Chiropody Celebrates Foot Health Month
As we continue to adjust our lifestyle and socially distance during the COVD-19 pandemic, we may observe changes in our overall health. Many people have taken up outdoor running and…
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Important information regarding the COVID-19 virus and Michener operations
Continuing Education: Continuing Education has made a decision to postpone in-person classes and workshops until further notice. Some exceptions may apply. All fully online programming and courses will continue or…
Respiratory Therapy students graduate five weeks early to enter the frontlines
In a normal year, students graduating from Michener’s Respiratory Therapy program would be finishing off their 30-week clinical placement and preparing for the program composite exam. But 2020 has been…
Michener-led team helps upskill critical care workers to provide COVID-19 care
With the rapid rise and severity of COVID-19 cases, hospitals and long-term care (LTC) facilities are urgently redeploying health care professional to support patients and LTC residents. To make this…
COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Vital Role of Medical Laboratory Technologists
With a surge in the number of Canadians being tested for COVID-19 in recent weeks, medical labs are finding it difficult to keep up with the growing demand. As a…
Industry Leaders Bring Telehealth to Wound Care at No Cost During Coronavirus Pandemic
Swift Medical, SE Health, AlayaCare, Woundpedia, The Michener Institute of Education at UHN, the Mayer Institute and many others are teaming up to connect patients with wound doctors, nurses, and…
Every Ventilator Counts
One of the most serious concerns around the COVID-19 crisis is that hospitals won’t have enough ventilators to treat patients who become critically ill. UHN is turning to every resource…
Michener Staff Answer the Call for Redeployment in a Big Way
In mid-March, just as the COVID-19 crisis was beginning in Canada, Michener’s Human Resources team put out a call for volunteers. In the midst of the pandemic, UHN was…
‘It’s a real tangible chance to make a difference with our skills’
When the call came, Ryan Wybenga and his colleagues were eager to help. As the volume of testing of COVID-19 swabs overwhelmed the capacity of Public Health Ontario labs, Ryan’s…
Michener incorporates Artificial Intelligence into Foot Care program
According to Diabetes Canada, the amputation of a lower limb occurs in Ontario once every four hours, and according to Wounds Canada, 85 per cent of amputations from diabetic foot…