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May 25, 2022
VILLE SAINT-LAURENT, Que. – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announced that its BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel has received Health Canada approval. The BIOFIRE BCID2 Panel for rapid molecular diagnostic of bloodstream infection includes several additional pathogens, an expanded list of antimicrobial resistance genes, and many revised targets compared to the existing BIOFIRE BCID Panel.
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THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Novari Health has announced that it has completed another successful implementation of its medical imaging referral management technology. Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is the latest Canadian hospital to implement Novari’s one-of-a-kind cloud-based technology.
BARRIE, Ont. – Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) will soon install new, state-of-the art medical imaging technology to enable earlier detection of some cancers. The Ontario government is investing more than $1 million, enabling RVH to construct space in the health centre’s Medical Imaging department to house a positron emission tomography – computer tomography (PET-CT) scanner.
TORONTO – LabCANDx, a national coalition whose members include Laboratory Medicine professionals and executives, announced that it has come together to provide a common voice for the sector in Canada. This national coalition's representatives are from more than 35 organizations including public and private medical laboratories, in-vitro diagnostics manufacturers, regional health organizations as well as professional associations, and is focused on working together for better patient outcomes and healthcare sustainability.
TORONTO – Sectra, an international medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company, has signed a contract with North York General Hospital (NYGH). The hospital will utilize the radiology and breast imaging modules and vendor-neutral archive (VNA) of Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution to review and store images. Replacing the multiple systems used today with one unified imaging platform will enable NYGH to boost radiology reading efficiency and enhance current workflows to improve patient care by doing more without increasing the workload on staff.
KINGSTON, Ont. – Queen’s University researchers have found a way to transmit point-of-care ultrasound POCUS expertise to remote and underserviced communities as a way of training doctors in the use of the technology. They developed ARCTICA, a learning management system that offers Tele-POCUS training and support to isolated physicians.
MARKHAM, Ont. – As part of their commitment to provide an exceptional patient experience, Oak Valley Health has completed construction on a new innovative 2,465 sq. ft. interventional radiology (IR) suite with the first in Canada GE Healthcare Allia IGS 7 system giving patients even more access to leading-edge treatments and procedures.
BARRIE, Ont. – Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has unveiled its new state-of-the-art automated laboratory facility to provide increased testing capacity. The RVH laboratory is the first in Canada to have Siemens Healthineers Atellica Solution connected to Aptio Automation, which also includes hematology and coagulation testing, creating a total lab automation solution.
WATERLOO, Ont. – A new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that makes cancerous tissue glow in medical images could help doctors more accurately detect and track the progression of cancer over time. The innovation, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, creates images in which cancerous tissue appears to light up compared to healthy tissue, making it easier to see.
TORONTO – Thanks to a new Canada Foundation for Innovation John Evans Leaders Fund (CFI JELF) grant, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s Bloorview Research Institute (BRI) will launch a new MRI imaging bank specifically for children living with disabilities – the first of its kind in Canada.