Research & Innovation Shared decision making empowers cardiac surgery patients If you’ve been waiting in line to ride the Space Mountain rollercoaster and staff ask you to sign a consent form, you’ll likely do it with a smile —...
Research & Innovation Anesthesia and cognitive decline in older adults When Danielle Richard-Fowler had a lung biopsy at the QEII Health Sciences Centre this spring, anesthesia was the last thing on her mind. “It's a...
Research & Innovation Rehabilitation in three dimensions In a small room at the QEII’s Nova Scotia Rehabilitation and Arthritis Centre, there sits a machine similar in shape to an easy bake oven, but...
Research & Innovation PATH program empowers QEII patients Halifax resident Donna Clark became involved with the Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) program at the QEII in 2014. Her husband had...
Research & Innovation High-stakes education: Simulation training at QEII There’s a lot of potential crammed into a former ambulance bay at the Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre at the QEII Health Sciences...
Research & Innovation Targeting cancer, one cell at a time A trip to the doctor to check out a bothersome spot on his shin took Michael Meacher on a journey through the Maritime healthcare system that spanned...
Research & Innovation Looking deep into the eyes for answers Dr. Jayme Vianna’s intense curiosity about a small nerve at the back of our eyes and his desire to learn more about it, led him thousands of...
Research & Innovation Keeping eyes on the road We all do it. We back up while we put our seat belt on; we eat and drink; check our GPS; and answer just the really quick and necessary text. We make...
Research & Innovation QEII: a hub of healthcare research Every day, Nova Scotians face a host of variable health challenges. Fortunately, the QEII Health Sciences Centre is home to world-class healthcare...