Northwest Canada Healthcare Access Severity Index Map
RAD-AID is actively developing programs for northern regions of Canada where health resources are scarce in remote locations. These efforts include geographic information systems GIS research using geospatial computing tools to measure health care disparity, identify isolated populations, and strategize geographic navigation to bring mobile medical outreach to remote regions. RAD-AID is also working with Straightline Avaiation and Lockheed Martin on developing hybrid airship technologies for transporting advanced health equipment and services to northern Canadian regions lacking transportation infrastructure. These outreach efforts also include Canadian RAD-AID Chapters and RAD-AID’s partnership with the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) for jointly increasing medical outreach initiatives within and outside of Canada.
In 2024, RAD-AID and the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) implemented a tele-ultrasound program to increase access to POCUS for midwives in rural locations and for midwives serving medically underserved populations. RAD-AID worked with Dalhousie University and McMaster University to provide 4 fellowships in 2023-24 for graduates of RAD-AID’s radiology residency program in Guyana to strengthen Guyana’s in-country specialized imaging in pediatrics, IR, and neuroradiology. RAD-AID worked with University of Ottawa faculty in 2024 to strengthen Radiology-Readiness Assessments in South America and Africa. In 2024, RAD-AID presented at the Canada Health Infoway to work with Canadian IT professionals on medical imaging outreach.
In 2025, RAD-AID sent several teams of volunteers to partner sites in Canada, including Toronto Metropolitan University and Midwives of Kingston to train midwives in POCUS. RAD-AID also participated in workshops at the annual Canadian Association of Midwives Conference (CAM) in Calgary.
RAD-AID presented at Sonography Canada’s annual meeting in 2019 to launch a partnership between our organizations to advance ultrasound training and outreach for medically underserved areas in Canada and around the world.