June 3, 2020
LONDON, ON – Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are investigating whether an artificial neural network could be used to diagnose COVID-19. The AI system is being trained to learn and recognize patterns in ultrasound lung scans of patients with confirmed COVID-19 at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) by comparing them to ultrasound scans of patients with other types of lung infections.
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May 6, 2020
MONTREAL – Faced with the urgency posed by COVID-19, Scale AI recently launched a call for projects that can help Canada meet this challenge by leveraging technology and artificial intelligence (AI). The challenge resulted in more than 120 projects being submitted in just three weeks. Eight of these projects have already passed all the stages of analysis and approval, and are being announced today, representing a total investment of over $3.4M.
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April 29, 2020
OTTAWA – The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Digital Technologies unveiled twelve foundational recommendations on how we can prepare the physicians of today – and tomorrow – for the massive technological changes coming to their practice.
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March 30, 2020
When it comes to advancing the health of Canadians, there’s no question that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will be driving care innovation in 2020. From personalizing the patient health journey to accelerating precision medicine, AI and machine learning tools are supporting clinicians with data-driven insights to improve health outcomes and the patient experience. Read More
December 18, 2019
MONTREAL – Imagia, a leading healthcare AI company that unites healthcare expertise and advanced AI technology to improve patient outcomes, has announced EVIDENS partnerships with the following major North American hospitals: Center hospitalier universitaire de Québec - Université Laval, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Jewish General Hospital (JGH), the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and its Research Institute (RI-MUHC), Penn Medicine, and the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (CHUM).
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December 18, 2019
MONTREAL – The Oncopole, the MEDTEQ Consortium, the TransMedTech Institute and the Cancer Research Society – as part of the joint Onco-Tech Competition – are proud to announce a $2.6 million investment to support innovative projects in oncology and in medical technologies.
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