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SickKids gets ready to deploy their new AI apps developed in-house

By Norm Tollinsky

March 31, 2025


Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is poised to confirm its leadership in AI research with the introduction of several machine learning models for patient care. “We’re at the point now where we’re going to start turning on a bunch of solutions over the next year,” said Robert Greer, technical director of the SickKids AI initiative. “People are going to know about SickKids and AI in a pretty big way.” Read More

Lumenix provides a quantum leap in AI-powered monitoring to support patient safety at The Ottawa Hospital

March 31, 2025


A collaboration between The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) and Canadian technology firm Lumenix is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle some of healthcare’s most persistent challenges, such as hand hygiene compliance and the detection and prevention of falls – and the collaboration is proving to be a game-changer in infection control and patient safety. Read More

Communication problems at the root of radiology errors, prof says

By Jerry Zeidenberg

March 31, 2025


Unfortunately, mistakes happen in medicine & up to 100,000 deaths occur annually in the United States due to medical errors, according to studies, and a proportionate number happen in Canada, as well. Read More

Telepharmacy helps remote hospitals keep their chemo satellites open

By Sammu Dhaliwall

March 31, 2025


For patients diagnosed with cancer in small rural towns, accessing chemotherapy close to home can be a challenge. Many must travel long distances – sometimes in difficult driving conditions – to consult with their oncologist at a regional cancer centre. Read More

More hospitals and medical centres are creating AI governance models

By Dianne Daniel

March 31, 2025


The Ottawa-based Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) saw the potential of AI but also understood the need for great responsibility. Meanwhile, CHEO Research Institute experts were developing AI solutions that demonstrated positive clinical impact but lacked a structured pathway towards implementation. Read More

International Connectathon aims to improve health IT connectivity

By Jerry Zeidenberg

February 28, 2025


Writing about Canadian healthcare in the February 7, 2025 edition of the Globe and Mail, columnist Andre Picard states: “Our health information systems are pitiful, marked by a lack of access and interoperability.” Read More

Quebec solution helps reduce pressure on emergency departments

By Norm Tollinsky

February 28, 2025


Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services has found a way to relieve the overcrowding of Emergency Departments (ED) and increase access to primary care. Using Petal Health’s Orchestration Platform, the ministry now has a province-wide, real-time view of primary care appointment availabilities that triage nurses in EDs can fill for non-urgent cases. Read More

Restoring mealtime independence: Robotic feeders empower people

By Michael Uhlarik

February 28, 2025


For persons without the use of their hands and arms or limited motor control, the simple joy of eating requires assistance from others. A delicious plate of food at your table might as well be a mile away if no one is there to manually feed it to you. Lacking agency over something so fundamental has meaningful impact on a person’s dignity and quality of life. Read More

MEDITECH’s Traverse Exchange connects Ontario hospitals and LTC

By Jerry Zeidenberg

February 28, 2025


To help break down the silos of patient data and connect clinicians to the information they need, MEDITECH last year launched Traverse Exchange Canada in Ontario. The network now ties together 43 hospitals using MEDITECH, allowing them to more easily transfer data. Read More

Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s and cancer studies receive $7.2 million boost

February 28, 2025


The quest to advance detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and to personalize cancer care has received a major boost, with $7.2 million in funding to Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's Health Care London for first-of-its kind research. Read More

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