PARIS, March 12, 2025 -- AZmed is proud to announce a strategic partnership with UP centre for pediatric emergencies and Radiologie Dix30, positioning the two healthcare centers in Canada at the forefront of AI innovation. Through this partnership, AZtrauma*, an artificial intelligence (AI) solution for fracture detection, dislocations, and joint effusions, is now available for pediatric trauma and emergency radiology, bringing better diagnostic outcomes and improved workflow management.
UP is Canada’s first specialized pediatric emergency center outside of a hospital, providing urgent care as emergency rooms continue to fill to capacity and face growing wait times. Committed to the belief that children should receive top-notch care, UP is focused on transforming healthcare throughout Canada.
“AZtrauma is a great solution that, in our model of care, enables patients to get their diagnostic imaging and return to the treating pediatric emergency physician, who is reviewing the images accompanied by the AI read! Given the vision of transparent and collaborative care, UP’s physicians show the injured children and their parents the images along with the AI reads, and looks of “WOW” are lived as families feel that technology is truly working hand-in-hand to serve their children and assure quality care delivery.
For new doctors in our network, some of whom have less experience in pediatric fracture detection around the growth plates of children, this tool provides “real-time” results that accelerate learning and proficiency while ensuring quality diagnoses even before the radiologist provides their official reads. AZmed is completely in sync with our vision of efficiency, agility, and flexibility,” said Dr. Sasha Dubrovsky, CEO of UP. “This partnership is strategic, and we can see it within the public network of care. It fits perfectly into the workflow—by the time we reach the workstation, AI results are already available, increasing diagnostic confidence.”
Dix30, for a decade now, has been serving as a radiology clinic in Montreal, making progress and effectively meeting healthcare needs by providing imaging solutions and specialized services throughout the week, unlike typical private facilities.
“We have developed a field of expertise that was previously nonexistent in Montreal, handling a high volume of patients and addressing an unmet need. Our collaboration with AZmed has been a real success story, bringing an impressive number of patients and requiring us to adapt our operations accordingly,” said Dr. Pierre Bergeron from Dix30.
The link between AZmed, UP, and Dix30 has many benefits for patient care. As patient volumes rise, AI plays a key role in providing effective diagnostic assistance, helping Dix30 optimize resource allocation. Patient management is enhanced while rapid diagnosis is achieved, creating a better environment for clinical decision-making and improving outcomes.
“UP and Dix30 share a commitment to innovation in patient care. Our AI solution is integrated into their workflows, ensuring physicians and patients have access to faster diagnostic support,” said Julien Vidal, CEO and co-founder of AZmed.
With AZtrauma, both centers are now better equipped to ensure faster turnaround for patients. AI augments diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, particularly in the evening when radiologists may not be available and junior doctors are on duty, helping them refine their skills while reducing stress. This collaboration introduces innovation in emergency and pediatric care.
*AZtrauma is FDA-cleared, MDSAP compliant, CE-marked, and undergoing the Health Canada approval process.
About UP Centre for Pediatric Emergencies
Founded by pediatric emergency medicine physicians in 2019, UP is the first specialized pediatric emergency centre outside of a hospital and close to home. But our story doesn’t end there. We wanted to extend the agility and flexibility that are at the very heart of our organization.
Thanks to an innovative vision and an exceptional team, we have integrated within the public network of care to offer hospital-level care outside busy hospitals by providing children and teens with access to quality care — whether urgent or not. For more information, please visit: www.centreup.ca
About Radiologie Dix30
Radiologie Dix30 is a brand new clinic, with state-of-the-art equipment offering diagnostic and therapeutic imaging services focused on quality. It has a team of about fifty radiologists from all fields of expertise. Located at the intersection of highways 10 and 30, in an area experiencing a population explosion, our clinic is the result of concerted efforts by 3 distinct groups of radiologists and other investors to increase the service offering in the area.
The equipment used is entirely digital and of the latest generation. The digital environment makes it possible to combine quality and efficiency in the production, archiving and distribution of examinations and reports to the various stakeholders involved.
Our presence in the vast medical complex that represents the Dix30 Clinic allows us daily interactions with a multitude of stakeholders sharing similar objectives to ours. For more information, please visit: www.radiologiedix30.ca
