A Lifelong Journey Into Healthcare
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, as we recognize our current and future healthcare leaders for their accomplishments, we profile Michener’s very own Hasina Jaffer. Hasina…
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Teaching the Art of Foot Care: A Chiropody Instructor’s Passion for Diabetes Education at the Michener Institute
Antonietta Galati has been working as a Chiropodist for more than a decade. A graduate of York University, she also holds a diploma in Massage Therapy and is a 2010…
Journeying North: A Nurse’s Quest for Knowledge and Compassion in Diabetes Care
Meagan Noble has worked as a Registered Nurse for almost a decade, acquiring extensive experience in emergency rooms in both rural and urban environments. For the last five of these…
Big Ideas: Privacy controls must be placed back into the hands of the individual
This article originally appeared as an opinion piece in the Globe & Mail. It can be accessed online by clicking here. How is it that our personal information is so vulnerable…
Big Ideas: If you are unique, numbers are not your friends
Humans have been counting since before recorded history. Apparently, even some animals use rudimentary counting. With the ascendance of “Big Data” and the spread of connected digital sensors and monitors, we…
Michener Blog: Is CRISPR the sci-fi future we’ve been warned about?
Imagine a future where parents can control the genetic traits of their children. They could carefully select their most desirable qualities, such as hair or eye colour, or an aptitude…
Big Ideas: Digitally Enabling Education in a Learning System
If you asked a group of monks back in the 13th Century if they thought they would one day be replaced by a machine, I’m sure they would have said,…
Michener Blog: Reflections from one of 150 Nurses for Canada
Canada 150 offers an opportunity for all of us to stop and reflect on the great country we live in and the opportunities that exist for us as Canadians. This…
Michener Blog: Remembering what ‘chronic’ means for people with chronic illness
In the latest post on the Michener blog, University of Toronto medical student Erene Stergiopoulos writes about the experience of many Canadians who live with a chronic condition, and the…
Big Ideas: Creating defensible simulation-based assessments
Competency-based health care education means many things to many people. One thing everyone agrees on, however, is that how and how often educators assess trainees is changing. As the frequency…