Public procurement plays a crucial role in enabling governments to achieve their goals. Unsolicited proposals represent a departure from the usual procurement process used by governments, in that they involve a private firm submitting a proposal to develop a project or to deliver goods and services in the absence of a formal or informal request. […]

User interfaces for health care apps can improve the quality of life of patients, and help them to have active lives despite their condition. In this fact, we highlight the importance of creating a well-designed interface for health care apps to support patients monitoring key parameters, recording daily personal facts, and treatmentadherence. In this research […]

Executive functions are a collection of higher-level cognitive abilities that support decision making, planning, attentional focus, and error correction. Mental slowing, inefficiency, and feeling blue are – to some degree – expected with any serious illness. Goal Management TrainingTM (GMT) is a made-in-Ontario healthcare innovation, developed by researchers at Baycrest, a Toronto-based academic health science […]

L’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval (IUCPQ-UL) est responsable du programme de soins et des services spécialisés et surspécialisés dans le traitement des maladies cardiovasculaires, respiratoires et en lien avec l’obésité, Afin d’accomplir cette mission, un ensemble de cliniques internes et externes (ou ambulatoires) sont rassemblées sous un même toit. La […]

Sleep-related breathing disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, can be life threatening. Although solutions exist to treat these disorders, like Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and oral appliances including Mandibular Advancement Devices (MADs), there are several issues relating to cost, comfort, and convenience with the products that are on the market today. This applied design […]

Radiation treatment (RT) is one of the primary methods for treating cancer. The Radiation Medicine Program (RMP) in Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PMCC) is Canada’s largest of its kind. It delivers around 11,000 courses of radiation treatment for over 8000 patients annually. RT uses Linear Accelerators (LINAC) to deliver high-energy rays to destroy or shrink […]

Although home hemodialysis (HHD) benefits patients including improving their lives’ quality, self-cannulation is currently a limiting and challenging step in their treatment. In this study, we aim to solve this problem by developing an epidermal film/patch with a vein visualization capability. A detachable mobile needle-guide tool can be mounted on the epidermal patch which can […]

Musculoskeletal disorder episodes (MDEs) are widespread among dancers and can have severe consequences on one’s physical and mental health. Given their impact, prevention and treatment of MDEs is essential. However, dancers and health care professionals face challenges during the rehabilitation that could affect its outcome. This study will explore the views of professional ballet dancers […]

Entre 80 et 92% des femmes ayant vécu de la violence conjugale physique doivent composer avec un traumatisme crânio-cérébral (TCC). Les impacts des TCC se font sentir sur le plan de l’autonomisation des femmes et de la reprise de pouvoir sur leurs vies bien longtemps après la sortie de la relation violente. Or, malgré l’ampleur […]

Since 1990, the CIHR Canadian HIV Clinical Trials Network (CTN) has advanced research to prevent, treat and manage human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), aiming to develop a cure for this disease. Over these 30 years, many clinical and research projects have been funded, generating important information and considerable data related to HIV. However, this relevant knowledge […]

Ce projet porte sur la bonification des outils d’analyse des contraintes organisationnelles et psychosociales du travail du guide INSPQ pour la prévention des TMS (Stock et al, 2021), afin de mieux tenir compte du sexe et du genre en prévention des TMS. Un comité de suivi avec d’utilisateurs potentiels des outils et des experts sera […]

There is a strong risk of rejection after a patient receives a heart transplant which leads to death in 1 in 5 people that receive the transplant. Biopsies are taken frequently to determine if the new heart is rejecting by looking at the piece of tissue under a microscope. A specialist doctor will then make […]