Latest Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Stories
Active Healthy Kids Canada releases its official position on active video games TORONTO, Nov. 26, 2012 /CNW/ - Active video games - also known as "exergames" - are often presented as a possible solution to getting kids to move more; however, following a rigorous scientific review, Active Healthy Kids Canada - and its strategic partners the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (HALO-CHEO) and...
Active Healthy Kids Canada releases 2012 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth TORONTO, May 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Have you noticed parks, playgrounds and neighbourhood streets are not bustling with kids playing like they used to be? Once known as a regular part of a child's day, active play is now on the brink of becoming extinct. Play comes in many forms, but it is generally freely chosen, spontaneous, self-directed and fun. The 2012 Active Healthy Kids Canada...
Dr. Roger Zemek, Director of Emergency Research at the CHEO Research Institute and ED physician, and assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, has overseen the creation and implementation of a Medical Directive that now empowers nurses to administer an oral steroid treatment, which has reduced wait time and improved patient care. Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children requiring a visit to Emergency. Every year, the Children's Hospital of...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 21, 2008) - The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced today support for large- scale research infrastructure, under its Research Hospital Fund (RHF), to support a collaborative project to develop new therapies and innovative approaches for improving health at Ottawa's research hospitals. The project is a partnership between the Ottawa Health Research Institute (research arm of The Ottawa Hospital), the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, the...
Eclipsys Corporation(R) (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company(R), today announced it continues to see strong market momentum for Eclipsys Sunrise Emergency Care(TM) with multiple, successful client activations and client outcomes that better by half the U.S. national average for wait times. The company reports it doubled the number of live sites on Sunrise Emergency Care in 2007--with the majority of its client base now utilizing the efficiency-enhancing emergency department (ED) solution....
