12 Finalists!
Shane Bishop
Pack4U connects people at home to a personalized medication delivery and adherence monitoring system to improve health outcomes and lower total cost of care.
Allison Loh-Kandylis
Lean on Me
Lean on Me combats social isolation and loneliness by safely connecting those in need with companionship, self-empowerment resources and communities that share similar interests.
Cassandra Rasko
We provide rural youth with harm-reduction information on cannabis use through a mobile exhibit using videos, characters, lived experience, interactive stations, and a focus on mental health.
Dan Edgcumbe
We democratize health promotion by empowering hair care professionals to have meaningful and impactful health-related conversations with their clients.
Matt Hodgson
Outbreaker Solutions is developing the world's fastest-acting antimicrobial touch surface to eliminate the spread of harmful pathogens on commonly touched surfaces.
Lauren Singh
Breathe to Live: A Virtual Pilot Empowers Patients
By leveraging virtual technology applications, patients were delivered a novel Pulmonary Rehabilitation exercise and education program in their homes during COVID-19.
Kathleen Arnold
Virtual Support: Pairing Group
Bringing the North together virtually: Pairing Group Education with 1:1 Behavior Change Support
Arrow Big Smoke
Indigenous Navigation Interprofessional Rounds
A team of specially trained healthcare providers improving Indigenous client care by advocating for client needs and supporting peers to integrate relational trauma-informed practices and cultural safety into cancer care to overcome stereotypes and biases.
Joelle Fawcett-Arsenault
At their fingertips
At their fingertips: Harnessing the power of text messaging to provide timely, accessible and effective information, forging strong relationships with diverse patients and families and their care team.
Judges for Launchpad Final Event
Reg Joseph
CEO of Health City
Keri Damen
Executive Director
Hunter Hub
University of Calgary
Krista Chapman
Director of Clinical Operations -
CBI Home Health
Margaret Wurzer
Director, Benefit Plan & Product Management
Alberta Blue Cross
Mike Meldrum
President & CEO
Calgary Health Trust
Join the Final Launchpad Event!
Tuesday, October 6th, 6 pm - 8pm *MDT
Congratulations to the semi-finalists!
Learn more about them below!
Digital Health
The semi-finalists in this category have an idea that involves new technology product development or product improvement.
Adam Balogh
Improving healthcare delivery with simple and fast mobile and web-app connecting front-line healthcare teams to fill vacant shifts with off-duty staff at any moment’s notice.
Asif Bux
Medibee is a technology platform that partners with local pharmacies and brings the pharmacy to patients. No more waiting in line at the pharmacy or having to leave your home for prescription medications.
Darlington Etaje
DiRAP
DiRAP (Disease Risk Analysis App) seeks to help inform individuals of the risk of severe illness if they contract COVID-19 and can allow for more informed return-to-work operations.
Savana Radley
Radley Robots provides a communications and concierge service delivered via telepresence robots that keeps people safe, connected and independent.
Kyle McLeod
OrigamAi is an intelligent analytics platform that supports hospitals in decreasing burnout and other psychological harm in healthcare professionals, while positively impacting patient outcomes.
Davis Yates
Dawn is a digital health platform that uses innovative technologies to bridge the gap between Canadians struggling with mental health problems and compassionate, local therapists looking to help.
Kathryn Todd
Vice President Provincial Clinical Excellence
Rohit Joshi
Chief Executive Officer at Brightsquid
Dana Lewis
Founder of Open APS
Emily Armstong
Tele-Rehab 2.0 provides specialist assessments closer to home for rural Albertans by using technology to connect them and their local physio to a specialist in Edmonton.
Esmat Naikyar
Naiad Lab utilizes AI and advanced data analytics to provide Smart Clinic solutions, enabling data connectivity, prevention, and predictive modeling for early intervention.
Ty McKinney
8-Bit Cortex is democratizing access to gamified mental health assessments to improve health care efficiencies and raise our collective wellbeing.
Ray Zhou
Advancare helps you and your family stay healthy at home, by giving you the power to monitor your health, share your health data with your physicians, and receive care from home using smart home monitors and smart phone app.
Ryan Rosentreter
Cortian
Cortian medical technologies has developed a remote ischemic conditioning device for the pre-hospital treatment of acute ischemic stroke and looks to use travel time to save brain.
A SaaS solution for Indigenous community organizations to collect and organize patient experiences anonymously for quality improvement
Alika Lafontaine
Vibudh Singh
Rest Assured App
Rest Assured App uses the EHR data of the patient in the Long Term Care Facilities to keep the loved ones updated about the well being, thus giving its users peace of mind while providing better health care.
Community Impact
The semi-finalists in this category are from organizations outside of Alberta Health Services who have an idea that has created new value in the community.
Adam Henley
COVID SCOUTS will inspire and spread health-promoting behaviours within at-risk neighbourhoods, helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19 with a volunteer cadre.
Chris Waller
We're getting Diabetes wrong
Diabetes is a reversible disease, curable not with cutting edge medicine but with simple lifestyle changes. Our innovation is to focus on that goal and reframe initial management.
Sebastian Lackey
The Fracture Liaison Service and Catch a Break are two innovative, tailored programs to prevent debilitating fragility fractures in an ageing Albertan population.
Megan Hunter
Health Literacy: When we know better, we do better and together we can be better.
Nicole Sanchez
Hempact is a women-led entrepreneurial venture focused on creating sustainable and disposable menstrual pads out of hemp.
Erica Hughes/ Kathy Bui
CareFind is a central interactive platform connecting parents to real-time openings of daycares, preschools, out of school care, and approved dayhomes.
Kathleen McQueen
Care for the Caregiver
Providing support, safety and peace of mind for essential family caregivers.
Lisa Poole
Care Home Advisor
An online platform to evaluate care homes using using customer reviews.
Service Innovation
The semi-finalists in this category have an idea that has created new value within Alberta Health Services.
Amanda Proctor
Stollery Care Cards
Who are you and why are you here? Role identifying cards to explain staff roles.
Tara Fuselli
Indigenous Themed Simulation
We offer health care providers opportunity for reflection, discussion and hands on practice through experiential learning to support the development of culturally safe relationships with Indigenous Peoples accessing care in Alberta.
Catherene Joseph
Tackling the increasing burden of Type 2 diabetes through virtual diabetes prevention.
Jodi Kerr
Optimizing Anticoagulation Bridging in Surgical Patients
Increasing evidence-based, standardized approach to patient care through pharmacist-led periprocedural anticoagulation
Lene Jorgenson
Indigenous Diabetes Project: Harmony in Diabetes Care
Creating Harmony in Diabetes Care with Indigenous Communities
Marsha Meller
Longterm care improved Quality of Care through Education Transformation
Improving quality for Continuing Care through educational transformation - enabling a collaborative learning culture utilizing an innovative environment for local and provincial learning and improvement.
Roberta Dubois
The Rural Ventilation Project
Rural Ventilation: connecting rural and urban ventilation virtually
Tamara Saby
Ending Stigma of Palliative Approach to Care
Quality of life to the end of Life: A palliative approach to care enabling collaborative access to resources, information and compassionate partnership.