Upcoming Events

Join MDs4Wellness for an Introduction to Pickleball! All Levels Welcome

Date & Time: 

• Sunday, Jan 12th, 2025: 6:00 - 9:00pm (Registration Open!)
• Sunday, Feb 9th, 2025: 6:00pm - 9:00pm (RSVP Coming Soon)
• Sunday, March 9th, 2025: 6:00pm - 9:00pm (RSVP Coming Soon)

Location: Queen Mary Elementary ( 230 W. Keith Rd, North Van )

Spouses / partners welcome along with LGH Medical Staff and North Shore Division of Family Practice members. Registration available below, but drop-ins also welcome!

We have scheduled a few dates in the new year to help to get out and have some fun and play this popular sport. In cooperation with the North Shore Pickleball Club you will learn the basic strokes, rules and how to play a game with your physician colleagues! All equipment will be provided, however please bring your own gym shoes.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or a beginner to the sport, we will have courts available to come and have fun to challenge your colleagues and friends. W

What Is Pickleball?

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in North America and here’s why!

• Pickleball is ideal for all skill levels and ages
• Pickleball is a very social activity
• Playing pickleball is great exercise for your mind and body. Pickleball and racquet sports could extend your life!
• Can play indoors and outdoors 
• Inexpensive and requires minimal equipment and gear
• A lower impact sport
• Easy to learn, challenging to master

How to play:

Pickleball is played on a badminton size court with the net lowered to the ground, similar to tennis. In doubles, 4 people play on a court at once. The paddles (not racquet) look like an oversized ping pong paddle. Because of it’s strategic nature, it is a sport that young and old, and all genders can play together. 

Drop-ins are also welcome! Please contact Dr. Erin Hasinoff by cell: 778-773-4052 or e-mail: erin_hasinoff@yahoo.ca for any questions or last minute notifications.

 

Register Here

 

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Previous Events

Title: Well Doc Series 5: Longevity 101

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Speaker: Dr. Rob Stenstrom, Emergency Physician at St. Paul's Hospital

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, there is no recording of this event available. We apologize for any inconvenience.

 

 

Title: Well Doc Series 4: Cure Your Time Stress - Practical Solutions for Joyful Productivity

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Speaker: Dr. Kelly Luu

• Recording of the Event

 

 

Title: 3rd Annual Hike, Pizza, Bjorn at the Cleveland Dam

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Cleveland Dam Park, 3735 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver, BC

 

 

Title: Well Doc Series 3 - Learnings from CBT That Can Help Us & Our Patients

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Speaker: Dr. Lisa Gaede

 

 

Title: Well Doc Series 2 - Self-Compassion: Your Untapped Superpower

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Baxter

• Recording of the Event

Resources:

• Insight Timer - offers guided meditations/practices - Kristin Neff, Tara Brach
• Self-Compassion Retreat for Female Physicians: https://drjennbaxter.my.canva.site/may-self-compassion-wellness-retreat
• Websites: 
  • Center for Mindful Self-Compassion: https://centerformsc.org/
    • Includes further training opportunities in Mindful Self-Compassion
  •  https://self-compassion.org/
    • A great resource with free practices available online (Kristin Neff).

• Books:

  • The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook (Neff/Germer)

  • Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself (Neff)

  • Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive (Neff)

 

 

Title: Well Doc Series 1 - Physician (un)Wellness: A Review of the Landscape and Finding Some Solutions Withing

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Speaker: Dr. Simon Pulfrey, LGH ER Physician

• Recording of the Event