Posted by Dan Smith

YOUR VTT TO BRAZIL

Brazilian Sao Paulo Rotary District 4480 will host District 7090 Vocational Training Team (VTT) and provide the opportunity to experience the medical expertise of the Brazilian world renown medical facilities and personnel in Cancer, Ophthalmology and/or Heart and Coronary procedures areas. The team will be in Brazil departing May 8th and returning May 28.  The goal of the VTT is to share best practices, research, help others and improve quality of life.
 
Pictured center bottom is Team Leader Jennifer Schoenhals, behind her is (left to right) is Anna-Marie Wysynski, Thomas Gerbasi, and Claire Harkness.
 
Team Leader, Jennifer Schoenhals, RPh is a member of the Niagara Falls Sunrise Club and has been a Rotarian for 24 years. She has been a Pharmacist for nearly 35 years plus owns and manages Fall Pharmacy in Niagara Falls, Ontario.  She has expertise in Compounding and is the creator of several customized medications.
 
Anna-Marie Wysynski HBSc, MD from Burlington, Ontario is the Medical Director at Vitality Anti-Aging Centre. She also has 15 years as an Emergency Physician at Alexandra General Hospital practicing allopathic medicine. As a general practitioner, she is knowledgeable in all areas of medicine, including oncology, ophthalmology and cardiology among others.  Anna-Marie is also experienced in integrative medicine focusing on lifestyle and spiritual/introspective practices that transfers across nations and ethnicities.
 
Thomas Gerbasi, MD is a Pediatrician from Lewiston, New York who retired from his practice in July 2018. He is a board certified pediatric specialist with special training in teaching medical students.  His expertise includes treatment of children with cancers as well as congenital heart disease working with District 7090 Gift of Life Committee for 18 years.  His experience also includes various areas of ophthalmological disease.  Tom is a Paul Harris Fellow, and member of the Lewiston-Niagara on the Lake Club, having held positions of President and currently Secretary.
 
Claire Harkness from Hamilton, Ontario is a very energetic Registered Practical Nurse at Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario working on an Oncology/GI unit. The Juravinski hospital is the only site in the region treating all cancers and is home to the region's only stem cell transplant, acute leukemia and blood cancer programs. In addition, Claire is also enrolled in full-time studies doing a collaborative degree completion program through Conestoga College and McMaster University to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Claire is a member of the Rotaract Club at McMaster University, former Rotary Youth Exchange student to Newcastle AU, and is a Paul Harris Fellow.