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Celebrating Excellence in Emergency Medicine Saint John Research Program
Research Director: Dr. Kavish Chandra Research Coordinator: Pamela McDougall Senior Researcher: Dr. Paul Atkinson Researcher: Dr. Mark McGraw As we move through the fall-winter season, we are excited to share the latest updates from across the Department of Emergency Medicine Research Program at Saint John. Our team continues to grow, [...]
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AERO Planetary Health Conference
Emergency medicine physicians, researchers, public health leaders, and trainees from across Atlantic Canada gathered at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter’s Bay, Prince Edward Island, in November 2025 for the AERO Planetary Health Conference, a first-of-its-kind Atlantic meeting focused on the growing impact of climate [...]
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EMS Research Day – Facts at a Glance
Date/Location: Monday, October 20, 2025 Royal Bank Theatre QEII Health Sciences Centre 1796 Summer Street, Halifax, NS Number of Attendees: 179 People Attended (In-Person/Virtually) Number of Presentations: 12 Dr. Edward J Cain Distinguished Scholar Keynote: Jennifer Greene, ACP, MSc (C) Knowledge Translation Specialist, Division of EMS, Department of Emergency Medicine, [...]
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Research Resident Feature: Dr. Kyle Eastwood
Dr. Kyle Eastwood is a recent graduate of the Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency program at Dalhousie University. Originally from Ontario, Kyle studied Mechanical Engineering and Management at McMaster University and subsequently completed the MD-PhD program at the University of Toronto. During his clinician-scientist training, Kyle’s research interest focused on [...]
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East Coast Research Day
Save the Date: Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 Call for Abstracts is Now Open! ANNOUNCING THE 2025 DR. JOHN ROSS DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR Dr. Kerstin de Wit Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Emergency Venous Thromboembolism Professor in Emergency Medicine Clinician Investigator Program Director Research Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine [...]
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EMS Research Day: Facts at a Glance
Date/Location: Thursday, September 19, 2024 Halifax Convention Centre, Room C-5 1650 Argyle Street, Halifax, NS Dr. Edward J Cain Distinguished Scholar Keynote: Dr. Georgette Eaton, PhD Consultant Paramedic, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust Facilitator & Co-Chair, Oxfordshire Council for Allied Health Professions Research Sr. Fellow /International Collaborator, McNally Project “Johannes [...]
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IWK Research Team – An Introduction
The IWK ED Research Team is a dedicated group focusing on improving pediatric healthcare through various research initiatives. The team comprises researchers and health professionals with a wealth of experience and focus on diverse areas of pediatric health research and safety. L to R: Taryn Forrestall, Kelly Trask, Charlotte Court, [...]
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Utilization of Emergency Departments by Special Care Home Residents in Horizon Health Network
In New Brunswick, over 77,000 individuals aged 75+ live in private residences, retirement homes, special care homes (SCHs), and nursing homes (NHs). While NH residents often have the highest healthcare needs, SCH residents also face multiple health challenges. SCHs, which are privately owned and for-profit, typically lack regular physician or [...]