Healthcare Human Factors

Our team had the pleasure of attending the DiabetesMine Innovation Summit at Stanford University last week. The summit drew together patient advocates, medical device industry representatives, innovators, and regulators to discuss how diabetes technology could fit the needs of patients. This Patient Voices video is a powerful message about the importance of taking user-centered approaches [...]

Our study demonstrated a 20% decrease in the risk of cardiovascular mortality through the use of an app, something rarely achievable through traditional hypertension management techniques. In this Globe and Mail article, Joe Cafazzo shares how the human-centred self care apps we’re developing are changing peoples lives.

We’re happy to spread Joe’s idea for a healthcare system transformed ; one in which patients, not doctors, achieve never before heard of outcomes through self-care. How do we make this happen? Through well designed technologies, patient access to health information, and the untapped talent of people like you.

Our Director, Dr. Joseph Cafazzo, as a member of the Advisory Board and part of the Digital Innovation Working Group attended The Global Health Policy Summit 2012. This inaugural Summit brought together over 250 key and influential figures in healthcare and healthcare delivery. The topics of discussion not only included medical innovation, but also innovation [...]

Three of our staff members attended the Continua Health Alliance Summit held in Berlin, Germany over the week of June 11th. Continua Health Alliance is a non-profit, open industry organization of healthcare and technology companies, joined together in collaboration to improve the quality of personal healthcare. These Summits give Continua members the opportunity to network [...]

The University Health Network’s Healthcare Human Factors is an industrial sponsor for the new NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design. The focus of the Chair is creative introduction and establishment of real-world, client-based multidisciplinary senior design projects with industrial support and collaboration. The establishment of these design projects will further unite design initiatives across the [...]

Shivani Goyal, one of our research students attended the 72nd Scientific Sessions 2012 of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-day conference attracted scientists from all over the globe, who gathered to learn about cutting edge diabetes care and to share their current research findings. Shivani writes about her experience… “As [...]

A number of our students attended the hSITE (Healthcare Support through Information Technology Enhancement) Annual Research Review held at Montreal’s McGill University on June 4th & 5th. The first day consisted of talks by invited speakers from industry and academia, as well as interactive demonstrations led by theme leaders showcasing research progress to date. Dr. [...]