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The rise of smartphones, wearable technology and cloud computing are creating opportunities for a data-based approach to the way individuals understand and monitor their health. Three U of T Engineering startups — MedTek Devices, Pillsy and MedChart — are addressing…
The shifts that doctors in their residency work in Canadian hospitals are some of the longest in the world and may be unsafe for patients, a Marketplace investigation reveals. CBC’s Marketplace investigated the effect that long shifts could have on…
Catherine McLeod, now 62, is working with a different psychiatrist to adjust her medications, which add up to at least 10 pills a day. In the past year, she has endured side effects ranging from blood-pressure fluctuations to Parkinson’s-like symptoms.…
An expert panel of thought leaders with distinctive viewpoints on Canada’s health-care system met on Feb. 3, 2016 at the University of Toronto to address the question: can we innovate our way to a sustainable health system? More than 350 students,…
In 2014, 11.2 per cent of Canadians over the age of 12 reported not being able to receive the health care they needed. A third (33.4 per cent) said this was due to wait times being too long, 13.7 per…
Congratulations to Birsen Donmez (MIE; CHE Affiliate), for becoming holder of Canada Research Chair in Human Factors and Transportation (Tier 2, new) Driving a car is a complex process, requiring the ability to multi-task and pay attention to many simultaneous…
Dionne Aleman and her University of Toronto colleagues study how Canadian hospitals schedule surgeries and the impact on patients. “An important thing to recognize is that exceptionally rare events like a surgery being cancelled mid-surgery — it’s not necessarily practical…
Windsor Regional Hospital is embarking on a multi-year initiative to standardize and optimize clinical and nonclinical care processes across both Ouellette and Met Campuses. The focus will be on identifying and implementing world wide best practices into the operations at…
The World Health Organization’s emergency response capability is “lacking” and will put thousands of lives at risk if it is not reformed now, according to a high-level U.N. report on health crises. “This may be the last opportunity to ensure the WHO is empowered”…
In this talk Prof. Andrea Lodi reviews a couple of applications on Big Data that he personally likes and tries to explain his point of view as a Mathematical Optimizer — especially concerned with discrete (integer) decisions — on the subject. He…
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