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February 27, 2020
MONTREAL – CAE, a Montreal-based provider of aviation and healthcare training systems, is donating $500,000 to the McGill University Health Centre’s new Interprofessional Skills & Simulation Network. The contribution includes state-of-the-art training simulation equipment and curriculum systems. Read More
February 27, 2020
HAMILTON, ONT. – Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) has launched a team called “CREATE” that’s staffed with experts in artificial intelligence, data sciences and software engineering. The group will help clinicians in the multi-site hospital and in the surrounding area produce information technology solutions that can raise the quality of patient care and improve medical outcomes. Read More
February 27, 2020
HAMILTON, ONT. – Hamilton Health Sciences has inked a $270 million deal with Siemens Healthineers that will see the hospital replace nearly all of its diagnostic imaging gear – about 500 pieces of equipment – over the next five years. The agreement will last 15 years, and includes training and maintenance, as well as procurement services. Read More
February 27, 2020
Why can you go online to book a reservation at a restaurant, but you can’t check wait times at the nearest walk-in clinic? As patients, we typically head to a familiar walk-in clinic nearby completely unaware how long we’ll wait upon arrival, or what other clinics are nearby. However, many Canadians are now using Medimap to get a heads up. Read More
February 27, 2020
MONTREAL – Imagia, one of Canada’s leading AI companies, announced that six hospitals in Canada and the United States are now using its Imagia EVIDENS platform to apply machine learning to healthcare and to create better therapies for patients. Read More
February 27, 2020
Family physician Dr. Karen Seigel, a member of the Crowfoot Village Family Practice in Calgary, is on a mission to improve screening for kidney disease among her diabetic patients. How did she identify the gap? By accessing her Primary Healthcare Panel Report, a free analytical resource provided to family physicians in the province by the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA). Read More
January 31, 2020
HALIFAX – The continued growth of the digitalization of healthcare information is critical to the delivery of high-value care. In August 2019, Nova Scotia became the first province in Canada to successfully connect a Laboratory Information System (LIS) to the Panorama Public Health Information System. Read More
January 29, 2020
LONDON, ONT. – Hospitals in London, Ont. have partnered with Siemens Healthineers to refresh and modernize the city’s stock of MRIs and angiography devices. In December, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London announced the signing of a $42 million deal for six new MRI machines and eight new angio suites. Read More
January 29, 2020
Can games fix a void that traditional medicine has struggled with? For hundreds of years, medical practitioners have conducted patient exams and reached conclusions about symptoms, diagnoses and treatments. However, in most cases, the information was limited to a static “snapshot” of the patient, or to observations over a very short period of time. Read More
January 29, 2020
TORONTO – There are still a lot of questions about how the province’s Ontario Health Teams will function and how much they will accomplish. They’re supposed to reduce “hallway medicine” by improving the links between the various silos of healthcare – acute care hospitals, long-term and home care organizations, and primary care doctors. Read More