Date/Location: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 NSHealth Innovation Hub 1625 Grafton Street, 13th Floor Halifax, NS Keynote Speaker: Dr. Andrew McRae Department of Emergency Medicine University of Calgary “From intuition to […]
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Dr. Ron Stewart was a visionary leader who made incalculable advances in paramedic practice throughout his career. He selflessly worked to improve prehospital care for patients both abroad and in […]
Join us in congratulating Dr. Paul Atkinson on his new appointment as Chief Scientific Officer of Horizon Health New Brunswick’s new institute for research and innovation! In this new role, […]
The IWK Emergency Department participated in the PRoMPT BOLUS trial, a landmark international study comparing outcomes in children receiving fluid resuscitation for suspected septic shock using either balanced fluids or […]
The IWK Emergency Department is one of 14 pediatric tertiary-care hospitals across Canada participating in the SPRINT-KIDS Project: Surveillance Program for the Rapid IdeNtification and TracKing of Infectious Diseases in […]
Areej is a graduate of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship program at Dalhousie University and IWK Health. Her interests include pediatric resuscitation, simulation, quality improvement, toxicology and clinical research. She […]
Alysha is originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland, and grew up in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She completed her undergraduate studies in psychology at Acadia University and worked in Nicaragua with an […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]