The ‘Evaluating Risk and Return for Community Impact Investments’ projects seeks to engage one masters level student intern for one semester to work with the partners in designing a new evaluation tool or framework for the risk and return of community impact investments. The intern will gain an understanding of the investment policies and risk […]

Wosler’s mission is to “To improve accessibility and reliability of high-quality healthcare for all”. In order to achieve this we must be able to provide high quality imaging services to those in rural and remote areas. The ability to transmit high quality ultrasound images to a remote computer is an integral step for the development […]

Health research benefits society by improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment and helping people to live healthier, more productive lives. More than half of the Canadian population is women but only 6% of federal government funding for health research goes to female-specific health topics. Other countries, estimate that investing in women’s health research offers very high […]

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Le projet de recherche que je réalise dans le cadre de ma maitrise en mobilisation et transfert des connaissances à l’Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) en partenariat avec l’organisme Les 3 sex* vise à faire la reconstitution historique des événements, des enjeux et des savoirs qui ont eu un impact sur les usages […]

Mental illness is considered one of the most serious conditions that one can develop. If left untreated, it could result in worsening the condition of the patient and increase the difficulty of treatment. From a patient’s perspective, most of the time even if they suffer with severe and debilitating symptoms, there’s still a prolonged wait […]

Skin diseases, like psoriasis, are a growing global health concern, especially in North America. Understanding the factors that increase the risk of these diseases are important for prevention and treatment. The introduction of targeted and biologic agents has significantly transformed the treatment of prevalent skin disease like psoriasis in recent years. However, due to their […]

The aging-related decline in bone (osteoporosis) and muscle (sarcopenia) mass represents a serious health issue increasing the rate of falls, fractures, and mortality in the elderly population. Several genes associated with bone and muscle have indicated possible pleiotropy; a genetic variant influencing multiple traits. However, the full impact of leveraging pleiotropy to improve musculoskeletal outcomes […]

Les personnes ayant un traumatisme craniocérébral (TCC) rencontrent des difficultés pour gérer et maintenir un budget. La technologie peut assister et soutenir les fonctions cognitives déficitaires du TCC et contribuer à l’amélioration de la participation sociale. La littérature démontre un manque crucial de technologie adaptée aux personnes ayant un TCC. Objectif : Développer des recommandations […]

Amblyopia, also called lazy eye, is a significant visual problem in childre n worldwide. Lack of proper visual development during the first 8 years after birth leads to deficits in sensory and perceptive stimuli processing. Around 5% of children in the world are commonly affected with amblyopia. When left untreated, amblyopia affects everyday activities, quality […]

Cette enquête a pour but d’explorer le vécu de personnes trans et non binaires qui ont été hospitaliées dans le systéme de santé québécois. Les personnes trans sont trop souvent les oubliées de l’acronyme LGBTQ+en raison de la spécificité de leur situation par rapport aux autres membres de la diversité sexuelle et de genre. Par […]

Sunnybrook Research Institute has developed the Medventions internship program, an immersive 4-month project-based internship program that brings together multidisciplinary teams of students in the process of identifying hospital-based clinical challenges and the conceptualization and implementation of technology to improve healthcare. The interns are given a unique opportunity to directly observe the full cycle of care […]