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Reimagining hospital care for an aging population

HN Summary • Mackenzie Health is transforming hospital care for older adults, who make up 70% of its inpatients, by investing in specialized seniors-care training, dedicated expertise and a coordinated Seniors Care Strategy to improve safety, consistency and outcomes. • Targeted initiatives such as the ADAPT...
Longterm Care

CABHI’s Ignite Program Now Open to Drive Innovations in Aging and Brain Health

The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) has officially launched a new Call for Innovation for its Ignite program, inviting healthcare and research organizations, as well as early-stage companies, to apply for support in advancing breakthrough ideas that improve the lives of...
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Patient and Staff Safety

There is a burnout crisis among LTC workers – trauma-informed workplaces are a solution

Canada’s primary healthcare crisis has garnered news headlines and political attention, but an equally...
Technology and Innovation

Canadian startup launches wearable to improve gait and reduce falls in older adults

PhysioBiometrics Inc. has launched Heel2Toe™, a wearable therapeutic device designed to assess and train...
Technology and Innovation

AI-radar system tracks subtle health changes

New tech from Waterloo researchers allows doctors to detect early signs of health issues...
Longterm Care

Fostering connection in long-term care with the help of social robots

HN Summary •AI robots as companions: Vancouver researcher Dr. Lillian Hung studied LOVOT social robots...
Geriatrics and Aging

Smart wearables for faster cardiac arrest emergency response

Prototypes of smartwatches and rings are driving forward advances in wearable technology that instantly...
Longterm Care

Compassion in aging: Celebrating a year of Southlake’s Acute Care of the Elderly Unit

When Southlake Health first opened over a century ago, the population it served looked...
Geriatrics and Aging

Screening for malnutrition in community care

Malnutrition is high among seniors referred to home care service from hospital, but a...
Geriatrics and Aging

Redefining end-of-life care in Kingston

Providence Care recently opened AB Smith Homestead House, a 10-bed hospice residence dedicated to...
Technology and Innovation

A health management solution for older adults and their family caregivers

When Rob Parker’s father got sick in his mid-70s, it took two years and...
Facilities Management and Design

Helping Canada Design Health Care Facilities for Future Needs

Health care facilities (HCFs) play an important role in communities, providing a safe, secure,...
Geriatrics and Aging

Antipsychotic use has been rising in long-term care homes, but we can do something about it – we’ve done it before

As health care providers working in long-term care (LTC), we’ve seen firsthand how antipsychotic...
Longterm Care

Supporting long-term care homes to use person-centred care approaches

Over the past decade, long-term care (LTC) homes across Canada have made important progress...
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Radiology

The value of radiology and the impact of medical imaging in Canada

HN Summary • Radiology is essential to Canada’s healthcare system, enabling accurate diagnosis and treatment,...
Radiology

SDI Canada delivers modular MRI Cassette to Upper River Valley Hospital

SDI Canada has delivered a prefabricated Modular MRI Cassette™ to Upper River Valley Hospital,...
Longterm Care

Reimagining hospital care for an aging population

HN Summary • Mackenzie Health is transforming hospital care for older adults, who make up...
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A new chapter for Christie Innomed: Dr. Michel Vachon and Nicolas Vachon become co-owners of the group with support from the BDC

Christie Innomed Inc., a leader in medical imaging and health technologies, announces that Dr....

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