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Important Deadlines – Research

Raymond L. Roberts, EMYRG Applications opened on February 28, the deadline to submit is June 6, 2024 Please email Melissa MacDougall for the application form.   Nova Scotia Health Research Fund – Spring 2024 Competition  Deadline Date Project Registration May 13, 2024 at 16:00 ADT Application deadline July 08, 2024 [...]

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Raymond L. Roberts, EMYRG marks its first anniversary as successful young researchers commence their research program

Congratulations to this year’s EMYRG recipients: Adam Parks, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and James Gould.  All studies are currently underway. Applications for the EMYRG grant are open now, with a deadline of June 6, 2024, Please email Melissa MacDougall melissa.macdougall@dal.ca for the application form.             Adam Parks: [...]

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New Brunswick begins data collection for AIRO

The NB Airway Database was initiated by Dr. Jay Mekwan in 2015. In 2018, Dr. Kavish Chandra helped transfer the registry to a database. On average, around 60 cases per year are recorded. Currently, Saint John is working in collaboration with Dr. Adam Parks at the Halifax Infirmary to develop [...]

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Resident Research Update

Shashwat Desai Dr. Shashwat (Shash) Desai is a PGY-5 emergency medicine resident at Dalhousie University. He obtained his MD from the University of Alberta before moving to Halifax to pursue postgraduate medical training at Dalhousie. Shash has a keen interest in pediatric emergency medicine and is currently completing his fellowship [...]

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Paramedics Receive Exemplary Service Medals

Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant-Governor Arthur J. LeBlanc awarded Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medals to 18 paramedics in January. Members of the public or professional peers can nominate emergency medical care professionals for the coveted medal, which was established by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 to recognize people for their work [...]

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Emergency Doctor Calls For Safer Cycling on City Streets

Dr. Kirstin Weerdenburg, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and trauma team leader at IWK Health, is calling on HRM to take action to make city streets safer for cyclists.  Dr. Kirstin Weerdenburg and her daughter, Genevieve In spite of the implementation of bikeways throughout HRM, the number of cyclists injured [...]

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DalEM Saint John Website Hits Record Traffic

DalEM Saint John has dedicated significant effort over the past few years in developing an academic website that has attracted international attention and continues to grow.  The DalEM Saint John website  attracts and average of approximately 1 000 views per day, with users visiting the site from all around the [...]

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Big Screen Facilitates Bedside Care in Saint John

DalEM Saint John has successfully installed a wall-mounted big-screen monitor in the main trauma room in the Saint John Regional Hospital’s emergency department.  Dr. Mark McGraw led the initiative to install an extra-large monitor in Saint John’s main trauma room The purpose of the large-screen monitor is to make crucial [...]