(Montreal) Quebec continues to encourage innovative health projects. A few days following launching a call for innovation in home care, the government announces aid of nearly 1.2 million that will be shared by six projects.
This is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) and the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIS).
In detail, Quebec must pay $1,173,198 to six initiatives selected at the end of a call for projects launched last fall as part of the Vitrine d’innovations en santé program.
According to the press release published Monday morning, these innovations aim to improve the conditions of home health care, the autonomy of users and the efficiency of care teams. Each of these projects is developed in collaboration with an institution in the health network.
In a quote attributed to the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, the latter says he is delighted that these tools will improve the care offered to the population. He adds that “innovation is a key element [du] Health Plan” of the government of the Coalition avenir Québec.
On Monday morning, Minister Dubé took part in a forum organized by the Quartier de l’innovation en santé de Montréal, the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and the Center hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM). During a speech delivered at the Pierre-Péladeau auditorium, the Minister referred to these announcements by mentioning that “it’s just a start”.
He also recalled the importance of innovating in health and expressed the wish to break down certain taboos regarding collaboration between private companies and health care.
The six projects chosen are first of all a telerehabilitation pilot project for children with walking limitations led by Ora Medical in collaboration with the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS.
In Montreal, the company Amylior and the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal offer the “Amysoft” application, which helps manage the risks associated with pressure sores in wheelchair users. Nosotech and the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal are working on the creation and validation of “an alert tool in the event of a decrease in hand hygiene in healthcare settings “.
Also in the city, BioTwin and the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal are working on obesity prevention strategies. The Braver company and the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal are developing a tool to reproduce therapy at home.
Finally, LivingSafe Technologies and the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal are working to develop a fall detection system with the objective of reducing the time on the ground following a fall.
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