Research & Innovation What we know versus what we do Patients of the Canadian healthcare system expect and deserve the best care possible. But for reasons often beyond the control of physicians, nurses...
Your QEII Occupational therapists help rebuild hand strength On May 16, 2014, Katharine Berrington was preparing dinner for her family in her Halifax home. Briefly distracted, she cut not her carrot but her...
Research & Innovation Field of vision: Major research award helps doctor see the optic nerve more clearly Dr. Balwantray Chauhan has spent his entire professional life studying two square millimeters of the human body. The optic nerve may be tiny, but...
Research & Innovation A healthcare pioneer: Remembering Dr. Ed Kinley Jr. There are many ways to leave a lasting legacy: by reaching a remarkable achievement, leaving a charitable gift, being a positive influence on the...
Research & Innovation Hands-on in Haiti: QEII rehab staff volunteer their time and expertise When members of the QEII’s Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre team went to Haiti in November 2009 to conduct a survey of the experiences of people...
Your QEII Understanding mood disorders Susan Kilbride Roper suffered silently for decades with depression and extreme periods of manic behavior and, at one point, turned to alcohol to...
Research & Innovation Stay Connected: Stronger mental health care for young people and adults At 19, people receiving ongoing treatment for mental health issues must switch from youth services at the IWK to adult services at the QEII Health...
Your QEII A word from the QEII Foundation Welcome to the ninth issue of QEII Times. We are delighted to bring you this publication, which is a joint initiative between the QEII Foundation and...
Your QEII Community champion, Craig MacDonald establishes fund for patients touched by neuromuscular disease and other disorders Thirty-seven-year-old Craig MacDonald is no stranger to giving back to patients in need - over the last decade, Craig has raised more than $100,000...