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UHN recently hosted the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario's (CAHO) Innovation Tour.
Posted On: September 18, 2015
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Dr. Shaf Keshavjee (R), Director of the Toronto Lung Transplant Program and UHN Surgeon-in-Chief, greets Giles Gherson, Ontario’s Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation, during a tour of the Latner Thoracic Research Laboratories.
UHN recently hosted the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario's (CAHO) Innovation Tour as part of the ongoing "Healthier, Wealthier, Smarter" campaign, which showcases innovation at Ontario's 24 research hospitals.
Senior UHN executives, including President and CEO Dr. Peter Pisters, Vice President of Research Dr. Christopher Paige and TRI Director Dr. Geoff Fernie led the tour through UHN facilities to demonstrate the leading role that Ontario research hospitals play in the province's knowledge-based economy.
The tour was attended by Giles Gherson, Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation, Allison Barr, Director, Ministry of Research and Innovation, and Karen Michell, Executive Director of CAHO. The facilities visited at UHN included WinterLab and StreetLab in TRI's iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research; Dr. Shaf Keshavjee's Toronto Lung Transplant Program; and the STTARR Innovation Centre.