Ryerson University’s MedTech Talent Accelerator, in association with McGill University’s Biological & Biomedical Engineering (BBME) Student Society, will be hosting a virtual 2-day Biomedical Engineering symposium on May 5-6, 2021. As part of the program, a virtual panel discussion entitled ‘Explore Medtech: Combating COVID-19’ will be held May 6th, 2021 at 2:30 PM EDT – […]
The Montreal based, COVID-19 Digital Health Task Force held its most recent quarterly meeting on February 26th, 2021. The Mission of the Task Force is to help raise the level of COVID-19 related digital health projects in the ecosystem and to guide them with their resources, experience and community to ensure they can adequately meet a real […]
The last meeting of the Montreal-based COVID-19 Emergency Digital Health Task Force took place on February 26th, 2021. The topic of discussion was the potential utility of COVID-19 rapid testing and tracing in Canada, an important topic considering the impact COVID-19 has had on our citizens and our economic and social lives. And the knowledge […]
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, myriad efforts and strategies have been explored to slow the spread of the virus and contain the damage it causes. The primary strategy deployed has been a series of lockdowns and restrictions on social and economic activity. The intention of these lockdowns is to ‘flatten the […]
We have assembled a list of useful links related to COVID-19 and digital health development. You’ll find references to the latest Health Canada regulations, like the Interim Order (IO), the accelerated pathway for Medical Device Establishment License (MDEL), sale and import guidance for PPEs (like masks and face shields), medical device ventilator specifications, as well […]
