October 2, 2019
Immigrants to Canada have a 40% higher risk of developing prediabetes compared to long-term residents. Prediabetes is an early predictor of an individual’s likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes and associated illnesses, like heart disease. Researchers from the Institute of… Read more about Young adults of South Asian descent face higher risk of prediabetes, diabetes – U of T Study
June 27, 2019
On June 17, the federal Minister of Health announced a new dementia strategy, which aims in part, to provide greater support and improved quality of life for persons with dementia and their caregivers. Dementia is a chronic and degenerative cognitive… Read more about “It’s a societal issue that affects us all” – U of T experts on Canada’s new dementia strategy
March 22, 2019
What is pharmacare? Most of us have a vague notion about what a pharmacare plan might mean for Canadians, but there is little understanding of how the plan would actually work or benefit us. The anticipated federal budget announcement on… Read more about Patchwork system and policy conundrum, U of T expert on the future of pharmacare
March 5, 2019
Over 35% of Canada’s workforce are caregivers. The balancing act it takes to manage employment and caregiving responsibilities is not only detrimental to the Canadian economy with an estimated loss of $1.3 billion annually, it is also leading to negative health… Read more about U of T researcher on why Canadians need to care more about caregivers
March 4, 2019
by Nicole Bodnar Partnership between Joint Centre for Bioethics and AMS Healthcare to shape the future of artificial intelligence in Canada’s health system A new partnership with AMS Healthcare is supporting the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB)… Read more about U of T’s leading bioethics centre to design ethical artificial intelligence for health
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 about A game changer in HIV prevention, IHPME researcher on the use of PrEP and PEP in Canada
October 15, 2018
Today, Federal Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced a $4 million investment in the first-ever Pan-Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network (CLyDRN) that will bring together researchers from over 40 universities across the country, as well as patients, public health… Read more about U of T experts, including IHPME’s Beate Sander, help lead new pan-Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network
August 8, 2018
The results are in, and five students from Dalla Lana’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) – Michael Lebenbaum, Kieran Quinn, Helene Retrouvey, Nathan Stall, and Martin Urner – have earned one of Canada’s most competitive doctoral awards,… Read more about Five IHPME students earn Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships supporting integral health care research
February 23, 2018
Gregory Marchildon considers himself an older voice when it comes to Canadian health system scholarship so he was proud to be a co-author alongside the new and leading voices in Medicare policy analysis — including Danielle Martin and Stephanie Nixon —… Read more about Is it time to re-think our “Canadian” health system? U of T researchers publish Canadian health system series in The Lancet