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September 17, 2010

ATTN: NEWS / HEALTH EDITORS

Need a family doctor? Trillium Health Centre can help

Trillium’s free Health Talks seminar provides practical tips on how to make the most of your visit to your doctor - and introduces you to our residents

Mississauga/West Toronto (September 17, 2010) – Care by a family doctor is the best medicine. Learn practical tips and meet new family medicine residents at Trillium Health Centre’s Health Talks: Your family doctor and you - make the most of every visit.

The free educational session will feature discussions with members of the Trillium-Summerville Family Medicine Teaching Unit (FMTU), tips on how to make the most of every appointment, and an introduction to the residents.

Need a family doctor? Family doctors from the Trillium-Summerville FMTU will be available to meet attendees and set up an initial patient-doctor appointment.

WHAT: Trillium Health Centre Health Talks - Your

WHEN:    Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 6:30

WHERE: Trillium Health Centre – Mississauga

              100 Queensway West, Mississauga (at Hurontario St .)

               Auditorium, Ground Floor, near Elevator J

PROGRAM:

  • Trillium’s teaching programs and how they benefit the community - Shalu Bains, Director, Medical Affairs
  • Your family doctor and you - the best medicine - Dr. Michael Kates, Chief of Family Practice and Director of Trillium-Summerville Family Medicine Teaching Unit
  • Practical tips for working with your family doctor - Dr. Michael Kate
  • A patient experience - case study
  • Trillium-Summerville Family Medicine Teaching Unit (FMTU) - benefits to you - Dr. Casey Corkum, Resident, Trillium–Summerville FMTU
  • Meet the FMTU Residents

The seminar will take place in the Auditorium at Trillium - Mississauga . Free parking is available in the west hospital parking lot (enter from Confederation Pkwy, on Queensway West two lights west of Hurontario St.).

Admission is free, but space is limited. Please register by calling 1-88-Trillium (1-888-745-5486) or e-mailing HealthTalks@thc.on.ca indicating your name and number of guests.

Missed the previous Trillium Health Talks?

  To watch video segments from previous Health Talks on seniors’ health and wellness, diabetes and heart health, visit

www.trilliumhealthcentre.org/events/healthcentreevents.html#healthtalks

For these videos and Trillium other videos, please visit our YouTube page at www.youtube.com/Trilliumhealthcentre .

For more information on Trillium Health Talks , please visit www.trilliumhealthcentre.org .

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Media Contact

Larry Roberts
Media Relations Consultant
Trillium Health Centre
Office: 905-848-7580 ext. 3832
Mobile: 416-358-7201
Email: lroberts@thc.on.ca