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Partnership for Advanced Technology in Health Care

Without question, the rapid advent of artificial intelligence (AI) places every industry, including health care, on the precipice of major change, and we need to be proactive in this exciting new world. Our university champions the ethical application of technology and innovation to improve lives. This amazing collaboration with Lakeridge Health will showcase the importance of AI, and how it can be used as a tool to enhance health outcomes.Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor.

In a groundbreaking initiative, Lakeridge Health has teamed with Ontario Tech University to drive health-care innovation and address Durham Region’s evolving health needs using artificial intelligence (AI). The Partnership for Advanced Technology in Health Care (PATH) seeks to enhance patient care and improve health outcomes for the community through the sharing of cutting-edge research with practical applications.

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From left: Dr. Ilan Lenga, Chief Information Officer, Lakeridge Health; Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, Ontario Tech University; Cynthia Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lakeridge Health; Dr. Les Jacobs, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Ontario Tech University (at Lakeridge Health Oshawa, October 10, 2024).
Ceremony to announce the Partnership for Advanced Technology in Health Care (PATH) by Lakeridge Health and Ontario Tech University (October 10, 2024).
Ceremony to announce the Partnership for Advanced Technology in Health Care (PATH) by Lakeridge Health and Ontario Tech University (October 10, 2024).
Ontario Tech University researcher Dr. Winnie Sun of the Faculty of Health Sciences (top right) and graduate student Marco Martinez discuss advances in social robotics and virtual reality reminiscence therapy at the Ontario Tech/Lakeridge Health PATH Research Connection Day (Software and Informatics Research Centre, December 3, 2024).
Ontario Tech researchers and Lakeridge Health clinicians at Research Connection Day (December 3, 2024).
Participants in the 2025 Catalyst Challenge, hosted by the Brilliant Catalyst, Ontario Tech’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub, in collaboration with Lakeridge Health.
Team NavConnect, winners of the Catalyst Challenge's Market Readiness Award, with Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, Ontario Tech University (left), and Cynthia Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lakeridge Health (right).
Team MedRoute, winners of the Catalyst Challenge's Technical Innovation Award, with Cynthia Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lakeridge Health (left), and Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, Ontario Tech University (right).
Dr. Steven Murphy (left), Ontario Tech University President and Vice-Chancellor, with Team Axis, recipient of the Catalyst Challenge's Social Impact and Sustainability Award.
Ontario Tech University’s Brilliant Catalyst joined forces with the Partnership for Advanced Technology in Health Care (PATH) to deliver the 2025 Catalyst Challenge, which explored innovative ideas to address the most pressing challenges facing the health-care sector today.

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