The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is hosting a Community Education Session that has been designed for people who have had a recent TIA or mild stroke and to assist in strategies to prevent a reoccurrence of this event and hence prevent a disabling stroke.

Date:               Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Time:              7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST

Location:        NOSM East Campus                          NOSM West Campus
Laurentian University, Sudbury           Lakehead University, Thunder Bay
Medical School Building                      Balmoral Street Centre
Room 107                                           Room 2010

Anyone can participate in this Community Education Session through the use of their home computer.
Presenter:    Ms. Sharon Jaspers is a nurse practitioner at the Stroke Prevention Clinic located at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.  This outpatient clinic is a program under the Northwest Ontario Regional Stroke Network.  The Stroke Prevention Clinic is designed for people who had a recent TIA or mild stroke and to assist in strategies to prevent a reoccurrence of this event and hence prevent a disabling stroke.  Ms. Jasper’s background includes working as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner for a local Community Health Centre and she is a part-time faculty member at NOSM.  In addition, she has many years experience as a diabetes nurse educator.

The Community Education Session is one of many initiatives that NOSM has undertaken to build and strengthen its partnership with Northern communities.  The workshop is presented in a manner that is easy to understand and designed for the general public.

To register for this event, please contact Denise Adams at denise.adams@normed.ca or by phone at (705) 662-7256.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is hosting a Community Education Session that has been designed to provide participants with the opportunity to discuss caring for those with Alzheimer’s, learn how to access resources in their community, and learn about strategies to improve quality of life for the caregiver.

Date:                Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Time:               2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST

Location:         NOSM East Campus                      NOSM West Campus
Laurentian University, Sudbury    Lakehead University, Thunder Bay
Medical School Building                 Balmoral Street Centre
Room 250                                     Room 2010

Sault Area Hospitals                     From your home computer;
Sault Ste. Marie                            call for details.
Ground Floor
Nightingale Room

Presenter: Ms. Vicky Roy has been a Family Support Caseworker with the Alzheimer Society of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma for the past eight years.  Vicky Roy has worked in the field of dementia care for the past 25 years.  She is a Registered Practical Nurse and is currently working towards her Bachelor degree in Psychology.  Vicky began her career in a long term care home and worked for 17 years in nursing, activation and restorative care.  Alzheimer’s disease has also touched Vicky’s life personally.

Though being presented live in Sault Ste. Marie, anyone can participate through the use of their home computer. 

The Community Education Session is one of many initiatives that NOSM has undertaken to build and strengthen its partnership with Northern communities.  The workshop is presented in a manner that is easy to understand and designed for the general public.  It is crucial that you, as a caregiver, care for yourself as much as you care for your loved one.  Keeping yourself replenished and healthy helps you feel good so that you are able to provide the required care for your loved one.  Maintaining balance in your life, developing and using strategies to manage stresses, learning about and accessing community care services when needed, building and maintaining your support network, and ensuring you are keeping joy in your life are a few of the tools you that will help you on your care giving journey.

To register for this event, please contact Denise Adams at denise.adams@normed.ca or by phone at (705) 662-7256.

For more information, please contact:
Denise Adams
Continuing Education and Professional Development Coordinator
at (705) 662-7256 or
denise.adams@normed.ca

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its Annual Members and Board of Directors meetings on Wednesday. These meetings were video-linked between the School’s West Campus at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and its East Campus at Laurentian University in Sudbury, with other Directors participating via teleconference.

At the Annual Members Meeting, which involves one representative each of Laurentian University and Lakehead University, the audited financial statements for the year ending April 30, 2008 were approved, and members of the Board of Directors for 2008 – 2009 were appointed. Drs. James Taylor and Claire Perreault were inducted into the Board.

Dr. Fred Gilbert, President of Lakehead University, was confirmed as Chair of the Board. Robert Bourgeois, Acting President of Laurentian University, was confirmed as Vice-Chair of the Board.

The Directors received reports from Board Committees, including the Finance and Audit, Quality Monitoring, Governance, Board Executive, Advancement, and Nominating Committees. At the recommendation of the Board Executive Committee, the Board approved an Employee and Volunteer Legal Indemnification Policy.

The Board of Directors received a presentation by Ian M. Fraser of The Fundraising Network, which described Advancement trends and models.

The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on December 4 and 5, 2008 at Laurentian University in Sudbury.