T-CAIREM in the Media

T-CAIREM's Theme Leads and members are frequently sought for their AI in medicine expertise by the media. Here are some of the outlets that have featured our experts and their work.

2024

Oct. 11, 2024: "What patients should know about doctor visit summaries by AI" • Muhammad Mamdani explains the benefits of doctors using AI scribes. (CBC)

Oct. 11, 2024: "AI is here to stay — including in health care. Here's what to ask your doctor" • Muhammad Mamdani, T-CAIREM director, provides advice to patients who may have doctors using AI. (Canadian Press)

Oct. 9, 2024: "How AI will affect health care and patients in Canadian hospitals, according to a scientist leading the charge" • Bo Wang, Temerty Professor in AI Research and Education in Medicine, discussed how AI will affect health care and patients in Canadian hospitals. (Globe and Mail)

Sep. 23, 2024: "AI tool reduces risk of unexpected hospital deaths by 26 per cent: Study" • Amol Verma, Temerty Professor in AI Research and Education in Medicine, and Muhammad Mamdani, T-CAIREM director, explains ChartWATCH, an AI tool that has reduced the risk of unexpected hospital deaths by 26 per cent. (UofT News)

Apr. 25, 2024: "Healing Power: Why AI could be good news for both patients and our health-care system" • Muhammad Mamdani discusses ChartWATCH and other ways AI is improving medical care. (UofT Magazine)

Jan. 24, 2024: "How AI will – and won’t – change health care in 2024" • Muhammad Mamdani predicts how AI in medicine may be used in the coming year. (UofT News)

Jan. 1, 2024: "Canadian health care workers turn to AI for help amid a staffing crisis" • Amol Verma discusses ChartWatch and Bo Wang explains the significance of using AI to improve hospital operations. (Globe and Mail)

2023

December 12, 2023: "How AI in health care helped create new curriculum" •
Azadeh Kushki explains how she's used the T-CAIREM Health Data Nexus asa teaching tool in graduate-level courses. (CTV News)

Aug 8, 2023: "Collaboration aims to boost cancer research and develop innovation economy in Ontario" • Muhammad Mamdani discusses a joint collaboration between T-CAIREM and commercialization venture firm FACIT to bring AI-powered cancer research to the forefront while promoting economic development in Ontario. (Financial Post)

April 13, 2023: "Is AI Ushering in a New Era of Science?" • Laura Rosella discusses the immense promise of AI in advancing science and medicine (TVO The Agenda)

2022

2021

June 22, 2021: "AI tool ‘fundamentally changes the game’ for
ICU care" • Muhammad Mamdani discusses the benefits of ChartWATCH. (Healthy Debate)

June 22, 2021: "Artificial intelligence is changing how we diagnose disease, triage cases in the ER, even help prep doctors" (Toronto Star)

June 10, 2021: "Breaking down barriers: Learning health system connects researchers, health professionals and communities" • (Healthy Debate)

June 8, 2021: "Could AI make health care more human?" • Muhammad Mamdani, one of the scientists behind CHARTwatch and vice president of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Unity Health Toronto, discusses ChartWATCH. (Healthy Debate)

June 2021: "Don't Stop Relievin'" • Muhammad Mamdani weighs in on how COVID-19 helped streamline the using AI in medicine. (UofTMed magazine)

May 2021: "What Happens to Our Brains When We Get Depressed?" • Sean Hill explains his research into using brain data to build computerized models that, over time could aid researchers in understanding real brains. (The Walrus)

February 5, 2021: "How can we keep algorithmic racism out of Canadian health care’s AI toolkit?" • Anna Goldenberg discusses precautions researchers and hospitals are taking to reduce bias out of AI in medicine."(Globe and Mail)