Page 5 - UHN-RR2020-6_Neat

WELCOME MESSAGE

Dr. Brad Wouters, Executive Vice President (EVP), Science and Research, UHN.

Through Thick and Thin

UHN is Canada’s largest research hospital. It I invite you to read this year’s report, which
is home to world-leading innovations in cancer, highlights just some of the ways we are improving
heart disease, neuroscience, rheumatology, human health and wellbeing. Examples include
rehabilitation, transplant and much more. a video monitoring system to detect falls and a
trial examining the safety and effectiveness of
This year, most of that research came to a halt a diabetes medication that could do away with
with the COVID-19 pandemic. When I became the need for weekly insulin injections. You can
the EVP of Science and Research, I never thought also read about UHN’s newest institute—The
that I would be issuing a directive to suspend this Institute for Education Research (TIER)—which is
invaluable research; however, it was necessary to dedicated to research on health care education.
ensure safety for all.
These milestones were not achieved by us alone.
What has truly inspired me is how quickly Team science is what enables us to forge the path
TeamUHN and our collaborators came together forward against disease. In addition to our main
to advance COVID-19 research. This includes academic partner, the University of Toronto, and
fundamental virology studies, cutting-edge our three dedicated foundations—The Princess
clinical trials, as well as epidemiology and Margaret Cancer Foundation, the Toronto General
modelling of health system usage, enabling & Western Hospital Foundation and the Toronto
governments to make public health decisions. Rehab Foundation—we collaborate with academic
organizations, governments, the private sector,
I am not surprised that our researchers have stepped non-profit organizations, patients and members of
up to lead the global fight: our internationally the community that we serve.
renowned research community has been doing this
for decades. It is also a testament to efforts made to We are all in this together, and united, we will
diversify our community—by bringing together a continue to discover knowledge, treatments and
mix of strengths, we can tackle bigger challenges. solutions to create A Healthier World.

3