Clinical Solutions

HALIFAX – With a few small, precise movements, Canadian medical history was made at the end of July in Halifax as the first spinal robotic surgery was performed at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. A robotic arm was used to place titanium screws and rods in three vertebrae. The surgery relieved pressure on nerves that were causing pain, said Dr. Sean Christie (pictured), the neurosurgeon who performed the surgery. Read More

CALGARY – CardiAI Inc. is pleased to announce the global launch and distribution of their brand new 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitoring system. BPAro is a compact, portable, German-manufactured, self-monitoring blood pressure device that uses Bluetooth for wireless data collection, which is uploaded to a secure cloud database. BPAro is clinically validated for accuracy and has received approval from the FDA and Health Canada. Read More

TORONTO – Abbott announced it has introduced in Canada the EnSite X EP System with EnSite Omnipolar Technology (OT), a new cardiac mapping platform designed to help physicians better treat abnormal heart rhythms, also known as cardiac arrhythmias. This new platform allows for the creation of a 3D model of the patient’s cardiac anatomy in real-time, improving how physicians identify and then treat areas of the heart where abnormal rhythms originate. Read More

TORONTO – Toronto Memory Program and RetiSpec have announced the launch of a unique initiative to screen for Alzheimer’s disease in community settings that involves collaboration between optometry and an Alzheimer’s advocacy organization in Toronto. The initiative is funded by a grant that comes from the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC), the organization leading an unprecedented global response to Alzheimer’s disease. Read More

BARRIE, Ont. – The MOLLI device – a precise, easy-to-use new technology for breast cancer surgery – has been adopted by Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), the home of the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre and its innovative oncoplastic surgery department. Read More

HAMILTON, Ont. – With a new, fully robotic approach, thoracic surgeons at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton have changed the way that esophageal cancer surgeries are performed. It’s the most significant advancement in surgery for esophageal cancer in Canada in more than two decades. Read More

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health are paving the way to a higher quality of mental healthcare in Nova Scotia by strengthening Measurement-Based Care across outpatient mental health and addiction services. The organizations are deploying a solution from Greenspace Health, of Toronto. Read More

TORONTO – Molli Surgical is now providing its patient-first solution to University Health Network’s (UHN) Sprott Department of Surgery. Molli Surgical’s Canadian-designed, wire-free and radiation-free marker technology for localizing lesions for breast cancer surgery will improve patient and physician comfort and confidence. Read More

TORONTO – Memotext Corporation, provider of a leading platform for digital patient engagement communications, announces a new collaboration with the University of Saskatchewan and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The partners are launching and commercializing a mental health text-messaging-based program that promotes curated mental health resources and provides wellness supports to users. Read More

TORONTO – The Ontario Ministry of Health announced a $5 million “planning grant” to assess the feasibility and plan construction in downtown Toronto of Ontario’s first proton radiation therapy centre. Proton radiation therapy is considered the gold standard for treatment of difficult-to-treat cancers such as brain and soft tissue cancers in children, and head and neck or base-of-skull tumors in adults. Read More