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Sarah Hickman

MaRS Discovery District - Recommended Resources - Global Market Reports - VHA Research ... - 0 views

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    "The United States spends more on health care-related research and development than any other country. In 2003, it was estimated that the Federal government alone spent over $26 billion. Pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers and other private companies invested over $10 billion more. At its best, the American health care system is capable of delivering care unsurpassed anywhere else in the world. Yet, a 1999 Institute of Medicine study estimated that as many as 98,000 Americans die each year from hospital related medical errors. A recent study by the Rand Corporation (a non-profit think tank) concluded that less than 50 percent of encounters with doctors and hospitals resulted in optimal, evidence-based treatment. Studies show that as many as 42 million Americans - almost 15 percent of the population - lack health care insurance. Surveys reveal that patients do not feel they have adequate information about their conditions, and that their experience with health care ranks below that of most other sectors, in fact below that of the post office. In the aggregate, the country is spending nearly $2 trillion on health care, and yet the nation's health care system does not meet acceptable thresholds for safety, quality, access or cost. In 2005, VHA Health Foundation's board of directors sought to better understand the reasons behind this paradox. The foundation commissioned Larry Keeley and his associates at Doblin Inc. to apply the rigorous analytical methods that are used in their evaluation of other American industries and companies. The project set out to discover when, where and how innovation was taking place in health care. It also sought to identify organizations that were developing model innovation processes, and to explore where opportunities for successful innovation might lay."
Assunta Krehl

Mensante named one of Top 10 Healthcare Companies to Watch | Markets | CNW GROUP | Cana... - 0 views

  • Market research leader IDC Canada has featured MaRS client Mensante as one of its "Ten Canadian Health Companies to Watch" in 2009.
  • Leading international psychiatrists, family physicians, psychologists, work place mental health experts and mental health economists developed an innovative web-based mental healthcare system called FeelingBetterNow(R).
  • Dr. Ozersky, Mensante's CEO, was selected by the Canadian Association of Health Informatics as recipient of the 2008 Community Physician Leader and Innovator of the Year Award.
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  • About Mensante Corporation Mensante Corporation (www.feelingbetternow.com) is a privately owned Canadian corporation, founded in 2003. The Toronto-based company developed FeelingBetterNow(R) with the assistance of leading Canadian and American psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, a mental health economist, and work place mental health-care experts. FeelingBetterNow(R) is a valuable benefit for many, including insurance companies, employers, government agencies, professional associations, family physicians, patients and their families.
  • About MaRS MaRS (www.marsdd.com) is a non-profit innovation centre connecting science, technology and social entrepreneurs with business skills, networks and capital to stimulate innovation and accelerate the creation and growth of successful Canadian enterprises.
  • Mensante named one of Top 10 Healthcare Companies to Watch
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    As stated in MaRS Press release "IDC Canada has featured MaRS client Mensante as one of its "Ten Canadian Health Companies to Watch" in 2009. Leading international psychiatrists, family physicians, psychologists, work place mental health experts and mental health economists developed an innovative web-based mental healthcare system called FeelingBetterNow(R).The College of Family Physicians of Canada has reviewed and approved FeelingBetterNow(R) as a practice management tool available to assist family physicians in patient care. The Ontario Medical Association approved the program for its members' personal use."
Assunta Krehl

The business side to good health - The Star - 0 views

  • The Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership was launched this year with a $5-million push from the Canadian government. The latest Ivey initiative has the goal of bringing students together with experts from the science and business sectors, with the ultimate goal of better identifying and commercializing health technologies.Dr. Kellie Leitch, a Hospital for Sick Children orthopedic surgeon, is the first executive director of the centre, which is based at Western.
  • She is sitting in the basement of MaRS, a scientific hub of activity in downtown Toronto where labs, business and major Toronto teaching hospitals are brought together under one roof.
  • The Ivey centre will focus on giving the educational capability to our students so they become really well educated in innovation and commercialization, so we can keep things here at home in Canada and grow those products."
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  • A good example of where both business and health-care expertise is needed is at Crown agencies such as eHealth Ontario.
  • The new Ivey centre builds on a partnership with the London Health Sciences Centre and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
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    The Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership was launched in 2009. The goal of this initiative is to bring students together together with experts from the science and business sectors, with the ultimate goal of better identifying and commercializing health technologies.Dr. Kellie Leitch, a Hospital for Sick Children orthopedic surgeon, is the first executive director of the centre, which is based at Western. Sept 10, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Winner of $50,000 health prize calls for new strategy: 'You can be obese and fit' - The... - 0 views

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    Kim MacKrael, Globe and Mail reporter states, "Steven Blair, an exercise researcher at the University of South Carolina is the first winner of Canada's Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health. " The award of $50, 000 in research was presented to Dr. Blair at the MaRS Centre.
Assunta Krehl

Business News Network - Headline - Mental Health in Workplace - February 8, 2012 - 0 views

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    "Headline looks at the importance of discussing and addressing mental health in the workplace with Bill Wilkerson, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Global Business & Economic Roundtable on Mental Health; and Mike Schwartz, Executive Director, Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace. "
Cathy Bogaart

Rock Health - 0 views

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    Are you working to solve a health-related issue? Apply to join Rock Health, a group of dedicated individuals working to catalyze innovation in the interactive health space, and become one of the first start-ups to access the community of experts and seed-accelerator program.
Assunta Krehl

The Next Frontier in Mental Health: Moving Science to Patients - The Wall Street Journa... - 0 views

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    "The Graham Boeckh Foundation will be hosting its' first symposium, The Next Frontier in Mental Health: From Research to Patients, to discuss and provide insights on the translation of research into improved patient care and how we can move forward towards greatly improving community mental health practice in this country." The event will be held at the MaRS Centre on April 24, 2012.
Assunta Krehl

Wirelessly enabling the long-distance house call - The Globe and Mail - January 20, 2012 - 0 views

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    Dr John Semple helped to created an app that is being in the healthcare industry in Canada for diagnoses. Peter Adams, senior health-care IT adviser, MaRS Discovery District, describs "Dr. Semple's app as the "tip of the iceberg," ... technology and others like it are capable of saving the health-care system millions in unnecessary hospital readmissions, needless suffering and potential deaths."
Assunta Krehl

Media Advisory - Chief Medical Officer of Health releases report on 2008 listeriosis ou... - 0 views

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    Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, will release a report which reviews the way the public health system responded to last year's listeriosis outbreak. Mention press conference at the MaRS Centre.
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    Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, will release a report which reviews the way the public health system responded to last year's listeriosis outbreak. Mention press conference at the MaRS Centre. April 16, 2009
Assunta Krehl

WSIC Forum Challenges Mental Health Stigma - Wire Service Canada - March 21, 2012 - 0 views

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    WSIC's Mental Health Forum is reviewing how we deal with mental illness and about the state of Canada's mental health care. WSIC's April event will focus on Innovation and Technology. Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District will be speaking at the event.
Assunta Krehl

Health care cash crunch looms - The Kingston Whig Standard - 0 views

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    Seniors are staying healthier and living longer. Dr. Jane Barratt, secretary general of the International Federation on Aging, believes only one in seven seniors needs to live in a long-term care facility. Even some quite frail elderly people can and should remain independent in their homes. A conference Tuesday and Wednesday at the MaRS Centre in Toronto explored the business of aging and looked at public policy solutions to issues such as brain health, health care and pensions. Dec 4, 2009
Cathy Bogaart

Diabetes discovery brings out hospital's entrepreneurial side - Globe and Mail, Feb 21... - 0 views

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    MaRS Innovation (a sister company of MaRS Discovery District) brokers a deal between scientists at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Sanofi-Pasteur Canada. The product helps wounds heal more quickly -- potentially benefiting diabetics whose wounds tend to reopen. It's an example of how commercialization of medical technologies is moving from lab to real health outcomes.
Assunta Krehl

Health care cash crunch - Toronto Sun - 0 views

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    Canada's aging population is about to drive medical costs sky high. The The Business of Aging event happening at the MaRS Centre on Dec 1 & 2, 2009. This event will explore the business of aging and look at public policy solutions to issues such as brain health, health care and pensions. Nov 29, 2009
Sarah Hickman

MaRS Discovery District - Recommended Resources - Commercialization Resources - Your He... - 0 views

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    The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) publishes yearly reports on Canadians' research dollars at work. In addition to reporting on specific health care 'research successes' and developments, the site links to regional profiles (Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, The Prairies, and British Columbia). The 2006-2007 editions are now up.\n\nCIHR's 2-page Commercialization report (PDF) for 2006-2007 reveals Canada's Innovation Index for the year as well as the country's shift towards investing in new companies and capacities. CIHR's commercialization strategy includes research, talent, capital, and linkages.
Assunta Krehl

News - Uof G students showcase work at food innovation forum - GuelphMercury.com - 0 views

  • The University of Guelph's leadership in the development of food products that enhance health was showcased at the Agri-Food Innovation Forum in downtown Toronto yesterday.The forum's focus is on agriculture, food and human health, and is examining ways to generate business enterprises in the nutraceutical and functional food field.
  • John Kelly, executive director of the MaRS Landing and chair of the Agri-Food Innovation Forum, said there is a growing global market for nutraceutical products and good product ideas are coming from young minds.
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    Agri-Food Innovation Forum focused on agriculture, food and human health and is examining ways to generate business enterprises in the nutraceutical and functional food field. MaRS Landing is quoted indicating that there is a global market for nutraceutical products and good product ideas.
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    Agri-Food Innovation Forum focused on agriculture, food and human health and is examining ways to generate business enterprises in the nutraceutical and functional food field. MaRS Landing is quoted indicating that there is a global market for nutraceutical products and good product ideas. Feb 12, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Four cases of swine flu in Toronto area - HealthZone.ca - 0 views

  • Dr. David Williams, Ontario's acting medical officer of health announced the cases during a press conference downtown at the Mars Centre.
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    Dr. David Williams, Ontario's acting medical officer of health announced that there are 4 cases of the Swine flu in Toronto. Mention press conference at the MaRS Centre.
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    Dr. David Williams, Ontario's acting medical officer of health announced that there are 4 cases of the Swine flu in Toronto. Mention press conference at the MaRS Centre. April 28, 2009
Cathy Bogaart

The Cochrane Collaboration - 0 views

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    Canada has joined Australia, Finland, Ireland, India, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom in providing nationwide access to the Cochrane Library, a collection of evidence-based medicine reviews and a critical health sciences resource. The current pilot project, which runs through the end of 2009, allows all Canadian users to access the complete Cochrane collection from any computer in the country. The Canadian Health Libraries Association reports that almost 40,000 Canadians were denied access to a Cochrane systematic review in 2007.
Sarah Hickman

Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du C... - 0 views

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    Canada's lead federal funding agency for health research, this website collects funding news and developments from all over Canada, including: * Funding opportunities * How to apply for funding * Funding enquiries
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    Canada's lead federal funding agency for health research, this website collects funding news and developments from all over Canada, including:\n\n * Funding opportunities\n * How to apply for funding\n * Funding enquiries
Assunta Krehl

Appointment of James D. Hughes - Canada Newswire - April 19, 2012 - 0 views

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    The Graham Boeckh Foundation which focuses on improving the lives of those that suffer from mental illness has appointed James D. Hughes as President. The Graham Boeckh Foundation had a symposium on the "Next Frontier in Mental Health": From Research to Patients" that was held at the MaRS Centre on April 24.
Assunta Krehl

Diamond Schmitt selected to design, prepare specifications for Toronto public health la... - 0 views

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    Diamond Schmitt Architects will provide architectural design services for a new public health laboratory, along with office and support space, at the MaRS Centre in the Phase II development in Toronto.
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