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Climate Change: Linking data with lived experience

When Nabiha Shafqat agreed to join a Research Advisory Council for a project on climate change adaptation in Prince Edward Island (PEI), she wasn’t sure what to expect. Read more to find out what it

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Facing the heat: climate change and public health

Findings are helping inform discussions around future heat alert protocols and community preparedness as climate-related health risks continue to grow.
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Stronger hearts: Redesigning heart failure treatment

What if some heart failure patients could safely receive treatment at home instead of in hospital? Read more to learn how the Moncton MSSU team evidence synthesis project is informing new approaches to care.
Research group working together to map climate change in PEI>

Climate Change: Linking data with lived experience

When Nabiha Shafqat agreed to join a Research Advisory Council for a project on climate change adaptation in Prince Edward Island (PEI), she wasn’t sure what to expect. Read more to find out what it was like to be a person with lived experience on a research team in PEI.

Cancer care closer to home

We helped the health system understand what was working, what wasn’t, and what patients and providers needed next. This project generated practical evidence to support ongoing improvements in cancer care delivery for patients in the Upper River Valley.

MSSU Scientist Spotlight: Martha Paynter

As International Women’s Day approaches, we’re highlighting an MSSU Associate Scientist whose research focuses on women whose voices are too often missing in health research.

From mentee to mentor: MSSU builds leaders who give back

When Neil Forbes joined the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) as an Indigenous Allyship and Engagement Mentee, he thought of it as a step in his PhD journey. What he…

MSSU Scientist Spotlight: Ellen McGarity-Shipley

Read the full Q&A to learn how Dr. McGarity-Shipley's team is co-designing change and why she believes patient engagement is worth the extra effort.

MSSU Scientist Spotlight: Ruth Harvie

While relatively new to patient-oriented research and as a MSSU Scientist (16 months), Ruth has become a strong champion for engaging people with lived experience as partners in health research.…

New funding a ‘game-changer’ for autism research in the Maritimes

The next chapter of the CONNECT project is unfolding with an innovative knowledge mobilization initiative: the co-design of a video game aimed at tackling stigma and increasing autism acceptance.

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