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April 5, 2017
WOLFSVILLE, N.S. – Acadia University researcher Anne Sophie Champod (pictured) is receiving a $148,000 grant for her post-stroke recovery and rehabilitation project. Her research team is exploring an interactive iPad application to treat a common syndrome that makes simple tasks difficult for many stroke patients.
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April 3, 2017
At VON Canada, 6,400 staff and 6,200 volunteers bring a wide range of nursing, personal support, and community services to more than 10,000 people every day in Ontario and Nova Scotia. Read More
February 1, 2017
TORONTO – Figure 1, the app that connects healthcare professionals and medical students from over 190 countries, announced that 1 million healthcare professionals have viewed medical cases on the platform more than 2 billion times.
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January 18, 2017
VICTORIA, B.C. – Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) has selected the Vocera Communication Platform for secure text messaging, voice communication and alerts.
Island Health chose the Vocera smartphone solution after collaborative research conducted by the Pharmacy Department and the Information Technology Department showed the mobile application reduced interruptions to patient care and significantly improved clinical communication, workflow and physician response time.
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September 21, 2016
TORONTO – PracticalApps.ca, a new website to help family doctors advise patients about health-related mobile apps, was launched this week by Dr. Ed Brown (pictured), chief executive officer of the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN).
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September 7, 2016
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – CellTrak Technologies, provider of a leading mobile healthcare delivery and management solution, announced its support to further develop the University Health Network’s Medly program. Medly is used at over 4,000 home care locations and is a collection of applications designed to help patients manage their chronic disease conditions.
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August 30, 2016
In what its developers liken to opening a virtual mall, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has launched a new, free iPhone app that provides users with fingertip access to a range of healthcare information, including emergency department wait times. Read More
May 18, 2016
TORONTO – The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Memotext Corp. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop and commercialize an app for people with schizophrenia.
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May 18, 2016
TORONTO – Akira, a mobile platform that connects patients to family doctors on demand, has been launched to bring patients one-on-one consultations straight from their smartphone.
Available for download on Android and iOS, the app allows patients in Ontario to consult with board-certified physicians by secure mobile text or video, and provides users mobile access to personal health records including clinical notes, prescriptions and test results.
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April 1, 2016
You may think you’ve invented the next great, transformative healthcare app. And maybe you have. But when it comes time to move your idea beyond your test group so the entire hospital, community, province or country can benefit, what then? Do you have the foundation and resources to navigate your way through the complexities of security, privacy and interoperability that follow? Read More