Tuesday, June 4, 2024 New study shows equity-deserving populations feel Virtual Emergency Department (ED) promotes cultural safety
A new Sunnybrook-led study published in PLOS ONE has found that members from equity deserving populations (EDPs) preferred virtual emergency healthcare under certain circumstances as they found the Virtual ED to be a more socially and culturally safe space with improved access compared to their experiences of in-person ED care.
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Monday, June 3, 2024 Sunnybrook Inventors: Dr. Brian Courtney
Sunnybrook inventors like Dr. Brian Courtney, clinician-scientist in the Schulich Heart Program and co-founder of Conavi Medical are trailblazing patient care one idea at a time by working with partners to bring discoveries to the medical marketplace so they reach more patients.
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 AI in Action: The AI landscape at Sunnybrook
While the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) may seem new to many of us, researchers like Anne Martel have been working with it for decades. Martel gives an insider’s perspective to this evolving field as part of our ongoing AI In Action series.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Patients have better outcomes in hospitals with higher ratio of female surgical teams
Care in hospitals with greater than 35% female anesthesiologist and surgeon teams was associated with a 3% reduction in the odds of postoperative complications in the three months following surgery, according to researchers at ICES, Sunnybrook Research Institute, and the University of Toronto.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 AI in Action: Locating brain bleeds faster
Dr. Bradley MacIntosh, senior scientist in the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, is developing an AI tool to analyze and outline locations of brain bleeds visible on CT scans, supporting timelier treatment and potentially improved outcomes for stroke patients.
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