Cardio-metabolic Diseases and Lifestyle

Speaker: Colin Rose, M.D., Ph.D.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Karnak Shriners' Temple
3350 Sources Blvd., DDO
7 pm

Dr. Colin Rose will speak about cardio-metabolic diseases which are a spectrum of metabolic derangements, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and atherosclerosis that are directly related to lifestyle choices that kill and maim millions of people per year. Treatment of these diseases by surgery and drugs is expensive and largely futile in terms of life expectancy. For example, the USA spends far more than any other developed country on its medical system but has the lowest of any measure of health. This talk will explain how the individual’s environment can cause disease and describe current recommendations to optimize habits to prevent and treat cardio-metabolic disease.

Bowser & Blue
Meet the scholarship recipients
Karnak, Blvd. des Sources, DDO
October 22, 7:15 pm
Short presentations by MLUWC scholarship recipients
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Networking meet & greet wine and cheese
Studio 77, 271 Lakeshore, Pointe-Claire
October 17, 7-9 pm
Laurie McCullagh, guest speaker
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Beaconsfield Golf Club
September 12, 2018
​7 to 9 pm
$18.00 includes light appetizers and coffee & tea +  cash bar
Please buy your ticket by September 5 using the option below or contact Kathleen McGrath, mluwc.hospitality@gmail.com, for more options.
Opportunity to sign up for club groups and activities

Fall Kick-Off

Janet Torge: “Radical Resthomes: A Senior Housing Shake-up”
Monday, February 12, 2018, 7:15 pm
​Karnak, 3300 Sources Blvd., DDO
Janet Torge currently wears the hats of television documentary producer, bookkeeper, archivist and prenatal teacher. In past careers, she’s been a radio talk-show host and traffic reporter, Montreal Gazette columnist, author, construction site manager, software manual creator and co-founder of the first rape relief centre in Canada.
Radical Resthomes was conceived when her friends put her in charge of their senior housing some 30 years ago.  The vision has changed considerably since then, and Janet has aged--along with everyone else-- but she has never lost sight of the idea and is determined to foster more and more self-directed housing projects in the future.

Bone Health Basics: Get the Facts!
Monday, November 13, 2017, 7:15 PM
Karnak, 3350 Sources Blvd, DDO
Suzanne N. Morin, MD MSc FRCP FACP 
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University; Associate Member, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University; General Internist, McGill University Health Center; Clinician-Researcher, McGill University Health Center Research Institute. 

The Lyric Theatre Singers 
​ “Bravo Broadway!”
Wednesday October 25, 2017, 7:30 PM 
Lakeside Academy Auditorium, Lachine​

Women Helping Women, a
Networking Event
Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 7-9 PM
​40 Golf Ave., Pointe-Claire
Cost $10, wine and appetizers
Feel free to bring a friend.
​RSVP by Monday, October 16, to Marlene Whittome

The Mental Health Needs of Students
Monday, October 16, 2017, 7:15 PM
Karnak, 3350 Sources Blvd, DDO
Increasingly, mental health and wellness is a topic of discussion in education. The speaker at the October 16 meeting will focus on how schools are working to meet the mental health needs of youth. Cindy Finn is the Director of Student Services at the Lester B. Pearson School Board in Montreal. She holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology from McGill University and is a licensed psychologist. Cindy is a founding member of the Centre of Excellence for Mental Health, which supports school-based mental health initiatives in Quebec.