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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:40:38 -0500

15^th Edition Pharma Resource Planning and Portfolio Optimization
Philadelphia, PA | Option to attend virtually
February 22-24, 2022 | 08:30 EDT

Directing Strategy, Decision Making and Resource Optimization for Optimal Portfolio Success

The marcus evans 15^th Edition Pharma Resource Planning and Portfolio Optimization conference will explore how to…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:43:37 -0500

What is Patient Engagement and How Can it Be Improved for the Patient
A study by Health Affairs defines patient engagement by looking at patient engagement as patient activation, a process that healthcare organizations play an active role in.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:52:57 -0400

Communication Strategies to Engage the Patient

Healthcare providers will increasingly need to be trained on the effective use of communication strategies to drive behaviour change. This will necessitate an understanding of the whole patient and the personal drivers for behavior change. Suggested strategies for engagement in this article include:…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:15:07 -0400

Progress in the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) Arena

Wearable IoMT biosensing devices allows for the collection of biometric data in real-time, enabling both healthcare providers and patients to actively participate in healthcare management driven by the goal of disease prevention. Connected to smartphones and cloud-based apps, physiological and…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:52:32 -0400

The DIA Annual Canadian Meeting will deliver a comprehensive overview of the current biopharma and device landscape in Canada, while sharing insights into Canada’s broader role in global healthcare product development. From policy updates and priorities shared directly from Health Canada, to sessions on international work sharing and partnerships…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:33:00 -0400

COVID Spurred Patient Engagement with Remote Patient Monitoring
The pandemic has enabled the increased the use of remote patient monitoring and telehealth to monitor and manage health at home, but future innovation is needed to meet consumer needs.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:15:45 -0400

What the Inpatient Care Industry Needs Right Now
By Sarah Daren

The COVID-19 pandemic affected virtually every industry on the planet in some way or another. There were a select few that actually evolved due to the pandemic, such as internet communications and delivery services, but most industries were negatively affected, with healthcare being at…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Sat, 22 May 2021 07:55:46 -0400

Healthcare Ecosystems of the Future
The healthcare ecosystems of the future, like other ecosystems, will be centered on the consumer, in this case the patient. The capabilities and services that form the healthcare ecosystems of the future may include: traditional modalities of care, home and self-care, social care, daily engagement and tracking,…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Sat, 22 May 2021 07:51:59 -0400

Leveraging Digital Innovation for a Patient-centric, Value-added Experience
Telehealth was once considered a path for urgent care transactions. However, in 2020, more consumers had scheduled video visits with their primary care physician or specialist than for urgent care. Patients increasingly believe they are entitled to their choice of…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Sat, 22 May 2021 07:43:51 -0400

Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente to scale up hospital-at-home efforts with $100M investment into Medically Home
Medically Home installs communications devices, remote patient monitoring devices, emergency response systems and other supplies such as durable medical equipment in a patient’s home so that providers can treat high-acuity patients outside…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Sat, 22 May 2021 07:40:16 -0400

5 Strategies for Streamlining Patient Engagement in Health Care
Moving forward, patients expect to be involved in every step of the health care delivery process, from initial visit to diagnosis and treatment. Health care administrators are tasked with streamlining the patient experience, using advanced strategies and integrated technology solutions.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Sat, 22 May 2021 07:31:13 -0400

Three Important Lessons To Improve Digital Health Delivery:
The rapid use of digital health services has progressed well, with most patients embracing virtual visits with their doctors. Moving forward there are a number of opportunities for improvement including: Whole person, longitudinal care. Integration of labs and diagnostics to improve…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:19:14 -0500

DIA 2021 Global Annual Meeting

We invite you to be part of the Collaboration Without Boundaries that shapes the industry. Fueled by the ideas of thousands of attendees, the DIA 2021 Global Annual Meeting will bring together patients, industry, regulators, and academia from all points in the product lifecycle from more than 50 countries. Our meeting…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:42:01 -0500

Health Innovations Driven by the Pandemic
Innovation is being driven by not only the need to address the spread of the virus, but to continue to safely address the variety of other patient needs. Read more about the creative innovations arising in the face of COVID-19 including:

The Use of Drones for Medical Supplies Delivery
Apps the can Detect…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:40:31 -0500

Using Food Prescriptions to Address Access and Chronic Disease
What is food security? The Food and Agriculture Organization's definition of food security is “ when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.”

How…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:18:59 -0500

Chief Nursing Officer Summit
January 21 2021
You shouldn`t pass the opportunity to join @Opal Group for their Chief Nursing Officer Summit on January 21, 2021. This event will cover what has happened with the nursing leaders in a challenging reality. To register please visit, http://bit.ly/396VNEc

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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:47:48 -0500

Creating a Good Life within the Boundaries of our Planet
Thinking about our choices and responsibilities to our planet and others. Assessing the positive impacts from living sustainability to our own lives.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:43:34 -0500

Re-Designing Healthcare through the Len of Empathy and Human Centered Design
Chief Innovation Officer Chris Waugh is using creative innovation approaches to redesign the healthcare system to respond emotionally and holistically to its patients.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:37:25 -0500

Cancer Survivor's Guide to Nurturing a Spiritual Perspective with Dr. Rob Rutledge and Rev. David Maginley

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/REXWgyBBrVg
SlideShare Presentation: https://bit.ly/3gwLqwW

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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:20:00 -0500

Behavioral health for the next generation
Public and private institutions can play an important role in addressing behavioral healthcare needs early and holistically.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:17:00 -0500

Rethinking and Redesigning our Food Systems
Listen to these podcasts by IDEO
IDEO’s Food team uses design to connect, support, and enable leaders and organizations committed to solving the toughest problems across the food system.

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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:13:50 -0500

Patients are the Purpose
That was the resounding message of Day 1 of BIO’s Patient and Health Advocacy Digital Summit. Three takeaways that emerged include:
Trust is essential
Lessons from COVID-19 can improve outcomes for all patients.
The industry “should look like our nation
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CanBiotech Inc. — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:11:21 -0400

Women and their Heathcare Needs
While progress has been made in improving women’s health in areas such as birth control, osteoporosis, and breast cancer, we still need to address other areas of disease as well as social, economic, and geographic determinants that present barriers to improving women’s health.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:06:33 -0400

Engaging the Whole Patient: Screening Patients for Social Determinants of Health

RWJBarnabas Health's Health Beyond the Hospital initiative aims to be the first universal screening program for social determinants of health, such as healthy eating options, safe living conditions and transportation.“What defines our health is so much greater than…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:08:25 -0400

Understanding Me as a Whole Patient
I have trained to be a researcher. To methodically seek out the answers to research questions, to be objective, to be analytical, and to base my conclusions on scientific evidence. Unexpectedly, four years ago, I was required to change hats-from scientific researcher to that of patient. The transition was…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 21:12:56 -0400

The Patient Engagement Capacity Model
Patient engagement assessments do not always identify why patients do not participate in their own health care. A new model is presented in this paper to help providers determine t the reasons for lack of engagement and address them more effectively.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 20:44:23 -0400

Leveraging Virtual Patient Care Technology
Virtual technology has increasingly enabled physicians to become more efficient, communicate better internally, and enable patients to receive effective care.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:07:06 -0400

Big data reveals that social deprivation is a leading factor in determining COVID-19 risk.
The COVID-19 Vulnerability Index includes socioeconomic, clinical, mobility, and demographic risk factors. The index showed that social deprivation is a leading factor in determining risk for COVID-19.
HealthITAnalytics 8 Jul 2020
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:06:58 -0400

Six Tests for Physicians and Leaders for the Decade Ahead
Patient engagement, team management, addressing competition, cost management, innovating and dynamic leadership.
NEJM Catalyst 8 Jul 2020
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:06:34 -0400

Building a Chatbot to Address Covid-19 Patient Concerns
Engaging patients through technology: Building a Chatbot
NEJM Catalyst 8 Jul 2020
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:06:18 -0400

What we have learned being together, being apart and being virtual
What has changed? What needs to change?
McKinsey and Company 8 Jul 2020
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:00:15 -0400

An Interview: Helping patients where they are
Charting the path forward for patient engagement and health management.
McKinsey and Company 8 Jul 2020
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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 26 May 2020 16:09:02 -0400

Reflecting on our Larger Purpose and Needed Human Connections
The uncertainty of tomorrow and when we might begin to re-integrate into our old lives, where routine may have provided a sense of comfort, is only adding to our anxiety. How might we move beyond this uncertainty to chart a brighter and clearer future for ourselves?
Perhaps the answer can…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Thu, 21 May 2020 18:17:59 -0400

Exploring Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Treatment Options with Others Online
Inspire has communities where thousands of patients who have IBD share their experiences with treatment.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Thu, 21 May 2020 18:16:25 -0400

Rethinking the waiting room experience
Phoenix-based Banner Health is taking that step with the launch of a virtual waiting room across its Banner Medical Group practices. Banner Health is using mobile chatbots to help patients remotely complete the paperwork and check-in processes for medical appointments before they step into the clinic.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:25:09 -0400

Understanding the human side of the COVID-19 crisis
Seeking to not only understand the disease, but also consumer questions, concerns, and behaviour.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:22:07 -0400

Converting to Virtual Practices
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, physician practices are turning to telehealth. Across four primary care practices, this article describe their experiences in trying to become “virtual practices".
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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:21:23 -0400

Applying the Lessons of the Past to the Challenges of COVID-19: Open-source approaches for the repurposing of existing or failed candidate drugs--Learning from and applying the lessons across diseases

Repurposing has the objective of targeting existing drugs and failed, abandoned, or yet-to-be-pursued clinical candidates to new disease areas. The…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 08:02:47 -0400

Engaging Patients with Facts (our new weekly blog)

From my patient experience, I have come to appreciate that patient engagement exists on a spectrum from being informed to being empowered. As we all jointly attempt to socially distance ourselves to protect the vulnerable and our healthcare workers, we may be watching the numbers of newly…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:15:36 -0400

Never has the world needed the #MIT hacking mentality more than right now. Please join the MIT COVID-19 Challenge virtual event, Beat the Pandemic, from April 3 to April 5. In this 48 hour virtual event, we will tackle the most pressing technical, social and financial issues caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. All participants are welcome! https://cov…

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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:58:14 -0400

How the Coronavirus Affects Social Determinants of Health
The social determinants of health are quite apparent as public health community work to address coronavirus. Critical is the need to address the disparities for the homeless or whose who are housing insecure, who have limited food security, and who live in rural regions.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:32:23 -0400

Developing a Coronavirus Treatment Isn’t Enough
India's experience combatting tuberculosis highlights that there are other significant hurdles to overcome.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:28:29 -0400

Patient Engagement Technology Must Incorporate Patient Needs
A disconnect exists between patient needs and current offerings for patient engagement technology.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:41:34 -0500

Promoting Healthy Living through Responsible Consumption
Helping people live a more meaningful and ultimately healthy life.
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CanBiotech Inc. — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:40:14 -0500

Patient Speaks to a Disconnect in Healthcare
Swapna Kakani was diagnosed with Short Bowel Syndrome, a chronic rare disease, at birth, and for 27 years she has lived with supplemental intravenous nutrition and a feeding tube. Swapna details her experiences and the systemic issue affecting healthcare—a lack of shared, patient-provider decision making.
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