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Canada’s ‘new normal’ must include virtual care
About 60 per cent of healthcare visits in Canada are now conducted virtually, a jump from the 10 to 20 per cent pre-pandemic.
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Dr. Peter Selby: How e-prescribing can help address the opioid crisis
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IBM Launches Blockchain-Powered Digital Health Pass for COVID-19
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Virtual emergency rooms bridge gap between health-care professionals, patients amid pandemic
Since the onset of COVID-19, doctors say they have been hearing how patients are more and more anxious about going to the hospital
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Apple users can now access health records from three GTA hospitals through their iPhone
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Toronto doctor using TikTok to deliver public health messaging to young people
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Off the couch, onto the screen: Is the shift to virtual mental health care here to stay?
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U of T launches IBM-powered virtual assistant to help students access mental health supports
U of T is introducing Navi, an easy-to-use virtual chat assistant that can help students find appropriate mental health supports.
Nova Scotia to extend access to virtual care options for doctors and patients
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Infoway Partnership: Fall Series
Oct. 13 & Nov. 17, 2020
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How e-prescribing can help address the opioid crisis
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It's time for Ontario to get behind virtual health care — for good
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Virtual health care gets positive early reviews in New Brunswick
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Tech startup develops rapid COVID-19 test to be taken completely at home
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Fraser Health launches COVID-19 school exposures website outlining known events
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Ontario doctors, patient advocates say telemedicine spurred by COVID-19 pandemic is here to stay
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COVID-19 has pushed digital health forward, but challenges still persist
Experts discuss the impact of digital technologies on the COVID-19 responses in Europe and challenges in pushing digital health further.
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N.L. launches COVID-19 notification app, 2nd province to do so
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13 Canadian hospitals launching national youth mental health project
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$82.5M to go toward improving Indigenous mental health amid coronavirus
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B.C. 2.0.: Doctors and patients learn that there's no place like home
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How COVID-19 kicked virtual medicine into high gear
The future of medicine is virtual — but what will the proliferation of private-sector tech in public health care mean for patients?
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The post-pandemic future: Virtual visits will revolutionize family health care
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Virtual doctor visits up in B.C.
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Virtual health services will stay long after COVID says U of A researcher
Before COVID-19, the Rehabilitation Robotics Lab team began working on a project that would provide access to specialist rehab assessments.
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U of A's robot rehab project hopes pandemic increases user comfort with virtual health care
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Telehealth boosts mental health patient engagement, care plan compliance
