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Dr. Amanda Caissie
Medical Director of the Cancer Care Program and Innovator in Residence
Dr. Amanda Caissie is focused on digital oncology, patient engagement and artificial intelligence. Through her roles at Nova Scotia Health as an innovator in residence and Medical Director of the Cancer Care Program’s Oncology Transformation Project, she aims to align...
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Patients can better prepare for and recover from surgery, thanks to Nova Scotia Health partnership with SeamlessMD
May 16, 2023
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The digital care journey platform enhances the patient experience and reduces the surgical backlog May 18, 2023 (Halifax, NS) – Nova Scotia Health announced today the launch of the SeamlessMD Digital Care Journey app for remote monitoring of gynecology oncology...
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Finding convenience, simplicity and relief using VirtualCareNS
May 16, 2023
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By: Colin Talwar Robyn Stewart, a technology professional and business owner, moved to Nova Scotia from Ontario in June 2020. Working a nine-to-five job and running a business, Stewart found it challenging to make an appointment at a walk-in clinic...
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Testing in real time: How disasters put Nova Scotia’s Mobile Primary Care Clinics in motion
June 10, 2023
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It began as a breezy, hot Sunday afternoon in Halifax teasing the promise of summer ahead. But by the end of the day, the wind and heat that lifted spirits would turn against the community, fanning an insatiable wildfire. Thousands...
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Health Innovation Hub Milestones
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/organization/health-innovation-hub-milestones
Using innovation and research to solve health challenges and transform care for Nova Scotians 2020 – The Strategic Partnership Office and Innovation Launchpad was established. An Innovation Team was deployed as part of Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Response Strategy. 2021 – The Innovation Catalyst Fund was formed, VirtualCareNS was launched after...
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Brittney MacKinnon
Senior Director of Innovation
Brittney MacKinnon is the Senior Director of Innovation at Nova Scotia Health and leads the implementation of cutting-edge clinical technologies in order to bring world-class solutions that impact patient outcomes and improve care for Nova Scotians. Brittney has a passion...
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Margaret Palmeter
Senior Director, Innovation, Business Development, Partnerships & Commercialization
Margaret Palmeter has a proven track record of commercializing research and supporting industry-academic partnerships. She comes to Nova Scotia Health in the role of Director of Business Development, Research & Innovation from Dalhousie University, where she was the Founding Director...
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Dr. Keisha Jefferies
Dr. Keisha Jefferies is a registered nurse and a health outcomes scientist at Nova Scotia Health. Her doctoral research, funded by several prestigious provincial and federal awards such as Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, Killam Trust, and Research Nova Scotia, examined...
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Dr. James Robar
Dr. James Robar is a globally recognized medical physicist. He is the Chief of Medical Physics at Nova Scotia Health, Professor of Radiation Oncology at Dalhousie University and founding Program Director of the Masters and Doctoral Programs in Medical Physics...
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Dr. Britney Benoit
Dr. Benoit, PhD RN, is an Assistant Professor in the Rankin School of Nursing at St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia Health Authority Health Sciences Research Chair, and Affiliated Scientist with the Nova Scotia Health Authority. She holds a Bachelor...
