Research Events

This year’s Clinical Day will focus on Unity Health Toronto’s goal to excel in providing care for the vulnerable, marginalized communities, and the disadvantaged, to ensure that these patient populations can achieve desirable health outcomes with compassion and respect. Dr. Stephen Hwang will be the keynote presentation that will focus on the “Care for the Vulnerable, Marginalized, and Disadvantaged.”

Date: Friday, November 1, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Location: St. Joseph’s Health Centre Lecture Hall

Our theme this year is “Growing Together”, as we celebrate research across the three sites of Unity Health Toronto. The opening will start with a brief overview of our work together in Research, followed by a reception with coffee, snacks, fun photo ops and more.

Date: Friday, November 1, 2019
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Location: Sunnyside Lounge

Everyone interested in Research is welcome – including (but not limited to) physicians, nurses, allied health disciplines and trainees. This is a great way to dip your toes into research and have stimulating discussions with colleagues.

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Location: Education Centre A

RTC trainees will be mentoring high school students across Toronto about their experience becoming graduate students and their journey into research.

Date: Monday, November 18, 2019
Time: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Sunnyside Lounge

This is a photo exhibit of a community-based participatory research project using concept mapping and photovoice with a group of community members who have diabetes and experiences of homelessness/housing instability.

Date: Tuesday November 19, 2019
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Cafeteria Alcove

This event will provide an overview of why nursing and health discipline clinicians are well suited to identify potential gaps in knowledge and clinical practice, and will guide participants in developing a practice-based research question that leads to the generation of evidence for evidence based practice. The event is open to nurses and allied health clinicians.

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Time: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Large Boardroom – 106