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Don’t miss our 9th annual conference: Health Innovation 2.0: Designing a Better Tomorrow! This event is open to all: students, professionals and any one interested in healthcare quality improvement. This year we will explore concepts behind design thinking methodology applied…
Drones could help save time, cut costs and simplify how organ transplants are delivered, according to the surgeon who oversaw the first transplant shipment by drone. Dr. Joseph Scalea, director of the organ drone laboratory at the University of Maryland…
In the first instalment of a Global News series exploring the Canadian health-care system, experts are calling attention to a framework they believe is decades out of date. Full article at: Global News
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly part of our daily lives, with applications from voice-activated assistants to self-driving cars — and its influence continues to grow. A new multidisciplinary research centre created at U of T Engineering will leverage the power…
A non-profit agency that helps Ontario patients access health care through videoconferencing has laid off more than 15 per cent of its staff in the wake of a cut to its provincial funding, CBC News has learned. Full article at:…
Artificial intelligence is poised to rocket the fields of science and health into the future, and Canada could play a pivotal role. Full article at: Global News
Professor Mark Chignell (MIE) and his team of researchers want to make cognitive and physical tests for older adults fun. The current tests for dementia and other cognitive impairments are not very engaging, says Chignell. “Nobody wants to do a…
News Item – Transforming health care: How artificial intelligence is reshaping the medical landscape
You can already find it in some emergency rooms — and soon we’ll see it in every aspect of health care. Artificial intelligence in health care carries huge potential, according to experts in computer science and medicine, but it also…
For health workers, the death of a child always strikes hard, but this tragedy is felt deepest when it’s due to a disease that is readily preventable with a safe, effective vaccine. Professor Berthold Koletzko, a paediatrician from one of…
WHO today released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and computers, to improve people’s health and essential services. “Harnessing the power of digital technologies is essential for achieving universal…
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