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June 29, 2021
Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) is showing that community hospitals can be as innovative as their larger peers when it comes to deploying electronic solutions. Its ‘smart hospital’ strategy, launched five years ago, demonstrates that investments in digital technologies lead to faster, more effective care and higher levels of patient satisfaction. Read More
June 23, 2021
MONTREAL – By using video over very fast networks, and assisted by Microsoft’s HoloLens headset, surgeons at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal are sharing the operating room with experts in Toronto and potentially any city around the world. It is allowing them to bring in sources of expertise to assist with new operations and technologies, or to add expertise if and when the hospital is short-handed.
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June 16, 2021
TORONTO – The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), supported by Baycrest, announced an investment of almost $1 million in funding to assist the development and testing of 24 new innovations aimed at improving the quality of life for older adults, people living with dementia, and their caregivers.
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June 9, 2021
MONTREAL – Negin Ashouri (pictured) is on a mission to elevate women’s quality of life, one medical device at a time. Even the challenges of a global pandemic haven’t stopped the up-and-coming entrepreneur from advancing her first-of-its-kind technology.
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June 2, 2021
MONTREAL – Four winning teams were announced at the McGill Clinical Innovation Competition and Awards Ceremony, which took place virtually on May 20, 2021. Inspired by Dr. Raymond Hakim, the McGill Clinical Innovation Competition (CLIC) aims to inspire members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences community to conceive and develop promising ideas that will have a direct and positive impact on Canadian or global healthcare.
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May 26, 2021
TORONTO – Accenture has opened the application period for the fifth annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge, which seeks to support innovative solutions for improving the way people access, receive, manage and finance healthcare in North America.
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May 19, 2021
TORONTO – Unity Health Toronto has launched a new Research Strategic Plan, (http://stmichaelshospitalresearch.ca/strategic-plan) mapping out the next five years of research at the organization. “Our new five-year plan, built in consultation with our internal and external stakeholders, will be our compass for the next five years,” said Dr. Ori Rotstein (pictured), vice-president of research and innovation at Unity Health. “It will ensure we are laser-focused on our purpose, research pillars and strategic enablers.”
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May 12, 2021
MONTREAL – Three teams from CHUM were given awards at the 3rd edition of the SRS Awards – Prix Stars du Réseau de la santé, which was held in virtual fashion on May 7. The SRS Awards were created by the Caisse Desjardins du Réseau de la santé and aim to underline and recognize the involvement of professionals in Québec’s health and social services sector.
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May 5, 2021
OTTAWA – Realize Medical, a startup whose trail-blazing VR platform could be used by clinicians for surgical planning and other procedures, has landed $1 million in angel funding as it prepares to ramp up commercialization of its software.
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May 5, 2021
TORONTO – The Governor General’s Innovation Award has been awarded to Dr. Sheila Wang (pictured), co-founder and chief medical officer of Swift Medical, for her leadership in the creation of an artificial intelligence-driven technology that improves accessibility and quality of care for patients with wounds.
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