Dr. Will Dixon, the Principal Investigator of a UK study called “Cloudy with a Chance of Pain” gave a seminar on June 8 at 2pm at the McIntyre Medical Building, Osler Library, 3rd Floor, Room 131A. Cloudy with a Chance of Pain is a national smartphone study in the UK investigating the age-old belief that weather Read more about “Cloudy with a Chance of Pain” – a national study[…]
As part of the CREATE-BEST program, some of the great ideas that were pitched in the Pitch-an-App contest back in March were chosen to advance into the development phase. The Design Sprint took place on the week of May 15, 2017. Each group included the idea owner(s) in addition to student volunteers that were chosen to Read more about Design Sprint[…]
The second Mobile App Development course targeted participants that have some experience in mobile app programming, and was given by Dr. Miguel Garzón at the University of Ottawa. It covered more advanced and interesting topics including cloud databases, version control and git, 2D animation, and iOS development. The course was divided into four modules: Module 1 – 6:00 pm – Read more about Mobile App Development Course II[…]
CREATE-BEST, MDII, & MDCC organized a workshop presenting a high level view of the Medical Devices product regulatory classification and a high level view of the registration process, for Canada, Europe and USA. This seminar presented how to build the documentation of the design and development process and meet the regulators expectations of the “Design Control” Read more about Commercializing Scientific/Engineering Information[…]
CREATE-BEST organized a talk and discussion tailored for engineers and scientists with minimal medical background interested in working in the medical field. The title of the session was “Research Ethics and Healthcare” and was given by the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute guest speakers: Edward Lemaire, PhD Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine Senior Investigator, Ottawa Hospital Research Read more about Healthcare Research Ethics Session[…]
A short talk and discussion was given by industry guest speaker and uOttawa alumni Dr. Ali Pourshahid titled “Continuous Delivery – Getting to one release a day and more”. Ali Pourshahid, Director of Software Development at local startup success Klipfolio, providers of cloud dashboard software that lets teams continuously monitor the health and performance of their Read more about Talk by Klipfolio Director of Software Development[…]
Do you have an mHealth (mobile health) app idea that you’d like to share? Then this contest is for you! You’ll have a chance to pitch your idea to experienced judges, win a prize, and possibly take your idea to the next level! This event’s goal is to fill a room with people from different backgrounds, with Read more about Pitch-an-App Contest[…]
Startup Weekend enabled entrepreneurs and business-passionate individuals to gather in one place for inspiration and ideas sharing. The third successful Startup Weekend took place at uOttawa’s Morrist Library over the weekend of November 18, 2016. This edition of Startup Weekend focused on current uOttawa students, and recent graduates. The goal of this event is to connect students Read more about Startup Weekend[…]
A mobile app development course was given by Dr. Hussein Al Osman at the University of Ottawa. Participants of basic experience in mobile app programming took advantage of this course which was divided into four 3-hour modules: Thursday Nov 10, 2016: Module 1 – Basic Intro Thursday Nov 17, 2016: Module 2 – Sensors + Bluetooth (watch Read more about Mobile Appl Development Course[…]
Participants can join us in a research day event to showcase their research and further develop their technical communication skills. The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) day will feature more than 100 posters and 16 presentations from trainees, which is a great opportunity for communication and networking amongst medical professionals, researchers, and trainees. More details on Read more about Ottawa Hospital Research Day 2016[…]