MONTREAL – Quebec continues to support innovative health projects. Days after launching a call for homecare innovation, the government announces nearly $1.2 million in support, divided across six projects.

This is a joint initiative of the Department of Health and Social Services (MSSS) and the Department of Business, Innovation and Energy (MEIS).

Specifically, Quebec must pay $1,173,198 to six initiatives selected following a call for projects launched last fall as part of the Vitrine d’innovations en santé program.

According to the press release published on Monday morning, these innovations aim to improve the conditions of home care, the autonomy of users and the efficiency of care teams. Each of these projects is developed in cooperation with an institution of the health network.

In a quote attributed to Health Minister Christian Dubé, he says he is pleased that these tools will improve care for the population. He adds that “innovation is a key element of (the) healthcare plan” of the Coalition avenir Québec government.

On Monday morning, Minister Dubé attended a forum organized by the Quartier de l’innovation en santé de Montréal, the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and the Center hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM). During a speech at the Pierre-Péladeau Auditorium, the minister referred to these announcements, saying that “it’s just a start”.

He also recalled the importance of innovation in healthcare and expressed a desire to break certain taboos regarding collaboration between private companies and healthcare.

The six selected projects are initially a telerehabilitation pilot project for children with walking disabilities, led by Ora Medical in collaboration with the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS.

In Montreal, the Amylior company and the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal offer the “Amysoft” application that helps manage the risks of pressure sores in wheelchair users. Nosotech and the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal are working on the creation and validation of an “Alert tool in the event of a decrease in hand hygiene in healthcare”.

Also in the city, BioTwin and the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal are working on obesity prevention strategies. The Braver company and the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal are developing a tool to reproduce the therapy at home.

Finally, LivingSafe Technologies and the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal are working on the development of a fall detection system with the aim of reducing the time on the ground after a fall.

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