Assistant Professor

Helen Senderovich

DFCM

MD, MCFP (COE) (PC)

Publications

Location

Baycrest

Address

3560 Bathurst street, Bethell Hospice House, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5T28B

Research Interests

Health Policy, Knowledge Translation, Alzheimer's/Dementia, Medications, Palliative Care, Public Health, Quality Improvement, Quality of Life/Satisfaction, Social Determinants of Health, Systematic Reviews, Qualitative Data Analysis, Cancer Care, Family Caregivers, Chronic Diseases, Observational Studies, Geriatrics and Pain Medicine

Accepting

Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Summer Students, Volunteers

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine,
Division of Palliative Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
-Postgraduate studies,Enhanced Skills in Care of the Elderly, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

-Postgraduate studies, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Advanced skills in
Family Medicine

Research Synopsis

Dr. Senderovich's interests include
1. Geriatrics: The translation of knowledge to the practicing primary care practitioners about the role Alternative therapy in the management of malignant and non malignant pain in elderly.

2. Palliative Care: The translation of knowledge to the practicing primary care practitioner about the role Alternative therapy in pain, symptoms management and end of life quality in seniors.

3. Polypharmacy: The translation of knowledge to the practicing primary care practitioners about optimal prescribing, reducing polypharmacy and associated with its drug interactions to decrease the burden of related complications in seniors.

4. Pain and symptoms management:

Honours and Awards

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2019: College of Family Physcians of Canada Award of Excellence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Outstanding contribution in a specific area pertaining to the speciality of family medicine.

2018: CARE Award of Excellence, Departmen of Organizational Effectiveness, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Outstanding contribution to patient care: Successfully trialing and championing the Telemedicine Virtual Care CABHI project within the ICCT and DTC.

2018: Research Publicaiton Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Publication:Senderovich H, Khani E.G. The role of Bile Acid Sequestrant in diarrhea management. Too good to be true?Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , IF-7.8 Volume 2, No.3:19, September, 2018. Principal Author.

2018: Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Participation, Dedication & Contribution as a Preceptor to Family Medicine/Palliative Care Students, The Centre for Education and Knowledge in Aging, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2017: Excellence in Mentorship Award, Undergraduate Education Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2016: Faculty Development Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Keynote Presentation on the World Congress on Non Communicable Diseases and Therapies in Phoenix, Arizona, December, “Integrated End of Life in Advanced Congestive Heart Failure.”

2016:Research Travel Fund Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine,University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Research study presentation:Therapeutic Touch TM in a Geriatric Palliative Care unit - A Retrospective Review, 8th World Congress of the World Institute of Pain (WIP 2016), New York, NY, USA. May

2016:Nominated Ontario College of Family Physicians, Community Teacher of the Year Award.

2016:Nominated Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award.

2015: CARE Award of Excellence/Department of Organizational Effectiveness/Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Outstanding contribution to patient care.

2014:The student poster award, Knowledge Translation: Teaching Pain Management by Integrating a Pain Consult Team with the Primary Care Team- A Retrospective review All Together Better Health VII conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,USA.

2012-2013: Award of Excellence in Teaching and Learning Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Centre for Education and Knowledge Exchange in Aging, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Grants

2018 Research Publication award $789.55
Department of Family and community Medicine, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October
Publication:Senderovich H, Khani E.G. The role of Bile Acid Sequestrant in diarrhea management. Too good to be true? Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , IF-7.8 Volume 2, No.3:19, September, 2018 Principal Author

2016 Faculty Development award $1,500.00
Department of Family and community Medicine,University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada,November
Keynote Presentation on the World Congress on Non Communicable Diseases and Therapies in Phoenix, Arizona, December, “Integrated End of Life in Advanced Congestive Heart Failure.”

2016 Research Travel Fund award $1500
Department of Family and community Medicine,University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Poster presentation: 8th World Congress of the World Institute of Pain (WIP 2016), New York, NY, USA.
(presenter) Senderovich Helen, Mary Lou Ip, Lynda Dunal, Helen Kuttner,
Anna Berall, Jurgis Karuza, Michael Gordon, Joshua Tordjman, Daphna Grossman

Therapeutic Touch TM in a Geriatric Palliative Care unit - A Retrospective
Review, May