Technology

Have you heard? New program in Ottawa offers gently used hearing aids for seniors who struggle with the cost
Hearing aid have been shown to reduce the rate of cognitive decline among older adults, yet are unaffordable to many. A new program in Ottawa aims to bridge this gap, offering gently used hearing devices on a permanent loan basis.
Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps
From ‘companion apps’ to ‘AI therapists’ to ‘mental wellness’ apps, AI’s use in mental health care is varied and hard to define, let alone write laws around.

Nova Scotia’s common EHR revolutionizes access to patient information

Province-wide One Person One Record clinical information system to be deployed in all 46 hospitals and community health centres by the end of 2026.
AI in practice

How doctors are embracing–and evaluating–artificial intelligence tools.
Alberta physicians wishing to use AI scribes face additional administrative hurdle

Alberta’s privacy commissioner and physicians’ regulatory college are reminding doctors wishing to use AI scribes that they need to submit a privacy impact assessment to the privacy commissioner’s office before using them—even for scribes approved under the Canada Health Infoway program.
What pharmacists can learn from Asepha's $4M seed fund raising

The Canadian pharmacy tech firm's recent funding success is a sign that the world is ready to support healthcare innovations created by pharmacists.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implanted into two quadriplegic Canadian patients

Brain-computer interface (BCI) devices are not exclusive to Neuralink, and other companies like New-York based Synchron, are conducting their own clinical trials.
A new circle of support for women in pharmacy

Online platform creates safe space for women executives to discuss challenges in the profession.
Ontario privacy watchdog fines Windsor pediatrician and clinic for misuse of patient data

Dr. Omar Afandi and WE Kidz Pediatrics accessed newborn records from a shared hospital EHR to solicit circumcision services, prompting Canada’s first administrative monetary penalties under PHIPA.
Doctors up in arms over lab report fatigue

New LifeLabs report distribution system in Ontario clogs EMR inboxes with partial lab reports.

Have you heard? New program in Ottawa offers gently used hearing aids for seniors who struggle with the cost

Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps

Nova Scotia’s common EHR revolutionizes access to patient information

AI in practice

Alberta physicians wishing to use AI scribes face additional administrative hurdle

What pharmacists can learn from Asepha's $4M seed fund raising

Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implanted into two quadriplegic Canadian patients

A new circle of support for women in pharmacy

Ontario privacy watchdog fines Windsor pediatrician and clinic for misuse of patient data

Doctors up in arms over lab report fatigue