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Up to 30 per cent of medical tests, treatments and procedures done in Canada are potentially unnecessary – and the excess is hurting both patients and the health system, a new report says. The report, which was released Thursday by…
Brief article featuring CHE affiliates in the Spring issue of MIE’s Momentum Magazine for alumni and idustry: Dionne Aleman: Optimizing Surgical Schedules Justin Boutilier and Timothy Chan: Drone-Delivered AEDs
The Interactive Media Lab carries out innovative design informed by applied cognitive psychology and human factors engineering. How can redesign of environments and activities improve the quality of life for people living with dementia? In this workshop, we will explore…
It’s 9 a.m. in Hamilton’s lower city, and Dr. Christian Kraeker starts his day with a medical bag in his trunk and a car stereo full of tunes. Kraeker and Tim O’Shea, another McMaster University doctor, have started HamSmart (Hamilton…
Prof. Michael Carter, a faculty affiliate of the Centre for Healthcare Engineering at UofT is a member of the Health Innovation Team for the project entitled: Intelligent Scheduling to Reduce MRI and CT Wait Times. Full article at: Ministry of…
Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the latest estimates from WHO, more than 300 million people are now living with depression, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015. Lack of…
The Global Patient Safety Challenge on Medication Safety aims to address the weaknesses in health systems that lead to medication errors and the severe harm that results. It lays out ways to improve the way medicines are prescribed, distributed and…
A new report suggests three out of four Canadians are getting treated within recommended time frames when it comes to certain priority procedures. However, the numbers also show regional differences, indicating that not all Canadians are getting equal access to…
How long you’ll wait to get cataract surgery or a hip replacement could vary widely depending on where you live, according to a new report examining healthcare wait times in Canada. The report released Tuesday by the Canadian Institute for Health…
ATMs and coffee shops such as Tim Hortons, Starbucks and Second Cup make ideal locations for placing automated external defibrillators (AEDs), according to a new study led by U of T Engineering researchers Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) and Christopher Sun…
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