Medical & Healthcare

JAMES CROWE

I am a physician and a scientist, and I study the human immune system. When I was a senior medical student training to be a physician, I worked for several months as a pediatrician in a rural hospital in East Africa. The work was challenging to me, because of the overwhelming burden of infectious diseases […]

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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center

The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center (VVC) was founded in 2004, with James E. Crowe, Jr, M.D. as director. The mission of this internationally recognized biomedical research and development team is to transform infectious disease prevention approaches using instant immunity achieved by use of naturally occurring molecules form the human immune system called antibodies The VVC houses

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MARTY PASLICK

Marty Paslick is HCA Healthcare’s chief information officer. He has been with the organization for more than three decades and leads its Information Technology Group (ITG), a team of more than 6,000 colleagues that provide IT strategy and support for HCA Healthcare and its 182 hospitals and more than 2,300 sites of care. If you

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UNITÉ DE SOUTIEN AU SYSTÈME DE SANTÉ APPRENANT (SSA) QUÉBEC- Ensemble pour un système de santé qui apprend

Impossible de refaire sans cesse la même chose en espérant un résultat différent. C’est pourquoi nous devons repenser notre système de santé et innover afin d’en faire un système qui apprend.   Le défi collectif de l’amélioration continue du système de santé québécois est de taille. Comment réussir le changement  s’impose? En travaillant en partenariat

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UNITÉ DE SOUTIEN(SSA) QUÉBEC-Working together for a Learning Health System

UNITÉ DE SOUTIEN(SSA) QUÉBEC-Working together for a Learning Health System

We cannot do the same thing repeatedly and expect a different result. That is why we need to rethink our health system and innovate to make it a learning system. The collective challenge of continuously improving Quebec’s health care system is significant. How can we achieve the necessary change? By working in partnership rather than

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IRCM-Plus d’un demi-siècle de science inspirée par la vie

IRCM-Plus d’un demi-siècle de science inspirée par la vie, et l’aventure ne fait que commencer

L’IRCM, c’est une histoire d’amour de plus d’un demi-siècle entre le Québec, le Canada d’une part, et la recherche de haut niveau et des soins cliniques les plus avancés d’autre part. Fondé en 1967 par le grand chercheur et humaniste, Dr Jacques Genest, l’IRCM devenait alors le premier centre au Québec à réunir les chercheurs

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CATALIS Québec-Véritable cheffe de file dans l’accélération des processus d’autorisation d’essais cliniques et leader de l’engagement des patient·e·s enrecherche clinique

CATALIS Québec-Véritable cheffe de file dans l’accélération des processus d’autorisation d’essais cliniques et leader de l’engagement des patient·e·s enrecherche clinique, est déterminée à positionner le Québec sur l’échiquier mondial de la recherche clinique

Portée par un mandat gouvernemental et appuyée par le ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie et le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, CATALIS est un berceau d’innovation en recherche clinique. L’OBNL, créé en 2017, entreprend le mandat audacieux d’optimiser l’environnement de la recherche clinique au Québec et de faire rayonner

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HEALTH CITIES-IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ALBERTANS THROUGH INNOVATION

HEALTH CITIES-IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ALBERTANS THROUGH INNOVATION

Globally, healthcare is being disrupted, akin to the disruption we witnessed in media and transportation, and digital health is leading the charge. While Canada lags its peers in health outcomes and health system performance, Alberta’s areas of strength – artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and immersive technologies – can be leveraged to improve health outcomes

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CYTOIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS-PUERTO RICO’S SIX DECADES PHARMA JOURNEY AND GOING….

CYTOIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS-PUERTO RICO’S SIX DECADES PHARMA JOURNEY AND GOING….

Puerto Rico (PR) has been one of the few countries fortunate to have lived the evolution of healthcare with the presence of pharmaceutical operations for more than six decades. The island’s pharmaceutical industry professionals have witnessed big changes from chemical synthesis derived compounds to complex biological molecules manufactured using biotechnology and most recently, the introduction

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DECODE HEALTH-Advancing Precision Medicine to Improve Lives

DECODE HEALTH-Advancing Precision Medicine to Improve Lives

Current methods of managing healthcare are unsustainable, with chronic disease treatment alone putting a $4 trillion annual strain on the U.S. economy. Healthcare professionals across the board agree that earlier diagnosis, better preventative care, and improved disease management will significantly reduce those costs while improving the lives of millions of Americans. In a healthcare landscape

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ABARTYS HEALTH-Healthcare Data, Simplified

What we do: AbartysHealth focuses on improving healthcare by creating patient centric solutions that streamline data, communication, and services for the healthcare industry. The healthcare industry confronts several difficulties in developing interoperable solutions that reliably and accurately collect and communicate data in a complex, dispersed, and unconnected healthcare environment. Founded in 2016, Abartys Health set

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MEDTECH CANADA-Promouvoir l’innovation en soin de santé

MEDTECH CANADA-Promouvoir l’innovation en soin de santé

Depuis cinq décennies, Medtech Canada défend vigoureusement l’innovation en soins de santé au Québec. Les membres de notre association nationale représentant le secteur de la technologie médicale offrent des innovations qui, chaque jour, servent à diagnostiquer, à traiter et à rehausser la qualité de vie des patients au Canada et partout dans le monde. Medtech

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MEDTECH CANADA-Advocate for Healthcare Innovation

MEDTECH CANADA-Advocate for Healthcare Innovation

For five decades, Medtech Canada has been a strong advocate for healthcare innovation in Quebec. As the national association representing the medical technology industry, our members provide innovations that are used every day to diagnose, treat, and enhance the quality of life of patients in Canada, and around the world. Benoît Larose, Vice-président, Québec/ Vice-President,

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Le CQDM- Accélérer la découverte de médicaments

Le CQDM- Accélérer la découverte de médicaments

Ce consortium de recherche biopharmaceutique à but non lucratif soutient et facilite l’innovation multipartite afin d’accélérer la transformation de découvertes de pointe en vaccins, en produits thérapeutiques et en diagnostics répondant à des besoins médicaux non satisfaits, tout en générant des retombées importantes pour l’économie canadienne.   Un modèle de financement innovantEn matière de financement,

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MEDPLUS SOLUTIONS-INNOVATING TO PROVIDE SIMPLER

MEDPLUS SOLUTIONS-INNOVATING TO PROVIDE SIMPLER, BETTER CARE THAT IMPROVES THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE

It’s no secret that healthcare has become excessively complex for both providers and patients. Medplus Solutions builds innovative service programs that deliver a simpler, better experience for patients and superior outcomes for facilities, employers, and payors. Medplus Solutions’ purpose is to provoke changes in the healthcare system by innovating in the areas of medication adherence,

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DR. GER BROPHY

DR. GER BROPHY,EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTOF BIOPHARMA PRODUCTION, AVANTOR

Bioproduction has taken a remarkable journey over the last several decades. In recent years, the demand for specific and powerful biologic therapies has continued to increase, underpinned by the ongoing development of monoclonal antibodies therapies (mAbs) and augmented by new platforms such as Cell and Gene Therapy and also nucleic acid drugs and vaccines. The

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CURCIO DERMATOLOGY

CURCIO DERMATOLOGY

ANSWERING THE CALL TO HEALFor as long as I can remember, medicine has been a special calling for me. And nearly as long, I realized my passion for healing was through dermatology. This was a gift that I inherited from my father, Frederick David Curcio, III, M.D. He knew that he was placed on this

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EVIDENCECARE

EVIDENCECARE

The genesis of EvidenceCare came one night while Dr. Brian Fengler was working in the emergency room of Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, and a young woman presented with extreme shortness of breath and fast heart rate. She had a massive blood clot between her heart and lungs. She was also 36 weeks pregnant.

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THORNHILL MEDICAL -PUTS TOMORROW’S LIFE-SAVING CAPABILITY IN YOUR HANDS — TODAY

THORNHILL MEDICAL -PUTS TOMORROW’S LIFE-SAVING CAPABILITY IN YOUR HANDS — TODAY

Thornhill Medical is a leading developer of innovative mobile medical technologies. Thornhill Medical’s ground-breaking solutions are produced to be used around the world by emergency health care providers, military medical teams and disaster relief responders.   Renowned Canadian research scientist and physician, Dr. Joseph Fisher, has spent his career achieving ground-breaking advances in respiratory and

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ABARCA HEALTH-A DIFFERENT KIND OF PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER

ABARCA HEALTH-A DIFFERENT KIND OF PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER

Abarca was founded to deliver a better way in healthcare. For more than fifteen years, the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) and technology company has been delivering on that promise for its health plan clients and their members through: A smarter platform: Abarca built DarwinTM, its healthcare technology platform, in-house from the ground up to be fully-integrated,

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CANNALYTICS BIOSCIENCE LABS-YOU GROW IT

CANNALYTICS BIOSCIENCE LABS-YOU GROW IT, WE TEST IT.

Cannalytics Bioscience Labs only strives for excellence, integrity and quality in the Puerto Rico Cannabis and Industrial Hemp industry. Cannalytics Bioscience Labs is a full-service Medical Cannabis and industrial hemp analytical testing laboratory facility. We provide a full battery array of compliance and R&D Cannabis testing including potency, terpenes, pesticide screening, heavy metals, microbial detection,

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BOUNCE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION-From Surviving To Thriving

BOUNCE CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION-From Surviving To Thriving, The Lives Of Chronically Ill Children, And Their Families, Are Transformed

A HIDDEN EPIDEMIC: Ten-year-old Tyler feels more like a “patient” than a “person.” Despite fourteen surgeries, he remains bright, inquisitive, fun, funny. But, Tyler can’t talk due to a tracheotomy. He travels with a portable suction to keep his lungs open, and never knows when he’ll be back in Intensive Care fighting for his life.

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