HeartAttach: Cardiology Guidewire Separator The Cardiology department at the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) has teamed up with Ulster University’s Belfast School of Art to co-design a new device to improve the clinical operator workflows for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). Dr Aaron Peace, (cardiologist) and Dr Justin Magee (product designer) have worked together
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The Clinical Innovation Collaborative, which comprises the organisations listed below, is holding its 3rd conference which aims to build relationships between Northern Ireland clinical researchers and the pharmaceutical industry with a view to increasing collaborative research and adoption of innovation. Using a cross-sector approach with the needs of patients at the centre of the plans, the
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Recognising the shared vision of improving healthcare and strengthening the economy, Health and Social Care (HSC) Innovations, HSC Research & Development (R&D) Division and BioBusiness Limited (BioBusiness) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This will facilitate collaborative working and knowledge exchange and commercialisation activity between academia, industry, and HSC bodies (clinicians and researchers). The
Read more ...‘Designing and Developing New Products in a Regulated Industry’ will take place at Lecture Theatre, Fern House, Antrim Area Hospital Site, Wednesday 20th January 2016 @ 10am – 12.30pm Subject matter to be covered includes: Introduction to Quality Management Systems Life and Health Sciences Regulations, including pharma, diagnostics, medical devices and clinical trials Medical Device
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The Clinical Innovation Collaborative is holding its 2nd conference which aims to build relationships between Northern Ireland clinical researchers and the pharmaceutical industry with a view to increasing collaborative research and adoption of innovation. Using a cross-sector approach with the needs of patients at the centre of the plans, the event is aimed at enhancing
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Antrim Area Hospital’s Pharmacy and Medicines Management Centre was successful with two projects in the recent 16th Northern Ireland Health Care Awards. LAMPS (Live Automated Microbiology Pharmacy Surveillance System), its software-based surveillance system for monitoring antimicrobial resistance, won in the award category ‘Innovations in quality and efficiency through technology’, whilst WriteMed, an electronic Medicines Reconciliation
Read more ...The Clinical Translational Research and Innovation Centre (C-TRIC) at Altnagelvin Hospital has announced details of its seventh annual translational medicine conference. The event will focus on ‘Big data and Data Analytics in Precision Medicine’ and will take place on 26th and 27th October 2015 at the City Hotel, Derry/Londonderry.
Read more ...A forthcoming event organised by Craigavon Borough Council in partnership with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust will encourage commercial and clinical collaboration by presenting opportunities for joint research and new product development. ‘At the Heart of It’ will take place at the Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre on 28th November 2014.
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Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Experior Medical Ltd have recently signed a revenue sharing agreement in relation to a new medical training app clinical software tool, Experior Medical. Medical consultants in Belfast teamed up with IT specialists to develop a mobile training app that helps medics develop their skills, leading to more accurate diagnosis and better patient care.
Read more ...A new 2014 version of the UKCRC model Clinical Investigation Agreement (including the CRO version) has been published.
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