Providence Healthcare

Rehabtronics Selected by Praxis Spinal Cord Institute to Launch Prelivia Pilot Program with Providence Health Care Ventures, Pioneering Innovative Solutions to Combat Pressure Injuries

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Pressure injuries are a common medical complication of paralysis and immobility, and people living with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) are at an elevated risk of developing them.

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  • Pressure injuries are a common medical complication of paralysis and immobility, and people living with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) are at an elevated risk of developing them.
  • Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, a global leader in spinal cord injury research and innovation, has recognized the expertise and commitment of Rehabtronics in advancing technology related to pressure injuries for people with SCI.
  • "We are thrilled to be selected by the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute for this important initiative," said Rahul Samant, CEO at Rehabtronics.
  • We look forward to working with the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute and Providence Health Care Ventures in accomplishing our shared vision of transforming pressure injury care."

Anderson College's New Medical Radiography Technology Program to Address Massive Industry Shortages

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - Anderson College is proud to announce the launch of its Medical Radiography Technology (MRT) program aimed at addressing critical industry shortages, providing relief to the current workforce and extraordinary career opportunities for graduates.

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - Anderson College is proud to announce the launch of its Medical Radiography Technology (MRT) program aimed at addressing critical industry shortages, providing relief to the current workforce and extraordinary career opportunities for graduates.
  • "We welcome the opportunity to work with Anderson College to address the resource shortages we are experiencing in medical imaging," shared Kerri Smith, Manager, Clinical Education – Specialty Medical Imaging, FH, PHC, PHSA, VCH.
  • "Designed to tackle industry shortages head-on, our MRT program employs a revolutionary clinical immersion model that provides an unparalleled learning experience," said Cheryl Russell-Julien, Director of Academics, Anderson College.
  • Click for more information on the Medical Radiography Technology program or to learn about Anderson visit www.andersoncollege.com .

FluidAI Medical Teams Up with Medtronic for Remote Monitoring via DIGITAL's Continuous Connected Patient Care Project

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
Cloud, Partnership, PHC, Workflow, Continuity, Open innovation, Providence Health Care (Vancouver), Medicine, Providence Healthcare, St. Paul's Hospital, BHS, Hamilton Health Sciences, Medtronic, Patient, Simon Fraser University, SFU, Artificial intelligence, Data, Hospital, CCPC, R, AI, Collaboration, DIGITAL, Medical device

Together, they are working to revolutionize Canadian healthcare through the Continuous Connected Patient Care (CCPC) project under Canada's Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies, known as DIGITAL.

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  • Together, they are working to revolutionize Canadian healthcare through the Continuous Connected Patient Care (CCPC) project under Canada's Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies, known as DIGITAL.
  • Hospitalized patients, particularly those with serious complications, often remain in the hospital longer than necessary after their condition has stabilized.
  • Hospital care can average between $1,000-2,000 per patient daily[1], utilizing resources like hospital beds, equipment, and healthcare workers' time, potentially reducing a hospital's capacity for new patients.
  • Excelar Technologies will improve its clinical data normalization module by incorporating remote patient monitoring and medication adherence tracking and enhancing its data visualization tools.

Trez Capital announces the appointment of Karen Keilty to its Board of Governors

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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"We are delighted to welcome Karen to our Board of Governors," said Morley Greene, Chairman Chief & Executive Officer.

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  • "We are delighted to welcome Karen to our Board of Governors," said Morley Greene, Chairman Chief & Executive Officer.
  • "We are delighted to welcome Karen to our Board of Governors," said Morley Greene, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Trez Capital.
  • With Ms. Keilty's appointment, the Trez Capital Board of Governors has six members, all of whom bring unique perspectives and expertise to the table.
  • For more information about Trez Capital and its Board of Governors, please visit www.trezcapital.com

St. Michael's Foundation's Angels Den Returns to Award Canada's Biggest Medical Research Prizes

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Join St. Michael's Foundation for its eighth annual Angels Den to watch six leading local scientists compete for Canada's most significant medical research prizes, totaling $500,000.

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Join St. Michael's Foundation for its eighth annual Angels Den to watch six leading local scientists compete for Canada's most significant medical research prizes, totaling $500,000.
  • b) The Odette Award for Health System Innovation aims to improve the healthcare system's effectiveness, efficiency, equitability or sustainability.
  • "Angels Den has provided the critical funding required to launch several of St. Michael's Hospital's homegrown innovations improving lives around the world," said Dr. Ori Rotstein, Vice President, Research and Innovation, at St. Michaels Hospital.
  • Angels Den is the catalyst for getting the most important early-stage Canadian research projects off the ground."

Launch of first-ever Canadian youth mental health platform will transform research and treatments

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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The Canadian Youth Mental Health Insight (CYMHI) Platform powered by RBC Future Launch, will use open data, machine learning and other methods to improve communication between youth and families, researchers, clinicians and other service providers with diverse mental health experiences and specializations.

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  • The Canadian Youth Mental Health Insight (CYMHI) Platform powered by RBC Future Launch, will use open data, machine learning and other methods to improve communication between youth and families, researchers, clinicians and other service providers with diverse mental health experiences and specializations.
  • A specialized research team has been awarded a $5.13-million grant to create this platform to optimize mental health with and for youth across Canada.
  • This ground-breaking mental health platform will continue to improve youth mental health services by listening to youth in order to base our response on a much better understanding of youth priorities, needs and treatment approaches.
  • Funding for the Brain Canada Youth Mental Health Platform has been made possible by the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF), an innovative arrangement between the Government of Canada (through Health Canada) and Brain Canada Foundation.

CAN Health Network Provides National Access to Verto's Canadian-Made Digital Twin Technology

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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Verto's Digital Twin Orchestration technology connects relevant pieces of information about patients across any IT system to build complex, dynamic profiles of each individual.

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  • Verto's Digital Twin Orchestration technology connects relevant pieces of information about patients across any IT system to build complex, dynamic profiles of each individual.
  • In 2020, Unity Health joined the CAN Health Network and launched a commercialization project with Verto to develop and implement a global consent model with a focus on digital communications.
  • "This is what the Network is all about validating Canadian technology solutions and making it easier for healthcare organizations to procure them," said Dante Morra, Chair, CAN Health Network.
  • Verto Inc. is a rapidly growing Canadian digital health company offering a Digital Twin Orchestration Platform.

Nuance DAX ranked #1 for improving clinician experience in KLAS Emerging Solutions Top 20 Report

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuance Communications, Inc. announced today that the industry-leading ambient clinical intelligence solution, Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX), was ranked #1 for improving clinician experiences in the KLAS 2022 Emerging Solutions Top 20 report.

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  • BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuance Communications, Inc. announced today that the industry-leading ambient clinical intelligence solution, Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX), was ranked #1 for improving clinician experiences in the KLAS 2022 Emerging Solutions Top 20 report.
  • The Nuance DAX solution makes more valuable use of clinicians' time and helps restore their sense of professional satisfaction.
  • Nuance DAX extends the proven power of Nuance Dragon Medical One , named the #1 Best in KLAS conversational AI speech-recognition solution for two consecutive years.
  • "Because KLAS believes in the power of technology to improve healthcare, it only made sense to research emerging, new solutions.

Presented at SCCT - New Plaque Clinical Data Provides Additional Insights on Anatomy and Physiology in Clinical Decision Making for Patients

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Thursday, July 21, 2022
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HeartFlow Plaque* was applied to over 11,800 coronary computed tomography angiograms (CCTAs) and atherosclerotic plaque burden data were stratified by age and sex.

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  • HeartFlow Plaque* was applied to over 11,800 coronary computed tomography angiograms (CCTAs) and atherosclerotic plaque burden data were stratified by age and sex.
  • By accurately quantifying the amount of plaque present in a patients coronary arteries, physicians can be provided with meaningful quantitative plaque information from CT images.
  • We look forward to introducing HeartFlow Plaque* and working with physicians to understand better the interplay of plaque and physiology across the spectrum of coronary disease.
  • The HeartFlow Plaque* feature is based on a fully automated deep-learning (a form of AI) algorithm for characterizing and quantifying plaque.

CHAIR 2021 Leadership Award Winner – Dr. Victor Leung

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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CHAIR is pleased to select Dr. Victor Leung as the 2021 CHAIR Leadership Award recipient.

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  • CHAIR is pleased to select Dr. Victor Leung as the 2021 CHAIR Leadership Award recipient.
  • Dr. Leung is the Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control and the Physician Lead of Antimicrobial Stewardship at Providence Health Care (PHC) in Vancouver, BC.
  • COVID-19 has made it abundantly clear that we need to pay attention to cleaning the air," said Dr. Leung upon receiving his award.
  • "We thank Dr. Leung for his contribution to reducing infections and look forward to following him in his future accomplishments."