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How to Identify and Address Intimate Partner Violence as a Community Healthcare Worker

By: Hila Akbari, Belinda Xu, Sarah Iskin Trigger warning: This article discusses themes of intimate partner violence (IPV), including...

Enhancing Curiosity and Critical Reflexivity for Nursing Leaders

Julianne Baarbé (BScN, PhD) is a PhD-trained research trainee at York University where she studies the efficacy of day programs for...

In Conversation with Dasom Kang: On Perioperative Nursing and Graduate Education in Nursing

Nursing is an integral part of the healthcare system, encompassing the promotion of health, prevention of illness and the care of...

Why would you want to be a nurse? Challenges in the Profession, A Guide for Nursing Students

Samantha (Sam) Bulchand is the President of the Nursing Undergraduate Society (NUS) at the Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University...

In Conversation with Alisha D'souza: On COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic and the Role of the Caregiver/Family

With the start of 2023, many Canadians are hopeful that it may finally mark the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. After three years of...

In Conversation with Dr. Ashley Waddington: On Obstetrics and Gynecology, Access to Care, and Stigma

Sex is everywhere in the media, but no one actually talks about it. This is nothing new, sexual and reproductive health has long been...

In Conversation with Dr. Leanne De Souza-Kenney: Education, Preventive Medicine, & Systemic Barriers

With the new academic year well underway, the University of Toronto Chapter of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (UTIHI) would like...

In Conversation with Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng: On Cost-effective and Compassionate Healthcare

Within medicine, palliative and critical care are important components near the end of a patient’s journey. Providing treatment that...

In Conversation with Burce Isik: On Biotech Regulation during COVID-19

Pharmaceutical regulatory affairs and quality operations is a dynamic field that has undergone many adaptions during this pandemic...

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