Indigenous Health Institute grows its impact beyond the Dalla Lana School of Public Health
January 11/2019
by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer, Dalla Lana School of Public Health After opening in 2014, the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health (WBIIH) has grown its teaching, research and service footprint. It welcomed its first MPH in Indigenous Health cohort in fall 2018 and is collaborating widely and bring more Indigenous...
DLSPH Open: New brand invites you to Join us on the Forefront of Change in Health
January 09/2019Dear colleagues, A year and a half ago, the DLSPH embarked on the first Faculty-wide branding exercise to refine our story as a leading school of public health and health systems. Thanks to the hard work of our community, this week we’ve launched our refreshed narrative and visual identity along...
A game changer in HIV prevention, U of T researcher on the use of PReP and PEP in Canada
December 27/2018
By Rebecca Biason, IHPME As of 2014, Canada has seen a slight uptick in the rate of new non-occupational HIV infections. Those in high-risk populations, including intravenous drug users, members of the LGBTQ2SIA community, and sex workers have made strides in raising awareness about the virus, but the absence of...
Model World Health Assembly Shows the Importance of Global Mental Health
December 20/2018
By Chifum Anyakwo Last November, the Office of Global Public Health Education & Training (OGPHET) hosted the second Model World Health Assembly (WHA) in collaboration with the Office of International Affairs (OIA) for the Health Portfolio. Twenty-five students from diverse disciplines participated in the model assembly. They discussed and debated...
DLSPH Remembers Professor Arnold Noyek (1937-2018)
December 19/2018The DLSPH community mourns Professor Arnold Noyek, an internationally recognized otolaryngologist who founded innovative hearing tests for newborns, who died on December 14, 2018 at the age of 81. Noyek was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2011 and died at Baycrest Health Sciences with family by his side. “Dr. Noyek...
Patients discharged during holiday period at a higher risk of death and hospital readmission: U of T led study
December 17/2018
by Rebecca Biason, IHPME While many of us look forward to slowing down during the holiday season whether by lessening our workload or spending time with loved ones, our health care system is still required to run at full capacity. Lauren Lapointe-Shaw (photo by Rebecca Biason) A new study led...
Outreach and Access Program helps high school students from under-represented communities discover public health and health system careers
December 05/2018Through a new pilot outreach and access program, the DLSPH is providing an educational pathway and necessary supports to inspire high school students from underrepresented communities to learn about public health and health systems as career options, achieve their potential, improve their communities, and play a leadership role in creating...
Why a Black Box in the Operating Room is Good for Health Care: IHPME Researcher
November 14/2018
by Rebecca Biason, Communications Officer, IHPME Many of us are familiar with the purpose of a black box on an airplane flight; they record audio from the cockpit and capture relevant data so that when something goes wrong, investigators are able to determine what happened, identify risks, and prevent future...
DLSPH and UHN Launch Health Policy Blog
November 08/2018
By: Dr. Kevin Smith and Professor Adalsteinn Brown Like every other domain of science, health care leaders must manage the onslaught of new evidence and insight. The number of papers published each month that describe what to do or what not to do to improve health care would overwhelm even...
Patient engagement in research can improve health and the health system
November 07/2018
Does engaging patients in research projects improve health? A comprehensive collection of 17 innovative Demonstration projects – from youth involvement in mental health services to suicide prevention, Indigenous health, children with complex medical needs and more – highlights the value of patient engagement in research. Engaging Patients in Health Research:...