November 23, 2022 The Health Innovation Roundup, sponsored by Health Cities, is written and published weekly by Taproot Edmonton to bring you the latest news and events in research, technology, companies and people changing health for the better in Edmonton.Sign up to get the full edition delivered directly to your inbox. Use the code HEALTHCITY & you’ll get 10% off the first year.Here are some highlights from this week’s Health Innovation Roundup: HeadlinesMy Viva Plan uses artificial intelligence and a patient’s data to customize a plan to help manage various health conditions, writes Edmonton Global. The platform was developed by dietitian Loreen Wales and was spun out of Revive Wellness.Bio-Stream Diagnostics emerged in 2020 as CEO John Murphy realized there was a need for better testing for viruses and other ailments. “Before 2020, I was focused on building sensors and machine learning. After COVID hit, I realized there were a lot of bigger problems out there, so I started Bio-stream,” he told Edmonton Global. The company’s organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) technology is designed to provide test results that are accurate, fast, and low-cost.The University of Alberta will receive nearly $11.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to upgrade its Containment Level 3 laboratories, thus expanding its capacity to discover and develop treatments and vaccines for new infectious diseases. “We have a long and proud history of infectious disease research, and this new funding will allow us to remain at the forefront while supporting the needs of the Canadian pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors,” said Tom Hobman, the academic lead for the U of A’s biocontainment facilities, told Folio.Aubrey Rankin has been named to the board of precision health diagnostics company Nanostics, replacing Health Cities CEO Reg Joseph as an independent director.KemNet founder Morẹ́nikẹ́ Ẹniọlá Ọláòṣebìkan spoke about her entrepreneurial journey on Startup TNT’s 5-Minute Friday interview series.True Angle Medical was at the 2022 ASHA Convention for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in New Orleans from Nov. 17 to 19, meeting some of its early adopters and introducing Mobili-T to others.Folio profiled Jodi-Ann Robinson-Perry, an occupational health nurse who just earned her master’s degree and helps oversee health and safety at All Weather Windows. She said employing highly trained occupational health nurses can help a business manage its workforce more effectively than less-qualified, lower-paid staff. “Having an occupational health nurse as a disability manager really helps the business case,” she said.Sangita Sharma, a professor in Indigenous and global health research at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, has been named a Canada Research Chair in Population Health. She has spent almost 20 years partnering with Arctic communities to develop culturally appropriate, community-based health intervention programs.The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters has launched a learning management system to help build capacity and prevent domestic violence. The first module, called The Healing Brain: Supporting Children from Trauma to Resilience, helps participants understand brain development, the impacts of trauma, and ways to nurture resilience in children exposed to domestic violence.The sixth annual Art for Heart fundraiser is aiming to raise $15,000 for the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation. Among the events was an “art battle” involving two tattoo artists and two comic book illustrators. The fundraiser, which was started by David Tuff as a thank-you for the care his daughter received, continues with a silent auction that is open until Nov. 28.EventsNov. 23, 5pm: Raising Hopes Student Initiative: Exploring Innovations in Medicine at the University of Alberta Student Innovation CentreNov. 23, 6:30pm: DemoCamp 51 at AmiiNov. 24: Rainforest Summit at the Edmonton Convention CentreNov. 24, 5pm: NAT Chat: Neurotech in Invasive Medicine, presented by NeurAlbertaTechNov. 25, 10am: Health Ethics Symposium – Bodily Autonomy, presented by the John Dossetor Health Ethics CentreNov. 25, 7pm: Silver Bell Soiree for the University Hospital FoundationNov. 29-30: Plug and Play Alberta Expo Day in BanffNov. 29-Dec. 2: Leading in Learning Forum, presented by Alberta InnovatesDec. 12, 12pm: How to File a Patent That Will Bring Value to Your Business with The IP LinkBecome a “Roundup Cultivator” and sponsor Taproot Edmonton to help them chronicle health innovation in Edmonton. Learn more