BRAMPTON, ON – Bell Let’s Talk announced a donation of $420,000 to William Osler Health System (Osler) to support a new repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Clinic at Osler’s Brampton Civic Hospital. The clinic is part of Osler’s innovative Stepped Care Program that provides leading-edge, high-intensity treatment for patients with mental illness.
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Can games fix a void that traditional medicine has struggled with? For hundreds of years, medical practitioners have conducted patient exams and reached conclusions about symptoms, diagnoses and treatments. However, in most cases, the information was limited to a static “snapshot” of the patient, or to observations over a very short period of time.
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Montreal – The Industrial Consortium for Innovation in Medical Technologies, MEDTEQ (Canada and Quebec) is proud to announce the expansion of its Beachhead network. The Beachhead program is a partnership between centres of excellence and industry to accelerate the adoption of value-based innovations.
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SURREY, BC – The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), powered by Baycrest, and the Health and Technology District announced a new partnership to advance Canadian digital healthcare solutions for seniors.
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TORONTO – Baycrest Health Sciences and Sunnybrook Health Sciences are piloting a study of a novel therapy for Alzheimer’s dementia that uses low doses of ionizing radiation, such as X-rays, to stimulate brain functioning. A CT scanner is employed to provide the treatments, using normal diagnostic exposures.
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TORONTO – Four healthcare organizations were among the winners of the 2019 ITAC Ingenious Awards, which are given annually by the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), a national technology association.
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MONTREAL – The team behind McGill University Health Centre’s Opal patient empowerment app needs to make more room in their trophy case. In November, the team was awarded the Grand Prix de l’année at Le Gala des Prix TI en Santé et Services Sociaux.
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BOSTON – XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth, a leader in extended reality and therapeutic applications, and Sheba Medical Center, ranked by Newsweek as the 10th best hospital in the world, announced that they are partnering to create the first fully VR-based hospital, utilizing XRHealth’s technology throughout each department. The integration of virtual reality technology is part of the medical center’s innovation efforts and commitment to digital health.
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TORONTO – The Biomedical Zone, a partnership between Ryerson University and St. Michael’s Hospital, is pleased to announce a collaboration with Shoppers Drug Mart for its third annual Healthbound Start Up Challenge competition.
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TORONTO – The Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SOPE), Toronto Chapter, is calling all GTA physician and health tech entrepreneurs to attend their next meeting. It will be held on November 14th at the office of Torys LLP. About 60 practicing physicians, fellows, and residents are expected, as well as professional service companies and investors/advisors.
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