Impact of Tech

Saying Goodbye on FaceTime

September 22, 2021

Participating in that call was “gut-wrenching,” Shaikh said, but she realized that to maintain the emotional stamina she would need to make it through the pandemic, she would “have to change (her) perspective.”

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Virtual simulation in nursing education: Balancing care for the ‘failing heart’ and the ‘breaking heart’

September 22, 2021

Proponents of the simulations say they give students a solid foundation of technical and theoretical knowledge, but more importantly, they develop higher-level cognitive skills.

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Seniors with dementia in LTC homes are using virtual reality to relive their pasts

September 22, 2021

Caregivers and researchers hope that LTC residents who visit lifelike simulations of meaningful places from their pasts will recall old memories not yet motheaten by dementia, causing them to feel a sense of wistful joy, a swell of pride and to open up to others.

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Could AI make health care more human?

September 22, 2021

CHARTwatch, is a tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to continuously monitor the medical status of patients on Saint Michael’s General Internal Medicine unit.

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Exploring Technologies and Their Impact on Compassionate Digital Care

August 31, 2021

Good Tech, Compassionate Care Podcast: This conversation focuses on exploring technologies and their impact on compassionate healthcare

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Without Compassion, There is No Healthcare

February 3, 2021

28 outstanding Canadian healthcare leaders confront the challenges threatening our current and future healthcare system. Across a variety of domains, the authors ask, What is compassion?

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Nursing and compassionate care in the age of artificial intelligence

October 20, 2020

This report outlines 15 recommendations to prepare nurses and nursing students to use artificially intelligent health technologies (AIHTs) to augment the patient experience, while ensuring the delivery of quality, person-centred, and compassionate nursing care.

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Nursing and compassionate care in a technological world

February 20, 2020

This AMS-sponsored report digs into the implications of artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, and robotics for the future of nursing and for nurses’ ability to provide compassionate, person-centered nursing care. If you’re an RN, RPN, or NP, this report is for you.

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The impact of artificial intelligence on clinical judgment

February 13, 2020

In this AMS-sponsored report, physicians and medical educators can learn about the current and potential links between AI and clinical judgment. It provides a clear explanation of how AI will likely support, but not to replace, the judgment of physicians.

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