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3D Imagery Helps Students Learn How to Give Needles
Health care students know that practice pays off when it comes to learning how to give a needle or insert an intravenous line. But what... Read more
A mobile platform to keep patients safely in one place — home
When something goes wrong and patients have to return to hospital for the same problem in the month after they’ve been discharged, it takes a... Read more
A Posture Correction Aid for Wheelchair Users
Wheelchair-bound patients in long-term care facilities often have discomfort from slouching and being unable to reposition themselves. And caregivers suffer from strain injuries trying to... Read more
Better Connections for Electronic Health Records
Easy patient-access to health records in Ontario has lagged behind the rest of the country and the world. While data on treatment and health history... Read more
Building a wall to keep memories in their place
Hospital stays are hard on people struggling with impaired memory. Disoriented by unfamiliar surroundings and stripped of their usual activities, elderly patients may see their... Read more
Cloud-based Software for Connected Wellness
Seneca College’s Centre for Development of Open Technology (CDOT) and NexJ, a leading provider of cloud-based software for customer relationship management, have been working together... Read more
Computerizing Homecare for Kidney Patients
A new technology for doing kidney dialysis at home is being developed by Sault College in partnership with a small Ontario engineering company. Sault College... Read more
Connecting Ideas in a Time of Transformation
Introducing all-day kindergarten was just a part of a massive transformation in early learning and child care in Ontario. From provincial governance to curriculum details... Read more
Deep down safety for miners
Ultra-deep mines are those that reach 2.5 kilometres below the earth’s surface. They are not an easy place to work; as the depth increases, so... Read more
Different People, Regular Roommates
Finding a roommate who’s a good fit is a relief for most of us. For people with intellectual disabilities, it could be a lifeline —... Read more
Going Deep in the Brain to Control Outward Attention
Two researchers at Collège Montmorency, in Laval, are introducing a new approach to helping students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — training them to... Read more
Helping a physician innovate with smart IV infusion
Every year millions of patients around the world need intravenous (IV) therapy. IV lines are used for delivering everything from medication to blood, saline and... Read more
Improving Tools to Diagnose Eye Disease
As the population ages, retinal disease causing loss of sight, such as macular degeneration and glaucoma, are increasingly common. The ability to detect these diseases... Read more
Leaving Trauma Behind for a Brighter Future
In recent years, Canada has welcomed thousands of people seeking asylum, many of them survivors of war and torture. They come for the chance of... Read more
Low-radiation X-rays offer powerful insights
Liz Lorusso, a professor at Fanshawe College School of Health Sciences, is being hailed internationally for her research on reducing radiation dose levels in X-rays.... Read more
Making Canada’s Summer sport safer for kids
After 10 years playing for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League, Jeff Pilon knows about contact sports. So, when he witnessed some of... Read more
Making power wheelchairs smarter
Many people who use power wheelchairs have poor manual dexterity because of spinal cord, stroke or head injuries, or because of degenerative diseases. Even getting... Read more
Making Technology Accessible for Wheelchair Users
People with mobility issues often have difficulties using smart phones and other common electronic devices. In an attempt to meet this need, a small Toronto... Read more
New Technology Helps Asthma Patients Breathe Easy
Globally, 180,000 people die of acute asthma attacks every year, many with a rescue inhaler in hand. Some of these asthmatics are resistant to available... Read more
Nurses Test New Operating Room Control System
Computerized monitoring systems are used in all operating rooms in Canadian hospitals. But how would nurses respond to the graphic user interface design of the... Read more
Returning to Traditional Knowledge for Solutions to Modern Problems
In Northern Québec, just inland from James Bay, stands the Cree Nation of Chisasibi, a new home for an ancient people. The history that brought... Read more