Grad students help to bring AI into nursing care
May 25, 2022
HALIFAX – Students from Dalhousie University and the University of New Brunswick are helping to develop and refine technology that enhances the ability to provide evidence-based care solutions for seniors in long-term care. Their work is part of an initiative by Shannex, a Halifax-based provider of home care, retirement living, assisted living, memory care and long-term care services in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario.
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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Pixalere Healthcare, a pioneer in the clinical wound management and the community EMR space, has announced the launch of their new clinically-focused EMR application, HERO – Homecare Electronic Record Outcomes. HERO was created by clinicians for clinicians with the objective to assist home care providers in optimizing the health outcomes of their patients in the community.
MONTREAL – Equinoxe Lifecare, the leading private homecare service provider in Quebec, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Altman (pictured), a seasoned fintech executive, as chief executive officer to lead Equinoxe into its next stage of growth since the divestment of its EQ Care telehealth division to Telus Health in December 2020.
HALIFAX – Sobeys, Lawtons Drugs and Nova Scotia Health are partnering on an innovative collaborative care model that will provide Nova Scotians in the New Glasgow and Truro areas with another option for timely, routine, non-urgent health concerns. Known as Lawtons Drugs Pharmacist Walk-in Clinic+, pharmacists and a nurse practitioner will provide primary care at walk-in clinics above Sobeys owned Lawtons Drug pharmacies through this unique partnership.
TORONTO – Tenzr Health announced that its wearable health tech is now available in physiotherapy clinics in Ontario after wider adoption in clinics across British Columbia. Most recently, Hand and Upper Limb Clinic in Thunder Bay, Ont., and the Orthopaedic Therapy Clinic in Toronto have activated Tenzr Health’s movement-tracking software and wearable sensors, which support the rehabilitation journey of patients recovering from musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries of the hand, wrist, and elbow.
TORONTO – Bayshore HealthCare, in collaboration with iCan Interactive and Georgian College, has designed an innovative digital health wearable solution – Bayshore Health Monitor – that enables family caregivers to remotely monitor their loved ones living with dementia. Designated professional or paraprofessional healthcare providers can also use Bayshore Health Monitor to remotely monitor their dementia clients.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – PointClickCare Technologies, a leading healthcare technology platform for the long-term care sector, announced its intent to acquire US-based Audacious Inquiry, an industry-shaping connected care platform. The purchase price is said to be US$250 million. The combination of PointClickCare and Audacious Inquiry will help accelerate the companies’ mission to address critical gaps in healthcare and enable better care for vulnerable patients.
PARIS – Withings, a pioneer of connected health, has announced the acquisition of Impeto Medical, a specialist in R&D, manufacturing, and distribution of innovative medical devices for physicians. This announcement incorporates the ownership of Impeto’s SUDOSCAN technology, seen as a leader in detecting and tracking peripheral neuropathies.