In this edition of UHN On The Go:
UHN Foundation campaign spotlights TeamUHN
The people behind patient care, research and innovation at UHN are at the centre of a new campaign from UHN Foundation.
We Are UHNITED features 35 TeamUHN members from Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto Rehab, West Park Healthcare Centre and the Michener Institute of Education.
The campaign represents more than 28 roles across UHN, including nursing, medicine, research, nutrition services, allied health, security, volunteering and philanthropy.
It aims to showcase the people and range of roles contributing to UHN's work in care, research and innovation. TeamUHN members featured in the campaign were nominated by leaders across the organization and took part in a two-day photo and video shoot.
Watch the We Are UHNITED campaign
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New agreement accelerates research collaboration
UHN and 13 other hospitals within the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) have signed a Master Collaboration Agreement aimed at making it easier and faster for institutions to work together on research.
The agreement establishes a shared legal and operational framework for eligible research collaborations, reducing duplication and creating more efficient pathways for institutional review and approval.
UHN has played a role in developing the approach, beginning with a bilateral agreement with CAMH and later participating in a broader pilot with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Unity Health Toronto. The pilot reduced research study activation timelines by more than half.
By simplifying the sharing of materials and data and streamlining eligible multi-site clinical trial activation, the agreement is designed to reduce administrative barriers that can slow research.
The aim is to accelerate discoveries that can lead to better patient care.
Symposium on cancer care for adolescents and young adults
Health care professionals, researchers, advocates and people with lived experience came together at UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre to share new knowledge and approaches to caring for adolescents and young adults with cancer.
The 2026 Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Symposium, hosted Sept. 23 and 24 by AYA's supportive care team, focused on advancing care for younger people living with cancer.
The program brought together current research, innovative practices and the experiences of adolescents and young adults with cancer, creating opportunities for participants to exchange knowledge and build connections across the AYA cancer community.
Attendees returned to organizations across Canada with new evidence, practical strategies and connections intended to support improved outcomes for adolescents and young adults with cancer.
Former Lyndhurst patients return to inspire others through music
Two former Toronto Rehab patients returned to Lyndhurst Centre this year, not for rehabilitation, but to perform for people going through their own recovery journeys.
For the second year, Therapeutic Recreation and Occupational Therapy welcomed musical duo the Lynd Wheelers, former patients Mike Daigle and Thomas Waszczyn, to Lyndhurst for a concert. Their performance offered current patients an example of what life beyond rehabilitation can look like.
Laura Haas, a recreation therapist, and Holly Assaf, occupational therapist, partnered to organize the event and support participants.
For Daigle and Waszczyn, returning to Lyndhurst was an opportunity to celebrate their progress and support others navigating rehabilitation. For current patients, the concert connected the day-to-day work of rehabilitation with the longer-term goal of returning to life in the community.
