Clinical Solutions

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Opioid digital order sets were launched this month at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC). The groundbreaking pilot project aims to improve outcomes for patients who require post-operative pain management. The new opioid order set, developed by a working group including staff from TBRHSC supports addressing the opioid crisis. Read More

EDMONTON – Patients with vascular conditions now have access to advanced hybrid operating rooms, with the official opening of two operating theatres at the Northern Alberta Vascular Centre (NAVC), which is located at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital. Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. – When Georgeann Jansson was diagnosed with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, the most common form of primary liver cancer, she immediately met with an oncologist to determine the best course of action. Read More

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Medtronic of Canada Ltd. announced that the StealthStation S8 and the StealthStation ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) surgical navigation systems are now licensed for sale in Canada. Surgeons use surgical navigation systems to help with precisely locating anatomical structures and instruments in either open or minimally invasive procedures on rigid parts of the body like the skull and vertebra, as well as sinus cavities. Read More

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Hospital has placed an order for RayStation, RaySearch’s radiation therapy treatment planning system, becoming the 500th customer. Since the first sale in 2009, RaySearch has worked hard to ensure that RayStation remains a top treatment planning system, covering the broadest range of treatment delivery machines and providing the most comprehensive functionality. Read More

OTTAWA – eConsult, an electronic solution that allows GPs to put questions to specialists and to receive a fast response, is rolling out across Canada. Moreover, other countries are interested in it as well. The system was developed by a team in the Ottawa area, led by two physicians – family doctor Dr. Clare Liddy (pictured on right) and Dr. Erin Keely (pictured on left), an endocrinologist. Originally, Dr. Liddy mentioned that one of her patients had waited over nine months for an appointment with a specialist, a wait that both doctors agreed was far too long. Read More

OTTAWA – Oncologist Dr. Neil Reaume (pictured) walked into the exam room, greeted patient John Richichi, and tapped his ID badge against a small black box near the computer screen. Up popped the lung CT scan results that he was just reviewing on the core clinic computer before coming into the clinic room to see the patient. “Your scan shows this spot, which might be pneumonia,” said Dr. Reaume, a medical oncologist. Read More

VANCOUVER – At the annual eHealth Conference, Nuance Communications, Inc. launched its universal cloud-based speech recognition platform, Dragon Medical One, to the Canadian market. Read More

TORONTO – Scarborough and Rouge Hospital announced that its three emergency departments are now using the Dash MD app to provide patients and their families with information about the EDs, as well as follow-up information and instructions to improve post-discharge care. Read More