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Celebrate our 2022 de Souza designates during the nursing week
The theme of the 2022 nursing week is #WeAnswerTheCall! As we celebrate nurses across Canada we want to highlight, recognize and congratulate two oncology nurses who earned their de Souza designations this week: Crystal Hall, of Grey Bruce Health Services, awarded a full de Souza Nurse designation; Candace Syrowitz of Jack Ady Cancer Centre and … Read more
COVID Vaccine Policy Letter 2021
Dear Valued Students, I want to start by expressing my heartfelt welcome to the 2021-22 Academic Year at the de Souza Institute at the Michener/UHN School of Continuing Education. As always, we are excited for you to join us across our many courses, programs and workshops, and to offer you exceptional learning with our expert … Read more
National Nursing Week 2021
Nursing Week gives us an opportunity to celebrate and recognize all the extraordinary work nurses do. As we enter the second year of a pandemic, the whole population has seen directly the heroic way nurses have stepped forward to support and lead public health, guide policies, communicate and provide invaluable physical and supportive care to … Read more
Oncology Nursing Day 2021 Message
Oncology nurses play a pivotal role in the care of individuals and their families living with cancer and have an immense impact on their quality of life throughout the cancer journey. As we enter the second year of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to witness the tremendous dedication of oncology nurses as they rise … Read more
Cancer Chat: Bringing AI-enabled cancer support to life
In a paper recently published in JMIR Research Protocols, researchers at de Souza Institute, University of Toronto, and La Trobe University in Australia outline their new AI-enabled cofacilitator tool for online cancer support groups. The tool uses a machine learning algorithm based on interpreting patterns of written text to track support group participants’ progress in … Read more
Natural Language Processing–Based Virtual Cofacilitator for Online Cancer Support Groups: Protocol for an Algorithm Development and Validation Study
Natural Language Processing–Based Virtual Cofacilitator for Online Cancer Support Groups: Protocol for an Algorithm Development and Validation Study Authors: Yvonne W Leung, PhD; Elise Wouterloot, MA; Achini Adikari, BSc; Graeme Hirst, PhD; Daswin de Silva, PhD; Jiahui Wong, PhD; Jacqueline L Bender, PhD; Mathew Gancarz, MMSc; David Gratzer, MD; Damminda Alahakoon, PhD; Mary Jane Esplen, … Read more