GEM News
Launch of HEalth Care Worker PROphylaxis (HEROs) Trial
Co-Principal Investigators Dr. Megan Landes, GHEM Director, and Dr. Kevin Kain, tropical disease expert and Researcher at Toronto General Hospital, are leading a randomized controlled trial investigating whether hydroxychloroquine can…
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TAAAC-EM Pivots to Virtual Teaching Program
At a time when medical expertise is most needed, COVID-19 has disrupted medical education around the globe. We made the difficult decision in late March to cancel our May teaching…
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PHONE-CONNECT Launch
The GHEM Health Equity Committee has been working tirelessly over the last two months, responding to the immediate and complex situation that the COVID-19 pandemic presents for Toronto’s disadvantaged and…
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The LINKS-Ontario Project
The GHEM Health Equity Committee has been working tirelessly over the last two months, responding to the immediate and complex situation that the COVID-19 pandemic presents for Toronto’s disadvantaged and…
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Claire Acton wins Canadian Point of Care Ultrasound Society (CPoCUS) 2019 Outreach Award
Congratulations to Dr. Claire Acton, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Lead for TAAAC-EM, who has just been announced as the joint-recipient of the Canadian Point of Care Ultrasound Society (CPoCUS)…
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New Publication > A rapid access to addiction medicine clinic facilitates treatment of substance use disorder and reduces substance use
A rapid access to addiction medicine clinic facilitates treatment of substance use disorder and reduces substance use is the latest health equity publication from GHEM Members Drs. Jennifer Hulme and…
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2019 UHN EM Research Awards
Congratulations to the following GHEM members who were recipients of the 2019 UHN EM Research Awards:
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New Publication > Calling non-governmental organisations to strengthen primary health care: Lessons following Alma-Ata
Calling non-governmental organisations to strengthen primary health care: Lessons following Alma-Ata is the most recent publication from GHEM Director Dr. Megan Landes. Read the full article here: http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?pid=S2071-29362019000100023&script=sci_arttext
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More than 100 Toronto emergency room professionals urge province to reverse public health cuts
Congratulations to GHEM Health Equity Co-Chair Dr. Kate Hayman, for working with colleagues to write an open letter urging the province to reverse public health cuts. They gathered over 100…
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