TRURO, N.S. – Nova Scotia Health is testing a virtual care option delivered by emergency department physicians and staff at the Colchester East Hants Health Centre. Known as VirtualEmergencyNS, this pilot program is intended to reduce wait times for Nova Scotians visiting the emergency department with health concerns that can be appropriately treated through a virtual visit. To date, more than 175 patients have received virtual care from one of the eight participating doctors.
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As part of the vision to enable equitable access to virtual care, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London have been enhancing their technology so that a wider-range of patients are able to benefit from virtual visits – including the disabled and those who find it difficult to use computer technology.
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MONTREAL – Dialogue Health Technologies Inc., one of Canada’s premier virtual care and wellness platforms, is launching Mental Health+ to support mental health challenges seen across Canada. Building on the success of its Stress Management and Well-being and internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (“iCBT”) programs, Mental Health+ streamlines Dialogue’s existing mental health offerings.
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TORONTO – UniDoc Health is now testing its virtual care kiosks in three pharmacies in Ontario, as part of a deal with Ontario’s OnPharm-United, an organization for independent pharmacies.
UniDoc’s platform is a “cube” that acts as a remote health clinic. It enables real-time, remote doctor and patient engagement with full diagnostic capabilities, replacing the need for a walk-in clinic visit.
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MONTREAL – When trauma surgeon Dr. Dan Deckelbaum was contacted by colleagues in Ukraine and asked to provide teaching materials in an effort to respond to urgent healthcare needs, he quickly jumped into action.
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MONTREAL – After COVID-19 patients, it’s now the transplant recipients’ turn to take advantage of remote monitoring, thanks to the CHUM and CareSimple. Since the beginning of the pandemic, some 75 COVID-19 patients hospitalized at the CHUM have benefited from remote monitoring when they return home thanks to the CareSimple remote monitoring service. Many others will benefit as the CHUM and CareSimple extend the remote monitoring service to liver and kidney transplant recipients.
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KITCHENER, Ont. – Cloud DX, a leading Virtual Care platform, and its partner Medtronic Canada, signed their first joint Remote Patient Monitoring contract. The contract will support Virtual Care delivery at St. Mary’s General Hospital, in Kitchener, Ont., and will commence with an initial deployment for the hospital’s COPD Activation Program.
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Canada’s first digital pediatric healthcare platform, KixCare (www.kixcare.com), is working towards providing families across the country with online pediatric care from experts through virtual consultations.
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TORONTO – Think Research Corp., a company focused on transforming healthcare through digital health software solutions, is pleased to announce its selection by the Children and Youth Mental Health Lead Agency Consortium (LAC) to provide a first in Ontario mental health platform intended to improve access to mental health services for children, youth and their families across the province. The LAC represents the lead agencies from 33 service areas across Ontario.
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OTTAWA – Calian Group Ltd., a company providing innovative healthcare, communications, learning and cybersecurity solutions, announces a new healthcare cloud initiative to operationalize the delivery of digital solutions across the care continuum. Corolar Platform and Corolar Virtual Care are now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure.
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