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Nurse Practitioner, Elizabeth Hobson, providing primary health care through VirtualCareNS
June 29, 2022
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Throughout her nursing career, Elizabeth Hobson, nurse practitioner, has seen many Nova Scotians who were negatively impacted by not having a primary care provider. Knowing how challenging this can be for a patient, she was excited about the opportunity to...
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Mobile Primary Healthcare Clinic to Visit More Communities
November 3, 2022
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More Nova Scotians will receive primary healthcare services as a new mobile clinic begins moving around the province. The clinic, staffed by nurse practitioners and other primary care providers offers a combination of in-person and virtual treatment for injuries and...
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Health Innovation Hub partner with game changing wound care technology receives Health Canada approval
April 5, 2024
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By: Allison Currie The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub brings together the right people, technologies and products in ways that ensure Nova Scotia leads in world class healthcare, and we do that through partnerships that often start with just an...
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Implementation Science
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Our Implementation Science team works with providers, clinical teams, patient partners, and embedded scientists to support decision-making in the health system by leading rapid reviews, knowledge translation and evaluation activities. We inform the development of policies and practices based on published literature and local evidence; support the implementation of policies...
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Meet the team: Megan Leduc
November 6, 2025
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The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is the front door to innovation at Nova Scotia Health. It’s a dynamic space where healthcare providers, researchers, innovators, patients and government come together to tackle some of the province’s biggest healthcare challenges. By...
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Nurse Practitioner, Abigail Sawler, reducing health system pressures through VirtualCareNS
June 23, 2022
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As a nurse for over ten years, Abigail Sawler, now a Nurse Practitioner, has cared for many people who did not have a primary care provider. When she heard about VirtualCareNS, she was interested in the opportunity to provide primary...
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Gillian Varner Brings Rn Prescriber Skills to South Shore Regional Hospital Emergency Department
August 19, 2022
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Growing up in rural Nova Scotia, Gillian Varner recalls her mother Wendy was often called upon to put her nursing training to work to help friends and neighbours. “Our house was the unofficial rural, rural emergency department,” said Varner. “I...
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Medventions Atlantic
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Now hiring! Now accepting applications for the Fall 2026 Medventions Atlantic Fellowship cohort. Application period: June 19 - July 17 at 5 PM ADT Program Timeline: September – December 2026 Clinical Focus: Vascular Surgery Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Click here to apply. Overview Medventions Atlantic is a transformative health care...
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Institutional Awards and Funding
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/grants-and-funding-opportunities/institutional-awards-and-funding
If you’re a Nova Scotia Health researcher involved in a large scale institutional grant or award (such as Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Canadian Institute of Health Research, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, or Genome Canada), you can get support from the Project Manager of Institutional Awards. Support available to...
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Falling in love with the problem: Medventions’ Clif Johnston on mentoring the next generation of health innovators
October 7, 2025
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By Niecole Killawee Dr. Clifton Johnston, PEng, doesn’t believe in jumping to solutions. As the Medventions Atlantic academic supervisor and a mechanical engineering professor, his teaching philosophy is simple: fall in love with the problem first. It’s also the foundation...
