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April 1, 2020
TORONTO – This week, Medtronic announced that it is sharing the design specs and software codes for one of its ventilators, the Puritan Bennett 560 (PB 560). The move was made so that others can manufacture devices to increase the global supply of ventilators and combat fatalities from COVID-19.
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April 1, 2020
OTTAWA – In a matter of weeks, spurred by the COVID-19 crisis, The Ottawa Hospital has gone from 3,000 active users of the Teams platform to 5,000. Teams is enabling clinicians and staff throughout the multi-site hospital to work more closely, even when apart, through the use of the platform’s secure instant texting, group communications, document sharing, and videoconferencing.
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April 1, 2020
TORONTO – Morneau Shepell announced today that it has been selected by the Government of Manitoba to provide its internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) program to Manitobans aged 16 and over, as part of its investment in mental health to address anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 1, 2020
VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp. (“WELL” or the “Company”) has launched its Automated COVID-19 Triage Tool, also known as “ACTT.” ACTT is a scalable and multi-factor COVID-19 triage tool that includes an automated phone, SMS and web capabilities that enable government and healthcare organizations on the front lines to effectively communicate and triage symptoms with Canadian citizens.
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April 1, 2020
Hamilton, ON – On March 25, Hamilton’s thriving life science ecosystem gathered for the first time, virtually, for Innovation Factory’s seventh annual Synapse Competition, Ontario’s premier life science pitch competition.
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April 1, 2020
GUILFORD, CT – Butterfly Network, the company helping to transform healthcare with its disruptive, Ultrasound-on-Chip technology, announced that after priority review by Health Canada, it has received medical device licensing for its point-of-care ultrasound device.
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April 1, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Wolters Kluwer, Health is supporting clinicians on the front lines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic with additional evidence-based resources in UpToDate and a new interactive COVID-19 search intensity map. The map helps clinicians and public health agencies track the virus and may support clinicians in gaining predictive insights on reported cases based on clinical search activity from 1.9 million clinicians at the point-of-care.
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April 1, 2020
VANCOUVER – The Digital Technology Supercluster is leading the development of solutions to some of the biggest issues created by COVID-19. The COVID-19 Program is focused on unlocking solutions to protect the health and safety of all Canadians and our economy through the development, deployment, and scaling of digital technologies.
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April 1, 2020
VANCOUVER – BC Children’s Hospital and B.C. Women’s Hospital are among 26 Vancouver area healthcare facilities that are adopting a new app to fight COVID-19. The app allows hospitals to track staff and resources in real-time, and assign them to where they are needed most. No such system existed until this app’s launch.
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April 1, 2020
EDMONTON – Albertans will soon have faster, more convenient access to COVID-19 testing through a new partnership between Alberta Health Services (AHS) and a Canadian technology company. Spartan Bioscience Inc. is in the late stages of developing an innovative handheld, rapid-testing device for COVID-19, which can confirm test results for the virus in less than one hour.
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