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Sunnybrook’s Medventions program expands to Atlantic Canada with the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub
June 23, 2023
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Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) and INOVAIT announced on June 20, the expansion of Medventions, Sunnybrook’s flagship fellowship training program in health technology innovation. The program is launching its second Canadian site in Nova Scotia, led by the Nova Scotia Health...
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QEII Health Sciences Centre second hospital in Canada to receive orthopedic surgical robot
November 2, 2021
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HALIFAX, N.S. – Nova Scotia Health’s QEII Health Sciences Centre is now home to the Mako SmartRobotics system – the second surgical robot of its kind in Canada. The innovative robotic arm is controlled by a surgeon during hip and...
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QEII Health Sciences Centre first location in Canada to use Medtronic surgical robot for spinal surgeries
August 3, 2022
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Nova Scotia Health has completed the first spinal robotic surgery in Canada using Medtronic’s MAZOR™ X Stealth Edition. The innovative robotic arm is controlled by a surgeon during spinal surgeries and offers unparalleled accuracy and consistency leading to improved patient...
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Nova Scotia leads the world with technology that could revolutionize radiation treatment
July 14, 2023
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By: Norma Lee MacLeod After two years of surgeries and chemotherapy to treat stage four colon cancer, Todd Dowser moved to radiation therapy this spring and got a glimpse of the future. He signed up for a clinical trial testing...
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QEII Health Sciences Centre first location in Canada to use Medtronic surgical robot for spinal surgeries
August 3, 2022
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Photos and videos of the first procedure and training session are available for media use here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4k2ieuqko9ktej1/AADmmc7HSKNrkMMJkGUIepHMa?dl=0 Nova Scotia Health has completed the first spinal robotic surgery in Canada using Medtronic’s MAZOR™ X Stealth Edition. The innovative robotic arm is...
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“Nobody could see it until it was too late”: A grandfather’s death inspires the next generation of wound care technology
June 28, 2023
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By: Norma Lee MacLeod Clinical trials to test a new pocket-sized imaging technology that could vastly improve wound care will soon begin in Nova Scotia. The Mimosa Pro is a handheld device that uses near infrared light to peer beneath...
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Local technology company partners with Nova Scotia Health to boost efficiency
January 31, 2024
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By: Kirsten Millar In a union of technological innovation and health care, a partnership has emerged between Prosaris, a local, cutting-edge leak and energy management company and Nova Scotia Health. This collaboration will focus on safety and efficiency and aims...
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Medical technology fellowship program, established by Sunnybrook in Toronto, launches second program with the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub
September 12, 2023
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Canada’s healthcare system needs an upgrade. Across the country, hospitals and care centres are marked by long wait times and an overburdened workforce. While healthcare staffing issues continue to be a struggle, the technologies used within the healthcare setting are...
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Health Innovation Hub partner with game changing wound care technology receives Health Canada approval
April 5, 2024
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By: Allison Currie The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub brings together the right people, technologies and products in ways that ensure Nova Scotia leads in world class healthcare, and we do that through partnerships that often start with just an...
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Enhancing care through technology at Nova Scotia care home
April 23, 2024
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By: Kirsten Millar At Tideview Terrace, a nursing home in Digby, Nova Scotia, a quiet revolution is taking place. Gone are the days of bells ringing and blaring alarms disrupting residents and staff. Instead, a partnership with a local technology...
