Dr. Deborah Zeni presents on: Common medical and psychological risks associated with abortion How this affects the women in your community What this means for health care professionals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGShgDtpA9E&feature=youtu.be
At an evening co-hosted by L'Arche Toronto and the deVeber Institute, three speakers share the challenges and joys of caring for people who are at the end of their lives. Susan Morgan: MDiv, community chaplain with Saint Elizabeth Health Care in York Region, ON https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OA_FRn5ZXU&list=PL7h4MkccA-7KDzPWHPtUjPdJZd2SpLSGi&index=1 Dr. Paul Zeni: MD, family physician and palliative [...]
The deVeber Institute and Wycliffe College hosted "One Year Later: The Aftermath of Assisted Suicide in Canada" in July 2017. The presentations are available to view below and on our Youtube page. Alex Schadenberg: Caring for People in the Community Dr. Ramona Coelho: Professionalism, Conscience and the Physician Bob Parke: Putting Values into Practice, Creating [...]
The deVeber Institute hosted a tribute lecture at the University of Toronto in honour of the late Dr. Barrie deVeber in October 2019. The presentations are available to view below and on our YouTube page. Dr. Gabrielle deVeber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTxkPkBU450 Dr. Will Johnston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At4Yraidz3E Prof. Eileen deVeber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qwoc65BrTk Kathy Matusiak-Costa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzoC4znpVHs Jerry Matijczik: https://youtu.be/QMijqxy-GEI
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 The following is from a concerned physician and friend of the deVeber Institute who practices Pediatric medicine. "I have had the privilege of coming alongside families facing very difficult circumstances, not only in my practice, but also in my social circle. Parents of children with technology dependence needing night nursing have turned [...]
Covid-19: Opinion Piece Dr. David Mikulis, MD, FRCP(C) is a staff Neuroradiologist, Full-time Professor at the University of Toronto, and Senior Scientist at the Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute. "What we have learned during this pandemic is that the recurrent theme of warnings based on science continue to be ignored. It turns out, despite these repeated warnings, [...]
What is Working in the East: There are more than 100 long-term care homes in Ontario with no deaths linked to COVID-19 but how did they do it? CityNews reporter Tammie Sutherland spoke with one Toronto home about its response. This is very encouraging. Congrats to Sheppard’s Village and special thanks to one of our [...]
Covid-19: Opinion Piece Responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic in the West: "Isolation – 12 weeks and counting... We are the fortunate ones as we are surrounded by our family and have not been quarantined alone. Here in Alberta, the situation is not as difficult as it is in Ontario and Quebec where there are far more [...]
Covid-19: Opinion Piece The last weeks and months have been extremely difficult for many of us as we are hunkered down in our living spaces. As the weather moves towards spring we want to get outside, be with people, and yes, even go shopping when we want without restrictions. Yet, for the most part, we [...]
