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Breaking Barriers with Mobile Care

In Canada, marginalized populations face many barriers to accessing the health care they need, which can lead to poor outcomes. Researchers at UHN's Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) and the UHN Social Medicine program have demonstrated that mobile health clinics (MHCs) — providing primary care,...

Advancing women’s health research and care

Historically, women have faced barriers in the diagnosis, treatment and care of many health conditions. This year for International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting the extraordinary contributions female-identifying researchers and physicians at Sunnybrook are making to bridge gaps and advance women’s health research and care. Expanding...

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RVH and Georgian Launch Unique Adjunct Program to Advance Teaching and Research

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) and Georgian College are excited to announce a...

Centralized booking and registration making hospital appointments easier

Scarborough Health Network (SHN) is delivering a superior experience for patients accessing healthcare services,...

Advancing health through innovation

On March 11, 2020, the world changed. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic,...

Virtual Urgent Care program tackling the digital divide with on-site kiosk

When a child is sick, it can be tough to know where to seek...

New hospice opens to provide compassionate end-of-life care in Kingston

 Providence Care’s AB Smith Homestead House officially opened its doors to its first patient...

AI health care innovation enhances physician-patient interactions

The transition to electronic medical records has created an unexpected challenge in health care...

Housing and hope: How a community resource worker at Providence helps patients thrive after a hospital stay

Most people view their time in the hospital as a brief interruption from home,...

New evidence-based recommendations for pain prevention, assessment and management

A new edition of a Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario’s (RNAO) best practice guideline...

Robotic-assisted rehabilitation now available in Fraser Health

Stroke patient Leanne Mork is learning to walk again with the assistance of a...

Improving evidence-based care

Two recent studies from UHN’s Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) have advanced the...

Bariatric Centre of Excellence adds medical stream offering for patients

The Bariatric Centre of Excellence at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) introduced a new...

Working toward achieving the Quintuple Aim using holistic patient data

A new demonstration study from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) combined patient-reported...

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Breaking Barriers with Mobile Care

In Canada, marginalized populations face many barriers to accessing the health care they need,...

Advancing women’s health research and care

Historically, women have faced barriers in the diagnosis, treatment and care of many health...

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It has been almost a year since the federal government announced that it would...

What 20 years of competency-based medical education has taught us

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