Last Updated : January 26, 2016
OTTAWA, January 26, 2016 — Dr. Brian O’Rourke, President and Chief Executive Officer of CADTH, was interviewed by Catherine Harrop, a reporter with CBC New Brunswick, last Wednesday for a story that aired Friday, January 22, on CBC News: New Brunswick at 6:00 p.m.
The story was on a new pilot project at a Fredericton hospital that is bringing free in-hospital Wi-Fi to patients and families. Dr. O’Rourke spoke about the evidence of wireless technologies in health care settings, and specifically evidence in the CADTH report, Wireless Device Use and Patient Monitoring Equipment in Any Healthcare Delivery Setting: A Review of Safety and Guidelines.
You can watch the news story here: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2682488973 (between the 19:00 and 21:24 minute marks).
The following news article accompanied the video:
Fredericton hospital pilots free Wi-Fi project
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-wifi-hospital-1.3416634
CADTH welcomes opportunities to discuss the findings of its reports with the media.
About CADTH
CADTH is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides Canada’s health care decision-makers with objective evidence to help make informed decisions about the optimal use of drugs and medical devices in our health care system (www.cadth.ca).
For more information, contact:
Emilie Adams, Communications Officer
CADTH
613-226-2553, ext. 1518
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Last Updated : January 26, 2016