Education & Training

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre now provides improved medical education, thanks to the opening of the Ibn Sina Simulation Lab. Simulation education allows healthcare practitioners to safely acquire the skills and experience they need, in a variety of clinical settings. Read More

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – The Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) has opened The Martin and Denise Pick Learning Centre, a multidisciplinary training and education facility outfitted with state-of-the-art training tools and equipment in a simulated patient care environment. Read More

TORONTO – Ontario pharmacists have a little less than a year to get up to speed on weed if they want to practice in the province. The Ontario College of Pharmacists has made cannabis education mandatory in the wake of legalization and in anticipation of legal edibles set to arrive this fall. Read More

OTTAWA – Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are studying whether improving teamwork and communication among operating room staff can make surgery safer for patients. Studies suggest that over half of surgery complications can be linked to problems with these “soft skills” during operations. Read More

MONTREAL – CHUM and Université de Montréal have announced the creation of the first school of artificial intelligence applied to the health sector from a Francophone environment, the École de l’intelligence artificielle en santé du CHUM (EIAS). Read More

TORONTO – Outsourcing IT services, software and storage has become a core aspect of modern business, which has created new and often unforeseen sources of potential liability. Risks can include costly business interruptions, embarrassing security breaches and permanent data loss. As a healthcare manager or IT professional, you need to know how to effectively and safely navigate through Cloud and SaaS based environments. Read More

TORONTO – The University of Toronto’s master of biotechnology program has approved a graduate field of specialization in digital health technologies. “We are creating a new breed of professional who is equipped with the ability to code and apply data science in the context of emerging opportunities in digital health technology,” says Jayson Parker (pictured), associate professor, teaching stream in the department of biology, about digital health technologies at U of T Mississauga. Read More

Health systems around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, are under great pressure. With an ageing population and advancements in medical treatments, maintaining high-quality care is possible but challenging for clinical staff. Patients often have complicated needs, and the equipment used to monitor them often requires time and attention. Read More