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AI tools to ease administrative burdens in ER

Unity Health Toronto has received $200 thousand in funding from Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners (TIAP) under its Critical Technologies Program, to scale homegrown AI tools that support workforce planning in health care. One of the tools, the Emergency Department (ED) Nurse Assignment tool, has...

Living with type 1 diabetes My journey through misconceptions, stigma and resilience

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Boost to nurse practitioner program supports primary health care

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Compounding practices: Implications for patient and medication safety

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Program aims to boost local First Nations representation in healthcare professions

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AI tools to ease administrative burdens in ER

Unity Health Toronto has received $200 thousand in funding from Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners...