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Press release
Plaidoyer pour un accès immédiat aux résultats de prises de sang
August 2024 | Attendre les résultats d’une prise de sang peut être angoissant. Que diriez-vous de les obtenir en temps réel, en même temps que votre médecin ? John Kildea, scientifique à l’Institut de recherche du Centre universitaire de santé McGill (IR-CUSM), estime que les patients devraient avoir droit à un tel accès.
Partner Blog
Opal featured in the In Focus blog of Roche Canada
June 2022 | Roche Canada, an important partner in the Quebec SmartCare Consortium project, has written a blog post about Opal and their participation in the project. The post is entitled “Opal - A gem in the rough - How a diverse group of partners is aiming to change healthcare”.
Press Release
CIBC donates $1M to support Opal
June 2022 | The MUHC Foundation announces a major donation from CIBC in support of Opal’s leadership of the Quebec SmartCare Consortium project.
RI-MUHC and OHIG
More accessible healthcare data with Opal
December 2021 | The Opal Health Informatics Group to lead a new consortium called the Quebec SmartCare Consortium to increase the accessibility of healthcare data for patients and researchers.
CTV News
Home monitoring for COVID-19
May 2021 | CTV news article describing how the Opal-COVID study is examining the use of Opal to follow COVID-19 patients at home.
Press release
Opal at the Montreal Children’s Hospital
March 2021 | The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation announces major support for the deployment of Opal at the Children’s start in the Nephrology Department. Using Opal, parents will be able to access the medical data of their children and learn about their condition and care.
Priorité patient – Competition
Opal receives a grant from Oncopole's Priorité Patient competition
October 2020 | Opal receives a grant from Oncopole's Priorité Patient competition to improve peer support by matching patients using the Opal patient portal app.
Montreal Gazette
Social distancing for cancer patients
April 2020 | The Montreal Gazette published a news article describing how the MUHC is using Opal to help treat cancer patients safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation Gala
Opal wins Prix Banque Nationale 2020!
March 2020 | The Opal team were awarded the Prix Banque Nationale 2020–Innovation et soutien à la communauté from the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation.
Radio Canada
At your fingertips: a mobile medical record
January 2020 | The Opal app is featured on Radio Canada’s New Year Télé Journal. Interview with Opal co-founder Dr. Tarek Hijal.
RI-MUHC and MUHC Foundation
Trottier-Webster Award for Innovation
November 2019 | The Opal team was awarded the Trottier-Webster award for innovation at Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre for their project to build blockchain data donation into Opal.
Global News
Award-winning MUHC app to expand usage
November 2019 | Opal co-founder Dr. John Kildea is interviewed about Opal on Global News Focus Montreal.
Quebec eHealth Awards Gala
Opal wins eHealth solution of the year
October 2019 | Opal was presented with the eHealth Solution of 2019 Award at the Le Point santé et service sociaux gala in Drummondville, Quebec.
Prix d’excellence awards Gala
Opal wins top healthcare award in Quebec!
May 2019 | The Opal Health Informatics Group of the MUHC and RI-MUHC is awarded the most prestigious award in the Quebec healthcare network, the Prix d’excellence–Ministers’ Choice Award.
La Presse
The pain of waiting
June 2019 | The La Presse newspaper publishes a touching story about Opal co-founder Prof. Laurie Hendren and her quest to build Opal to improve the experiences of patients in Quebec.