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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for The Future of the OR: A Health Everywhere Hub Living Lab & Innovation Event today!

Through thought-provoking conversations, expert panels, live demonstrations and countless connections, we explored how Living Labs can help bring innovation into real-world surgical environments.

Thank you to every speaker, partner, sponsor, exhibitor, volunteer and attendee who helped make today possible. Your ideas, expertise and willingness to collaborate are what make this ecosystem possible.

Here’s to the future of the OR and to building it together. 💙

An opportunity for faculty, postdocs, research staff and alumni to seek sponsored research, explore innovative health-care solutions and make new connections.

Join UCalgary on Sept 22 at the 2026 Health & Life Sciences Industry Collaboration Initiative. Featuring industry players who will reveal how to partner on their R&D pipeline and identify aligned research paths.

Highlights:
🔹 Watch Alberta Innovator Speed Pitches
🔸 Learn about UCalgary research services and licensable technologies
🔹 Join virtual pre-event industry collaboration sessions for UCalgary researchers

September 22 | 8:00am to 6:00pm
Libin Lecture Theatre & Azrieli Atrium, Foothills Campus

➡️ Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4wSxdA5

University of Calgary | W21C

Are you working to advance surgical innovation, patient safety, or the future of care delivery? Do you want to help shape how Alberta's operating rooms adopt tomorrow's technology, today?

Join us for The Future of the OR: A Living Lab & Innovation Event — a premier gathering of clinicians, researchers, innovators, and health system leaders exploring what's next for team communication, AI-powered precision surgery, and futureproofed OR design.

Keynotes. Expert panels. Live innovation showcases.

📅 September 15, 2026
📍 HRIC Atrium, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary
🔗 Register today: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future-of-the-or-a-health-everywhere-hub-living-lab-innovation-event-tickets-1992019127835?aff=oddtdtcreator — space is limited!

The Future of the OR: A Health Everywhere Hub Living Lab & Innovation Event This event will explore how next-generation operating rooms can improve patient outcomes, safety, and surgical capacity.

Please join us in welcoming our newest student researcher, Diana Shehu, who will be working with our Clinical Trials team until the end of June.

Diana earned her Bachelor of Health Sciences in Biomedical Science in 2025 and is currently pursuing her Master in Biomedical Technology degree at the University of Calgary. Her undergraduate thesis focused on reducing the behavioural and cognitive symptoms of Fragile X syndrome in model mice. In her free time, she enjoys writing, drawing, and contributing to open-source software.

Health Everywhere Hub Project Lead, Mary Brindle, joins host Lisa George on the Advancing Healthcare Through Simulation podcast. They will be diving into the concept of the Living Lab in health care, and why testing innovation in real clinical and community settings matters so much. Rather than relying only on tightly controlled pilots, Living Labs allow teams to understand how technologies actually fit into workflows, how they are adopted by users, and where they need to change before they can succeed at scale.

You can check out the video version of this episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jly1v2cO4T8

or catch it on all major podcast platforms, tune in wherever you listen!
https://advancinghealthcarethroughsimulation.transistor.fm/

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Calling all UCalgary alumni! Your Alumni Association is looking for passionate leaders to join our board and committees. This is your chance to lead something and contribute to the growth and success of our community. Apply today and be part of something amazing!

Learn more & apply:

Become a UCAA Leader Applications are now open for the UCAA Board of Directors, standing committees and the alumni representative on Senate.

Not many organizations choose to celebrate their 21st birthday, but when the number is part of your name, it seems most fitting. And, for the W21C Research and Innovation Centre, there was a lot to celebrate over the past year. Click the link in our bio to learn more.

Listening to Speakers (from left): Dr. Jennifer Auxier, Dr. Tito Daodu, Laura Sandström, and W21C Academic Director, Dr. Mary Brindle in the seminar session - From Fragmentation to Connection: Digital Health Solutions for Equitable Perinatal Support

This discussion explores how patient-centred digital health platforms can improve communication, continuity, and cultural responsiveness in perinatal systems.

In collaboration with Health Everywhere & W21C, the Department of Community Health Sciences and the O’Brien Institute for Public Health present:

From Fragmentation to Connection: Digital Health Solutions for Equitable Perinatal Support

Despite advances in healthcare, many perinatal systems remain fragmented and difficult to navigate, especially for marginalized communities. This discussion explores how patient-centred digital health platforms can improve communication, continuity, and cultural responsiveness. Panellists will highlight emerging innovations and the importance of engaging parents as partners in care design.

Speakers include: Laura Sandström, Tito Daodu, Jennifer Auxier, Mary Brindle

January 21, 2026 | 12:30 p.m.

Click the link in our bio to learn more.

Happy holidays from W21C!