ABOUT

Our goal is to empower patients to understand their health so they can take control of it. Our team consists of a number of volunteers who contribute content and our peer review and editorial board assesses the content to ensure the highest educational standards for patients.

Are you interested in joining the team as an Editor? Contributing Content? We are constantly looking for interested medical students, residents, and physicians (from all disciplines) who are interested in contributing. Email us today at — teachandlearnfm@gmail.com

Dr Lesely Barron MD, MSc, FRCSC
Dr. Lesley Barron is a general surgeon in Georgetown, Ontario where she has practiced for the last 9 years. She is an advocate for science and evidence based decision making. She completed a medical degree at the University of Western Ontario, surgical training in Calgary, and a Master’s degree in molecular biology in the UK. She then worked in Australia for four years before returning to Canada. She lives in Limehouse, Ontario with her husband and 3 children.

Joel Phillips
Joel is currently a 4th year medical student studying at Western University in London, Ontario. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science at the University of Guelph before starting his medical degree, where he took a keen interest in Public Health and Epidemiology. He is currently pursuing a career in Family Medicine, and enjoys helping patients understand more about the illnesses that affect them. When he is not working, Joel enjoys playing hockey, golf, traveling, photography, and spending time with his family and friends.

Yashoda Valliere

Yashoda is a medical student at Western University. Before medical school, she completed her Bachelor of Science at McMaster University and then worked at a community health centre, running a program for immigrant and refugee women. Yashoda is passionate about family medicine and patient-centred care. She believes that everyone deserves to to have access to information and resources such as Teach&Learn, so that they can take charge of their own health

Danny Matti 

Danny is a first-year medical student studying at Western University. He grew up in London and completed his undergraduate degree at Western University. He is an avid soccer fan and enjoys staying active.

Dr Lauren Gurland MD
Dr Lauren Gurland MD completed medical school at Western University and is currently a senior family medicine resident at Byron Family Medical Centre in London, Ontario. She is passionate about preventive health and has an interest in palliative care. She loves reading, and relaxing with her husband and cats.

Health information:

Teach&Learn constantly works to publish only correct information. We double check all of our facts and all of our posts are peer reviewed (by other experts in Family Medicine). Please recognize that medicine is constantly changing and evolving. We have attempted to provide simplified information about common conditions as requested by you the patient in an attempt to provide an educational resource to enhance and not replace the information given to you by your family doctor.

As an online resource we will never reveal any of your personal health information. As an educational resource we will respond to submissions for content and will produce content according to the topics suggested. These responses should not be considered personal health information and are rather general teaching around a medical topic with simplified language. Again, as a reminder this resource is meant to assist your understanding of common conditions and not replace your doctor or represent personal health information/ advice.

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