The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton (Research St. Joseph’s – Hamilton)

The Research Institute of St. Joe’s – Hamilton oversees the work of over 200 researchers and their teams as they carry out clinical, translational, evaluative, and fundamental research. The Research Institute is an integral part of Hamilton’s innovative health care community. Our researchers have transformed the way medicine is practiced, helping to improve patient quality of life and the quality of care provided by health care professionals in our community and across the globe.

The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research

The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR) located in Ottawa, Ontario, is the research institute of the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group and affiliated with the University of Ottawa. The IMHR is dedicated to developing leading-edge multidisciplinary research and training programs with an ultimate goal of fostering innovative ways of treating mental illness.

TheraPsil

TheraPsil is a small non-profit coalition dedicated to helping Canadians in medical need access legal, psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy and medical psilocybin.

TheraPsil was formed in 2019 and is made up of healthcare practitioners, patients, community members, and advocates.

In August 2020, after over 100 days of advocating, TheraPsil facilitated precedent-setting and tangible progress in the fight for compassionate access to psilocybin therapy when we helped 4 Canadians suffering from end-of-life distress, due to a terminal illness, access approved ‘section 56 exemptions’ from the Minister of Health, This was the first time section 56 exemptions for psilocybin had been approved for patients since psilocybin was made a controlled substance in 1974, in Canada marking a water-shed moment

As of January 2022, TheraPsil has now supported 55 patients in 5 different provinces access legal, psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy.

We are actively assisting Canadians with existential distress as a result of a past or present terminal or life-threatening diagnosis pursue legal access to psilocybin to be used in conjunction with psychotherapy.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute

The Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute is an independent, not-for-profit research corporation.  As the research arm of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, the Research Institute’s mandate is to facilitate clinical research – particularly in the area of imaging and related fields – strategic to regional health care needs. Current research areas include but are not limited to cancer, cardiac disease, stroke, orthopaedics, Indigenous health, and lung disease. The Institute also supports clinical trials at the Health Sciences Centre, which has been among Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals since 2010 thanks in large part to the activities of the Research Institute.

The Research Institute aims to develop innovative health care techniques from concept to clinical trials to commercialization, supporting scientists and clinicians at every step. As part of the 24 research hospitals in Ontario, the Research Institute has shaped its Strategic Directions around the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario tenets of Healthier, Wealthier, and Smarter:

  • Healthier – Lead research to improve the health outcomes of the people of Northwestern Ontario and beyond.
  • Wealthier – Advance philanthropic and other support and generate revenue through science and partnerships.
  • Smarter – Enhance the academic environment.

For more information visit: www.tbrhri.ca

Timmins and District Hospital

The Timmins and District Hospital is a fully accredited (Accreditation Canada) referral and teaching hospital serving the residents of the City of Timmins and Cochrane District as well as the adjoining areas of the Temiskaming, Sudbury and Algoma districts. TADH is dedicated to providing health care services that are consistent with the needs of our community and catchment area. The hospital offers a full range of medical, surgical, critical care, maternity, newborn, pediatric, long-term care and mental health services as well extensive health education and district services. TADH houses 154 beds hospital wide, with an additional 29 surge beds created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and has approximately 850 frontline staff and 70 physicians. The hospital is a leader in state-of-the-art telecommunications and diagnostic equipment connecting physicians and staff to medical practitioners and specialists throughout Canada.