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CONTENTS
9AT A DISTANCE
The Virtual Home Hospital creates a better patient experience, allowing them to continue to live their lives outside the hospital while under a care team.
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BEING PRECISE
Mazankowski Alberta Heart
Institute leads the way in unravelling cardiomyopathies, thanks to assistance from the University Hospital Foundation.
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QUANTUM LEAPS
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dr. Jodi Abbott looks to the future of health care — and how a better way of thinking will make unheard-of innovations into a reality.
6GUT FEELING
SOLVING PROBLEMS
Gastroenterologists and researchers at the University
of Alberta Hospital delve deep into the gut biome, thanks to the University Hospital Foundation. by LISA CATTERALL
FORGETTING ALZHEIMER’S
Research at the University of Alberta, supported by University Hospital Foundation, leads to clinical trials and a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. by TOM NDEKEZI
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New technologies built by quantum computers will bring the future of health care nearer, faster.
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FOR GOOD
Through philanthropy, patients with pancreatic cancer receive exceptional care.
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MECHANICAL HEARTS Through donations and donor support at the University Hospital Foundation, advancements for heart health are within reach.
Artificial intelligence transforms patient care as a diagnostic tool.
PUBLISHER
Trudy Callaghan
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CARDIAC CARE
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MADE AT THE MAZ
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AGAINST ALZHEIMER’S
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FORWARD
THINKING
How health care will evolve in the decades to come
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