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12/15/2025

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) brings something rare to emergency medicine: immediate clarity. In a department where time and information are often scarce, POCUS delivers real-time answers when patients need them most. Whether it’s determining if a patient in cardiac arrest is responding to CPR, checking for internal bleeding in trauma or ruling out fluid buildup in the lungs of someone in heart failure, POCUS is diagnostic speed in the palm of one’s hand. Thanks to donor support, these machines are helping shape the future of hands-on, high-impact medicine.

Discover the full impact of POCUS in the Winter edition of Your Impact Magazine: https://bit.ly/4oHMqj4

12/11/2025

Powered by artificial intelligence, the Echo Simulator (Echo SIM) is changing the game in cardiology education. With real-time feedback and 3D datasets of actual hearts, this high-tech tool provides medical trainees a realistic way to practice before stepping into patient care. Made possible through donor support, Echo SIM is advancing training and keeping the future of patient care beating stronger than ever before.

Discover how Echo SIM is reshaping cardiology training in the Winter edition of Your Impact Magazine: https://bit.ly/4ovNAOx

12/10/2025

The wait is almost over… FINAL winner announcements are happening TOMORROW! 🏡 Get ready for the big reveal — could YOU be celebrating next? 🎉 Dream Lottery

12/09/2025

Step inside the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre, where the future of cancer diagnosis is being reimagined—one eye movement at a time. Biophysicist researcher Dr. Aaron Ward and his team are teaching the next generation of physicians “how to see.” Using a cutting-edge eye-tracker, they are unlocking the subtle, often invisible skillsets experts use to read medical images.

Discover the new vision for cancer detection in the winter edition of Your Impact magazine: https://bit.ly/48UucGk

12/08/2025

As a final act of generosity before closing its doors, the Windsor Organ Transplant-Cardiac Care Group (WOTCC) has donated more than $27,000 to London Health Sciences Foundation to support the Multi-Organ Transplant Program Patient Assistance Fund at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC).

This gift honours the legacy of the late Catherine Brown, a two-time heart transplant recipient at LHSC’s University Hospital (UH) and one of WOTCC’s founding members. After receiving life-saving care at UH, Catherine gave back to the very hospital that saved her life. Over 30 years ago, she helped establish the charity to fund services and equipment for transplant patients, while raising awareness about the importance of organ donation.

Read more on how WOTCC is continuing to help transplant patients in need through this legacy: https://bit.ly/3Kz3qKv

12/05/2025

Dave Rigley’s cancer was growing—but no one could find it. Bone scans, CT imaging and MRIs couldn’t detect anything, but Dave could feel something wasn’t right. That's when he underwent a PSMA PET scan—Positron Emission Tomography that uses a specially designed substance called a tracer to bind to PSMA, a protein found almost exclusively on prostate cancer cells—which revealed a small cluster of cancer tucked under his pelvic bone.

Thanks to this technology—and to the donor generosity behind it—Dave didn’t have to wait in fear or begin treatments he didn’t need.

Read the full story in the Winter edition of Your Impact Magazine: https://bit.ly/4iv9UXg

12/03/2025

The Winter 2025 Edition of Your Impact Magazine is here — and every page reflects the extraordinary innovations made possible through donor generosity. This issue highlights how imaging helps physicians uncover hidden stories within us, revealing the details of cells, atoms and the sparks of life. To treat, one must first observe, and imaging allows doctors to find patterns and build knowledge from each captured moment. That’s why this edition leans deeply into imagery. Because when we see more, we know more.

Explore the new issue and experience the future of care through a new lens: https://bit.ly/4iBbYgn

12/02/2025

It’s Giving Tuesday! Make your gift before the end of the day and help patients cover the extra costs associated with their treatment so they don’t have to face these challenges alone. Every gift made brings hope to more patients and eases their journey toward healing.

Make an impact with a Giving Tuesday gift today: https://bit.ly/4pA9mBI

12/01/2025

Giving Tuesday is tomorrow! Your Giving Tuesday gift will help patients receive the extra financial support they need to help with medical expenses related to their care and treatment so they can focus on what matters most — their health.

With your support, we can provide items like:
🚗 Transportation – $35
🍎 Meal Vouchers – $50
🏨 Accommodations – $100
🎀 Mastectomy Bras and Prosthesis – $200
💇‍♀️ Wigs and Head coverings – $500

Don’t wait! Make an impact early and give your Giving Tuesday gift today: https://bit.ly/3XPTKhz

11/28/2025

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 💜
At the Baker Centre for Pancreatic Cancer, a dedicated team of professionals works tirelessly to improve care, advance research and bring hope to patients and families. Progress happens across five laboratories in the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre working on pancreatic cancer-related projects, four labs on the Western University campus and more than a dozen clinicians directly involved in clinical and translational pancreatic cancer research.

Thanks to generous donor support, the Baker Centre is advancing research that makes a real difference in the lives of patients with pancreatic cancer.

Learn more about how you can support pancreatic cancer research and care: https://bit.ly/4imo9xr

11/26/2025

Did you know a $2 million estate gift made it possible for the Baker Centre for Pancreatic Cancer to open a state-of-the-art organoid facility?

This new facility is just one example of how the visionary generosity of legacy donors is bringing hope to patients and their families. As November marks Make a Will Month, it’s the perfect time to reflect on how a solid estate plan can create a lasting impact, supporting life-changing work for years to come.

Prepare today to change tomorrow. Share your estate plans with us: https://bit.ly/4iaULu2

11/24/2025

In his recent Sportsnet interview, LHSF donor Nazem Kadri highlighted the impact of the Nazem Kadri Foundation — including the Nazem Kadri Surgical Centre made possible through his extraordinary $1 million gift in 2022. We also loved his shout-out to the incredible team “back home,” whose work continues to advance surgical care for our community. 💛

We and the entire NKSC team are so grateful for Nazem's continued commitment—thank you! And of course, congratulations on reaching the incredible milestone of 1,000 NHL games.

Jump to the 13:20 minute mark to hear more: https://bit.ly/4odFV7s

Calgary Flames’ Nazem Kadri joins Sportsnet's Scott Oake and Eric Francis on After Hours to discuss his 1,000th NHL game, those who helped along the way, ste...