December 13, 2018
As of 2014, Canada has seen a slight uptick in the rate of new non-occupational HIV infections. Those in high-risk populations, including intravenous drug users, members of the LGBTQ2SIA community, and sex workers have made strides in raising awareness about… Read more
December 5, 2018
On November 14 -16th in Washington D.C. four IHPME faculty members, Geoffrey Anderson, Onil Battacharyya, Samir Sinha, and Walter Wodchis, joined policy experts, government officials and health ministers from eleven different countries to present their work on innovative integrated care… Read more
December 5, 2018
Digital health initiatives are a growing field within our health care system and for Master of Health Informatics student Kevin Leung, practicum opportunities that inspire research in this area and help develop his skills as an emerging health professional, are… Read more
December 5, 2018
Over the years Joseph Donia has self-directed his learning as he moved through various sectors, from not-for-profit communications and activism, to health research and service design. While working and advocating in the LGBTQ2SIA community, Donia became interested in how to… Read more
November 22, 2018
For registered nurse Rene Turner, quality improvement was not something she was satisfied with working on off the side of her desk, she wanted to see it become a mainstream practice among the patients she worked with the most, older… Read more
November 16, 2018
by Francoise Mbenoun-Makanda, Communications Officer, DLSPH “I think I flatter myself in saying that I can spot good organizations,” Leslie Boehm said reverently. “I’ve worked in great and big hospitals all of my career and been associated with others and… Read more
November 8, 2018
This month, the first cohort of MSc System Leadership and Innovation (SLI) students graduate from IHPME. A unique program and the only one of its kind in Canada, the MSc SLI provides an opportunity for emerging physicians, residents and fellows… Read more
November 8, 2018
Many of us are familiar with the purpose of a black box on an airplane flight; they record audio from the cockpit and capture relevant data so that when something goes wrong, investigators are able to determine what happened, identify… Read more
October 25, 2018
One of the ways we can seek to improve Canada’s health system is by comparing the strategies, procedures, and success or failures, of countries with similar health systems to our own. With the recent launch of the North American Observatory… Read more
October 16, 2018
IHPME alumni Wendy Nelson and Valerie Rackow are recipients of the 2018 University of Toronto Arbor Award, recognizing their volunteer efforts and the lasting impact they have had on students, fellow alumni and faculty within the IHPME community. U of… Read more