December 5, 2019
Despite the fact that vision care coverage is offered in Ontario to individuals under the age of twenty, in 2013, only 14% of children under the age of six had a vision exam. This is concerning to researchers and optometrists… Read more
August 23, 2019
Getting an infection while in hospital, having an adverse reaction to a medication, or even worse, having something left inside you after surgery are all examples of adverse events that patients are at risk of experiencing during a hospital stay.… Read more
July 4, 2019
By Peter Coyte Ms. Rui (Ray) Fu, doctoral candidate under the supervision of Dr. Peter C. Coyte, at the Institute of Health Policy and Management (IHPME) was awarded the top prize for an oral presentation in the area of Health… Read more
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
June 6, 2019
By Rebecca Biason Working as a general internist on busy hospital wards, Lauren Lapointe-Shaw was struck by how many patients were returning to hospital after being discharged. Some were experiencing adverse effects from their medication, while others, who had been… Read more
June 6, 2019
by Rebecca Biason Female survivors of childhood cancers who have been treated with thoracic radiation, such as survivors of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL), have a higher risk of developing breast cancer later in life compared to the general population. To mitigate… Read more
June 3, 2019
by Emmanuelle Arpin This year’s GSU has numerous accomplishments to be proud of. A few of them include, maintaining and enhancing the various Mentorship Programs across IHPME streams, initiating the IHPME Writing Circles, establishing the IHPME Conference Stipend for full-time and part-time research… Read more
January 30, 2019
Young people who develop type 2 diabetes earlier in life have an increased risk of developing a serious mental illness before the age of 40. This is according to a new study that found one-third of hospitalizations for patients with… Read more