Michener helps save limbs through digital technology
In Canada, 30 to 50 per cent of all healthcare involves a wound that, without regular care, can drive hospitalization, amputation and even death. Enter the pandemic. Older, comorbid patients…
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
The Accelerating the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare project was created to address the growing need for how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can and should be used in different healthcare…
Michener staff use innovative education technology to enhance virtual learning
“One of my acquaintances in the healthcare field was upgrading his 3D printer and suggested we could 3D print some of the unique materials, such as a lead syringe shield,…
A Michener Grad’s Journey into AI Learning
Yannie Lai has always been passionate about health sciences. Armed with a degree in Life Sciences from the University of Toronto, in 2016 she decided to supplement her education with…
Collegiate Bronze Medal recipient stresses the vital importance of laboratory professionals
The Governor General’s Academic Medals have recognized the outstanding scholastic achievements of students across Canada for more than 125 years. The Collegiate Bronze Medal was established to celebrate the exceptional…
President’s Scholar eager to begin her career and learn more about pediatric perfusion
When Sienna Cole first discovered Cardiovascular Perfusion (CVP), she decided to shadow a few Perfusionists in Hamilton to see if she might enjoy a career in the field. “I was…
Michener valedictorian eager to begin her Respiratory Therapy career at UHN
Sousna Hanna moved to Canada from Egypt in 2011. At the time, her father was already living here. “I’m part of what is considered a minority religion in Egypt,” she…
A new Michener student award honours a true leader in Canadian health care
Working with students was one thing that Kevin Taylor loved the most in his accomplished health care career. As a respiratory therapist for 25 years, and eventually the President and…
Michener’s Alumni Association shares how they’re moving forward after two years in the pandemic
January 25, 2020. Think back. What were you doing when you first became aware of a new viral threat that arrived in Canada on an airplane? It was the start…
Michener grad looks back on her path to leadership
Jia Inacio started her career in health care on a different path from where she is now. A 2009 Michener Radiological Technology grad, Jia entered the field working in fast-paced…