GEM News
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…
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…
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)…
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…
2019 UHN EM Research Awards
Congratulations to the following GHEM members who were recipients of the 2019 UHN EM Research Awards:
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
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…
Call for Applications for new TAAAC-EM Executive Members
The Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM) is an internationally recognized leader in postgraduate medical education. Since the initiation of the program ten years ago, 43 emergency…
New Publication > Low detectable postpartum viral load is associated with HIV transmission in Malawi’s prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission programme
Low detectable postpartum viral load is associated with HIV transmission in Malawi’s prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission programme is the most recent publication from GHEM Director Dr. Megan Landes. Read the…