An Introduction to Indigenous Medicine Stories

This inaugural episode of “Indigenous Medicine Stories,” features Dr. Darrel Manitowabi, the Hannah Chair in Indigenous Health and Indigenous Traditional Medicine at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, as our guest and host of the podcast. “Indigenous Medicine Stories” is a groundbreaking podcast that delves deep into the rich tapestry of Indigenous medicine practices, exploring…

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Digital Monitoring of Stress Responses Among Nursing Professionals

Biographies Gillian Strudwick Venkat Bhat If you wish to participate in the study Program: Interventional Neuropsychiatry Program Study Funder Department of Defense, Canada (IDeAS Program) UHT-St. Michael’s link to the Phase 1 of the current project (Phase 2) Useful Resources: https://covid19-sciencetable.ca/sciencebrief/burnout-in-hospital-based-healthcare-workers-during-covid-19/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35614505/ https://theconversation.com/high-rates-of-covid-19-burnout-could-lead-to-shortage-of-health-care-workers-166476 https://www.researchprotocols.org/2022/2/e32240/ Pertinent Publication Links: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34871178/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9731177/ https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=10095849 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36310921/ Listen to the Podcast HERE

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Digital Therapeutics Informed by Lived Experience

In this conversation, Quynh Pham, Scientific Director & Principal Investigator at the Centre for Digital Therapeutics at the University Health Network and an AMS Healthcare Fellow in Compassion and AI speaks with Joseph A Cafazzo, (Cafahzzo)biomedical engineer, educator and researcher and the Wolfond Chair in Digital Health, University Health Network Quynh and Joe engage on…

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Designing the Future of Aging in Place

Jen Recknagel Director, Innovation and Design, NORC Innovation Centre Jen combines a background in human-centered design to address challenges at the intersection of health and its social determinants. Experienced with executing a variety of service design projects, she is currently the Senior Design Lead at UHN OpenLab, and Director of Innovation and Design at the…

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Designing the Future of Ageing in Place

Jen Recknagel Director, Innovation and Design, NORC Innovation Centre Jen combines a background in human-centered design to address challenges at the intersection of health and its social determinants. Experienced with executing a variety of service design projects, she is currently the Senior Design Lead at UHN OpenLab, and Director of Innovation and Design at the…

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Digital Health Equity

In this conversation, Benjamin Chin-Yee, an AMS Healthcare Fellow in Compassion and AI Clinical Fellow in Hematology at Western University and Post Doctoral Associate at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western engages with Jay Shaw, an AMS Healthcare Phoenix Fellow Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto and Research Director…

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Digital Peer Support

In this episode, Sarah Munce, Scientist at the KITE Research Institute at the University Health Network, and Assistant Professor in the department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto, and Jennifer Stinson, Nurse and Clinician Scientist in the Child Health Evaluative Science Programs within the Research Institute at the Hospital for…

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Developing Compassionate Chatbots

A Conversational Health Chatbot, Bringing Compassion to a Tailored Digital Health Intervention for Women with Heart Disease. Supervisors and Mentors Dr. Elizabeth Peter, Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. Dr. Peter locates her work in feminist health care and will provide mentorship in compassionate care. Dr. Joe Cafazzo, Executive Director, Healthcare…

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Co Designing Compassion in Digital Healthcare

In this episode we have two brilliant scientists, both AMS Fellows in AI and Compassion, discussing how important compassion is in the co-design of digital care allowing for buy- in, ownership and engagement for patient, provider and community alike. Carolyn Steele-Gray, PhD Scientist, Toronto’s Bridgepoint Laboratory for Research and Innovation, Sinai Health Assistant Professor, Institute…

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National licensure, better virtual-care needed to fix system ‘close to the precipice’: CMA president

This article was written in partnership with Healthy Debate, and is part of a series of seven articles that explore the relationship between technology and compassion in the field of health care today, and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Author: Inori Roy Illustrator: Winsome Adelia Tse Of all the responsibilities anesthesiologists undertake in their day-to-day duties,…

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