or Email: info@ostomytoronto.com

November 18, 2010

Programs and Services in Home Care

Location: Bedford United Church, 100 Ranleigh Ave.
Speaker: Leslie Heath, RN, BScN, ET/WOCN
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

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Our guest speaker this evening is an Enterostomal Nurse, Leslie Heath, who has worked in home care for many years. She will be discussing all of the programs and services available for people who are looking for additional care and support after stomal surgery. Leslie Heath's passion for working with clients living with wounds and ostomies has been a part of her career since its beginning 20 years ago. After graduating from Ryerson University in 1990, she started working on a general surgery floor at the Wellesley Hospital. She then moved to the community in1997 to work for Saint Elizabeth Health Care as a visiting nurse. After a brief hiatus in 2000, while life took her family to England for two years, she returned to Saint Elizabeth 19s in 2002. In an effort to utilize and advance her nursing expertise she took on a position of Wound Ostomy Resource Nurse in 2005. This entailed continuous self education culminating in the successful completion of her Enterostomal Therapy Nursing course from The Cleveland Clinic in 2009. Leslie is a member of the Canadian Association of Enterostomal Therapists, the Canadian Association of Wound Care, the Ontario Wound Interest Group, and has been and is interested in becoming a regular member of our Ostomy Toronto Rap sessions.

October 20, 2010

Premier Meeting

Location: Bedford United Church, 100 Ranleigh Ave.
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

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Major ostomy retailers exhibit their products.

Confirmed retailers Medical Mart, O.O.S. Medical, Shoppers Home Health Care, and Starkmans

September 16, 2010

Rap Session

Location: Bedford United Church, 100 Ranleigh Ave.
Speaker: Patty Barton, ET and Linda Thomas, ET
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

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To kick-off our 53rd year of service, Ostomy Toronto will be holding a RAP Session for our first meeting back from the summer hiatus. Led by two seasonned Enterostomal Nurses, Patty Barton and Linda Thomas, join us to discuss the joys and challenges of living with an ostomy. Come with questions, concerns, or anecdotes to share. Or, feel welcome to sit back and hear your peers share their experiences. There is always certain to be a diverse group in attendance from those who are new to the ostomy lifestyle to individuals who have had one their whole life. We have also had representatives of all ages, genders and cultures. Two discussion groups are proposed for this evening: male and female.

Refreshments will be served.

August 18 - 21, 2010

UOAC Annual National Conference

Location: Delta Sydney Hotel, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

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Join us in beautiful Cape Breton Island on Canada's east coast for UOAC's 12th National conference. Registration includes a famous Cape Breton Ceilidh, scrumptous breakfast and lunch on one day and three wonderful gala dinners. Workshop topics will include: skin care, nutrition, homeopathic care, medical and surgical updates, rap sessions, 20/40 events and events for the SASO(spouse's and significant others) group. Plus lots more! The host hotel, The Delta Sydney is located directly on the waterfront in downtown Sydney. The downtown shops are close by and within a ten minute walk from the hotel you can visit the Casino Nova Scotia and/or many musuems. A perfect opportunity for whale watching, hiking or kayak tours. Plan to be there!