ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Sonali Kohli (pictured), vice-president of digital transformation and chief information officer at Niagara Health, is leaving the organization to take on a new role as senior […]

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TORONTO – In the wake of its failed $300 million PrescribeIT program, Canada Health Infoway should stay away from delivering digital services but continue to receive federal funds to champion […]

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MONTREAL – The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI), in partnership with Christie Innomed and Shimadzu Corporation, announced the opening of its new Hemodynamics Room #3 featuring the Trinias with SCORE Opera […]

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TORONTO – Sciteline, a Canadian clinical trials technology company, has launched OntarioStudies Connect, a free public portal bringing approximately 15,000 clinical studies across Ontario into one searchable destination. The platform […]

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VICTORIA, BC – The Victoria Hospitals Foundation has launched a $43-million fundraising campaign to bring two new hybrid operating rooms to Royal Jubilee Hospital and significantly expand Interventional radiology services […]

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TORONTO – St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation’s Angels Den, presented by RBC Capital Markets, has awarded $700,000 in critical funding prizes to medical industry innovators. This year’s event raised more than […]

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NORTH BAY, Ont. – MetricAid is pleased to announce updates to its board of directors following its annual meeting, including the election of Paul Tsaparis (pictured) as board chair and […]

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TORONTO – A new, national data platform designed to advance research that improves outcomes for children with brain-based disabilities is being developed through a collaboration led by Holland Bloorview Kids […]

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NAPANEE, Ont., and OTTAWA – Lennox and Addington County General Hospital (LACGH) has selected EmergConnect, a Canadian health-tech platform that automates emergency department intake and triage, to modernize the patient […]

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WINNIPEG – Over 60 emergency care doctors in Winnipeg are calling on the province to hit pause on talks about possibly implementing a virtual care initiative to reduce wait times […]

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WINNIPEG – The University of Manitoba is exploring whether AI can reduce surgical wait times, a major challenge for Manitoba’s healthcare system. According to researchers, more than 1,300 people are […]

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MONTREAL – A new poll says long wait times lead half of Canadians to avoid seeing a doctor or going to the hospital. The poll was conducted by Léger and […]

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VANCOUVER – A cross-Canada collaboration between more than a dozen organizations nationwide seeks to strengthen education and awareness around intellectual property for businesses and entrepreneurs. Konstantinos Georgaras, who heads the […]

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TORONTO – University Health Network (UHN) released From Discovery to Global Supplier, a national blueprint for converting Canada’s world-class research into Canadian-owned companies, high-value jobs and globally competitive industries. The […]

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CHARLOTTETOWN – Health P.E.I. announced that Laurae Kloschinsky has been appointed as the health authority’s chief executive officer. Kloschinsky (pictured) had been serving as interim CEO since March 11, following […]

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An odd thing happened at the AI in Hospitals Conference, held in Toronto the last week of September. There were the expected presentations of advances in AI in healthcare, and […]

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VANCOUVER – In a three-month BC Ministry of Health-supported pilot that tested D2Type, a platform for prediabetics and patients with type 2 diabetes, participants with type 2 diabetes showed improvements […]

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In the operating room, medications move quickly. Anesthesia providers need medications immediately. Multiple clinicians may need to access the same inventory during a procedure. For pharmacy teams, keeping track of […]

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BRAMPTON, ONT. – Medtronic Canada announced Health Canada license of the Affera™ Integrated Mapping System and Affera Ablation System with Sphere-9™ Catheter, 1. At a presentation in Toronto, Dr. Jason […]

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This is the first article in a monthly series on Canadian AI Healthcare Super Users: people inside health organizations who build with AI rather than wait for it. Each piece […]

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