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Dr. Corrine McIsaac
Affiliate Scientist, Nova Scotia Health
Dr. McIsaac is a dedicated health educator, researcher, and entrepreneur. An Affiliate Scientist with Nova Scotia Health, her research interests are wound and skin care, post-operative surgical care, virtual care, artificial intelligence, and the measurement of outcomes. She has successfully...
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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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Annual Reports
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/organization/annual-reports
Each year as part of Nova Scotia Health’s annual report, the Health Innovation Hub produces a ‘year at a glance’ document that includes highlights of the past year to illustrate the impact that our research, innovation and discovery community are having within the health system, the broader ecosystem, and most...
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Clinical Implementations
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/partnering-nova-scotia-health-innovation-hub/clinical-implementations
The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is committed to driving clinical innovation and transformative solutions within the healthcare system. As the single point of entry for partners looking to collaborate with our innovators, researchers, and clinical teams, we streamline access to the expertise and resources needed to bring new ideas...
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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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Institutional Biosafety Committee Meeting Minutes
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/research-quality-and-education/institutional-biosafety-committee-meeting-minutes
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) at Nova Scotia Health helps ensure that research and innovation involving biological materials is conducted safely, responsibly, and in accordance with national standards. The IBC reviews projects that use biohazardous agents, human samples, or other regulated biological materials to confirm appropriate safety measures are in...
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REB Fees
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/research-ethics-board-reb/reb-fees
Fee Criteria The NS Health REB review fees apply to industry sponsored and industry funded studies, meaning that the industry is contractually receiving data/publication rights and/or access to records. The fees apply to the review of the application and not the REB approval. Fee are refunded and invoices cancelled if...
News Article
‘Revolutionizing’ cancer treatment: How donor CAR T-cells changed Debbie Purchase’s life
October 3, 2024
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By: Heide Pearson On a shelf in Dr. Mahmoud Elsawy’s office at the QEII Hospital in Halifax, sit six small vials in a cardboard box. Each of those vials once contained 20 million donated chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells that...
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Dr. Kenneth Rockwood
Frailty and Elder Care Network, Nova Scotia Health
Dr. Kenneth Rockwood is a professor of Geriatric Medicine and Neurology and the Kathryn Allen Weldon Professor of Alzheimer Research at Dalhousie University. He is a Senior Director of the Frailty and Elder Care Network at Nova Scotia Health and...
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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...
