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On October 16, 2019 the Vector Institute announced that 29 faculty holding appointments at universities across Ontario have been appointed as Faculty Affiliates at the Vector Institute. Researchers appointed at the institute gain access to a collaborative community based in…
Amin Khademi, Clemson University Abstract Identifying the right dose is one the most important decisions in drug development. Significant evidence has recently become available that emphasizes the role of patient covariates in optimal dose, i.e., a dose that is optimal…
Nov. 6, 2019: Transforming the Healthcare Supply Chain: Unpacking Ontario’s First Provincial Value-Based Cardiac Procurement Nov. 12, 2019: IT for Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) Nov. 20, 2019: The Global Sanitation Challenge – Opportunities for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Nov. 27, 2019:…
Ontario is now accepting applications from current and potential operators to build new long-term care beds and redevelop existing ones in Ontario. These long-term care beds are part of the government’s commitment to build 15,000 new beds and redevelop 15,000…
One of the greatest shortcomings with healthcare in Canada is that far too many patients fall through cracks in the system. Now, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) has released its updated policies that it hopes will…
Research published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology has shown that determining the optimal location for a public access defibrillator may lead to increased defibrillation by bystanders, and therefore increased survival rates. Full article at: DOC Defibrillator
Today world leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC), the most comprehensive set of health commitments ever adopted at this level. “This declaration represents a landmark for global health and development,” said Dr Tedros…
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) can restart a stopped heart, but they only work if they are available where and when they are needed. A new study led by Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) demonstrates how optimizing the distribution of AEDs could…
Alex Gomez, who was then just 14 years old, had unexpectedly gone into cardiac arrest. He would spend the next 12 hours in a coma. And Esmeralda Gomez said her son might not have survived at all if it hadn’t…
The Canadian Cancer Society estimates that around 21,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with blood cancers in 2019 — representing about 10 per cent of all cancers. And those Canadians stand a better chance today than they did 30 years ago.…
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