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Transforming Health Care

Construction on M-Wing Begins

Cancer Centre Updates

Breast Cancer Detection Discovery Could Save Lives

SUMMEr 2007

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ConstruCtion has begun on the expansion of the M-wing of sunnybrook’s bayview avenue

campus. The project was announced officially on May 7 with several government dignitaries in attendance.

the M-wing expansion will create four additional floors on top of the existing M-wing. two of the floors added will be the future home of the Perinatal & gynaecology (Women and babies) Program. over 4,500 deliveries and high-risk pregnancies are expected annually.

The redevelopment project will include space for a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive Care unit, and integrate the Program into sunnybrook’s leading critical care system.

“ontarians deserve the very best health care facilities we can offer and it’s exciting for us to move forward with the expansion and redevelopment of the Perinatal & gynaecology program at sunnybrook,” said David Caplan, Minister of Public infrastructure renewal.

“i am pleased to see construction underway on a project that will provide new space to care for some of the province’s most critically

ill newborns and high-risk pregnancies,” said Don Valley West MPP and Minister of education Kathleen Wynne.

The top two floors of the M-wing expansion will be dedicated to new research laborato-ries of the sunnybrook research institute. This area will be the future home of Canada’s largest and most comprehensive breast Cancer research Centre. it will also house research programs in angiogenesis, and regenerative medicine. The proximity of the research institute to clinical areas of the hospital means that when researchers make discoveries, they can be put into action right way, helping patients when it matters most.

the M-wing construct ion project i s scheduled for completion in 2010.

“a world-class team should have world-class facilities,” said sunnybrook President and Ceo Leo steven. “These projects will provide the environment needed to continue to transform healthcare.”

see pages 3 & 4 for more details on the Perinatal & gynaecology program and more examples of how sunnybrook is transforming healthcare.

Construction begins on M-Wing Project

eMergenCy DePartMent anD John & Liz tory trauMa Centre to DoubLe its CaPaCity, anD inCrease serViCe to ontario’s Most in-neeD Patients

May 2007Commencement of

early work

June 2007Full construction

mobilization

July 2007 – September 2007Concrete and steel

structure

February 2008 – February 2009Building envelope

April 2008 – March 2010Interior

ProJeCt sCheDuLe

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Patients on the PaLLiatiVe Care unit will rest comfortably on a specialized air-pressure mattress donated in memory of graydon Mcnair by his family and friends.

graydon was first admitted to sunnybrook in 1991 for cancer surgery. after 12 years his cancer returned, requiring him to undergo treatment at toronto sunnybrook regional Cancer Centre. graydon spent his last three months under the care of doctors and nurses in the Palliative Care unit (K1e).

“The care graydon received was just fabulous,” says his wife gail. “The nurses in K1e were always attentive to the needs of graydon and our family. My daughters and i really wanted to do something special for the hospital.”

Through the support of family and friends gail and her two daughters raised $9,000, enabling K1e to purchase the specialized mat-tress. “i was so thrilled when the idea came to us to raise money for the bed mattress,” gail recalls. “When the goal was reached i was ecstatic.”

“our family witnessed how this specialized mattress gave graydon great comfort during his last few months,” says gail. “The bed saved his skin from breaking down, so he was able to do things with the family he wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise.”

Thanks to the care he received, graydon was able to take occasional outings from the hospital, fishing with his grandchildren, enjoying lunch on the deck with his wife and visiting with old friends. eleven days before he passed away, graydon returned home to enjoy a retirement party in his honour. “We were so pleased to have this extra time with him and do these special, special things,” says gail.

“This is our way of showing gratitude and appreciation to the nurses of K1e and to medical oncologist, Dr. scott berry,” says gail. “i hope it will make another family’s stay in palliative care more comfortable.”

If you would like to make a special donation in someone’s honour, please contact our Gift Administration Department at 416-480-4483 for more information.

giving back When It Matters Most

hot tiPs for safe suMMer WeeKenDs

Experience at our John and Liz Tory Trauma Centre shows that trauma is more likely to occur on summer weekends. Be safe. Observe these tips:

Check the weather forecast before heading out on the boat. Never leave a campfire burning unattended. Keep a fire extinguisher near your barbequing area. Always enter the water feet first…especially the first time.Avoid sunstroke and sunburn: wear sunscreen and a hat with a wide brim. Pack a first aid kit for the car and cottage. Make sure 9-1-1 emergency services can identify your cottage.Cross the street as if your life depends on it. Cross at lights or crosswalks and make sure drivers see you before stepping onto the road.

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Our $300 million goal is ambitious. But it is achievable — with your help. We are already over 40% of the way towards reaching our target. Just imagine the kind of impact we could have if every single reader of this newsletter sat down right now and made a donation of whatever they could afford. This is a fundraising effort where every donation counts. No amount is too small. And every single dollar of your gift will help Sunnybrook be there for patients when it matters most.

Why your Donation Matters

transforming health Care

the CaMPaign for sunnybrooK by the nuMbers

Total Campaign Goal: $300 millionAmount Raised To Date: $132 million — over 40% of the way to goal!

two-thirds of the funds raised through the campaign will be dedicated to essential infrastructure projects including:

building four additional floors on top of M-wing to house the Perinatal & gynaecology Program, breast Centre and increasing laboratory space

for the sunnybrook research institute.

expanding the holland orthopaedic & arthritic Centre to more than double its volume of hip and knee replacements.

Doubling the capacity of the emergency Department and trauma Centre.

but to transform healthcare, it will take more than bricks and mortar. We need your help to fill our new buildings with the latest medical equipment, to hire the best researchers in the world and to expand our programs to benefit more patients in need. That’s why one-third of our $300 million goal has been dedicated to funding immediate and future equipment and program priorities.

hoLLanD orthoPaeDiC & arthritiC Centre $33 million The holland orthopaedic & arthritic Centre, designated as the province’s Centre of excellence for hips and Knees, will undergo a complete renovation and expansion. The holland Centre is the best known specialty centre of its kind in Canada for clinical and surgical expertise, education and research in musculoskeletal care. The Centre will feature state-of-the-art equipment and help meet the increasing needs of our aging population. More hip and knee-joint replacement surgeries are performed at the Centre than any other facility in Canada.

Quick facts:Musculoskeletal diseases account for 40 per cent of all hospital visits in Canada.in Canada, arthritis affects four million men, women and children and is the leading cause of disability, six times more common than cancer. Three out of five people with arthritis are younger than 65.

PerinataL & gynaeCoLogy $44 million sunnybrook is making room for 4,500 babies, building a new home for mothers-to-be, labour and delivery, the care of premature babies, and for women. it will be a spacious, innovative facility on two newly built floors in M-Wing on bayview avenue, ensuring women’s health services are located in close proximity to specialized clinical areas.

Quick facts:Currently, approximately 4,000 babies are delivered each year at sunnybrook.one in five of all infants in ontario weighing less than 3 pounds is cared for at sunnybrook.sunnybrook has one of ontario’s largest neo-natal intensive care units. The sunnybrook breastfeeding Clinic is the largest of its type in Canada.sunnybrook is home to Canada’s first Multiple births Clinic, specializing in care for women expecting more than one baby.

trauMa & CritiCaL Care $25 millionConstruction is underway, and ahead of schedule, on a new emergency and trauma Centre. The greatly needed expansion will double the size of the existing department, add additional medical imaging equipment and increase stretcher bays from 30 to 48. These facilities will improve patient-flow at sunnybrook and reduce ambulance off-loading delays. The trauma and emergency areas will double in physical space and trauma capacity, accom-modating more than 54,000 patient visits per year.

how your support Counts

here are soMe highLights of hoW your Donation Can transforM heaLthCare

breast Cancer Detection Discovery

Could save Lives

scientists at sunnybrook research institute are making break-throughs in imaging techniques that will help diagnose and treat breast cancer earlier. recently, researchers discovered digital mammography is more accurate than film mammography in detecting breast cancer earlier for some women.

Dr. Martin yaffe, senior scientist in imaging research at sunny-brook, started this research to find a way to detect breast cancer earlier, particularly in women where film mammography was least effective. “We are pleased with what the study has shown,” says Dr. yaffe. “We now have evidence that digital mammog-raphy is more accurate than film mammography in detecting breast cancer earlier in women who are under 50, have dense breasts, or are pre-menopausal. for women in the appropriate age range, either screening technique will contribute to a reduced mortality due to breast cancer.”

The foundation is now raising over $2 million to completely convert sunnybrook’s mammography unit from an ‘analog’ or film, to a digital system.

Quick facts:

One in nine Canadian women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.Sunnybrook performs 32,053 mammography procedures each year.

Fo r m o re e x a m p l e s o f h o w Sunnybrook is applying research discoveries to patient care, see page 6.

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58% of goal reached

75% of goal reached

6% of goal reached

on M ay 2 7 , 2 0 0 7 o V e r 1 , 4 0 0 participants took part in Canada’s first full-scale community wide run/walk

for mental health research. held in Wilket Creek Park, just east of the hospital’s bayview campus, the event raised over $270,000 in support of neurosciences at sunnybrook. sunnybrook has the largest clinic in Canada for adolescents with mood disorders and runs the largest aLs (Lou gehrig’s disease) clinic in north america.

over 85% of all patients referred to the program are from outside the greater toronto area. sunnybrook clinicians take on the most challenging cases that other provincial hospitals are unable to treat.

an important goal of the program’s multidisci-plinary team is to de-stigmatize brain disorders and

mental illness. “With greater public awareness, we can remove the stigma surrounding mood disor-ders and ensure people get the care they need when it matters most,” explains Dr. anthony Levitt, Psychiatrist in Chief at sunnybrook.

Thank you to all event participants and volunteers for your extraordinary support!

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WouLD you reCognize the signs of DePression?

Sadness

Feeling worthless, hopeless or

helpless

Irritability

Not able to have fun

Spending less time with friends

Sleeping too much or too little

Loss of appetite or increased

appetite

Loss of energy

Difficulty concentrating

Frequent thoughts of death

Poor self-esteem

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sunnybrooK CanCer Patients are among the first in the world to benefit from a cutting-edge new technology that

uses a three dimensional image to aim radiation more accurately.

Patients like gary Wasserman, 57, took part in a clinical trial testing new technology that fuses the images from a Ct scan and an ultrasound to form a more precise picture of the prostate. This allowed gary’s doctors to target radiation therapy to the malignant cells with pinpoint accuracy.

When gary was first diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, he was in disbelief.

“i went through the stages of grieving just like you do when someone dies,” gary recalls. “i kept thinking, why me? What am i going to do now? What about my family?”

Within days of his diagnosis, gary was sitting in a room with two doctors – a surgeon and an oncologist.

“The doctors explained the potential side effects and the success rate for both surgery and radiation therapy so i could make an informed decision,”

says gary, “it was a huge advantage to talk to both doctors at the same time. That’s one of the ways in which sunnybrook has a really viable model for delivering health care.”

two weeks after his diagnosis, gary took part in the clinical trial.

“What this technology does is target more accu-rately, so we’re sure we’re actually covering all of the prostate with radiation, and more importantly, we’re avoiding treating the neighbouring organs,” explains Dr. gerard Morton, gary’s radiation oncologist. “That results in better cancer control and reduced side effects for the patient.”

best of all, gary didn’t experience the debilitating side effects he’d heard could result from traditional radiation therapy. “i had radiation five days a week for five weeks and there was no real fatigue,” gary recalls. “i went to work. i didn’t miss a single day. There’s nothing more advanced in the world.”

for more examples of how patients are benefiting from cutting-edge research being integrated into day-to-day care, see page 4

DiD you KnoW?

sunnybrook’s neurosciences Program includes specialty areas such as stroke, neurodegenerative disorders, mood disorders, traumatic brain injury, and brain tumours.

Depression becomes an illness when the feelings described above are severe, last for several weeks, and begin to interfere with one’s work and social life. if you or someone you know has been experiencing these symp-toms, contact a doctor. help is available.

Quick facts: The chances of having a mental

illness in your lifetime is one in five.

At any given time, 10% of Canadians

are experiencing some form of

mental illness.

Approximately 8% of adults will

experience major depression at

some time in their lives.

90% of the 4,000 people who

commit suicide each year in

Canada have a diagnosable

mental illness.

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sunnybrook Cancer Patients first to benefit from new technology

Manulife run for research raises $270,000 for neurosciences

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brigiDa DruMMonD’s relationship with sunnybrook goes back nearly 20 years when her husband ross

needed an emergency operation. “We were rushed to sunnybrook,” recalls brigida. “after the successful operation we were so grateful we wrote a cheque.”

“ross and i both had hip replacements at sun-nybrook. When my husband took ill, he was in palliative care at sunnybrook,” says brigida.

“i continue to donate now in ross’ memory.”

brigida is a member of sunnybrook’s fellowship society, a special leadership group for those dedicated annual supporters who give $500 or more each year.

society members enjoy exclusive access to some of the most exciting researchers and healthcare professionals. “one of my most favourite events was the opening of the ross tilley burn Centre,” recalls brigida.

“fellowship society members got guided tours by staff. They were so dedicated.”

fellowship society supporters receive exclusive opportunities for involvement and recognition, including invitations to the President’s reception, the annual general Meeting and ‘by-invitation-only’ health and research lectures. Donors receive the opportunity to have their generosity acknowledged in the foundation annual report and stay current on the latest news from the hospital with subscriptions to sunnybrook newsletters and annual reports.

“i like the general atmosphere at the events,” says brigida. “People are very friendly and, most important, it’s fun. i’d never give it up.”

To join the Fe l lowship Socie ty, or ge t more information, ca l l Leanne Lavereau at 416-480-6791 or by e-mail at leanne.lavereau@sunnybrook.ca.

10 tips to Live Longer and better

iMProVe your Prostate heaLth anD reDuCe your risK of

DeVeLoPing heart Disease With these QuiCK tiPs.

1.KeeP your bLooD Pressure anD ChoLesteroL in CheCK.Get your blood pressure and cholesterol levels measured annually.

2.Maintain a heaLthy WeightHave your body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) checked by your doctor.

3.exerCise MorePick an aerobic activity you enjoy and exercise enough to maintain a healthy weight. Be sure to include some weight lifting in your exercise routine.

4.eat More fruits anD VegetabLesEnjoying a variety of fruits and vegetables is one of the easiest ways to get the ben-efits of antioxidants and other anti-heart disease and anti-cancer compounds.

5.get your DaiLy Dose of oMega-3Omega-3 fatty acids, especially from fish, help your heart and your prostate. Several servings of baked or broiled fish per week is all it takes to enjoy the health benefits.

6.MaKe soy anD fL axseeD a Part of your reguL ar DietSoy and flaxseed are heart healthy and may reduce your risk of cholesterol.

7.reaD nutrition L abeLs anD ControL your CaLoriesEnjoy everything in moderation. If in doubt, go for a smaller portion size. Avoid saturated fats and trans fat foods as much as possible.

8.eat More fiberTry to eat 20-30 grams of fiber a day. Beans, fruits, oats, vegetables and flaxseed are all good sources of soluble fiber.

9.PiCK heart anD Prostate-frienDLy CooKing oiLsMake sure your cooking oil of choice is high in monounsaturated and polyunsatu-rated fats and low in saturated fat. Canola and olive oil are good bets.

10.grab a hanDfuL of nutsNuts are a healthy snack and high in vitamins. Enjoy a variety of different nuts including walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts and pistachios.

sunnybrook’s fellowship society

“i’d never give it up.”

1 lb (450 g) skinless, boneless chicken breasts¼ cup all-purpose flour1 tbsp flaxseed or vegetable oil¼ cup chopped shallots½ tsp italian seasoning of any kind¼ cup dry white wine or chicken stock

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¼ cup raspberry vinegar1 cup or more snow peas (or other vegetables)2 tomatoes cut into eighths, or 10 cherry tomatoessalt and pepper, to taste

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Cut chicken into 2-inch chunks. Pat dry and dust with flour. heat oil in large non-stick saucepan. Cook chicken for about 5 minutes, turning it over as necessary. sprinkle with salt, pepper and italian seasoning. remove chicken and set aside (keep warm).

steam snow peas or other vegetables.

sauté shallots for a minute in the same pan and add the raspberry vinegar and wine. Cook on high heat, scraping pan until sauce has reduced slightly. return chicken to pan, turning to absorb the sauce. add snow peas and tomatoes, and heat thoroughly. serve over rice.

serves 4

reprinted from: eating right for Life, Prostate Cancer nutrition & you© abbott Laboratories, Limited

raspberry Vinegar Chicken

sunnybrook health sciences Centre

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Main number 416-967-8500Patient inquiry 416-967-8555admitting office 416-967-8543Volunteer office 416-323-6180outpatient Clinic 416-967-8617

Perinatal & gynaecology at Women’s College hospital

Main number 416-323-6400Patient advocate office 416-323-7702

sunnybrook Campus

Main number 416-480-6100Patient inquiry 416-480-4246Patient advocate office 416-480-4010health information Centre 416-480-4805family Practice 416-480-4585Public affairs 416-480-4040health Data records 416-480-4433Volunteer association 416-480-4129Creche (Daycare centre) 416-480-4465L and K-Wing reception 416-480-6707W.P. scott geriatric Day hospital 416-480-6888sunnybrook foundation 416-480-giVe (4483)

Wellspring 416-480-4440tsrCC (Cancer Centre) 416-480-5000

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toronto, ontario M4n 3M5

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