Welcome to SREMI
The Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI) is a not-for-profit research, education and health policy institute, established in November 2013 by a founding gift from the Schwartz/Reisman Foundation. Based at Mount Sinai Hospital, SREMI is a partnership of the Sinai Health and North York General Hospital (NYGH). SREMI includes a team of scientists, educators and staff, with expertise in research methodology, biostatistics, knowledge translation and dissemination. This infrastructure creates a vehicle to support sustained and stable funding for researchers and educators to conduct meaningful work on a long-term basis.
May 13, 2024
Cancer continues to be the biggest killer in Canada, but more people are surviving up to 25 years after being diagnosed, a new study has found. Cancer is the leading cause of premature death, researchers said in Monday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It also accounted for 25 per cent of deaths in 2022, according to Statistics Canada data.
Overall, the researchers projected there will be 247,100 new cancer diagnoses and 88,100 cancer deaths in 2024.
Jan 23, 2024
Dr. Jacques Lee talked about his recent study on Social Isolation and loneliness on CBC News. A recent survey found that roughly a quarter of the world's population feels lonely — something the World Health Organization says threatens public health. CBC’s Christine Birak explores why the numbers are so high and what can be done to fix the problem. Please watch the detailed story here- Why are so many people lonely? | CBC.ca
