If you or a woman you know is pregnant, please share this crucial information. As stated in The Globe and Mail, "pregnant women who contract COVID-19 are at higher risk of having a severe case of the disease." In Ontario, pregnant mothers have been added to the list of at-risk populations and have priority [...]
The deVeber Institute's newsletter, Perspectives, in review of the Emergency Lecture Series and Bill C-7.
The following questions were posed during the Emergency Lecture Series and subsequently replied to by the presenters. How is the assisted suicide issue dealt with in medical school? Is it thoroughly discussed? It varies across universities. I gave a lecture at a university recently as the students said they only heard about how this [...]
The deVeber Institute hosted Night One of a two-day lecture series on Bill C-7 and Palliative Care on February 23, 2021. The Institute had the honour of being joined by three esteemed doctors: Dr. Leonie Herx, Dr. Ramona Coelho and Dr. Thomas Bouchard. Please take some time to watch their powerful presentations and share this [...]
The deVeber Institute hosted Night Two of a two-day lecture series on Bill C-7 and Palliative Care on February 24, 2021. The Institute had the honour of being joined by four remarkable presenters: Dr. Sephora Tang, Dr. Jaro Kotalik, Bob Parke and Dylan McGuinty Jr. Please take some time to watch their powerful presentations and [...]
Updated research concerning Chapter 2 of the deVeber Institute's publication Complications by Research Associate Breanna Tauschek.
This infographic was created using updated data from our in-depth research publication Complications: Abortion's Impact on Women, as described here and which can be order directly through our BOOK STORE tab. For optimal viewing and a detailed zoom, please see here: Missing Girls Infographic
On October 29, 2020 the deVeber Institute hosted our first virtual lecture. The evening included presentations regarding: Covid-19 and marginalized individuals (Video here) Palliative care for individuals with intellectual disabilities (Video here) MAiD applications during Covid-19 and Bill C-7 (Video here) Sex-selective abortion and Maternal mortality (Video here) It was a thought-provoking evening of shared [...]
Covid-19: Opinion Piece Names have been altered for reasons of confidentiality. When the lockdown began I started calling my patients who were booked to see me, and also others whom I thought might be in crisis because of the situation. This was how I learned that living with decades of post traumatic stress disorder (many of my [...]
We are excited to introduce our two research associates who will be working with the deVeber Institute over the summer. We can't wait to share their findings with you! BREANNA TAUSCHEK Breanna graduated from The University of Western Ontario (UWO) in June of 2018 with a degree in English Language and Literature and Creative [...]
