April 29, 2022
LONDON, ONT. – At the Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Dr. George Athwal has become a Canadian pioneer in the development and use of digital 3D holograms to enhance surgical precision for shoulder replacement patients. The technology is expected to reduce complications and improve outcomes. Read More
April 29, 2022
Hospitals in Ontario – and the rest of Canada – became aware of the importance of accurate data like never before during the COVID-19 pandemic. “What became really clear was the importance of data integrity,” said Tara Coxon, vice president and CIO at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton. Read More
April 29, 2022
GE Healthcare has announced the launch of an artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator program targeting mature Canadian start-ups with innovative solutions for the healthcare industry. Read More
April 29, 2022
VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) – a leading Ontario-based homecare organization – has partnered with Pixalere Healthcare Inc. (pixalere.com), pioneers in wound management clinical software, to successfully co-develop a comprehensive, clinically focused home & community-based EMR. Read More
April 29, 2022
As part of the vision to enable equitable access to virtual care, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London have been enhancing their technology so that a wider-range of patients are able to benefit from virtual visits – including the disabled and those who find it difficult to use computer technology. Read More
April 29, 2022
TORONTO – The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI)’s fourth annual CABHI Summit took place virtually in March. It included more than 50 speakers, more than 60 exhibitors, 20 sponsors, and an audience of more than 800 that tuned in from around the world. Read More
March 31, 2022
Already acknowledged as a Canadian leader in the adoption of surgical robots, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEII) in Halifax recently added a new robotic device for knee replacement surgeries. Acquired in September 2021, Stryker’s Mako SmartRobotics system has been used to perform eight knee replacement surgeries as of the end of February, said orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Dunbar. Read More
March 31, 2022
Toronto-based University Health Network (UHN) is the largest hospital-based research centre in Canada. To securely and efficiently integrate more than 170 platforms and systems across its programs and facilities, UHN sought to adopt a highly available, scalable integration solution. With Red Hat Fuse, the organization has improved data collection, delivery, and scalability, with less server downtime and integration management effort needed. Read More
March 31, 2022
Canadian hospitals continue to be targeted by hackers, and in some cases, their systems have been disabled for days – recent examples include Eastern Health in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Humber River Hospital in Toronto. Read More
March 31, 2022
Various hospitals in Canada and around the world have deployed Early Warning Systems – solutions that track the health of critical care patients and seriously ill patient, and sound an alert when patients are in danger of crashing. It’s a way of identifying and treating patients before it’s too late. Read More