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Heart Failure Care Without Borders: How one new technology is paving the way for a new model of care   Heart failure is the most rapidly rising cardiovascular disease in Canada, currently affecting  more than 1 million people nationally, and with more than 50,000 new...

"What now?" The prostate cancer survivor's common refrain: Innovation Grant helps tackle the question with proposed new care delivery model Last month, UHN was a successful recipient of the 2018 Canadian Cancer Society Innovation Grant, together with the support of...

TORONTO – The University Health Network is proud to announce the establishment of the Wolfond Chair in Digital Health, along with the inaugural Chair holder, Dr. Joseph Cafazzo. The Chair, one of the first of its kind in Canada, is an important step forward in...

Sandra Dalziel and eHealth Innovation Executive Director Dr. Joseph Cafazzo join Patrick Ware, 2018 recipient of the “Kevin J. Leonard Award” in the Leonard Library on May 17, 2018. The “Kevin J. Leonard Award” is presented annually by the University of Toronto’s...

Canadian Healthcare Technology - November/December Issue Joseph Cafazzo: Lead, eHealth Innovation Jessica Fifield: Communications Coordinator, eHealth Innovation TORONTO – More apps than ever are not only being recommended by healthcare providers, they are actually...

We are excited to announce that the eHI team will be at HL7® FHIR® Developer Days 2017! Whether you are a developer, architect or product manager, Dev Days is a great chance to come together and test and develop your implementation, side by side with others who have a...

The Ned team have been busy over the past few months, designing a fresh protocol for the app’s first clinical trial. Lead by PhD candidate, Quynh Pham and supported by eHI Lead, Dr. Joseph Cafazzo and Urologic Oncologist, Dr. Andrew Feifer, the trial seeks to gain a...

eHealth Innovation founder, Dr Alex Jadad, talks life and his world-wide mission to achieve a pandemic of health, happiness and love. Read the Palliative Care Australia Article...

Sandra Dalziel and Centre Lead Dr. Joseph Cafazzo join Quynh Pham, 2017 recipient of the “Kevin J. Leonard Award” in the Centre’s Leonard Library on May 10, 2017. The “Kevin J. Leonard Award” is presented annually by the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health...

I recount my conversation with Jessica Lim about what makes the Centre a great place for women in tech, since today we celebrate International Women’s Day. I was intrigued to hear about my fellow colleague’s perspective on women in technology and especially since she...

We attract the brightest minds fulfilling their academic pursuits in an environment that fosters growth and innovation. Raghad Abdulmajeed is completing her thesis to evaluate wearable heart rate and activity trackers for remote monitoring of patients with heart...

This summer, we’re ecstatic to have 10 new students & interns join our Centre! Coming from a wide-range of backgrounds, they are applying their knowledge and skills to a number of different projects. Working closely with Centre staff, they are gaining unparalleled...

At the Centre, we are developing life-changing technologies that can better patients’ lives and alleviate burdens on our healthcare system. However, implementing health technologies can be a slow process. Our Dr. Emily Seto talks about some of these challenges, and...

Canadians will soon benefit from improved health‑care options to support the management of chronic disease as a result of a $15 million investment to York University and partners, Southlake Regional Health Centre and the University Health Network. This investment by...

Our new Centre website focusing on our standards work is finally ready to go! Check it out at standards.ehealthinnovation.org. On the site you can find more information on the work we are engaged in around developing interoperability standards with the Institute of...