Earn a certificate in AI in Healthcare, introductory
September 16, 2020
WATERLOO, Ont. & HAMILTON, Ont. – McMaster University and the National Institute of Health Information are together offering an introductory course on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the three main areas of Artificial Intelligence: Artificial narrow intelligence (ANI), artificial general intelligence (AGI), and Artificial superintelligence (ASI), within the context of the data management systems found in healthcare.
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MONTREAL – The Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) is pleased to have acquired the Patient Connect interface, a solution allowing it to connect its biomedical equipment to computer patient records. The system makes it possible to collect the vital signs of hospitalized patients in real-time and integrate them directly into their electronic medical records.
KELOWNA, BC – People living in the interior of British Columbia will now have easier access to specialized cancer care services with a new, state-of-the-art PET/CT scanner suite at BC Cancer – Kelowna. “The new PET/CT scanner in Kelowna will be a game changer for patients in our region. It will support better care and shorter waits for people right here in the Interior by providing faster diagnostics, closer to home,” said Susan Brown (pictured), president and chief executive officer, Interior Health.
OTTAWA – A new study led by researchers at The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory shows that a Canadian-made spit test can detect the COVID-19 virus. Although it does not pick up as many cases as the traditional swab test, the spit test is more comfortable than swab testing, which requires a healthcare provider to insert a swab in the back of the nose or throat.
HALIFAX – MOBIA announced that it has received federal funding for SurgeCon, an Emergency Department (ED) flow solution app. The funding, through Innovation Solutions Canada, was awarded under the non-medical category of innovations designed to address public health challenges presented by COVID-19 and future public health emergencies.
TORONTO – The U.S.-based Alzheimer’s Association has awarded a $1.1 million research grant to Sunnybrook Hospital’s Dr. Krista Lanctôt (pictured), a senior scientist. The award is from the Part the Cloud-Gates Partnership Grant Program, partly sponsored by philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates.
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott (pictured) has been appointed as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre and Chief Executive Officer of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute, effective November 23, 2020. The announcement was made by Matt Simeoni, board chair, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and chair of the CEO Selection Committee, and Dr. Andrew Dean, board chair of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute.
DAWSON CREEK, BC – A brand new, state-of-the-art Dawson Creek and District hospital will be built, the provincial government announced. With approval of the business plan, the project will now proceed to procurement. Construction is expected to begin late 2021 and the new hospital is anticipated to be open to patients in fall 2025.
ST. JOHN’S – The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey (pictured), announced that people in Newfoundland and Labrador can now receive one-time keys from their health authorities to use with COVID Alert, Canada’s COVID-19 exposure notification app. The app, first fully implemented in Ontario in July, helps notify users if they may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Dynacare has validated a new collection method for testing to detect the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19, using saliva obtained from a patient’s mouth. This method offers an easy, safe and effective alternative to the more commonly used nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) method, in which the sample is collected from patients through their nasal passage.