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Jack Webb died in a Halifax hospital on Feb. 1, after sitting in a chilly emergency room hallway for six hours and being bumped from a room by another dying patient during his five-day stay. “I believe Jack was terrified.…
Health Research Policy and Systems (2017) 15:32 Operations research in global health: a scoping review with a focus on the themes of health equity and impact Beverly D. Bradley1,2*, Tiffany Jung1,2, Ananya Tandon-Verma3, Bassem Khoury3, Timothy C. Y. Chan1,3,4 and…
A new study out of Dalhousie University suggests lower-income Canadians face lengthier health care wait times when trying to access the nation’s publicly-funded health care system. Hajizadeh has spent the past two years analyzing 10 years worth of data from…
Canada’s publicly funded health care system is a source of great pride for all Canadians, and an essential foundation for a strong and prosperous nation. The Government of Canada is investing in our health care system, to ensure that it…
Canada’s publicly-funded, universal healthcare system is a source of great pride for all Canadians, and that’s why the Government of Canada is working hard with provincial and territorial governments to ensure Canadian families have access to the health care services…
Up to 30 per cent of medical tests, treatments and procedures done in Canada are potentially unnecessary – and the excess is hurting both patients and the health system, a new report says. The report, which was released Thursday by…
Brief article featuring CHE affiliates in the Spring issue of MIE’s Momentum Magazine for alumni and idustry: Dionne Aleman: Optimizing Surgical Schedules Justin Boutilier and Timothy Chan: Drone-Delivered AEDs
The Interactive Media Lab carries out innovative design informed by applied cognitive psychology and human factors engineering. How can redesign of environments and activities improve the quality of life for people living with dementia? In this workshop, we will explore…
It’s 9 a.m. in Hamilton’s lower city, and Dr. Christian Kraeker starts his day with a medical bag in his trunk and a car stereo full of tunes. Kraeker and Tim O’Shea, another McMaster University doctor, have started HamSmart (Hamilton…
Prof. Michael Carter, a faculty affiliate of the Centre for Healthcare Engineering at UofT is a member of the Health Innovation Team for the project entitled: Intelligent Scheduling to Reduce MRI and CT Wait Times. Full article at: Ministry of…
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