{
  "id": 16719446,
  "title": "One-day conference for health-care technology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/one-day-conference-for-health-care-technology",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T07:01:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/10/27/one-day-conference-for-health-care-technology"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indigenous leaders and bioscience professionals are convening this week to champion health-care technology in northern communities. Titled the $5.77 plus GST every four weeks initiative, the conference will continue at $19.95 plus GST every four weeks after the initial 52-week period. Offered exclusively to new and returning subscribers, cancellation is possible at any time.\n\nHosted by the Bioscience Association Manitoba, the second annual Indigenous Health Innovations conference is set to take place on Thursday, following the conclusion of the World Indigenous Business Forum in Winnipeg. Andrea Ladouceur, president of the Bioscience Association Manitoba, explained that the conference aims to provide access to care through technology. \"We fly a lot of people in the North to get access for care for things that technology can actually give them,\" she stated.\n\nThe day-long event at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg will feature speakers such as Bunibonibee Cree Nation Chief Sheila North and Carol Anne Hilton, founder of Indigenomics, an Indigenous economic design platform.",
  "summary": "Indigenous leaders and bioscience professionals are gathering this week to promote health-care technology in northern communities. Bioscience Association Manitoba is hosting its second annual Indigenous Health Innovations conference on Thursday, […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Indigenous leaders and bioscience professionals convene for health-tech conference",
    "Second annual Indigenous Health Innovations conference held in Winnipeg",
    "Event features speakers Sheila North and Carol Anne Hilton"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Focusing on technological solutions for northern communities signals a shift toward reducing the logistical burdens and costs associated with flying patients long distances to access essential medical care.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}