Celebrating International Women’s Day: March 8, 2024
March 6, 2024
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Addressing Inequity in Sexual Dysfunction Research with Dr. Natalie Rosen
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Nova Scotians join together in national mental health initiative
November 6, 2023
Group pursues more equitable and accessible digital mental health and substance use services for youth Read the Summary Publication: Inclusive Digital Mental Health for Youth Local and national researchers and
Myeloma PSP publishes priorities for future myeloma research
February 1, 2022
The Myeloma Priority Setting Partnership (PSP), the first of its kind in myeloma, has identified ten priorities for future myeloma research. Published in the British Journal of Haematology, these priorities
A new approach to supporting informal caregivers of people with dementia
November 15, 2021
Dementia is a complex medical condition often associated with challenging behaviours, also known as responsive behaviours, that can be stressful for caregivers. Caregivers frequently report a lack of education about
Supporting transitions in care
October 7, 2021
The transition from pediatric to adult health care involves multiple people—patients and caregivers, health care providers, administrators and others—working together to support young adults. The process can be complex and
Supporting collaborative approaches to primary care
August 31, 2021
Our work at the MSSU is collaborative by nature. We engage with patients, the public, researchers, health-decision makers and provincial governments to identify and support patient-oriented research that is aligned
Virtual workshop marks the last phase of the Myeloma PSP project
June 23, 2021
The Myeloma Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) entered its final phase with a virtual workshop that took place on April 28-29, 2021. At the workshop, a diverse group of 23 people living with
Worth more than a thousand words
June 17, 2021
How capturing older adults’ experience of their environments is helping to make spaces more accessible Katie Vaughan has a passion for enabling accessible communities through built environments (buildings, streets and
Myeloma Priority Setting Partnership launches second survey
November 18, 2020
Today, the Myeloma Priority Setting Partnership (Myeloma PSP) has launched their second survey to determine a top 10 list of priority questions. This survey allows the opportunity for participants, including people with
Joining forces to support primary care during and after COVID-19
July 22, 2020
The arrival of COVID-19 brought rapid and sweeping changes to the primary health care system—a system that accounts for more than three-quarters of billed health care appointments in Canada. Seemingly