The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is the first in Canada to implement the Artificially Intelligent Monitoring System (AIMS) to understand and improve hand hygiene. AIMS is a Perception-Action AI platform technology that unites AI and 3D sensors, providing real-time feedback and generating predictive insights – helping improve hand hygiene compliance...

A decade ago, Gail Lane suffered a seizure so bad she needed to...

Almost half of people who died with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) died prematurely,...

St. Joseph’s Health Care London is taking giant strides in the science of...

Scarborough Health Network (SHN) is delivering a superior experience for patients accessing healthcare services, right from the start of their hospital journey. Thanks to a new centralized patient scheduling model implemented last spring, which works in tandem with an easy and efficient registration process, SHN now operates the largest...

FluidAI's monitoring system helps clinicians predict leaks, infections and complications early for better recovery. As...

According to a recent study by John D. Dimoff, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Graduate...

Across Canada, emergency departments are facing an unprecedented surge in patient volumes, stretching resources...

V-161 targets a crucial enzyme in VRE, offering promise in combating antibiotic-resistant infections in...

Study explores clinical and operational factors associated with ED patient experience A large scale study by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University...

Five years after the start of the pandemic, experts from the MUHC, the Montreal Children’s Hospital and The Institute share their significant experiences and lessons learned. Through their testimonies, scientific advances and innovative efforts, they tell us how they have risen to the challenges of treating the sick, protecting the most vulnerable and fighting COVID-19. Discover an overview of their crucial contributions in this unprecedented fight.  At the heart of the...

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has released a free Workplace Mental Health Toolkit to help Canadian organizations create a supportive environment for...

Have you been inspired, encouraged or empowered by an employee or a colleague? Have you or your loved one been touched by the care and compassion of an outstanding nurse? Do you know a nurse who has gone above and beyond the call of duty? Hospital...

The Peer Support and Trauma Response program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)...

Fifteen more nurse practitioners (NPs) will be trained at the University of Victoria this...

Coming out of the pandemic, Canada’s health care system found many new challenges and...

Genetic testing is now the standard of care for common diseases such as cancer...

On a sunny fall day in Toronto, Sandesh Basnet is in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood for a meet-up. The bubbly, young, Nepali-Canadian knocks on...

A study led by Dr. Akber Mithani, Regional Medical Director, Janice Sorensen, Research Lead and their research team examined how long-term care homes can benefit from a virtual quality improvement collaborative approach to pandemic preparedness. Team-building and face-to-face meetings were limited during the COVID-19 pandemic....

New report from UHN recommends residential high-rise buildings with a high proportion of older adults have a dedicated home care team who can care...