Knowledge-Based Planning: Prediction, Optimization, and Open-Access Advances
The Joint CARTE (University of Toronto) and University of Seoul Applied AI seminar series welcomes Professor Timothy Chan. Abstract: In this talk, I will present recent work our group has done in knowledge-based planning, including the development of dose prediction and optimization models. I will also discuss the organization and...
Treating Patients with C.A.R.E.
Healthcare organizations face the challenge of assuring that all staff members who interact with patients use effective communication skills. Patients have better health outcomes when good interactions with staff encourage them to adhere to treatment plans and follow up with care. Treating Patients with C.A.R.E. (Connect, Appreciate, Respond, Empower) provides...
Maternal vaccination against COVID-19: insights from Canadian data
Speaker: Dr. Elisabeth McClymont , Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia On this next exciting seminar, Dr. Elisabeth McClymont will discuss maternal vaccination against COVID-19: insights from Canadian data. About the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, DLSPH: With leadership housed at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School...
Tackling Bias in Health AI Systems from a Human Rights Lens
*** This event is cohosted in collaboration with DLSPH - Centre for Global Health *** The healthcare industry is witnessing an era of innovation explosion, part of which is as a result of the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) within healthcare contexts. Although the technology is still relatively new,...
HealthcareLCA Launch: The new home of healthcare environmental impact assessments
To support the global transition towards sustainable health systems, researchers at Dalhousie University and Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) have launched a new open-access, interactive database of healthcare’s environmental impacts. The new HealthcareLCA database serves as an up-to-date evidence repository, bringing together new and existing assessments into one publicly...
Fellowship in Journalism and Health Impact Open House
There has never been more demand for subject-matter specialists to work in journalism. If you are thinking about making journalism part of your professional or academic career, or turning your specialization into a full-time journalism career, please join us for a 45-minute open house. We’ll talk about how to think...
SBHS Seminar: Minhui Yang, SBHS PhD Candidate
Minhui Yang, SBHS PhD Candidate presenting: “Live a normal life”: Constructions of resilience among people in mixed HIV status relationships in Canada Zoom Details: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/84813524969 Meeting ID: 848 1352 4969 Minhui Yang is a PhD Candidate in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health,...
Webinar: “Preventing falls from heights in construction: a long-term evaluation of Ontario’s working-at-heights training standard”
Institute for Work & Health (IWH) Speaker Series webinar (free) “Preventing falls from heights in construction: a long-term evaluation of Ontario's working-at-heights training standard” Presenter: Dr. Lynda Robson Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET Registration page: https://www.iwh.on.ca/events/speaker-series/2022-dec-13 In 2015, the province of Ontario implemented...
Project Management for Research Webinar
Start off your 2023 research projects with a plan! In this webinar, Dr. Paprica will present three light-touch project management tools tailored for research. Using Microsoft Office programs: Excel, PPT, and Word, this webinar will use real world examples to show how these tools can be put to effective and...
Governance and Risk Management for Research Webinar
Start 2023 off right for your research project management with this webinar tailored for governance and risk management. As research becomes more collaborative and complex, its inherent uncertainties and organizational challenges can become more acute. Effective governance and risk management processes are therefore essential to anticipate and manage the challenges...