Centre for Innovative Medicine Platform

Overview of Services

The Centre for Innovative Medicine offers exclusive access to specialized services and equipment dedicated solely to clinical research.

Functional Testing:

• Sleep lab: PSG & EEG
• PFT: Pulmonary Function Testing
• CPET: Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing
• Muscle strength testing
• Resting energy expenditure                                                                               
• Walk tests, sit to stand, Berg balance and others
• ECG: Electrocardiogram 
• Exercise training research unit
• BIA: Body composition analysis
• Non-invasive vascular assessments

Ophthalmology  NEW! Now available!

• BCVA visual acuity testing
• Tonometry (intraocular pressure measurement)
• Slit-lamp biomicroscopy
• Dilated fundus examination and gonioscopy
• Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
• Retinal and fundus autofluorescence images (Wide field + Regular)
• Visual field testing
• Color vision and contrast sensitivity testing
• Electrodiagnostic testing (ERG, FST, VEP)
• Contrast Sensitivity
• Microperimetry (MAIA)
• Rod perimetry
• Pupillometry

Additional services include:

• Cataract evaluation
• Glaucoma screening and management
• Retinal monitoring
• Pre- and post-operative care

 Imaging:

• Echocardiogram (adult) 
• CT scan
• MRI
• DXA 
• pQCT

Operating Room and Experimental Procedures:

• Experimental Operating Room 
• Bronchoscopy
• Gastroscopy
• Endoscopy 
• Leukapheresis

Human Specimen Collection, Processing, Storage and Shipping services:

• Blood draw, urine collection, nasal swabs, and much more
• Thermal label making services
• Biological specimen containment level 2 laboratory
• Specimen processing and shipping services

Getting Started

• Sign up for a new account using the link in the upper right hand corner, or click HERE
• Login with your iLab credentials in the upper right hand corner.
• Forgot your password? Reset your password HERE.
• To request one of the above services, select the 'Request Services' tab.
• To make a reservation to use equipment unassisted, select the 'Schedule Equipment' tab. Training is free of charge and mandatory prior to equipment reservations. 

Location and hours of operation

• Please notify the receptionist that you are expecting a study participant.

Links and Resources

Contacts

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