Infection Control
Infection Control
Using AI to improve hand hygiene and patient safety
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 –...
Infection Control
New study examines social influence on vaccines
According to a recent study by John D. Dimoff, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Graduate Psychology at Chatham University, people’s perceptions of their social circles’ vaccination behaviors predicted their future vaccination behavior. “In other words, if I thought that most of my friends and family got...
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Infection Control
MIMOSA Pro device to treat diabetic foot ulcers, prevent limb amputation
St. Michael’s Hospital has received funding for a device that helps clinicians better treat...
Infection Control
V-161: A breakthrough in the fight against antibiotic-resistant VRE infections
V-161 targets a crucial enzyme in VRE, offering promise in combating antibiotic-resistant infections in...
Infection Control
Battling Bird Flu: Critical research to protect BC from Avian Influenza
Genome BC is funding a set of research projects to address the risk associated...
Infection Control
COVID-19, five years later
Five years after the start of the pandemic, experts from the MUHC, the Montreal...
Infection Control
High-tech isolation pods enhance B.C.’s infectious disease response
The provincial BC Biocontainment Treatment Centre at Surrey Memorial Hospital has two new high-tech...
Infection Control
Safer healthcare movement
There is no question that healthcare has become more complex in the past 50...
Infection Control
New discovery could help protect against influenza
A component found in all fungi may provide a shield against flu-related lung damage,...
Infection Control
Transforming Acute Care with Near-Patient Testing: A Game Changer in the Fight Against AMR
These past few years, we have seen remarkable technological advances, particularly in healthcare with...
Diseases
Innovative strategies: Preparing for a resilient fall season
As Canada’s health care landscape braces for another fall respiratory season, lessons learned from...
Infection Control
Research uncovers high sepsis rates in some Hamilton neighbourhoods
Hamilton residents living in north and east-end neighbourhoods with L8L and L8H postal codes...
Infection Control
The secret sauce for cleaning and disinfecting
Patients and staff are seeing a lot more blue at hospitals in the Fraser...
Infection Control
Silver lining: A pandemic need turns into a long-term improvement in community care
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic devastated long-term care homes, those hit hardest in...
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