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2008/09 Highlights of the Year Speak brain talk In 2008, Baycrest launched Aging, Innovation and the Mind, a speaker series aimed at baby boomers interested in keeping their minds sharp as they age. The series kicked off with an exploration of Beach Boy Brain Wilson's creative mind and its association with mental illness. The talk was delivered by Dr. Brian Levine, a scientist with Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute (RRI), and was hosted by Monica Matys of CFTO-TV. In other talks, psychologist Dr. Brian Richards described for CBC Radio's Nora Young the potential impact on aging of emerging technologies. In a talk hosted by Canada AM's medical contributor Dr. Marla Shapiro, RRI scientist Dr. Fergus Craik outlined how memory works and how it changes with age. Dr. Carol Greenwood, a scientist with the Kunin- Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, discussed how food affects the brain with host Charmaine Gooden, a contributing editor at Zoomer magazine. Prevent reporting infections publicly Managing and preventing the spread of infectious disease is a key part of Baycrest's commitment to excellence in patient care and patient safety. To that end, the organization publishes its infection rates on the Baycrest website in accordance with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's new reporting framework on patient safety indicators. Connect baycrest calling Using a mix of English, French and Hebrew, Baycrest resident Jenny Sinder and her son, Julian Grigg, recently engaged in a lively conversation, complete with hand gestures and smiles. Nothing unusual there, except that mother and son live 9,200 kilometres apart. The pair were connected from Toronto to Tel Aviv through Skype, a software application for making free long-distance videoconference calls over the Internet. The call was an experiment in how Skype could be used to bring Baycrest families closer together. To view the rates, please visit www.baycrest.org. Baycrest 2008/09 Annual Report 15

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