2006/07 Health Sciences Centre Foundation
Annual Report
The familiar red toolbox.
Sturdy, steel, with a strong latch. And heavy with tools. Tools. Some are dependable favourites, always there. Some are new, offering a different approach to creating a solution. A few are unique – perhaps not used as often, but at certain times, exactly what you need.
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great-west life
pet/ct centre
Investment
Dr. Andew Goertzen and Dr. Shadreck Mzengeza – two leading investigators, recently recruited to HSC because Great-West Life has generously invested in the tools they need to do their job. The result for patient care: impact and innovation.
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“As a leading provider of life and health insurance, we have a special interest in supporting innovative programs that address the health and wellness concerns of Canadians. Our pledge to the Health Sciences Centre Foundation supporting the purchase of an on-site cyclotron reflects that interest as well as our preference for supporting community initiatives with long-term impact and potential.” Jan Belanger, Assistant Vice-President, Community Affairs for Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life.
Imagine a master carpenter who has to go to the hardware store every morning to get nails for his work. Every day before noon a plane arrives from Edmonton with one day’s worth of PET imaging radioisotopes for use in the Health Sciences Centre’s PET/CT Centre. We use these isotopes to image patients during a PET/CT scan. It’s a tight schedule – patients and technologists are waiting. The carpenter only buys as many nails as he can use that day, as they will disappear each night off his workbench. And his pocket has a hole, so as the day progresses, he loses nearly as many nails as he is using. PET imaging radioisotopes are produced by a cyclotron – the closest accessible one is in Edmonton. The isotopes have a half life ranging from 2 minutes to 110 minutes, so they have to be flown in daily. Even then, we can only access isotopes with the longest half life. Otherwise they would not be effective by the time they arrived on-site.
The ability to produce these isotopes here will effectively double the hospital’s capacity to provide scanning services to patients. That means shorter wait times – an immediate impact on patient care. Other benefits include the expansion of research programs at the Siemens Institute for Advanced Medicine, and an enhanced ability to attract top researchers and clinicians. The economic advantages of this technology will also be leveraged. In bringing this technology to HSC, we open the door for other hospitals in Manitoba to secure their own PET scanners, with a guaranteed local supply of the isotopes they will need.
The Great-West Life PET/CT Centre at HSC will positively impact the diagnosis and treatment of our patients. Access to a variety of isotopes will encourage increased innovation. Attracting and retaining clinicians and scientists will mean our already world-class nuclear medicine program will grow. This visionary investment, building on Great-West Life’s past support of the John Buhler Research Centre, among other projects, will help create a future where expertise, technology and treatment come together to serve Manitoba’s greatest asset – our people.
If it snows or the wind is too strong, the carpenter cannot get to the hardware store, so he cannot work that day. If the plane’s flight is cancelled or delayed, we do not get the product we need. That means procedures have to be rescheduled. Diagnosis and treatments are delayed. Patients continue to wait. That is why it is so exceptional that The Great-West Life Assurance Company has committed $500,000 to ensure that HSC has the capacity to make our own nails. Great-West Life’s pledge supports the purchase and installation of an on-site cyclotron that will allow HSC to produce its own isotopes for its PET/CT scanner.
what is the pet/ct Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a non-invasive, imaging technique that allows examination of metabolic activity in the brain, heart, liver, tumors and muscle tissue. It can help detect diseases weeks or months before symptoms appear, while the patient is comfortable, conscious and alert. HSC’s PET is combined with Computed Tomography (CT), providing higher resolution and greater accuracy than previously possible. Our combined PET/CT is one of the most advanced imaging technologies available in North America.
What is the Cyclotron? A Cyclotron is the partner technology to the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanner. It is the technology that produces the radioisotope that is used to image patients during a PET scan. The radioisotopes produced by the cyclotron have a half life ranging from 2 minutes to 110 minutes which necessitates production on-site.
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THANK YOU from the board and staff of the health sciences centre foundation
It is said that a master carpenter is only as good as his tools. Without them, his talent, his creativity, his energy, are without purpose.
Your gifts allow the Health Sciences Centre Foundation to provide the tools to further innovative care, and help us recruit and retain the finest clinical and scientific leaders. meaningful stewardship By investing in the Foundation, you are programs that demonstrate our commitment to use helping to ensure that the Health Sciences your gifts as you have directed. Centre continues to offer advanced Finally, we celebrated our 25th Anniversary patient care to all Manitobans.
In 2004, the Health Sciences Centre Foundation, in partnership with the Health Sciences Centre, launched the Breakthrough! Campaign to raise funds for the development of the Siemens Institute for Advanced Medicine – a new clinical research facility dedicated to generating research benefiting the health of people here at home and potentially around the world.
The Breakthrough! Campaign is only one of the ways your gifts provide the tools so that our leading clinicians and scientists can continue to offer the very best in patient care at the Health Sciences Centre. Grants to further research and education have long been a major focus of the Foundation and this past year is no different, with $500,000 awarded to support 25 innovative projects.
This year, two Winnipeg families made exceptional commitments of $2 million and $1 million respectively, helping to propel our Campaign into the home stretch. Thanks to them and so many of you, we have achieved 88% of our $25 million goal toward the Siemens Institute. Construction is now underway, with completion slated for late 2008.
Our Laureate of Excellence Award Dinner paid tribute to the fine work of Doctors Without Borders and we continue to receive broad support from the community through third party events such as the Pearls of Life and Mondetta Golf Tournaments.
Dr. Brock Wright and the rest of the Health Sciences Centre family have had an equally busy and productive year. With the opening of the Ann Thomas Critical Services Building, gifted new recruits and confirmation of leading technology, HSC continues to provide the very best health care.
This year the Foundation adopted a new five-year strategic plan and enhanced our professional staff. Our objective is to ensure that we maximize opportunities to effectively raise funds and offer
To each and every one of our donors and volunteers – thank you. Thank you for giving us your trust – to wisely invest your generous support. Thank you for seeing the possibilities your gifts can achieve. Thank you
and reached the $75 million milestone in funds raised.
for giving us the tools to support a future where expertise, technology and treatment come together to serve Manitoba’s greatest asset – our people. F. Lynn Bishop Chair, Board of Directors Health Sciences Centre Foundation
Sally G. Flintoft President and CEO Health Sciences Centre Foundation
women’s health
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Jennifer Kappy with daughter Emily – 10 months. Inspired by the care she received during the birth of her children, Jennifer is beginning her studies to become a nurse.
With 5,000 deliveries a year, 30% of patients from outside of the Winnipeg Region and an excellent reputation for quality of care, HSC’s women’s health program does more than measure up. It sets the standard by which all others are measured. Jennifer Kappy experienced HSC’s family-centred care first hand. Her second baby developed Rh disease and required several blood transfusions prior to birth. She credits Dr. Carol Schneider, Maternal Fetal Medicine, with keeping her baby well. “The idea of performing transfusions on our Emily before she was even born was frightening,” says Jennifer. “Besides Dr. Schneider, there was a nurse – Laura Lee – who took my hand and held it the whole time during that first transfusion… all the staff were great. In the end, our beautiful daughter was born safe and healthy. I would recommend HSC to any woman having a baby – the care is amazing.” Delivering healthy babies is one of the joyous services provided at HSC. There are many others – all vitally important to women’s health in Manitoba, all delivered by the finest medical professionals, like Dr. Garry Krepart. Dr. Krepart is a gynecological surgeon, past Chair of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences for the University of Manitoba, and Program Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program. And the expert thousands of women in Manitoba turn to when they need help the most.
“By virtue of the role we play in this province, and the expertise and technology within these walls, we are the Centre for Women’s Health,” says Dr. Krepart. “HSC has been doing this for a long time, caring for generations of Manitoba women, and we will continue to champion their needs as we move forward.” With ongoing support from the HSC Foundation, the Health Sciences Centre champions women’s health.
What is Rh disease?
Rh disease is caused by an incompatibility between the blood of a mother and that of her unborn baby. It destroys an unborn baby’s blood cells, resulting in babies being born with jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) and anemia. In some cases, the results could be brain damage, heart failure, and even death. The good news is that the disease can be treated, and doctors are able to manage it earlier than ever before, often even before birth. Winnipeg’s own Dr. Bruce Chown spent his life working to understand Rh disease. He and his team developed the treatment which now prevents this illness worldwide – injections of a blood product called Rh immunoglobulin.
Dr. Garry Krepart builds connections with his patients, never losing touch with the fact that the women he helps are wives, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, sisters and friends.
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A hammer... a level... a measuring tape. Reference to any of these tools might help you visualize the incredible year that we have had at the Health Sciences Centre. A major construction project finished and another started. Balancing needs against resources. Striving to exceed expectations.
thank you from
the health sciences centre The Ann Thomas Building – now completed – has significantly changed the face of the Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, and will greatly enhance our ability to serve as the acute care and Trauma Centre for Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut. At $135 million, it is the largest capital health project in Manitoba’s history. This new home for HSC’s critical services includes adult and child emergency, operating rooms for adults and children, intensive care units and a ten-bed burn unit. The patient-centred design means improved privacy, larger, more comfortable family areas and easier and more private transport of patients throughout the hospital. This is a first-class facility that matches the skill and expertise of our caregivers. We have begun construction on the Siemen’s Institute for Advanced Medicine, and are poised to become a world leader in non-invasive surgery with the
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acquisition of the Siemens’ Artiste – advanced surgical technology – firmly establishing our province as a leading site for radiosurgery. What the Gamma Knife has done for brain surgery, this tool will do for the rest of the body. Right next to the Siemen’s Institute, Canad Inns will build a four-star hotel – the first hotel located on hospital grounds in Canada. This will help us better meet the needs of our patients and their families, and provide first-class services to visiting physicians, scientists and other health care professionals. We have met head on the challenges of recruiting and retaining the best and the brightest with the confirmation that key experts to lead us into the years ahead will join our team. One example is Dr. Sarvesh Logsetty, a national expert in burn treatment, recruited to serve as Medical Director for HSC’s new Firefighters Burn Unit. His presence here ensures
And we’ve only just begun.
the Unit will be a national centre of excellence. We look forward to making further announcements in the months ahead. We are able to do all of this because you support the Health Sciences Centre Foundation. Because you give, our world-class investigators have the resources they need. Because you give, our caring and committed staff have the tools and support they need. Because you give, our patients receive the finest care, and hope in the face of adversity. All because you give. Dr. Brock Wright Chief Operating Officer, Health Sciences Centre Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
never give up
Screws. Metal fasteners with a spiral thread. Designed to hold fast. Functional, useful. But perhaps never more important than when they replace a spine.
On November 18, 2006, Lorne Sparrow, 52, and his wife Debbie were driving in Brandon, just arriving from Carberry. They were rear ended, leaving their truck sandwiched between the vehicle that hit them and the car in front. In his first moments of awareness after the impact, Lorne felt a prickle of terror moving up his spine as he realized that he couldn’t move his hands or feet. Turns out the prickle of terror was all he could feel. Dr. Michael Goytan, orthopedic surgeon, Head, Winnipeg Spine Program and his team at the Health Sciences Centre diagnosed spinal syndrome. Lorne’s C3, 4, and 5 vertebrae – in the part of his spine between his head and shoulders – were pinched.
There was a real possibility that Lorne wouldn’t be able to move his legs again. “It was 4 a.m. and there were different guys coming in and out of the room – orthopedic surgeons mostly – working on me to help get the feeling back. I said – Do you people never sleep in here? I couldn’t believe it! They just didn’t give up,” says Lorne. “And then, early Sunday morning, I started getting some feeling back.” Almost unbelievably, considering his horrific crash, Lorne went home less than two days after he arrived at HSC. The plan: Rest. See how much feeling would come back, how much strength Lorne could build up on his own. After that, surgery.
“I’m very grateful,” says Lorne. “When you’ve got doctors like that – look what they can do! They can pretty much rebuild anybody and anything. I sure have my faith in them, absolutely.” Lorne underwent spinal surgery at HSC on April 26, five months after his car accident. His C3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 vertebrae were replaced with titanium rods and screws, and fused with donated bone chips.
Today he is walking. He wears a neck brace, except when he’s asleep, as part of his rehabilitation process. Lorne is patiently waiting for his own bone to grow around the rods and screws taking the place of the crushed vertebrae, slowly working to gain enough strength to hold his first grandchild, due to arrive this summer. Simple screws. Hardly cutting edge technology, one might say. Yet in the hands of a master, they can help make a lifetime of difference.
In 2006/07, we have made significant progress in research at the Health Sciences Centre – doing what we set out to do. We have also experienced loss, with the passing of our eminent colleague Dr. Liam Murphy, Principle Investigator of the Diabetes Research Group last July.
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the director of research
The radiosurgery program is expanding, with the announcement of the Siemens’ Artiste program – leading-edge, non-invasive technology that will, in many cases, replace the need for invasive surgical procedures. Drs. Michael West, Anthony Kaufman and their team have championed efforts to ensure HSC is firmly established as a world leader in radiosurgery. This unique blend of technology and facilities, along with our dedicated clinicians and research scientists, builds on the success of the Gamma Knife program, transforming a radiosurgery program of national significance into a program with international impact. In partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, we have recruited Dr. Xin-Min Li, a nationally-funded neurochemist and psychiatrist, and his team to join us at HSC. His work – investigating the chemical basis for certain psychiatric conditions – effectively brings a whole new research group to our hospital. This is a significant step toward our vision for expanded neuroscience research capacity at HSC. The Siemens Institute for Advanced Medicine is now under construction. We continue to recruit key personnel to drive the programs within its walls, including Dr. Shadreck Mzengeza who has joined Dr. Andrew Goertzen to oversee work with the Cyclotron as part of the PET/CT Program. In support of our mandate to bring the results of our work directly to the bedside, the Foundation awarded $500,000 in grants and awards in 2006/07, supporting
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kathy doerksen
wants to know committed
c ari n g
What is the best way to assess a patient after a ruptured brain aneurysm? When a brain aneurysm results in reduced quality of life for the patient, what effect is there on the caregivers? What are the professional development and mentorship needs of advanced practice nurses? Kathy’s curiousity led her in a search for these answers, resulting in five research projects since 2000, funded in whole or in part by the Dolly and Michael Gembey Nursing Research Award through the HSC Foundation. Kathy and the investigators she collaborated with generated research results that have improved nursing practice and patient care in specific and measurable ways.
our strong research base through 25 projects, covering topics such as mental health, liver cancer, asthma and brain aneurysms. Many projects – much good work. Yet, if we see only today’s efforts, success in medical research seems elusive. It is when we look back at where we were that we see how very far we’ve come. Reviewing this past year of research at HSC and our successes large and small, we are indebted to those who support our work – the Health Sciences Centre Foundation and their donors. On behalf of all our dedicated research colleagues at HSC, we appreciate and applaud the HSC Foundation and its many supporters, whose generous continuing financial support contributes so very much to our many diverse projects and programs year after year. Much like a ladder allows us to extend our upwards reach, HSC Foundation’s support for research encourages our investigators to stretch beyond what they can do now, towards what might once have been unattainable. For that, and so much more, you have our thanks. Dr. Blake McClarty, MD, FRCPC Director of Research, Health Sciences Centre and Health Sciences Centre Foundation Medical Director, WRHA Diagnostic Imaging Program Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, University of Manitoba
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Kathy Doerksen, MN is actively involved in patient care at HSC. As a leader in her field, she is Chair of the National Research Committee, Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses. As a researcher, she is improving nursing practices and patient care at HSC and beyond.
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For example, it is now standard practice for nurses to watch for the occurrence of non-specific behaviours, such as agitation or restlessness, in certain patients. When noted, a test is ordered to help visualize the blood vessels in the brain, potentially diagnosing a serious problem before it happens. The result: neurosurgical nurses uniquely positioned to play a critical role in patient care have another tool to help them do their job more effectively. Dolly Gembey, a retired HSC nurse, is excited to see someone with such passion and commitment benefit from the research award she and her husband set up. “Life, to us, really is all about helping other people. We wanted to encourage curiousity… to give our
incredible nurses the tools to help them shed light on the questions that need to be answered. It makes us feel good knowing that this award is being put to work where it’s needed most.” Like a flashlight that helps light the way, these dedicated research dollars are Kathy’s tool to improving nursing practices and patient care at HSC and beyond.
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hubert & bernice kleysen
asking the questions. delivering the answers.
Hubert Kleysen came to the Health Sciences Centre Foundation as Chair of the Breakthough! Campaign. Before long, the Campaign and indeed the Health Sciences Centre itself became a passion for Hubert. And because of this, many many others – individuals and corporations alike – have given to support the work of the HSC Foundation. His passion is difficult to resist.
It’s important to use the right tool for the right job. When the Health Sciences Centre Foundation celebrated the groundbreaking for the Siemens Institute for Advanced Medicine on November 24, 2006, no mere shovel would do. Using a backhoe, Hubert Kleysen, Chair of the Breakthrough! Campaign and member of the HSCF Board, broke ground for the Siemens Institute, dramatically marking the transition from the conceptual to the tangible. The Siemens Institute will be home to some of the most innovative medical technology in the world, allowing clinicians and scientists to conduct research that translates directly to the bedside. One example is surgical research – “ORs of the Future” – three operating rooms, complete with an intra-operative MRI scanner. Perfecting the latest surgical techniques and training new surgeons will be more efficient and effective… and that means better patient care. The Foundation’s $25 million Breakthrough! Campaign has raised funds to develop the 80,000 square foot Siemens Institute. Construction is expected to be completed in late 2008.
Breakthrough! Campaign Campaign Cabinet Hubert Kleysen F. Lynn Bishop Dr. John Embil William Gardner, QC Monika Gawthrop Dr. Blake McClarty Kevin McFadden Hugh Moncrieff Harry Schulz Eric Stefanson Dr. Brock Wright
Honourary Cabinet Gail Asper, O.M. Harold Buchwald, C.M. QC. Dr. John Bulman, C.M. James W. Burns, O.C., O.M. Albert D. Cohen, O.C. The Honourable W. Yvon Dumont, O.M. Gerald Gray J. Robert Lavery The Honourable Peter M. Liba, C.M., O.M., LL.D. The Honourable Sterling R. Lyon, P.C., O.M., Q.C. William Parrish, C.M. Lawrie Pollard George T. Richardson, C.M., O.M. Tannis M. Richardson, C.M. J. Ross and Alanna Robinson Charles M. (Chuck) Winograd
Although it is Hubert’s name and face that is so often associated with the Breakthrough! Campaign, his efforts are evidence of a commitment to the work that is shared with his wife Bernice – his partner in all things. Hubert and Bernice Kleysen made an extraordinary commitment to the Health Sciences Centre with a pace-setting gift to the Breakthrough! Campaign. Hubert has extended his enterprising spirit to include a vision for an incredible future for the Health Sciences Centre. His questions: Why not? Why wouldn’t we want to have the best technology available in the world? Why not have the finest minds working here at HSC? Why shouldn’t we be the best? With that in mind, Hubert introduced HSC to the Siemens ARTISTE. Inspired by the expertise and impact that Dr. Michael West and his team demonstrated with the Gamma Knife, Hubert set his sights on working to bring the ARTISTE to HSC. His passion inspired others, and as a result, this vision has become reality.
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What is the Artiste?
The Siemens’ ARTISTE is leading-edge, non-invasive surgical technology. It combines a linear accelerator with imaging technology to deliver an image-guided dose of radiotherapy to any part of the body. There is constant adjustment to ensure the right dose is precisely focused on the tumour, reducing damage to healthy surrounding tissues. Patients remain awake, and there’s no incision, so the risks of infection and other complications are virtually eliminated.
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research grants & awards 2006/07 When we invest in our talent, we invest in the future of health care for Manitobans, and indeed the world. Our clinicians and researchers have vision, passion, determination and leadership. Their dreams are large and powerful, as diverse as the men and women who give voice to their imagination. Here is a brief overview of the investigators who received funding through the HSC Foundation this past year, along with a few glimpses into their hopes for tomorrow.
Dr. Giuseppe A. (Joe) Bueti and Co-Investigators Drs. Claudio Rigatto (pictured above), David Rush, Peter Nickerson $33,345
THE RESEARCHERS
Dr. Bueti always knew he wanted to be a doctor and do clinical research – the kind where patients are at the centre of the work. Now, Dr. Bueti spends part of his day treating patients with kidney disease, and the rest doing research with Drs. Rigatto, Rush and Nickerson.
General Operating Grants Drs. Ioana Bratu; W. Leslie, A. Katz, P. Martens $35,000 In this study, pediatric appendicitis rupture rates will be used as a measure of the value and timeliness of care. The results will help identify areas for social and health care policy changes, to assure quality access to pediatric surgical health care in Manitoba and nationally. Drs. Darren Campbell; J. Reiss, J. Sareen, M. Paulus $34,461 General Operating Grant and $19,941 Salary Support Award This project will establish the healthy brain’s response to social humour and judgements of the approachableness of happy, sad, fearful, angry, and neutral faces. These social judgement experiments will lay the foundation for a new psychiatric assessment tool and for further improvements in the treatment of people with psychiatric illnesses. Drs. Laurence Katz; Anita Kozyrskyj, Jitender Sareen, Brian Cox $34,815; $25,000 from The Winnipeg Foundation’s James A. and Muriel S. Richardson Trust Fund, and $9,815 from HSC Foundation In 2004, Health Canada issued warnings regarding the use of newer antidepressants and increased suicidal behaviour in youth. Databases for prescriptions filled, emergency room visits, and hospital stays before and after 2004 will be studied to measure and evaluate the impact of the warnings on both doctors’ prescribing practices and youth health in Manitoba. Dr. Patrick McDonald; Ms Kathy Doerksen $17,387 Wait lists and wait times are increasingly viewed as a measure of health care efficiency. Little data exists on the effect of wait lists on the patients and doctors who manage them. In this study, patients and neurosurgeons at HSC, and referring physicians, will be interviewed in-depth to obtain a better understanding of their attitudes and perceptions in order to improve patient care.
THE PROJECT
Patients with end-stage kidney disease suffer from premature complications such as strokes and heart attacks, often due to hardening of the blood vessels. Dr. Bueti and his team hypothesize that some patients may develop antibodies to heparin, a common blood thinner medication. The antibodies then cause injury to the layer of cells lining the blood vessel walls, increasing the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke. Blood samples will be taken from over 100 patients to measure for heparin antibodies. The results will be compared with patient outcomes to establish a relationship between heparin and these complications.
Drs. Steven Mink & Michael West $30,745 Patients who bleed into the brain because of an expanded blood vessel that ruptures (cerebral aneurysm) may have the blood vessels nourishing their brain go into spasm and narrow 4–14 days after the bleed, and lead to a stroke. Thought to be related to substances released from white cells that are attracted to the blood clot after the initial bleed, the investigators will examine how one protein may contribute to this process, and test ways to reverse this problem. Drs. Gerald Minuk & E. Renner $31,919 In this clinical trial pilot study, advanced liver cancer patients who are no longer candidates for medical or surgical therapies will be treated with a drug that stops cancer cells from growing abnormally and invading nearby tissues. If this study proves successful, the drug will have an immediate and significant impact on patient care. Dr. Yvonne Myal $34,824 Dr. Myal has discovered that Claudin 1, a protein, can be either absent, or found in excess in breast cancer cells. She will test breast cancer cells for Claudin 1, then test the cancer cells with Claudin 1’s response to standard cancer therapies. This could lead to testing for the protein in breast cancer patients becoming part of conventional diagnosis and treatment. Drs. Ethan Rubenstein; E. Bow, P. Hazelton, C. Bernstein, H. Singh, G. Hammond, P. Van Caeseele $35,000 Following chemotherapy, lymphoma patients often develop diarrheal syndrome, and experience tremendous pain and difficulty. Using HSC patients as a representative sample, this study will determine the incidence of diarrheal syndrome, and the number and type of bacteria causing the condition. The results will help to create better tests and treatments so the condition can be diagnosed faster, and patients can be given more effective medications.
THE HOPE
That we could reduce strokes and heart attacks in patients with end-stage kidney disease by changing blood thinner medication and having more information about medication options.
HSC Foundation Shared Research Infrastructure Award Ms Monica Woods, Manager, Department of Research $8,203 Ultrasonic Pipette Cleaner, Ice Flaker, Pipette Plugger
HSC Foundation Opportunity Award Dr. Newman Stephens $1,350 Plenary Session Speaker Sponsorship, International Conference on CardioPulmonary Regulation in Health and Disease: Molecular and Systemic Integration, February 22–24, New Delhi, India Stan Chuchmuch & Barbara-Anne Hodge, Co-Chairs $1,950 “Making the most with what you have” 2007 Mamingwey Burn Survivor Society Conference
HSC Department of Research Personnel Awards-Graduate Studentships $15,000 each Ms Nicolle Bristow Ms Rosemarie Howie Ms Meaghan Labine Ms Andreea Nistor Mr. Julius Oyugi Mr. Hongyu Qiu
HSC Department of Research Personnel Awards – Research Fellowships $25,000 each Dr. Kamran Kadkhoda Dr. Sabyasachi Moulik
HSC Foundation Designated Awards Ms Kathy Doerksen & Dr. Barbara Naimark $3,279 from the Dolly & Michael Gembey Nursing Research Award Limited data exists on the treatment and outcomes of patients who present in poor neurological condition after suffering from a rupture of the blood vessels in the brain (an aneurysm) and the effects of the illness on their caregiver(s). This study will investigate the quality of life of this patient group, and their caregivers, in order to improve patient care. Dr. Winson Cheung $1,500 from the DeWiele-Topshee Award for Research Excellence in the Field of Oncology Testicular cancer, one of the most common types of cancer in young men, is highly curable, but appropriate management is essential. A 3-year healthcare review of Manitoba men diagnosed with testicular cancer found insufficiencies such as wait times of up to 6 months between imaging appointments. Dr. Cheung is now working to design, implement, and distribute treatment guidelines to improve patient care.
Dr. Sandy Kluka; Ms Kathy Hamelin, Dr. Bill Diehl-Jones $1,720 from the Dolly & Michael Gembey Nursing Research Award and $4,079 from HSC Foundation Breastfeeding is the best choice for infant feeding, but mothers may stop breastfeeding early due to sore nipples, which can be caused by a hard-to-diagnose yeast infection. This study will develop a list of yeast infection symptoms and decide which are the best sign(s) of this problem so that mothers and babies can get help early and continue to breastfeed. Ms Phyllis Mooney $8,959 Allied Health Research Award This project will evaluate whether a chance for families to have a special consulting session with a healthcare provider will positively affect their ability to cope with their relative’s mental illness, and the level of satisfaction with their relative’s hospitalization. Mr. Arash Shoja-Saffar $11,000 from the Mindel & Tom Olenick Research Award in Immunology In Manitoba, 10% of children are affected by asthma. There are different types of the disease, based on the kinds of cells that contribute to symptoms. One cell type, the neutrophil, is resistant to glucocorticoids, the most commonly prescribed drug for asthma. This project will study the cause and manner of this resistance to improve asthma treatments.
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Summarized Statement of Financial Position, 2006-2007
2007
2006
ASSETS Current Assets Cash and Short-Term Investments Accounts Receivable Current portion of pledges receivable Prepaids
2,211,505 93,032 2,547,334 31,205
1,235,977 118,079 1,522,267 966
4,883,076
2,877,289
Investments, at market Long term portion of pledges receivable Capital Assets
9,176,211 6,556,326 9,978,165
8,464,759 3,308,666 10,392,170
30,593,778
25,042,884
LIABILITIES Current Liabilities Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Funding Commitments Deferred Revenue
250,658 89,600 142,118
160,608 10,259 182,723
482,376
353,590
FUND BALANCES Unrestricted Endowment HSC Research Restricted JBRC Capital SIAM Capital Campaign
1,727,576 4,748,031 523,068 203,444 11,959,171 10,950,112
1,705,283 4,447,304 587,105 183,273 12,218,180 5,548,149
30,111,403
24,689,294
30,593,778
25,042,884
The following is taken from the Health Sciences Centre Foundation’s audited Financial Statements prepared by Deloitte & Touche LLP. To obtain complete financial statements, please visit our website at www.hscf.mb.ca or call the Foundation at 204 787 2022.
F. Lynn Bishop,
Tony Catanese, CA,
Chairman of the Board Treasurer of the board hsc foundation hsc foundation
Summarized Statement of Operations and Changes in Fund Balances, 2006-2007
2007
2006
Revenue Donations Special Projects, net Ventures, net Investment Income Gift Planning Funding Commitments SIAM Capital Campaign Transfer from Foundations for Health, Inc.
625,943 293,645 70,947 717,193 145,138 130,679 5,663,451 -
558,319 297,085 43,316 726,091 713,194 100,079 5,432,395 336,612
Total Revenue
7,646,996
8,207,091
353,077 276,663 92,213 83,528 261,488 415,402
236,925 282,921 95,155 64,616 319,281 400,767
Total Expenses
1,482,371
1,399,665
Excess of Revenue over Expenses Before Funding Commitments
6,164,625
6,807,426
(742,516)
(744,654)
Expenses Office Administration Donor Development Gift Planning Communications SIAM Capital Campaign Amortization
Funding Commitments Excess of Revenue over Expenses Fund Balances, Beginning of the Year JBRC Capital Contribution
5,422,109 24,689,294 -
6,062,772 8,832,150 9,794,372
Fund Balances, End of Year
30,111,403
24,689,294
Statement of Accountability These statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted Canadian accounting principles and are taken from the March 31, 2007 audited financial statement as reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP.
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a year in review
25 years
of donor generosity ($75 million)
Research & Education $45,750,000 (61%) Siemens Institute for Advanced Medicine $12,000,000 (16%) John Buhler Research Centre $12,000,000 (16%) MS7 Research Floor $5,250,000 (7%)
Health Sciences Centre Foundation 25th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrating the Past. Imagining the Future. On October 17, 2006, the HSC Foundation celebrated 25 years of Giving Hope and Improving Care.
Muriel Sutherland, Immediate Past Chair of the HSC Foundation Board, with Mrs. Laura Gardner in the Atrium of the John Buhler Research Centre
Awards were presented to The Winnipeg Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. William Duxbury for 25 years of support for the Foundation. Mrs. Laura Gardner accepted an award acknowledging the contributions of her late husband William C. Gardner, Q.C. as Founding Chair of the Board of the Health Sciences Centre Foundation. We look forward to the next 25 years!
Like the glue that holds our work in place, providing strength and stability, our generous and loyal donors ensure that the Health Sciences Centre Foundation’s Annual Giving and Gift Planning Programs continue to grow, allowing the Foundation to support a future where expertise, technology and treatment come together to serve Manitoba’s greatest asset – its people. Annual Giving Programs
Gift of Hope Radio-a-thon Gift of Hope Tribute Tree GoodLife Lottery Honourary Directors Legacy Fund HSC Employee Giving Laureate of Excellence Award Dinner Payroll Pool Lottery Spring, Fall and Winter Direct Mail Tribute and Memorial Giving Third Party Events • 14th Annual Mondetta Charity Classic Golf Tournament • Reach the Beach Mountain Bike Adventure • Pearls of Life Golf Tournament gift planning program
The Gift Planning Program at the HSC Foundation encourages people to consider gifts of assets either immediately or arranged now and fulfilled in the future. These gifts can have an immediate and dramatic effect on patient care, as with Verna Margaret Wharton’s contribution. By making a gift in her will, she enabled us to expand the orthopedic cast room and make it more effective and efficient for HSC to provide this service. This year, legacy gifts from the estates of 6 individuals valued at over $66,000 supported the Foundation’s efforts, each bequest a very personal expression of support.
Our donors – and the reasons they give – are as varied as the people who live and work in Manitoba. That’s why there are so many different ways for people to support the work of the HSC Foundation. Many people make their first gift to the HSC Foundation through our Direct Mail program. Direct mail allows us to “talk” one-on-one with many Manitobans at a time of their choosing, sharing stories that capture the essence of the Health Sciences Centre. In responding to our winter mailing one such donor shared their story in return, telling us about the medical challenges her daughter had recently faced. She encouraged us to continue to provide the kind of care and treatment that had helped her child return to health, able to live a full and active life. We are humbled by stories like this, and are sincerely thankful that people touched by HSC choose to recognize this hospital’s impact with a gift to the HSC Foundation. In 2006/07, our Direct Mail program raised over $255,000. A number of our donors chose to support the HSC Foundation through a gift-in-kind. One example is Cornelia Bean Ltd., led by Cory Krul, President, who supported the Laureate Award of Excellence Dinner, honouring Doctors Without Borders, this past September.
“Our company was established with a respect for tradition, and a zeal for what’s new. We work hard to lead the way in our field, providing high quality and unique products,” said Ms Krul. “I think that gives us something in common with the HSC Foundation – working hard, leading the way, providing the highest quality patient care, with a unique mix of expertise and technology. We are very proud to be counted among their supporters.” Thanks to the generousity of Cornelia Bean Ltd. and many others, the 2006 Laureate Award of Excellence Dinner raised $148,000. Even as we focus our efforts on raising money, we are conscious of the need to increase awareness about HSC and the Foundation. Perhaps that’s why the Gift of Hope Radio-a-thon is such a significant event in our calendar. It creates a unique opportunity for patients to share their stories, giving listeners a glimpse into the daily drama that unfolds in this hospital. They tell stories of life. Stories of pain. But always, stories of hope. It is that voice of hope, echoing through the stories told and heard, that moves people to give. This past year the Radio-a-thon raised more than $44,000 – a tribute to the people that shared from their hearts, so that others could give from theirs. Some of our most loyal supporters are the people that work at HSC. These men and women are champions for this hospital, embracing opportunities to ensure that HSC continues to provide the highest quality patient care, world-class technology and the finest staff.
In a unique way, their support is a sign of a growing understanding of the role HSC plays in the communities we live in, work in, and play in. We are most grateful for their continued generousity. For 25 years, the HSC Foundation has been on the cutting edge of medical research, improved patient care, and the prevention and treatment of disease and injuries in Manitoba. None of this – not one of our many successes – would have been possible without our donors. They are the glue that holds it all in place. We are proud to provide opportunities for people to support this incredible hospital, and remain committed to honouring their generousity by directing their dollars to provide strength and stability so that the Health Sciences Centre can continue to give hope to all those who come through our doors.
hscf Staff
Sally Flintoft Dawne Smithson Kate Brenner Carol Dynkavitch Azad Hosein Judy Li Genevieve Makinson Tanya Misseghers Sue Scott Lisa Wirth
University of Manitoba Victoria General Hospital Foundation Wardrop Engineering Inc. Leslie E. Weir Michael West Frank G. Whitcher K.E. Wiebe Kenneth Wiens Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Tools & Fasteners Ltd Walter Witowski Women Business Owners of Manitoba (Winnipeg) Chapter Dr. Melanie R Wood Dental Corporation WOW Hospitality Wilma Young
Friends $500 to $999 Anonymous Charlie Aiello Kirsten Albo Michele Augert Kimberly Austman Bonnie L. Barker Douglas Barrett Baxter Corporation Ben Moss Jewellers/The Trepel Family & The Wilhelmer Family William A. Biggerstaff Bombay Company Marilyn Burt Canadian Burn Foundation Cans for Cures Inc. Helen Clark Jacob Cohen Comstock Canada Ltd. Robert L. Cooke CTV Television Inc. Delta Winnipeg John Dillon Dave Dowhan Earls Restaurant Edwards Lifesciences (Canada) Inc. Federated Insurance Company of Canada
Board of Directors Executive Committee
F. Lynn Bishop Chair of the Board
William S. Gardner, Q.C. Vice-Chair of the Board
Tony Catanese Treasurer of the Board Chair, Finance Committee
Fort Garry Industries Ltd. Dr. Albert D. and Leona Friesen Eileen George Gil Goodman M. Beth Gourley Hecla Oasis Resort Joyce P. Hill Agnes Hogg Wendy Hooper Kishore Kapoor John R. Kemp Kenaston Wine Market John Kotowicz Lac Du Bonnet Senior School Ladies Legion Auxiliary Souris Branch 60 Arthur Langrell Daniel P. Levin John A. Littleford Donna Q. Macaw Sharyn G. Macnicol Manitoba Pontiac Association Manitoba Public Insurance Garry Markham Dale Martin Gerard McCarthy The McCormack Family Molly McLennan H I. Miller Clarke H. Mills Misericordia Health Care Centre Misericordia Health Centre Foundation Inc. The Mondetta Clothing Company Mel Morrison Dale Mulhall Sharon M. Naugler Northland Home Healthcare Novelli/Paletta Group Bojan Paunovic Gertrude M. Pitt Richard A. Poersch Powerland Computers Vishnu Ragnanan Cynthia Ramnanan Leif Rasmussen Ian Rayter
Allocations Committee Dr. Garry Krepart Chair
F. Lynn Bishop Rosalind Dick Dr. Patrick Choy Dr. Blake McClarty Dr. Lindsay Nicolle
Dr. Garry Krepart
Marketing and Communications Committee Nigel Lilley
Chair, Allocations Committee
Chair
Nigel Lilley
Megan Adams, MBA Garth Buchko Lenore Good Nicholas Hirst Tracy Mainland Scott Richardson
Steven Kohn, LLB Chair, Gift Planning Committee
Chair, Marketing & Communications Committee
Al Snyder Chair, Fundraising Committee
Muriel Sutherland Immediate Past Chair Chair, Nominating Committee
Dr. Brock Wright COO, Health Sciences Centre
Finance Committee Tony Catanese
Dr. Blake McClarty
Chair
Director of Research, Health Sciences Centre
R.E. (Dick) Archer F. Lynn Bishop Norm Humby Robert Lavery Carol Stockwell Muriel Sutherland Denis Taillieu
Directors
Garth Buchko Rosalind Dick Helen Halliday Hubert Kleysen Jonathon Lyon Kevin McFadden Hugh Moncrieff Scott Richardson Harry Schulz Carol Stockwell Denis Taillieu Gail Wylie
Fundraising Committee Al Snyder Anne-Marie Brownell Karen Bryk Rosalind Dick Claudette Fullan Steve Milligan
J. D. Riley Paula Ritchie Rona/Revy Home and Garden St. Chad’s Anglican Church Lynne Sabeski Select Wine Merchants Ltd Chandu Shah Shaw CableSystems Ltd. Elaine & Allan Shinfield David M. Silverberg Anne Simpson Jason Sims Jane M. Smith Velma A. Smith Inga Storgaard Frank Spivak Brenda Stutsky Jamie Taylor Corrine & Lloyd Treble University Medical Group Carole Weatherby Winnipeg Winter Club Charles Winograd Murray Woodward Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba Matthias Yeung Young President’s Organization Inc. Manitoba Chapter YWCA-YMCA of Winnipeg The Health Sciences Centre Foundation recognizes that some donors do not wish to have their name published and we adhere to both provincial and federal privacy legislation. We have carefully reviewed the list for accuracy – we apologize for any omissions or mistakes in this listing. Please contact the HSC Foundation at 787-2022 if you note incorrect information.
Gift Planning Committee Steven Kohn, LLB Chair
F. Lynn Bishop David Christianson Karen Diamond Mark Gray Muriel Sutherland Donna Winstone Daniel Wright Nominating Committee Muriel Sutherland Chair
F. Lynn Bishop William S. Gardner, Q.C. Kevin McFadden Hugh Moncrieff Harry Schulz Honorary Directors Robert W. Cunningham chair
Linda Ballance Harold Buchwald, Q.C., O.M. W. John A. Bulman R.A. Cadieux Ditte Cloutier Orest Dackow Betty Carol de Jong Geoffrey Elliot Martin Eva James A. Ferguson Judy Fields Evelyn Friesen Robert Gannon Mitchell Graye Rick G. Hester Norm Humby
Robert H. Jones Alice Jope Al Joudrey Dierdre Kozminski Jessie Lang Robert Lavery Jim Lawton Nick Leitch Gary H.J. Macdonald Laurie Mainster H.W. Barry Manning Donald Marr Ash Mohda David Morrison William Parrish, C.M. Libby Paterson White Lawrie O. Pollard Doneta Porteous-Brotchie Maureen Prendiville Sheila Rabinovitch Tannis M. Richardson, C.M. Ross Robinson Lily Schreyer Barry Shenkarow Ross Smith Gwen Steiman Eileen Stewart Dr. J.B. (Ian) Sutherland Deborah Thorlakson Linda Vernon Curtis Vossen W. Terry Wright, Q.C. Special Project: Radiology Reunion and Scientific Day Dr. Douglas MacEwan Dr. J.B. (Ian) Sutherland Dr. E.A. (Ted) Lyons Dr. Blake McClarty
Photography by Ian McCausland Photography
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