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
Glenda Watson Hyatt recognized with Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation
The recognition comes after Watson Hyatt launched a landmark study to uncover the current state of affairs in Canada in terms of employers’ awareness and knowledge of speech disabilities, and the barriers facing prospective employees who may rely on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies in the workplace.
Upcoming Events
Biomechanics of human feet, thermoregulation, and assistive devices
Seminar by Kota Takahashi
Wednesday, December 13 at 10:00
Centre for Health Innovation
Dr. Charles Sorbie Conference Room
About
The Centre for Health Innovation (CHI) brings together teams of inspired, interdisciplinary investigators to fuel a solutions-based approach to translational health research.
