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Volunteering Opportunities
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All board meetings are held virtually, once per month, Mondays from 4-6 pm. Your duties as a board member are: Protect the rights, safety, and welfare of individuals who volunteer themselves, their time and/or their data as a research participant. Review relevant materials submitted for each item under review or...
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Nova Scotia Health launches pilot program with MDClone
March 16, 2023
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New partnership improves patient care by giving researchers better, more efficient access to health data Today, Nova Scotia Health announced a partnership with MDClone – a global data analytics and synthetic data company – to enable quick access for clinicians...
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NS Health Innovation Hub welcomes Cameron Campbell to the team
March 20, 2023
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The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is excited to announce the arrival of Cameron Campbell, as our Interim Executive Director. Cameron will play a pivotal role at the Innovation Hub, leveraging our future programming and creating a dynamic bridge with...
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REB Fees
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Fee Criteria The NS Health REB review fees apply to industry sponsored and industry funded studies, meaning that the industry is contractually receiving data/publication rights and/or access to records. The fees apply to the review of the application and not the REB approval. Fee are refunded and invoices cancelled if...
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Nova Scotia resident urges those who do not have access to a family doctor to try VirtualCareNS
April 26, 2023
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American-born Robin Williams, 61, moved from Alberta to Nova Scotia in December 2020. Williams decided to settle in Nova Scotia with her partner after previously retiring from provincial health care work in Alberta. At the time Williams moved to Nova...
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An experienced leader: Azza Mohamed, BScN, MHA, CHE – the Halifax Infirmary’s new Health Services Director
May 10, 2023
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By: Kirsten Millar Azza Mohamed is a Registered Nurse who has been working in healthcare for over 30 years. She recently began her role as the Health Services Manager at the Victoria General Hospital, and brings a vast set of...
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The nurse that wears many hats: Amy Rockwell, RN, BScN, MN, finds inspiration from her varied experience
May 10, 2023
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By: Kirsten Millar Amy Rockwell is a Surgical Clinical Nurse Reviewer within the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) at Valley Regional Hospital. In this position, Rockwell collects data on surgical patients to help evaluate and improve surgical practices and...
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Meet Sue Battersby-Campbell: Pharmacist Walk-in Clinic+ Nurse Practitioner
May 10, 2023
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By: Laura Todesco Sue is a Nurse Practitioner working in innovation who thrives on and believes in providing care through collaboration. She joined the Pharmacist Walk-in Clinic+, a partnership between Nova Scotia Health and Lawtons Drugs, because she likes the...
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New pharmacy services available at five Pharmacist Walk-in Clinic locations, including new site in Bedford
May 10, 2023
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Nova Scotia Health and Lawtons Drugs to launch point-of-care testing service May 11, 2023 (Halifax, NS) – Nova Scotians now have access to point-of-care testing for strep, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza at Pharmacy Walk-in Clinic+ locations in New...
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Jessica Gillis, RN, aims to mentor and support new nurses, just as her mentors did for her
May 11, 2023
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By Kirsten Millar Jessica Gillis is a Registered Nurse working in Interventional Radiology and Endoscopy, including the Colorectal Cancer Care Screening program at the Valley Regional Hospital. Jessica Gillis has been working as an RN for 15 years, first in...
