An Introduction to Service Design for Community-Based Health Innovation
Are you a researcher or practitioner working on program design or evaluation? Would you like a better understanding of Service Design? Are you interested in Implementation Science? Please join us for our next virtual MAP Evaluation Series workshop. Title: An Introduction to Service Design for Community-Based Health Innovation Presenters: Jay...
“What’s in a Name”: Names Confusing Decision-making in Reproductive Genetics
University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Seminar Series 2020-21 Speaker: Jeff Nisker, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Scientist, Children's Health Research Institute, Western University About this Seminar: Although Juliet's claim, 'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name...
Winter-themed Trivia Night
Take a break from all that studying to compete against your friends, show off your winter knowledge and drink some hot cocoa (& Bailey's) with us! Trivia Night will be held in the games room in the 8th Floor Lounge
Implementation Research to Achieve Health-Related SDGs
Please RSVP as spots are limited. You will receive a link and password for the webinar TWO HOURS before the event. A recording of the event will be made available on the DLSPH YouTube page. The University of Toronto’s (U of T) Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) Interdisciplinary...
Big Tech, Data Science, AI and the University: What’s at stake for Black Life
Universities globally are increasingly involved with private corporations. For example, universities develop and help commercialize technology. They also collect, use, and commercialize data, often in partnership with health care and public health. The incentives to commercialize data and the ever increasing exposure of personal data to AI-enabled algorithms poses risks...
Building Back Better: Sustainable Health Systems after COVID-19
The Centre for Sustainable Health Systems and the Centre for Global Health present: Building Back Better: Sustainable Health Systems after COVID-19 Can health systems be part of 'building back better' in the face of COVID-19, the climate crisis, and growing inequity? Our panelists will discuss the responsibility of health systems...
Balancing Family Presence in a Paediatric Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic
University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Seminar Series 2020-21 Speakers: Dolly Menna-Dack, Clinical Bioethicist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Aman Sium, Director Client & Family Integrated Care, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Cara Sudoma, Infection Prevention and Control Practice Lead, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital About this Seminar: On...
Symposium on Climate Change and the Health of our Communities
Climate change is now recognized as a health emergency. What can primary care providers and health professionals do to sustainably deliver care and help communities build resilience? This event will examine a variety of topics affecting patients and populations: What is the evidence for health impacts of climate change? What...
Data Science Speaker Series at UofT: Jessica Gronsbell on “Statistical Learning With Electronic Health Records Data”
Learn about “Statistical Learning With Electronic Health Records Data” at the Data Science Speaker Series at U of T. Join us online on January 18 to hear from Jessica Gronsbell, who is Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Toronto, as she draws reliable insights...
Data Science ARES: Aleeza Gerstein on “Turning qualitative observation to quantitative measurement through statistical computing: vignettes from microbiology and genetics.”
Learn about “Turning qualitative observation to quantitative measurement through statistical computing: vignettes from microbiology and genetics” at the Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES). Join us online on January 25 to hear from Dr. Aleeza Gerstein, who is Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Department of...