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Myrtede Alfred is joining the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering as an Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering. Prior to joining the University of Toronto, she served as a research assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina where…
The disruptions caused by COVID-19 have left hospitals across North America with massive backlogs of postponed elective surgeries. Many of these patients will also need rehabilitation following their surgeries, and managing this patient flow through the hospitals is a complex…
“Unfortunately, the hard reality is that we don’t know that much [about transmission sources of COVID-19].” “Without being able to do extensive contact tracing, it’s hard to know what’s exactly happening, and without knowing exactly what’s happening, it becomes virtually…
The 2011 film, based on a 2003 nonfiction book by Michael Lewis, introduced the world to the idea that, rather than obsessively trying to recruit and retain star players, baseball teams can improve their performance by analyzing and optimizing key…
A new initiative aims to map every defibrillator in the Toronto area in an effort to save lives. The GTA Heart Map Challenge, launched on Sunday, invites members of the public to take part in an app-based scavenger hunt to…
Ontario is introducing the Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act and posting proposed new regulations under the Connecting Care Act, 2019 to bring an outdated system into the 21st century. Full article at: Ministry of Health
One Ontario hospital is trying to lessen its “hallway medicine” problem by forming a new team of health-care workers in its emergency room with the aim of reducing admission rates among seniors. The “ED One Team” at Sunnybrook Health Sciences…
Canadians are making unnecessary visits to their doctors’ offices and hospitals as the public health-care system lags behind other countries and the private sector in “virtual” care, according to a task force led by the Canadian Medical Association. Canada was…
The period between exposure to the new coronavirus that originated in China and symptoms is 5.2 days on average, but varies greatly among patients, according to one of the largest studies yet published on the deadly epidemic. While admitting that…
The Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy surveys fill important information gaps by polling patients and providers in 11 developed countries. The 2019 edition focuses on primary care physicians and provides an important perspective on how well primary care — a…
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