Recent initiatives and Upcoming Projects

Local commitments to innovation has given birth to several stimulating initiatives. These projects support and boost the whole health industry and its technologies.

The McGill Medical Skills Centre and the McGill Medical simulation centre

The McGill Medical Skills Centre is a very important step forward in clinical and surgical skills training.  The Centre – the largest and most important facility of its kind in Canada – combines training techniques for high-risk professions in aviation and emergency using the latest medical simulation technologies. Fully integrated to McGill University’s professional programs, the Centre provides the next generation of doctors, nurses and physiotherapists with hands-on training in difficult and potentially dangerous procedures without risk to patients. It promotes the importance of teamwork in health care delivery.  The end result is a culture that is committed to professional accountability, critical assessment and life-long learning.

Coming in 2006, www.medicine.mcgill.ca/simcentre

Contact: simcentre.med@mcgill.ca

The Medical Technologies Development Centre

Its mission will be to facilitate and accelerate the development of the Quebec innovative medical technologies. It will be a converging centre of international reach in research, training, development, incubation, evaluation and marketing of medical technologies. The Centre will provide a strong expertise to companies for the acceleration of their development and to increase collaboration between actors of different realm (small and medium size companies, world class companies, governments, etc.).

Coming in 2007, www.citebiotech.com

Contact: info@citebiotech.com

Jewish Hospital Operating Room of the future

Montreal Robotic Research Centre is a centre for developing and testing invasive surgical and interventional technologies, including robotics. The Center will regroup interdisciplinary project teams from different research institutions in Québec and will offer collaborative research programs   from McGill University and the Montreal Jewish Hospital, its affiliated hospital. This Center is the first interdisciplinary research and training facility in Québec to bring together practitioners, students and researchers in surgery, engineering, imaging, robotics, information technology and business.

Coming in 2007, www.jgh.ca/index.html

Contact: jcorcos@uro.jgh.mcgill.ca

This document had been prepared by: Montréal International