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We’d like to take this opportunity to advise you of an exciting initiative that Ontario Centres of Excellence’s Centre for Commercialization of Research is undertaking in collaboration with the University of Waterloo to launch a new type of collaborative training camp for young entrepreneurs. The University of Waterloo recently issued a news release announcing the VeloCity Entrepreneur BootCamp (VEB) which will allow some of the most promising young entrepreneurs in Canada to learn how to help create the country's future economy. The University of Waterloo is drawing on its widely acknowledged strengths in innovation to launch the boot camp along with some funding from Ontario Centres of Excellence’s Centre for Commercialization of Research. Waterloo joined forces with the Ontario Centres of Excellence's (OCE) Centre for Commercialization of Research to set up VEB. Other key partners include the Accelerator Centre; Communitech, which will provide programming and access to their network of mentors; and the Impact Entrepreneurship Group, which will help promote VEB on campuses across the country.
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The statement supports ACAHO members' call for a renewal of federal funding for the retrofit and updating of physical plants by explicitly identifying the need for investments in greener health care infrastructure.
On Thursday, October 29, 2009, the Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO) took the stage to congratulate the Gairdner Foundation on 50 years of celebrating excellence in medical research.
On October 8, 2009, Dr. Jack Kitts (Chair, ACAHO), and Mr. Glenn Brimacombe (President & CEO, ACAHO) appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance.
In seeking to advance the public dialogue on the future of health care in Canada, ACAHO recently participated in a Podcast with the Health Council of Canada on the issue of wait times, with a specific focus on how members of the Association are introducing a number of innovative solutions to improve the order in which patients are accessing the system, and the speed in which they are treated. To listen to the podcast, please click on the title of this article
As part of the federal government’s 2010 pre-Budget activities, the Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO) has submitted a Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. The Brief has three recommendations focused on aligning the potential of members’ with the country’s overall health and economic performance and prosperity.
