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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…
Reuben Devlin, the president and CEO of Humber River Regional, described the new hospital as “lean, green, and digital.” The hospital features everything from automated kiosks where patients can enter their information to robotic arms that administer medication. The facility…
In this talk, Prof. Yu-Ling Cheng (Director of the Centre for Global Engineering,CGEN) will describe their recent work on the role of technology in global development and improving global health, including work on the provision of medical oxygen for childhood…
Applicants are sought for a postdoctoral position on the topic of developing and integrating automated planning and scheduling and robotic intelligence with human-robot interaction (HRI) in order to allow personal robots to manage and perform activities in human-centered healthcare environments.…
The Draft zero of the "Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health" is now open to public consultation from individuals and institutions. Please respond as soon as possible so that your comments will help develop Draft 1, which…
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