How IHID is Shaping the Future of Health Research—and Why It Matters 

The future of transformative health research depends on the ability to access and connect vast amounts of data. For years, patient data has been siloed in different systems, making it difficult for researchers to get the full picture. But Integrated Health Informatics Datalab (IHID), developed through a key partnership with Genome British Columbia (Genome BC),…

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Making Life-Saving Clinical Trials Accessible to Patients 

MyTrials.ai receives milestone investment from Providence Health Care Ventures  PHC Ventures is investing $100K in MyTrials.ai, a company founded by Dr. Zachary Laksman, an in-house entrepreneur and clinician with Providence Health Care, and three biomedical engineers; Omar Asaker, Tyler Connelly, and Kristian Isa. This partnership is built on a shared commitment to saving lives through…

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Using AI to Address Alarm Fatigue 

In hospitals, where timely responses are critical, the constant sound of alarms has become a pervasive issue. This ceaseless noise, known as alarm fatigue, erodes their ability to respond effectively, compromising both patient safety and clinician well-being.   Medtronic is leading an initiative to address this challenge through the project ‘Beyond the Noise: Clinical Alarm Fatigue…

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

VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Rehabtronics, a leading innovator in neurostimulation technologies, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute to conduct a usability and validation study for its groundbreaking pressure injury early intervention technology, Prelivia, at Providence Health Care.  Recent statistics from the Canadian Institute for Health…

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

KITCHENER, ON, Sept. 14, 2023 /CNW/ – FluidAI Medical, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) startup and developer of the Stream™ Platform for post-surgical monitoring, has announced a strategic partnership with Medtronic Canada ULC, a prominent subsidiary of the global health care technology company, Medtronic PLC. Together, they are working to revolutionize Canadian health care through the Continuous Connected…

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Genome BC announces $1M in funding to support the advancement of medical research and patient care for British Columbians

NEWS RELEASE Vancouver, BC — Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) has announced $1M in funding to support four unique projects aimed at enabling discoveries to address unmet clinical health care needs through its Data Access, Integration and Analysis program. This funding will benefit the BC health system by allowing researchers to analyze genomic data in…

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Bringing an entrepreneurial approach to finding health solutions

At first glance, the gap between start-up companies and BC’s publicly funded health care system might seem huge. Start-ups are typically led by entrepreneurs who are willing to take risks and move quickly to bring a new idea to the world. Given the complex nature of our health care system, change tends to happen more…

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A PHC Innovation: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Now Saving Lives Daily in Rural BC

Dr. Oron Frenkel uses the point-of-care ultrasound device on a patient.

It all started with an idea from Dr. Oron Frenkel to connect existing ultrasound and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to solve a big problem: diagnosing conditions in real time in almost every part of the body, from anywhere.   The team at PHC Ventures acted rapidly to make this dream a reality via the Digital Technology…

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