The Medical Technology Ecosystem in Canada with Brian Courtney

ABOUT THE LECTURE
In the first lecture of the Medventions Fall 2023 Lecture Series, Dr. Brian Courtney reveals industry insights and strategic trends that are currently shaping the medical technology industry in Canada. Dr. Courtney is an interventional cardiologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, clinician-scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute, and Director of the Sunnybrook Medventions Program. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Conavi Medical Inc. and is a co-inventor on over fifteen issued US patents and a co-author on eighteen peer-reviewed publications. Throughout the lecture, Dr. Courtney shares his views of the health technology innovation and commercialization landscape in Canada including current opportunities and enduring complexities in the regulatory, reimbursement, and commercialization processes for health technologies and devices.
ABOUT THE MEDVENTIONS FALL 2023 LECTURE SERIES
The Medventions 2023 Fall Lecture Series is an educational series designed to equip the next generation of medtech innovators with the knowledge and skills they need to transform healthcare. The Lecture Series offers an excellent opportunity to learn about health technology innovation, how to validate healthcare needs, invent new medical technology products, and plan for their implementation into patient care.
ABOUT MEDVENTIONS
Medventions is a hospital-based fellowship program that targets the clinical needs of patients and nurtures top entrepreneurial and medtech industry talent in Canada. The program is a multidisciplinary and dynamic community of like-minded clinicians, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders who share the same vision; to create the future of healthcare and develop a well-trained workforce with the necessary skills and expertise to translate research outcomes into benefits for Canadians.
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