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News Article
A Sense of Solidarity in Organ and Tissue Donation
March 14, 2022
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On January 18, 2021, the ground-breaking Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act (HOTDA) took effect, and data suggests that the result has been a significant increase in tissue donations as well as large increases in both the availability of both...
News Article
Pain management app aims to empower patients through technology
September 24, 2024
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By: Allison Currie Effective pain management plays a crucial role in healthcare. When pain is inadequately managed, it can lead to longer hospital stays, extended recovery periods, an increased risk of opioid misuse or addiction and poor surgical outcomes. Dr...
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Nova Scotia Health launches first-in-Canada technology that brings together oncology information in real time
February 17, 2023
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Puts province at forefront of cancer care information technology; expected to decrease treatment wait times and improve survival rates Cancer patients in Nova Scotia will receive improved care, shorter wait times, and better results thanks to the new Oncology Transformation...
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Dr. Ivan Wong
Nova Scotia Health, Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Ivan Wong is an orthopedic surgeon at Nova Scotia Health who specializes is sports medicine and trauma surgery. His expertise lies in minimally invasive arthroscopic surgeries of the shoulder, hip, and knee. He received his Masters in Academic Medicine...
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Dr. Ricardo Rendon
Genito-Urinary Urology Cancer Site Team, Nova Scotia Health
Dr. Rendon is the Chair of the Genito-Urinary Urology Cancer Site Team at Nova Scotia Health, and a Professor in the Department of Urology and the Director of Research and Clinic Trials at Dalhousie University. While his clinical practice focuses...
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Dr. Sean Christie
Neurosurgeon, Nova Scotia Health
Dr. Sean Christie is a neurosurgeon at Nova Scotia Health and a Professor, Vice Chair and Director of Research, Division of Neurosurgery, at Dalhousie University. His research focuses on the understanding of the mechanisms of secondary injury following spinal cord...
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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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Healthcare Foundations
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/partnering-nova-scotia-health-innovation-hub/healthcare-foundations
The work we do at the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of donors. Our Vice President of Research, Innovation, and Discovery is designated as the executive liaison to further Nova Scotia Health’s strategic relationship with our health care foundations. Our role within these relationships is...
Project
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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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...
