On #InternationalWomensDay , we celebrate our amazing residents, fellows, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as all the women who are advocating for women's health and working to improve health care for their communities.

We're thrilled to be launching our #patientEducation website for #gynecological #laparotomy procedures:

pie.med.utoronto.ca/TVASurg/pe/lap…

Special thanks to Dr. Liz Miazga, Dr. Eliane Shore,  Dr. Azra and Dr. Mara Sobel

U of T Ob-Gyn Unity Health Toronto Sinai Health

#TemertyMed Prof. KimberlyLiu underscores the importance of IVF accessibility, noting its crucial role for families facing infertility challenges. Cost barriers shouldn't hinder the journey to parenthood, she says Globalnews.ca. bit.ly/48ttXPm

“There is a lot of high-level evidence showing that mindfulness is a great tool to improve performance and combat burnout, anxiety, and depression.'

Faculty members in our Department have received funding to create a mindfulness-based training program: uoft.me/mindfulness-tr…

“This gynaecological oncology research experience was inspiring to me because I really cared about quality of life for these people.”

Dr. Lauren Clarfield is one of many who pursued ob-gyn training after participating in our Summer Investigator Program: uoft.me/summer-investi…

“We’re really hoping to get a snapshot of what ovarian surgery in children looks like across the entire province.'

Our PGY2 resident, Dr. Justin Lim, was recently awarded a $30,000 Resident Research Grant from the PSI Foundation.

🔗 Learn more: uoft.me/resident-resea…

Very grateful to have my research selected for the National Women’s Health Research Initiative Biomedical Discovery Grant 🙏🏻🙏🏻 It’s time to redefine hypertension in pregnancy and improve maternal cardiovascular health 🤰🏽✨💫💫 Sinai Health U of T Ob-Gyn

We recently hosted three gynaecologic oncology fellows from Moi University School of Medicine in Kenya as they conducted a six-week observership at several different Toronto hospital sites.

🔗 Learn more: uoft.me/gyn-onc-fellows

Dr. Jennia Michaeli and Dr. Ellen Greenblatt recently won an award for excellence in research at the Conference of the Oncofertility Consortium for their innovative work exploring ovarian tissue cryopreservation.

🔗 Learn more about their work: uoft.me/oncofertility-…

The Treatment of Endometrial Atypia and Malignancy Clinic was recently recognized at the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario's Quality Awards.

Run by four of our faculty, the TEAM cinic focuses on the intersection of early endometrial cancer and obesity: uoft.me/team-clinic

This week's editor's pick: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) — a chronic disorder associated with infertility, miscarriage, adverse pregnancy outcomes and cardiovascular, metabolic and psychological risks.

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Shirin Dason U of T Ob-Gyn

We recently held our second annual Awards and Promotions Celebration, honouring our faculty members for their professional achievements over the past year.

The event celebrated our award winners in teaching, education, quality improvement, and research: uoft.me/obgyn-awards

Dr. Elina Vlachodimitropoulou Koumoutsea came to U of T in 2018 to complete fellowships in maternal-fetal hematology, maternal-fetal medicine, and fetal therapy.

In the short time since completing her training in 2022, her career has flourished: uoft.me/fellowship-alu…

“We want trainees to see that it is possible, even encouraged, to start a family during training.'

Our faculty and trainees have launched an advocacy campaign aimed at de-stigmatizing childbearing among physicians and physicians-in-training.

🔗 See more: uoft.me/family-planning

Our Department’s recent Faculty Professional Development Day drew 66 attendees representing 12 hospitals for a program covering topics including physician wellbeing, financial literacy, and creating effective presentations.

📸 See a photo gallery: uoft.me/obgyn-fpdd

A reminder for trans and gender diverse (TGD) learners at Temerty Medicine, our first gathering will be happening online on Wednesday January 17, 2024 from 5:30-7:30PM. 🏳️‍⚧️ You can register at t.ly/S22Np.

'Participating in the Summer Investigator Program was an incredible experience that has stood out as a highlight of my medical education so far.'

This year, 25 students conducted research with our faculty on a range of ob-gyn topics.

🔗 Learn more: uoft.me/obgyn-summer-p…

The Women's Health Education Made Simple (WHEMS) team is running an ob-gyn CaRMS interview prep session hosted by our residents on Monday, Jan. 8.

🔗 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Our Ob-Gyn Advocacy Committee is launching its 2nd annual donation drive and fundraising campaign in support of Sojourn House, which provides shelter and transitional housing to the local refugee and newcomer population.

🔗 Learn more: chuffed.org/project/105089…

Thank you Ontario Health and the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario (CQCO) for recognizing the Treatment of Endometrial Atypia and Malignancy (TEAM) Clinic with an honourable mention Quality Award!🏅

bit.ly/3vbO86c

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Deborah Robertson