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November 7, 2018
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Mackenzie Health has become the first Canadian acute-care hospital with an emergency department and intensive care unit to receive the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 7 certification. This achievement recognizes the hospital’s adoption of digital health solutions that help deliver on its promise of world-class, safe and efficient care for its growing community.
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November 7, 2018
VANCOUVER – An anonymous donor has given $18.35 million to the B.C. Cancer Foundation. Moreover, the individual has given the foundation a total of $29 million over their lifetime, including the latest amount. That makes it a record in individual lifetime giving to the foundation.
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November 7, 2018
VANCOUVER – TRIUMF, a particle-accelerator centre, hosted a visit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (pictured) to announce funding and construction of the Institute for Advanced Medical Isotopes (IAMI). The state-of-the-art facility will conduct research into next-generation, life-saving medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals.
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November 7, 2018
TORONTO – As healthcare organizations refresh their IT and infrastructure technology, they are demanding standards-based solutions that can be rapidly deployed and scaled to meet their needs – now and into the future.
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November 7, 2018
OTTAWA – Joule, a Canadian Medical Association (CMA) subsidiary, has announced the recipients for its annual Innovation grants. This year marks the highest value Innovation grants to date: recipients will share $200,000 in flexible funding to develop or expand a project that affects how physicians work and the care their patients receive.
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November 7, 2018
CHATHAM, Ont. – The newest diagnostic imaging equipment to arrive at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance not only provides state-of-the-art technology, it also offers greater confidence in making diagnoses. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to unveil the new CT Scanner and Wiet Peeters & Family CT Scan Suite at the Chatham site of the CKHA. The event also was an opportunity to show off a new SPECT CT Scanner and mammography equipment.
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November 7, 2018
KITCHENER, Ont. – Dr. Andrew Falconer (pictured), a veteran healthcare leader and emergency department physician from Ottawa, has been chosen as incoming president at St. Mary’s General Hospital.
Dr. Falconer will begin his new role at St. Mary’s in February 2019. He is currently a vice president and chief of staff at Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa, a 284-bed regional referral centre.
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November 7, 2018
VANCOUVER – This year’s O’Cannabiz Conference & Expo, at Parq Vancouver Casino and Resort, is pleased to announce the one-day forum ‘Cannabis Meets Healthcare,’ specifically designed for the medical community.
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November 7, 2018
OSHAWA, Ont. – Patients receiving home oxygen therapy through Lakeridge Health’s Community Respiratory Services (CRS) will be able to pick up their oxygen and supplies in a drive-thru for the first time ever at the clinic’s new location. The excitement from the earliest clients is palpable, as the strain of walking and carrying equipment is significant when you are struggling for breath. Now CRS staff can exchange equipment quickly and review any care-related items without the client ever having to leave their car.
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November 7, 2018
WALTHAM, Mass. – Wolters Kluwer Health announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is piloting the use of UpToDate on board the International Space Station (ISS). UpToDate is an evidence-based clinical decision support resource that equips clinicians with the most current medical information, including expert-authored recommendations that can be used at the point-of-care.
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