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September 2020

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September 2020

Dawn Morrison with files from Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU)  –  Research, News
Monday, September 28, 2020
COVID-19 has caused disruption to our lives in many ways, including how we access health care. Many walk-in clinics and family practices were closed, pharmacies have restrictions on patient interactions and as a result of public health protocols, many of us are now meeting with our family doctor through a computer screen or by phone call, instead of face-to-face.
Stephanie Brown  –  News, Alumni & Friends
Monday, September 28, 2020
Katrina Philopoulos (BScPT 00) has been the Director Physician Recruitment at Nova Scotia Health for about a year and has had to adapt her work during the global pandemic. She says her background in physiotherapy prepared her for this challenge.
Michele Charlton  –  News
Monday, September 28, 2020
Researchers from 黄色直播 and the Nova Scotia Health Authority are leading projects which received a $1.1 million investment from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Research Nova Scotia as part of a May 2020 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity.
Kathy MacFarlane  –  Alumni & Friends
Monday, September 28, 2020
Growing up in a rural community of Creignish, Cape Breton, Catherine MacPherson (MHA鈥07) knew she wanted a career in health care. She completed her undergrad at McMaster University but returned home to the Maritimes for her masters. 鈥淚 recall reading a Dal pamphlet when I was in high school outlining the MHA program and being drawn to the curriculum. There was no other school for me to explore than Dal,鈥 she says.
Kathy MacFarlane  –  Alumni & Friends
Monday, September 28, 2020
Brian O鈥橰ourke (BScPH鈥80) had no real knowledge of or interest in the profession of Pharmacy growing up, and no family member or relative was working in the health care sector. A chance encounter with a guidance counsellor in Grade 9 who mentioned Pharmacy sparked an interest and he decided to pursue this career choice.
Mark Campbell  –  Alumni & Friends
Monday, September 28, 2020
For Robert Zed (MHSA鈥86), making a difference starts with health. After all, he says, 鈥淚f you don鈥檛 have your health, you have nothing. It is the cornerstone of life and everything we do.鈥
Stephanie Brown  –  News, Research
Friday, September 25, 2020
Dr. Matthew Numer (Associate Professor, School of Health and Human Performance) describes his educational background as diverse, which explains his research portfolio. Hailing from Pittsburgh, Dr. Numer taught social studies to middle schoolers and high schoolers and pursued his Masters in school counselling. A friend of his had connections to 黄色直播, so he travelled to Halifax and completed an interdisciplinary PhD in Sociology and Health on history of HIV and gay men in Nova Scotia.
Dawn Morrison (with files from Kinduct and Dal Magazine)  –  News, Alumni & Friends
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Travis McDonough (BScK鈥94) CEO and founder of Kinduct Technologies Inc., today announced the sale of Kinduct to Silicon Valley tech company mCube 鈥 a leader in MEMS and Sensor fusion technologies.
Decklan Rolle  –  Students
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
The Clinical Vision Science Program is a small program with two admin and eight students. Because of the clinical nature of the program, and our usual proximity to each other at the IWK Health Centre, we are accustomed to seeing each other daily. One admin came up with a novel way to keep students engaged, and not to bore them with a daily "How are you doing?"