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Breaking Barriers: Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub's quarterly newsletter
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/organization/breaking-barriers-nova-scotia-health-innovation-hubs-quarterly-newsletter
Never miss out on the groundbreaking research and industry-shaping innovations being done in Nova Scotia, and get to know the awe-inspiring people behind that work, through this quarterly recap of the waves we're making in our province's healthcare system and beyond. 2024/25: Quarter 1 (April 2024) Quarter 2 (July 2024)...
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YourHealthNS Pilots Access to Patient Records
February 29, 2024
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About 12,000 patients at four clinics across the province will have access to their medical records through the YourHealthNS app in a new pilot project. Patients will receive information from their clinic this week about how to log in to...
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LEADDR: Legislative Evaluation – Assessment of Deceased Donation Reform Program
In April 2019, Nova Scotia became the first jurisdictionin North America to pass deemed consent legislation with the introduction of the Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act (HOTDA). This means that it will be possible for more Nova Scotians to...
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Locally developed platform improving access to patient care
February 14, 2024
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By: Allison Currie The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is leading the charge to transform healthcare and improve the health of all Nova Scotians. One of the ways we’re doing that is by activating the right people, ideas, technologies and...
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UV light technology research explores infection control in LTC facilities
July 28, 2023
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By Kirsten Millar In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care (LTC) facilities faced unprecedented challenges in keeping their residents safe from infections, both locally and nationally. Nova Scotia has the highest population of seniors in Canada and...
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Meet Dr. Emily Johnston, Pharmacist, Innovation Champion
February 13, 2024
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By: Allison Currie Growing up in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Dr. Emily Johnston knew she wanted to work in healthcare, and found she deeply connected with the relationships that pharmacists can build with their patients, the level of support they...
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Learning Health System
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/partnering-nova-scotia-health-innovation-hub/learning-health-system
A learning health system refers to a culture of learning and continuous quality improvement that supports the use of evidence to improve policy and practice throughout the health care system. Nova Scotia Health’s Implementation Science team is currently developing a strategy to implement, test, and evaluate learning health system practices...
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Nova Scotia Health first in the world to launch and enroll patient in new global cancer trial
January 23, 2026
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Nova Scotia Health’s solid tumour clinical trials team at the Atlantic Clinical Cancer Research Unit (ACCRU) has become the first site in the world to launch—and the first to enroll a patient in—a major international clinical trial led by AstraZeneca...
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Regulations, Standards, and Policies
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/research-ethics-board-reb/regulations-standards-and-policies
Privacy legislation Research in Nova Scotia must comply with both the Personal Information International Disclosure Act (PIIDPA) and the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA). PIIDPA The Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act (PIIDPA) came into effect in 2006. It protects privacy by restricting the disclosure of personal information outside Canada...
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Unlocking the secrets of the brain key to treating and managing dementia
May 24, 2024
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By: Allison Currie Nova Scotia has a thriving research community dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of the brain. Nova Scotia Health works in collaboration with academic institutions and other partners to bring together multidisciplinary teams of neuroscientists, clinicians and others...
