Dr. Richard Birtwhistle Recipient of $105,000 Calian Research Award

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Nov. 24, 2015) - Last evening, Calian Technologies Ltd. (TSX:CTY) Health team announced that Dr. Richard Birtwhistle was named the recipient of a Calian Research Award, a commitment of $105,000 over a three (3) year period, at the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) 2015 Forum in Quebec City.

Dr. Birtwhistle is a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Queens University, the Director of the University's Centre for Studies in Primary Care, and the Chair and Principal Investigator of the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN), that has developed a central repository of data on chronic diseases from a network of primary care practitioners. CPCSSN aims to improve the quality of care for Canadians suffering from chronic diseases through the surveillance of electronic medical records and enhanced primary care health research.

With this Calian Research Award, the scope of the CPCSSN database will be expanded to include several Primacy clinics and the addition of specific identifiers for Military Members, Veterans and their families. Primacy is a subsidiary of Calian, which exclusively manages the national clinic program for Loblaws with over 145 in-store medical clinics across Canada.

"As a strong supporter of the Canadian Armed Forces and its members, Calian is pleased to support this innovative research. This database, the first of its kind in Canada, will eventually fuel evidence-based research to promote consistency of care and improved outcomes for serving Military Members, Veterans and their families," said Scott Murray, Vice President of Health Services at Calian.

Calian has had a strong partnership with the Department of National Defence (DND) for more than 25 years, and has been its healthcare program delivery partner for over 10 years. In this capacity, Calian Health manages more than 500 healthcare professionals in 65 different categories at over 30 military bases across Canada.

About Calian Health Services

Calian is one of Canada's largest private and public sector medical services providers. We are a national healthcare services company with over 10 years of experience in the recruitment, employment and management of healthcare professionals, as well as the operation of primary care and occupational health clinics. With a network of over 1500 healthcare professionals, Calian supports over 6 million patient visits a year at over 180 locations across Canada.

About Calian

Calian employs over 2,300 people with offices and projects that span Canada, U.S. and international markets. The company's capabilities are diverse and include the provision of business and technology services to industry and government in the health, training, engineering and IT services domains as well as the design, manufacturing and maintenance of complex systems to the communications and defence sectors.

Calian's services are delivered through two divisions. The Business and Technology Services (BTS) Division is located in Ottawa. This division delivers outsourcing services for a variety of technical and professional functions and provides health services to numerous domestic customers. Our strength lies in understanding clients' needs, recruiting highly qualified personnel who understand and meet those needs, and then effectively managing those personnel within our customers' framework. Calian's Systems Engineering Division (SED) located in Saskatoon plans, designs and implements complex communication systems for many of the world's space agencies and leading satellite manufacturers and operators. SED also provides contract manufacturing services for both private sector and military customers in North America.

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