Major Score for Public Health: The Ottawa Hospital Develops App for Keeping Track of Vaccinations A new app, ImmunizeCA, developed at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute for the Canadian Public Health Association and funded by the Government of Canada, keeps track of immunizations. It will improve the health of Canadians, give parents across the nation some peace of mind and preemptively reduce health care costs. Read more >

Reflections on My First Year as CAHO Chair This is a pivotal point in time: We are on the eve of the provincial general election and, as my first year as CAHO Chair folds into the remaining year, I’d like to reflect on the remarkable progress and achievements that we’ve realized this year, at the same time as reemphasize a call to action for a strengthened and sustainable health research enterprise. We’ve accomplished a great deal, but there’s more to do. Read more >

CAHO Statement on the 2014 Ontario Budget TORONTO, July 14, 2014 – The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) reaffirms its support for commitments in the 2014 Ontario Budget that strengthen the health innovation value chain, from research to implementation to commercialization and jobs. These include: $250 million over three years to invest in research infrastructure through the Ontario Research Fund […] Read more >

CAHO Statement on the 2014 Ontario Budget TORONTO, May 1, 2014 – The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) welcomes commitments in the 2014 Ontario Budget that strengthen the health innovation value chain, from research to implementation to commercialization and jobs. These commitments include: $250 million over three years to invest in research infrastructure through the Ontario Research Fund (ORF), which […] Read more >

CAHO Applauds Ministry of Research and Innovation for Renewal of Ontario Research Fund TORONTO, January 20, 2014 – The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) applauds and welcomes today’s announcement by the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation that the Ministry is renewing investment in the Ontario Research Fund (ORF). ORF investment will help sustain Ontario’s international health innovation leadership by supporting the new pursuit of discovery […] Read more >

OHIC Can Help Improve Health Care in Ontario and Create New Opportunities for Jobs and Growth TORONTO, November 19, 2013 – The Ontario government today launched the Ontario Health Innovation Council (OHIC). CAHO applauds and welcomes the launch of OHIC and believes that the two goals it is tasked to address – leverage innovation to improve health care in Ontario and create new opportunities for economic growth – are achievable. Read more >