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Three years of innovation, partnership and impact
June 15, 2026
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Three years ago this week, we opened the doors to the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub in downtown Halifax. Since then, our space has become a place where ideas, partnerships and innovation come together to help improve healthcare for Nova...
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Meet our Affiliate Scientist, Dr. Gabriela Ilie
September 18, 2024
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By: Allison Currie Dr. Gabriela Ilie is an Associate Professor jointly appointed in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology and the Department of Urology at the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, and the Endowed Soillse Scientist in Cancer Quality...
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Department of Critical Care research team improving patient experiences and outcomes in ICU
April 22, 2024
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By: Allison Currie Sometimes receiving lifesaving care, such as an organ transplant, recovery from heart surgery or during an unplanned medical emergency, requires around the clock monitoring and life-support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). In Halifax, critically ill patients...
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Nova Scotia Health collaborating with partners to help internationally educated nurse applicants by streamlining registration and licensing processes to get nurses into the system faster
August 24, 2022
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HALIFAX, N.S. - It’s clear that Canada’s health system, and health systems around the world, have longstanding issues that have been pushed to crisis situations due to the pandemic. These include access to care, staffing shortages, overcrowded emergency rooms and...
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Meet our Affiliate Scientist, Dr. Jamileh Yousefi
July 15, 2024
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By: Allison Currie Dr. Jamileh Yousefi is an Assistant Professor in the Shannon School of Business at Cape Breton University, Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University and an Affiliate Scientist with Nova Scotia Health Can...
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Regulatory Requirements and Personal Health Information
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/support-and-resources/contracts/regulatory-requirements-and-personal-health-information
Health Canada is the applicable Canadian federal authority that administers and enforces the Food and Drugs Act, which includes the Medical Devices Regulations (SOR/98-282) and pursues its regulatory mandate under the Food and Drug Regulation. The Personal Health Information Act, S.N.S. 2010, c. 41 (PHIA) is Nova Scotia’s health privacy...
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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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Meet our affiliate scientist, Dr. Zeeshan Sheikh
November 19, 2024
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By: Allison Currie Dr. Zeeshan Sheikh is an affiliate scientist with Nova Scotia Health, a Clinical Scientist in Periodontics in the departments of Biomaterials and Applied Oral Sciences and Dental Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University. He is...
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Shaping the Future of Health Research: Student Opportunities
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/partnering-nova-scotia-health-innovation-hub/shaping-future-health-research-student-opportunities
The Research Education Program offers valuable educational opportunities for members of the research communities at Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health, while also facilitating student research placements. Training and Education for Researchers As health research grows in scale, complexity, and diversity, maintaining high standards is more important than ever. New...
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Meet our Affiliate Scientist, Dr. Alexa Yakubovich
May 9, 2024
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By: Allison Currie Dr. Alexa Yakubovich is an Assistant Professor in Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University. Can you tell us a little bit about your field of research? My research program aims to advance a structural understanding of...
