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A University of Calgary study suggests that patient care is suffering from an overuse of computers in hospitals and doctor offices. Dr. Myles Leslie from The School of Public Policy studied health-care workers in the intensive care units of three…
QoC Health is a diverse healthcare company that offers platform technology to design and build engagement-focused solutions leveraging new service delivery models. QoC focuses on connecting patients into circles of care and making it easier for healthcare organizations to get…
A new international survey shows that Canadians continue to report some of the longest wait times for doctors, specialists and emergency department visits compared with citizens in peer countries. However, once they do get medical care, Canadians generally report experiences…
The AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) Foundation has established a new annual scholarship in partnership with the Health Systems Engineering Alliance (HSEA) to help build competencies and promote educational opportunities to support the adoption of a systems…
UTII (University of Toronto Industry Insights) is back and ready to aid in your future career decisions with their upcoming Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industry event set on February 27th! Event features: – Canadian Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Industry overview – NETWORK…
UTORG Distinguished Talk Screening Strategies for Patients on the Kidney Transplant Waiting List Professor Steven Shechter, Sauder School of Business, UBC When: February 16, 2017, 11:00am – 12:00pm Where: MB128, UofT St. George Campus Abstract: Patients on the kidney transplant…
Ontario is earmarking $140 million over three years for mental health and addictions services, including investments in psychotherapy and supportive housing. The Liberal government says that’s in addition to $3.7 billion that the province put toward those services in 2015-16.…
Sirens wail as responders race to apply a defibrillator shock to patients in cardiac arrest but often, they’re too late: Only 10% of people survive. But that could change, says industrial engineer Timothy Chan, a professor at the University of…
The Health System Impact Fellowship provides highly-qualified individuals with a doctorate degree in health services and policy research, or related fields, a unique opportunity to apply their research and analytic talents to critical challenges in health system and related organizations…
Seniors probably aren’t the first demographic that comes to mind when you think of virtual reality. But a few groups in Canada believe a dose of VR might just make the perfect medicine. Researchers in different parts of the country…
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