All News at CHE Here is a list of news items associated with CHE (reverse chronological order): Centre for Healthcare Engineering partners with William Osler Health System to improve clinical practice April 21, 2025 Where should we place naloxone kits to save the most lives? March 24, 2025 **Upcoming Deadline** Opportunity – Stan Gasner Graduate Scholarship in Healthcare Engineering (Dec. 2, 2024) October 29, 2024 Press Release – IBET Momentum Fellow Kejah Bascon aims to innovate robotic neurosurgical tools using a human factors approach October 3, 2024 Press Release – Research exchange with Duke University – Drones as first responders September 20, 2024 Press Release – Healthy aging in place: New pilot program to provide high-tech cognitive, physical enrichment for seniors August 22, 2024 News Item – How two students are using AI to improve patient safety at UHN August 8, 2024 Press Release – Healthy aging in place: Connaught Community Partnership Research Program funds activity spaces for older adults August 1, 2024 New Item – Targeted strategies for interdisciplinary innovation July 10, 2024 Press Release – Enid Montague named the Black Research Network’s new director June 27, 2024 News Item – Professor Timothy Chan receives 2024 U of T President’s Teaching Award May 27, 2024 News Item – U of T prof addresses maternal care disparities for racialized patients in U.S. healthcare system February 28, 2024 News Item – More start-ups, applications in health-care, questions around flaws and CO2 emissions: AI predictions for 2024 January 7, 2024 Press Release – MIE research addresses reducing racial/ethnic maternal care disparities in a special issue on healthcare equity January 4, 2024 News Item – Five ways artificial intelligence is improving health care in Canada December 27, 2023 Press Release – U of T and partner hospitals are improving patient care with new data tools November 24, 2023 Press Release – How AI could help optimize nutrient consistency in donated human breast milk November 20, 2023 News Item – Could drones one day speed AED delivery to cardiac arrest scenes across the U.S.? November 6, 2023 News Item (Korean) – Center of global artificial intelligence R&D: Why Canada is on the rise November 6, 2023 Social Media Post – Dionne Aleman, special advisor to the Dean on 2SLGBTQ+ matters October 31, 2023 Press Release – IBET Momentum Fellow LaShawn Murray aims to use human factors engineering to advance health equity for marginalized populations September 13, 2023 Press Release – Researcher focuses on automation tools to ease strain on health-care system September 7, 2023 Press Release – U of T Engineering launches new certificate in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering August 31, 2023 Press Release – New human-centred automation tools could ease stress on overburdened health-care systems August 29, 2023 Press Release – Meet five U of T Engineering graduate students awarded 2023 Vanier Scholarships August 29, 2023 News Item – Canada needs more doctors. Why is it so hard to get into medical school? April 1, 2023 Press Release – Three U of T Engineering professors honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada January 10, 2023 Press Release – Professor Michael Carter receives 2023 Julian C. Smith Medal from the Engineering Institute of Canada January 6, 2023 Press Release – U of T Engineering professor investigates maternal health disparities experienced by racialized patients in U.S. clinical systems October 21, 2022 Press Release – Attracting top talent: How one U of T Engineering search committee redesigned its hiring process August 31, 2022 Press Release – Timothy Chan named U of T’s associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic initiatives August 5, 2022 News Item – Drone-delivered defibrillators could save lives May 10, 2022 Press Release – Sanjeev Chandra, Mark Chignell and Craig Simmons among nine U of T Engineering faculty to receive 2022 Connaught Innovation Awards March 31, 2022 News Item – How data science could enhance water practices and equity in India February 22, 2022 Podcast – Drones and defibrillators: Saving minutes to save lives February 3, 2022 Audio Recordings – Lessons learned by hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic February 3, 2022 News Item – City of Toronto to distribute COVID-19 rapid tests to child care centres January 19, 2022 News Item – World first: Drone delivers defibrillator that saves man in cardiac arrest January 5, 2022 News Item – Omicron is poised to overtake Delta in Ontario: What you need to know December 13, 2021 News Item – Rising COVID-19 cases on campus prompt several universities to cancel in-person exams December 13, 2021 Press Release – Meet U of T Engineering’s new Associate Dean, Cross-Disciplinary Programs November 15, 2021 News Item – Ontario to lift capacity limits starting Monday October 29, 2021 Event – Skule Lunch & Learn presents Healthcare Engineering: Models to Support Healthcare Decision Making (Oct. 13) October 1, 2021 Press Release – Optimizing patient prioritization for admission to rehab among four projects powered by Connaught New Researcher awards August 27, 2021 News Item – Good news: The spread of COVID-19 has slowed. Bad news: It probably won’t last August 27, 2021 News Item – Mayor of Niagara Falls hopes for ‘more meaningful step’ to allow for vaccinated U.S. tourists July 22, 2021 Podcast – COVID-19 and the U.S. border, Not many Canadians want an election & There is a good reason why the Blue Origin rocket looks like that July 21, 2021 News Item – ‘The world is watching us’: Pressure mounts for Canada to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines June 3, 2021 News Item – U.S. unveils COVID-19 vaccine sharing plan, Canada is a priority June 3, 2021 News Item – Help from above May 20, 2021 News Item – How modelling informs tough ICU decisions during COVID-19: U of T Engineering researchers explain May 17, 2021 Event – 2021 Canadian Operational Research Society Annual Conference (June 7-10) May 9, 2021 News Item – Pandemic modelling: U of T Engineering expert explains May 6, 2021 News Item – Congratulations 2020-2021 Capstone project winners! May 3, 2021 News Item – Professor Michael Carter receives U of T President’s Impact Award March 31, 2021 News Item – Tight lockdown coming soon for Toronto, predicts member of Ontario’s science advisory table March 30, 2021 News Item – Ontario gave out a record 72,451 vaccine doses Tuesday — but experts say the goal should be more than double that March 24, 2021 News Item – Canada now vaccinating over 100K per day. Here’s what it will take to hit September target March 22, 2021 News Item – A Year of COVID-19: An Interview with Dr. Aleman March 18, 2021 News Item – Pandemic bike lanes increase accessibility of Canadian cities March 18, 2021 Event – Research Spotlight: A Fast and Granular Agent-Based Simulation Model of COVID-19 (Apr. 1) March 11, 2021 News Item – Canada could see more vaccine hurdles while at mercy of other nations, experts warn March 11, 2021 News Item – Ontario vaccine rollout plan March 10, 2021 News Item – Is a single dose of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine enough? March 4, 2021 News Item – Some Torontonians 80 and up can start preregistering for COVID-19 vaccines March 2, 2021 News Item – Booking a shot across the GTA causing some confusion March 2, 2021 News Item – 2,250 front-line Toronto police officers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting this week March 1, 2021 News Item – ActiveTO, bike lanes, and low-stress cycling February 25, 2021 News Item – New Grad Profile: IndE Alumna Tammi Hawa’s role in the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out February 25, 2021 News Item – COVID-19: Mass-vaccination clinics being established in municipalities, but province mum on details February 21, 2021 News Item – Toronto’s COVID-19 bike lane expansion boosted access to jobs, retail: U of T study February 19, 2021 News Item – There are now 18 confirmed cases of the UK COVID variant in Durham February 14, 2021 News Item – Ontario could be on course for nearly 10,000 new COVID-19 cases daily if lockdowns lift and variant digs in February 12, 2021 News Item – ‘Significant underestimation’: Canada’s COVID-19 case count likely much higher than reported February 12, 2021 News Item – Peel, York and Toronto see rapid growth of variant that started in U.K. Here’s how the aggressive strain of COVID-19 is moving across the province February 11, 2021 News Item – A third wave of COVID-19 is ‘inevitable.’ Inside the looming fight other countries have already waged February 11, 2021 News Item – Canada’s pandemic ‘finish line’ is not a given: experts January 28, 2021 News Item – Ontario’s second wave of COVID-19 hit a grim milestone Friday January 22, 2021 Ontario’s new lockdown is confusing. A big question remains: Will it work? January 15, 2021 Podcast – Fight back with Libby Znaimer: Ontario’s latest COVID-19 modelling – January 12 2021 January 12, 2021 News Item – ‘Around the clock’: Experts weigh in on speeding up Canada’s vaccination rollout January 6, 2021 News Item – Doctors point to staffing issues as second wave of COVID-19 rips through Ontario’s nursing homes January 4, 2021 News Item – Delayed lockdown could result in 10,000 additional COVID-19 cases in Ontario December 23, 2020 Event – Webinar: Data and decision sciences to support health system planning in Ontario (Jan. 15) December 22, 2020 News Item – How will the holidays affect COVID-19 case counts? Three charts that dive into grim prospects, at home and abroad December 14, 2020 News Item – As a southwest Ontario hospital postpones some surgeries, experts warn more delays could be coming. These 4 charts sum up COVID-19 right now December 7, 2020 News Item – Toronto pandemic expert says holiday travelling of any kind shouldn’t happen this year November 24, 2020 News Item – Why this lockdown might not work, plus the growing battle inside Ontario long-term-care homes: 5 charts that show the state of the pandemic November 23, 2020 News Item – COVID-19 data explained: Which numbers matter most — and when November 23, 2020 News Item – The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Black Canadians November 20, 2020 Opinion – The puzzle of a riddle in a conundrum November 15, 2020 News Item – Where exactly are Canadians catching COVID-19? Authorities are not totally sure November 14, 2020 Press Release – How an optimization algorithm can help Ontario detect opportunities for better cancer care November 13, 2020 News Item – COVID-19: What we know about the second wave and a targeted approach for protecting Canadians October 29, 2020 News Item – Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 834 cases, 5 deaths; France imposes new national lockdown; Bank of Canada holds rate steady October 28, 2020 News Item – How low testing on the weekend may be making it harder to control Ontario’s second wave October 28, 2020 News Item – Coronavirus: More testing needed for a true depiction of COVID-19 spread, expert says October 26, 2020 News Item – Guelph reports 17 new coronavirus cases from weekend, active cases at 42 October 26, 2020 News Item – COVID-19 outbreak with 19 cases at Wilfrid Laurier University over: public health October 26, 2020 News Item – Do we really have a handle on COVID-19 spread in Ontario? Testing problems are leading many to question if anyone actually knows what’s happening October 20, 2020
