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.
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MONTREAL – CAE, a Montreal-based provider of aviation and healthcare training systems, is donating $500,000 to the McGill University Health Centre’s new Interprofessional Skills & Simulation Network. The contribution includes state-of-the-art training simulation equipment and curriculum systems.
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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?
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MONTREAL – The first online bachelor’s degree in nursing in Quebec will be offered at McGill University’s Ingram School of Nursing, thanks to the generosity of the Doggone Foundation. The program will be offered in both French and English.
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TORONTO – Digital Health Canada announced the addition of five Microsoft Learn tracks to the growing list of accredited programs included in the Digital Health Canada Continuing Education Provider (CEP) program.
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TORONTO – You can earn a graduate degree in health law through Osgoode’s Part-time Professional LLM in Health Law. It’s Canada’s leading Professional LLM for lawyers, executives and senior professionals working in the healthcare industry.
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RICHMOND HILL, ONT. – Mackenzie Health is investing in “smart” interactive bedside systems for patient rooms at its new hospital, called Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital. Currently under construction, the 1.2-million square foot hospital is scheduled to open in late 2020.
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THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre now provides improved medical education, thanks to the opening of the Ibn Sina Simulation Lab. Simulation education allows healthcare practitioners to safely acquire the skills and experience they need, in a variety of clinical settings.
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PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – The Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) has opened The Martin and Denise Pick Learning Centre, a multidisciplinary training and education facility outfitted with state-of-the-art training tools and equipment in a simulated patient care environment.
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TORONTO – Ontario pharmacists have a little less than a year to get up to speed on weed if they want to practice in the province. The Ontario College of Pharmacists has made cannabis education mandatory in the wake of legalization and in anticipation of legal edibles set to arrive this fall.
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