The Centre for Health Innovation
We are a radically interdisciplinary, solutions-focused group of clinician-scientists, engineers, humanities experts, and basic and social scientists tackling the increasing complexity of today’s health and healthcare delivery challenges. We are transforming health research by creating cohesive interdisciplinary teams, state-of-the-art platforms, and community partnerships to forge paths towards the next generation of health solutions.
Research Projects
Explore some of our featured research
Building and Designing Assistive Technology Lab
Through research and designing, we create assistive technology to help increase the independence of persons with disabilities.
Human Performance Analysis
A high-performance human motion laboratory and a three-dimensional fluoroscopy system provides unprecedented capacity for studying the biomechanics of joints and to assess activities of daily living in real time.
Facilities
We have nearly 1800 square meters of space in Kingston Health Sciences Centre across the Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Sites. The vision for the space was to increase the frequency of interactions to encourage collaborations across disciplines. There are 2 large meeting rooms, one smaller one, biohazard I and II facilities, dry lab space and collaborative working areas.
Recent News
Congratulations to Heidi Ploeg on being named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women by WXN
Heidi Ploeg has been named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 for 2024 by WXN: Women’s Executive Network. Recognized in the BMO STEM category for her visionary leadership and dedication to advancing gender equity in […]
Upcoming Events
Shoulder Biomechanics: The Utah Experience
Seminar by Heath Henninger. September 20th, 1:30pm
About
The Centre for Health Innovation (CHI) brings together teams of inspired, interdisciplinary investigators to fuel a solutions-based approach to translational health research.
