Science North Podcast

Only a minority of patients with advanced breast cancer achieve complete destruction of their tumours during chemotherapy, while most experience strong toxic side effects from this treatment.  Tools are now being developed that allow medical oncologists to tailor chemotherapy regimens only to patients that benefit from treatment.

Dr. Parissenti is a highly published scientist associated with the Health Sciences North Research Institute in Sudbury. He currently studies novel approaches to improve cancer care by developing tailored treatments to each patient, and by tracking effectiveness of the treatments using methods he developed in Sudbury Ontario Canada.

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important link of the chain of survival for out of hospital cardiac arrest. Without timely and effective CPR, our families, friends, and members of our community may not survive. Empower yourself to save a life, learn effective CPR and help us become a City of Heroes. #NorthernCityofHeroes

Dr. Sarah McIsaac is an Anesthesiologist and Intensivist at Health Sciences North.  She has a strong background in education, leadership and organizational change management. Together with her husband, Dr. Robert Ohle, they have a dream that Sudbury will become a "City of Heroes," with the highest survival rate for out of hospital cardiac arrests in Canada.  #northerncityofheroes

Dr. Robert Ohle is an emergency medicine physician and Researcher working at Health Science North. He is passionate about evidence-informed health care. Together with his wife, Dr. Sarah McIsaac they have a dream that Sudbury will become a "City of Heroes," with the highest survival rate for out of hospital cardiac arrests in Canada. #northerncityofheroes

Our society shys away from talking about serious illness and the concept of death, and death, even in medicine, is often considered a failure. Palliative Care focuses on the patient's wishes and hopes and fundamentally believes in striving for the best quality of life possible in difficult situations. Dr. Deb Harrold, a palliative care physician, will bring the palliative care approach directly to the audience with the intention to have us all walk away living our "best life" possible.

Dr. Deb Harrold is a palliative care physician from Huntsville Ontario Canada. She dedicates her time and expertise to ensure every patient has the best quality of life in the face of dying. Hope, goals and gratitude guide this difficult work for both her patients and for her!

Billions of dollars raised and invested for research - yet we still haven't cured cancer.  Dr. Pitre discusses the nature of cancer and help to dispel the myth that 'one single cure' for cancer exists while revealing how discoveries and progress in cancer solutions really come about.

Dr. Lacey Pitre is a medical oncologist working in Sudbury, Ontario. Originally from Val Caron and a member of the 2nd graduating class of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Dr. Pitre primarily treats breast cancer and melanoma at the Northeast Cancer Center. She is the current physician lead of our region's cancer Clinical Trials team.