Raising Awareness about 22q in UHN
22q is not well-known, even among medical professionals. In order to raise awareness, we display our infographic about 22q on the computers of the University Health Network (UHN) in November every year. In 2023, this event will take place from November 11th to 18th. The healthcare professionals we aimed to reach are those who work at the Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, and Toronto Rehab – University Centre.
Please feel free click to download the following infographic in jpg or pdf format. Together, let’s raise awareness for 22q!
Lighting the CN Tower in Red!
The CN Tower will light up in red again to raise awareness for 22q on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023!
We chose November 22nd (“22/11”) as a play on the name of the condition, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (“22q”). The lighting of the CN Tower was part of the “Luces por el 22q/Lighting the 22q” international awareness movement that began in Spain in 2018. Buildings in Spain, Germany, Belgium, Finland and the city of Philadelphia, United States, were lit up as part of the movement on the 22nd of November in previous years. In 2021, Toronto joined this international awareness movement. We continue to be a national leader in providing care for families through clinics at the Toronto General Hospital and at SickKids Hospital, and in internationally renowned research into adult outcomes and genetics.
Please click the Google Photo links below to see photos from previous years: