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Health Innovation Hub Milestones
June 15, 2023
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Using innovation and research to solve health challenges and transform care for Nova Scotians 2018 – Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy, Vice President of Research, Innovation and Discovery and Chief Nursing Executive, launched the Research and Innovation portfolio with the vision...
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New space supports Nova Scotia health care transformation
June 15, 2023
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June 15, 2023 (Halifax, NS) – Some of the most innovative healthcare minds in Canada are now working under one roof at the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub. The Health Innovation Hub unveiled its new collaborative space today, which will...
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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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“Like an orchestra”: How teamwork and technology are coordinating care at the QEII
June 19, 2023
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Just beyond the foyer of the Halifax Infirmary site of the QEII Health Sciences Centre, there’s an unobtrusive room filled with technology and purpose. On the wall, a bank of monitors streams real time data on every patient and the...
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“We are not afraid to take risks” – How Nova Scotians are getting early access to robotic surgery
June 20, 2023
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When Glen Munroe woke up in the recovery room in January after getting a partial knee replacement, he caused a bit of a stir. “Some of the nurses said, ‘Oh, you had robotic surgery!’ I almost felt like a celebrity...
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Helping Patients Get Home Sooner
June 21, 2023
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Real-time information is helping healthcare teams provide better, faster care to patients. The new Care Coordination Centre at the Halifax Infirmary site of the QEII Health Sciences Centre gives healthcare teams information on bed availability, the status of diagnostic tests...
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Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Andrew - Making Waves Award recipient
June 22, 2023
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By: Kirsten Millar Dr. Melissa Andrew is a geriatrician at Nova Scotia Health, who is leading the way in research as the Research Director of the Department of Medicine at Dalhousie University. Dr. Andrew’s team of researchers, clinicians, and patients...
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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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“Nobody could see it until it was too late”: A grandfather’s death inspires the next generation of wound care technology
June 28, 2023
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By: Norma Lee MacLeod Clinical trials to test a new pocket-sized imaging technology that could vastly improve wound care will soon begin in Nova Scotia. The Mimosa Pro is a handheld device that uses near infrared light to peer beneath...
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Nova Scotia accelerates healthcare transformation with the launch of the Innovation Hub
July 11, 2023
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From the new offices of the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub, perched on the 13th floor of the Nova Scotia Centre, it’s easy to see Citadel Hill, the Dartmouth waterfront, and all the way out the Halifax Harbour to the...
