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August 22, 2018
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.
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July 18, 2018
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.
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July 4, 2018
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.
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June 20, 2018
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.
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June 20, 2018
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.
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June 7, 2018
VANCOUVER – At the annual eHealth Conference, Nuance Communications, Inc. launched its universal cloud-based speech recognition platform, Dragon Medical One, to the Canadian market.
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June 7, 2018
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.
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May 1, 2018
TORONTO – Family physicians may appear well-paid for their work, but their primary care clinics are often in the red or struggling to hit break-even. So says Keith Chung, CEO of Veribook, which has created a solution that’s currently being used to improve the financial position of dozens of clinics across Canada. “Many clinics are in bad shape, and some are even running at a loss,” said Chung. “Their costs are rising, and fees have been reduced.” Read More
April 25, 2018
SARNIA, Ont. – Hogan Pharmacies throughout southern Ontario are taking a leadership role in addressing two major health issues – the opioid epidemic and unintentional pediatric medicine poisonings.
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April 11, 2018
HALIFAX – The IWK Health Centre unveiled a new neonatal intensive care unit that puts families first in the care of critically ill babies.
IWK officials visited hospitals in Europe and Toronto to get ideas for the redeveloped NICU. Designers even built a full-sized mockup in a garage at the IWK so it could be readjusted and improved.
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