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As the global response to COVID-19 unfolds in real time, public health officials are urging unprecedented measures in order to “flatten the curve.” But how do we know which actions are likely to slow the spread, and by how much? The answer is a pandemic model…
As the global response to COVID-19 unfolds in real time, public health officials are urging unprecedented measures in order to “flatten the curve.” But how do we know which actions are likely to slow the spread, and by how much? The answer is pandemic…
University of Toronto’s Dionne Aleman, a CHE faculty affiliate, explains how dire the ventilator shortage is in Canada and if people should be worried. Video available at: CTV News
U of T Engineering professors Scott Sanner (MIE, CHE Affiliate) and Vaughn Betz (ECE) are among this year’s recipients of the Google Faculty Research Award. The program supports world-class research in computer science, engineering and related fields, and facilitates collaboration…
AGE-WELL investigators have been using a customized version of whack-a-mole as a new way to spot those at risk of delirium. Emergency department trials of the tablet game showed that measuring changes in patient response times and error rates are…
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are one of the only things that can save a patient who is suffering cardiac arrest. But in an emergency situation, finding one can be a matter of luck. “Knowing how many AEDs are out there…
Please join us for a day of research presentations on the applications of analytics to healthcare. We have a lineup of internationally renowned experts in different scientific disciplines who will present data driven work in the context of the healthcare…
Some of the main downtown areas that are hot spots include Queen and Bay, Spadina and Dundas as well as Gerrard and Jarvis. At present, no one regulates where the defibrillators are installed in Ontario. Timothy Chan created a mathematical…
Four U of T Engineering professors and one alumnus are included in the latest cohort of individuals to be elected fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). The appointments honour their exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada. “On behalf…
If you have dreams of reading a book or taking a nap while your self-driving car safely navigates city streets, you will have to wait awhile. That’s according to Professor Birsen Donmez who works in the field of Human Factors,…
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