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While the initial backlog of surgeries arising from the pandemic may have effectively been cleared, University of Toronto Prof. Michael Carter says Canada’s health-care system is still grappling with the “ripple effects” of COVID-19. “It could be this initial backlog…
PADmap, which launched in March 2025, is a website designed to optimize the placement of PADs, which are also known as automated external defibrillators (AEDs). It was created via a collaboration between researchers at U of T Engineering, the University…
A new partnership between U of T Engineering’s Centre for Healthcare Engineering and the William Osler Health System will focus on how human factors research can help improve clinical practice, both in the Greater Toronto Area and around the world.…
A new study from U of T Engineering researchers points to practical strategies to prevent deaths from opioid poisoning by optimizing the distribution of naloxone kits. In a paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Professor Timothy Chan (MIE;…
The path to engineering studies wasn’t always straightforward for Kejah Bascon (MIE PhD student). [Her] interdisciplinary passion led Bascon to pursue her PhD at U of T Engineering. She is one of the 2024 recipients of the Indigenous and Black…
As part of initiating the first American study on drones as defibrillator delivery systems, a research symposium was held in Gothenburg in September. In addition to researchers from Duke University, Timothy Chan, a professor of GIS modeling at the University…
Older adults living in a Toronto co-operative apartment building will soon have access to high-tech activity spaces designed to promote cognitive, physical and social enrichment, thanks to a new pilot project led by the University of Toronto’s Mark Chignell (MIE…
Caroline Chan (IndE 0T3, MASc IndE 2005, MD 2010) has been named the inaugural academy director of Scarborough Academy of Medicine (SAM). The announcement was made by Marcus Law, associate dean of the MD Program and Samir Grover, executive vice…
Two University of Toronto students have teamed-up with UHN’s department of Quality, Safety and Clinical Adoption to create artificial intelligence (AI) models that can improve patient safety and quality of care. The work is part of a collaboration between UHN…
Professor Mark Chignell (MIE, CHE Faculty Affiliate) is launching a new pilot project to promote healthy aging for older adults living independently in the community. With support from the Connaught Community Partnership Research Program, the new activity spaces for…
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