Education & Training

LONDON, ON – Tech startup AHead Simulations has announced the launch of a new training platform to help rapidly scale the number of qualified COVID-19 nasal swab testers across Canada while also dramatically improving the accuracy of COVID-19 testing procedures. Read More

VICTORIA, BC – Island Health’s medical simulation team has worked with colleagues across the province, including the British Columbia Simulation Network, to develop a COVID-19 simulation guide. The resource, originally aimed at a provincial audience, has since been shared by Simulation Canada and promoted widely online and by word of mouth. At last count, the guide has been downloaded 378 times in 32 countries. Read More

KITCHENER, ON – The Cowan Foundation announced a $5 million investment in Conestoga College as part of a $10 million initiative to address the urgent need for trained personal support workers (PSWs) at the frontline of care. Read More

TORONTO – Amid growing calls for systemic changes to be made to long-term care in Ontario, George Brown College is launching a first-of-its kind new postgraduate program to help improve quality of care in complex and long-term care settings. Read More

TORONTO – Tia Health officially announced a partnership with iMD Health to enhance the patient telemedicine experience through virtual education. Tia Health is an interface enabling Canadians to obtain virtual visits with clinicians, while iMD Health is an educational platform with access to the largest vetted and trusted medical information library in Canada. Read More

MONTREAL – CAE Healthcare and UK-based iRIS Health Solutions announced that CAE’s COVID-19 Simulated Clinical Experience (SCE) for healthcare is now available and free of charge to the global iRIS community. iRIS and the SCE will shortly be made available free of charge to the full membership of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), which has 4,200 members in 60 countries, to aid collaboration and sharing between members at this time. Read More

MONTREAL – CAE Healthcare announced that it will offer complimentary webinars and a downloadable scenario throughout the months of March and April to help caregivers practice personal safety procedures and initial patient assessment related to coronavirus. These webinars and scenario will be offered free of charge for customers and healthcare providers. Read More

CALGARY – A new lab at Bow Valley College in downtown Calgary allows nursing students to identify respiratory conditions using a virtual stethoscope. The virtual reality assessment tool was developed by the School of Health and Wellness and Calgary-based technology company ICOM Productions as part of the Practical Nurse Diploma program. Students have started using the lab this term. Read More

TORONTO – Technology is now a part of every aspect of healthcare in hospitals, clinics and long-term care organizations. When negotiating and drafting IT agreements, you need to know what to look out for to anticipate problems, cover-off key points and adequately protect your client’s interests. Are you prepared? Read More