Technology

Europe considers tougher regulation of medical devices
LONDON, UK | Grave concerns about patient health and long-term toxicity have plagued the reputation of the medical device industry over the past year, states GlobalData, a research and consulting firm.
Chaudière-Appalaches health agency chooses Infor MediSuite
SAINTE-MARIE, QUE. | The Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches has selected Infor MediSuite, an integrated collection of clinical information applications, which include system integration, electronic health records, patient management applications, clinical department solutions, and public health and community care solutions.

Cornwall hospital selects Novari integrated booking system

CORNWALL, ONT. | The Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) is the first site within the Champlain local local health integration network to move to an integrated surgical eBooking, wait list management and automated provincial wait times reporting system.
Brantford General first Canadian site of new GE imaging technology

BRANTFORD, ONT. | The first Canadian installation of GE Healthcare’s SenoBright Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography technology is at Brantford General Hospital. The technology is designed to produce contrast-enhanced images of the breast using an x-ray contrast agent and a dual energy acquisition technique.
Surgical robotics conference scheduled for April 6

HAMILTON, ONT. | A full-day conference on the use of robotics in surgery will be conducted by the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, on April 6, 2013.
Montreal Heart Institute chosen to be MitraClip reference centre

MONTREAL | The Montreal Heart Institute has been designated as a Center of Excellence by Abbott Vascular for the percutaneous treatment of mitral valve failure with its MitraClip system.
London Health Sciences now national training centre for robotic surgery

LONDON, ONT. | London Health Sciences Centre has been selected by Intuitive Surgical as the exclusive training centre for robotic surgery in Canada. Intuitive is the manufacturer of what it terms the world's most sophisticated and widely used surgical robot, the da Vinci Surgical System.
CAE launches obstetrical ultrasound simulator

MONTREAL | CAE Healthcare has announced the VIMEDIX Women's Health obstetrical ultrasound simulator. It is said to be the only obstetrical ultrasound simulator with a 3D, augmented reality view of fetal and maternal anatomy that can be observed during scanning next to a real-time, simulated ultrasound image.
Ontario woman first in North America to get MRI-safe defibrillator implant

NEWMARKET, ONT. | Every year an estimated 1.5 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are performed in Canada and the number is growing at a rate of about 10% per year. At the same time, a soaring number of Canadians who rely on implanted defibrillators to keep their hearts beating are denied this valuable, life-saving diagnostic test despite a 50 to 75% probability that they will require one over the lifetime of their defibrillator.
Cisco enhances software and services for connected health

Cisco has two new offerings designed to improve connectivity for healthcare organizations: HealthPresence 2.5 and Services/Architectures for Connected Health.

Europe considers tougher regulation of medical devices

Chaudière-Appalaches health agency chooses Infor MediSuite

Cornwall hospital selects Novari integrated booking system

Brantford General first Canadian site of new GE imaging technology

Surgical robotics conference scheduled for April 6

Montreal Heart Institute chosen to be MitraClip reference centre

London Health Sciences now national training centre for robotic surgery

CAE launches obstetrical ultrasound simulator

Ontario woman first in North America to get MRI-safe defibrillator implant

Cisco enhances software and services for connected health