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Sunnybrook’s Medventions program expands to Atlantic Canada with the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub
June 23, 2023
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Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) and INOVAIT announced on June 20, the expansion of Medventions, Sunnybrook’s flagship fellowship training program in health technology innovation. The program is launching its second Canadian site in Nova Scotia, led by the Nova Scotia Health...
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Improving Access to Care: RN Prescribing Comes to Nova Scotia
February 11, 2022
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The roles and responsibilities of healthcare professionals are always evolving to better meet population health needs, and to improve timely access to care. Now, Registered Nurses (RNs) in Nova Scotia can prescribe a limited number of medications, devices and order...
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“It’s giving us optimism”: Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub brings partners together to transform cancer care
June 16, 2023
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When Margaret Palmeter’s mother Maureen was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer the family knew she was in for a difficult journey not only battling the disease, but also navigating the complicated and disconnected world of cancer treatment in Nova Scotia. The...
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A new way to operate: Inside the OR with Nova Scotia’s newest and most advanced surgical robot
February 6, 2026
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By Niecole Killawee Inside an operating room at the QEII Health Sciences Centre, Dr. Boris Gala-Lopez took off his shoes and sat down to perform a liver resection. Seated at the console of a new Intuitive da Vinci Xi surgical...
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Partners come together to help a community in need
September 30, 2022
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The impacts of Hurricane Fiona will be felt across the province for some time. The storm brought extreme wind and rain, and communities in the Cape Breton region were hardest hit. In response, Nova Scotia Health, Emergency Health Services and...
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Nurse Practitioner, Elizabeth Hobson, providing primary health care through VirtualCareNS
June 29, 2022
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Throughout her nursing career, Elizabeth Hobson, nurse practitioner, has seen many Nova Scotians who were negatively impacted by not having a primary care provider. Knowing how challenging this can be for a patient, she was excited about the opportunity to...
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Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub driving change in mental healthcare approaches with RBC Youth Health Innovation Challenge
February 21, 2024
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The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub, the RBC Foundation, the QEII Foundation, IGNITE Atlantic, Nova Scotia Health Mental Health and Addictions Program, IWK Health and Kids Help Phone are inviting young people from across the province to participate in a...
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Nurse Practitioner, Abigail Sawler, reducing health system pressures through VirtualCareNS
June 23, 2022
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As a nurse for over ten years, Abigail Sawler, now a Nurse Practitioner, has cared for many people who did not have a primary care provider. When she heard about VirtualCareNS, she was interested in the opportunity to provide primary...
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Meet Shamsher Pratap Singh Sandhu, Technology Entrepreneurship & Innovation (MTEI) Student with the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub
December 5, 2022
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The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is proud to welcome students from the Technology Entrepreneurship & Innovation (MTEI) program at St. Mary’s University . Learn more about Shamsher Pratap Singh Sandhu, who believes that Nova Scotia Health’s Innovation Hub is...
