Education & Training

OTTAWA – The University of Ottawa and Wesley Clover International have launched Alacrity Ottawa, a new technology business program. Together, uOttawa and Wesley Clover will educate, train and support engineering graduates with mentorship and investment opportunities aimed at fostering a pipeline of new Canadian tech startups. Read More

TORONTO – York University and Greater Toronto Area (GTA) health sector and local government leaders are signalling positive momentum and growing support for a new School of Medicine at York that will focus on training family and community doctors in an integrated setting. Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – There has always been a need to show the qualitative value of healthcare programs. The current economic climate has created even more pressure to show value in monetary terms (quantitative) that executives will understand. What happens when there is a need for a healthcare improvement program, but no budget is available or the budgets have been reduced significantly? Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly developing and is poised to make a huge impact on healthcare delivery and patient care. This online course – from NIHI and McMaster University – will help participants understand AI, its potential for business, and the opportunities for its implementation in healthcare. Read More

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – St. Joseph’s Care Group (SJCG) and iMD Health are partnering to make it easier for clients, families, and staff to find up-to-date resources and information on a wide and constantly growing range of healthcare topics. iMD Health is Canada’s largest digital patient education platform. It brings together content on more than 2,100 medical topics in a simple-to-use format with over 80,000 resources that include articles, images, infographics and short videos. Read More

HALIFAX – The Rounds, an online collaboration network for physicians, has announced the launch of the first large-scale physician health and wellness community of practice for Canadian doctors. ResilienceRx By The Rounds was founded on the belief that healthier doctors’ equal healthier patients. The project is aimed at Canadian physicians and grounded in The Rounds’ vision that sharing knowledge saves lives. Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – Public and private sector organizations in Canada and around the world are under increasing pressure to protect sensitive information and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. Threats to information system assets come from state actors, organized crime and hacktivists who now routinely attack our electoral, financial, healthcare and public utility systems. Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – Healthcare organizations and companies are aspiring to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs through the use of new equipment and better technologies. However, procurement is frequently highlighted as one of the biggest perceived barriers to adopting innovation within healthcare systems. Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – This program will introduce participants to the role of connected health applications, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), remote care, and disease and lifestyle management in facilitating more efficient and effective care and supporting the shift from hospital to community-based care. Read More