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New Publication > “My job is to get pregnant women to the hospital”: a qualitative study of the role of traditional birth attendants in the distribution of misoprostol to prevent post-partum haemorrhage in two provinces in Mozambique
“My job is to get pregnant women to the hospital”: a qualitative study of the role of traditional birth attendants in the distribution of misoprostol to prevent post-partum haemorrhage in…
GHEM Open Meeting Event Oct.17: Speaker Dr. Kerry Bowman
GHEM is excited to announce our 2018 Open Meeting Event hosted by the GHEM Health Equity Committee, with special guest speaker Dr. Kerry Bowman. Title: From the Amazon to the Ebola…
TAAAC-Dentistry “Africa Talk” Series, Featuring Dr. Megan Landes and Dr. Cheryl Hunchak
The Dentistry group of the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration (TAAAC) is hosting an “Africa Talk” series for the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry and other who would like…
Dr. Don Melady awarded prestigious grant for his work Geriatrics in the Emergency Department
Exciting news for Dr. Don Melady, GHEM Member and former volunteer in Addis Ababa, as well as a leading figure in Geriatric ED, and researcher and physician at the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency…
Madeline McDonald awarded 2018 MSERG
Madeline McDonald, a first year medical student at the University of Toronto, has been awarded one of four Open Medical Student Education Research Grants (MSERG) for this Summer 2018, to support her…
GHEM highlighted as this month’s CAEP Feature Education Innovation
We are thrilled to be highlighted as this month’s CAEP Feature Education Innovation! The GHEM Executive Committee discusses the establishment of GHEM as an organization. Check it out here: https://goo.gl/dU5Xz4
Listen to Dr. Hasan Sheikh on CBC Metro Morning: ‘One ER doctor’s take on the need for universal dental care’
The Ontario N-D-P is trying to win votes with the promise of a provincial dental plan. What could this billion-dollar proposal mean for the estimated two million Ontarians who can’t…
TAAAC-EM is Now Accepting Resident Applications for 2018/19
Calling all senior FRCP EM/CCFP-EM residents at the University of Toronto: TAAAC-EM offers 3 resident elective spaces per year for residents to participate in month long teaching trips to Addis Ababa,…
Call for Abstracts & Judges: Divisions of Emergency Medicine Research Academic Day
The University of Toronto Department of Medicine is hosting the 2018 Divisions of Emergency Medicine Research Academic Day on May 23rd, 2018. This event will bring together researchers, faculty and residents…