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Use of Apple iPads grows rapidly in healthcare sector

Use of Apple iPads grows rapidly in healthcare sector

January 6, 2012

Use of the Apple iPad in healthcare environments is accelerating, in large part due to the mobile device's compelling point-of-care applications and uses, according to  a survey of nearly 950 HIMSS members The survey was conducted during an online webinar co-sponsored by HIMSS and BoxTone, a mobile service management company. Data showed that nearly 70% of the attendees were from hospitals...

[Equipment/Supplies, Hospital Equipment/Supplies]

Disinfectant "fogger" sanitizes hospital rooms instantly

Bresslergroup has designed a device that allows hospital staff to easily disinfect an entire room without labour or hazardous chemicals. The Sanosil Halo Fogger turns non-toxic...

[Equipment/Supplies, Medical Supplies/Devices]

Continuous monitoring system prevents patient crises

EarlySense has introduced EverOn, a contact-free, continuous patient monitoring system designed to prevent patient crisis situations and provide personalized patient...

[e-Health, Electronic Medical Records, Healthcare IT, Wireless Communications/Mobile Computing]

EMR application for iPad and iPhone

ClearPractice provides EMR applications for the iPhone and the iPad called Nimble. These applications enable physicians to securely access patient charts, write new prescriptions...

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Medical education in Canada – a prescription for change

April 27, 2010

2010 marks the hundred-year anniversary of the Flexner Report – a study of medical education in Canada and the United States. Since that time, there have been countless changes in medical practice, Canada’s healthcare system and population, and the availability of medical and pedagogical technologies. Yet there has been no comprehensive study of the Canadian system of medical education in 100 years – until now.


The Association of Faculties of Medicine...