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Call For Nominations: 2019 Jonas Salk Award

January 11, 2019

In honour of the humanitarian and scientist who developed the life-saving polio vaccine in 1995, March of Dimes Canada presents the annual Jonas Salk Award to a Canadian scientist, physician or researcher. The $10,000.00 award […]

Call for Nominations: 2019 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research

December 11, 2018

The Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research The Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research was established in recognition of the exceptional leadership, vision and innovative contributions of Dr. Henry G. Friesen. […]

Big Ideas Lecture Series: How we know what isn’t so: “The hidden value of basic science education”

November 26, 2018

Date: Wednesday December 12th, 2018 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Venue: The Michener Institute, St. Patrick Campus – Auditorium 222 St. Patrick Street Toronto, Ontario Canada + Google Map Organizer: The Research Institute of Health Care Education […]

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Study suggests supplements could improve cancer treatment in obese patients

October 5, 2018

New research finds that, due to the link between obesity and the risk of cancer, supplements could assist in the treatment of breast cancer in obese, postmenopausal patients. These findings could shed light on […]

Good for patients, good for health-care system: A better way to schedule

September 11, 2018

York-led research determines a better approach to scheduling, which leads to improved profits, higher practitioner utilization and decreased wait times. Practitioners, policy-makers and hospital administrators will be interested in this highly applicable research. (View online) […]

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Want to improve health outcomes of older adults in hospital? – Ask a nurse

September 11, 2018

Researchers conduct focus groups with nurses on how to prevent the decline of hospitalized older people. They discover some communications strategies that will be of interest to hospital administrators and health-care practitioners. (View online) Individuals […]

Big Ideas Lecture Series: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) at UHN

September 11, 2018

September 19 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm In February of 2015, the Canadian Supreme Court handed down a decision that made physician-aid-in-dying a legal option for certain categories of patients, and legislation governing eligibility […]

Big Ideas Lecture Series: Privacy by Design in an Era of Artificial Intelligence

March 12, 2018

May 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Comparing Social Media with Traditional media

March 6, 2018

How does social media compare with traditional media? According to a study by Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon Universities, earned media delivered through social channels has a larger impact on sales than traditional earned media.1 This […]

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Changing obesity narrative could help to inform health policy

January 12, 2018

Policy-relevant research from York U reframes mainstream obesity discussion to highlight socioeconomic inequity ̶ nothing short of a paradigm shift. (View online) Obesity is a hot-button health issue. But what shapes our views […]