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The phenomenon has been dubbed “post-intensive care syndrome.” It is a constellation of symptoms that can include devastating muscle weakness, cognitive dysfunction on the order of early Alzheimer’s disease or moderate traumatic brain injury, anxiety, depression and full-blown post-traumatic stress…
Quebec researchers who secretly recorded how often staff entered or left an operating room during 100 hip or knee replacements — procedures that require a “particularly aseptic environment” — found the doors were opened as many as 176 times in…
Theme – Innovation for Improving Health Be inspired by lightning talks given by U of T’s own Dr. Penney Gilbert (Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering and Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research (CCBR)) and Carey Toane…
The Conference Board of Canada study, commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), says that it would cost the federal government $3.3 billion in the next year to implement three strategies to cope with the wave of aging baby boomers.…
On Friday, Health Quality Ontario and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute released Never Events for Hospital Care in Canada, a report that represents the first national consensus document on a list of events that health care institutions must work to…
267 economists from 44 countries are signatories to the Economists Declaration on Universal Health Coverage, which calls on global policymakers to prioritize a pro-poor pathway to universal health coverage as an essential pillar of sustainable development. Read full declaration at…
Reporting to the Director of Quality and Performance, the Quality Improvement Specialist will work closely with project sponsors to support them with their large scale complex projects. The incumbent will take a lead or support role in managing those projects…
“Apps are a dime a dozen and anyone can develop an app and nobody is really vetting the health content, so it’s really important that you are getting it from a credible source,” Zbib Ahmad (Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Director…
Most apps focus on fitness or wellness by helping the user do things like count calories or track steps walked. Doctors and other care providers also are taking a growing interest in using apps to help patients, but concerns about…
Ontario has selected William Charnetski as the province’s new Chief Health Innovation Strategist. Charnetski is an accomplished national and global executive with over a decade of experience in developing integrated health solutions in Canada and around the world in the…
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