MSSU

Research Projects

Patient Perceptions of Pharmacist Primary Care Services

The overall aim of this project is to identify and describe patient experience and outcome measures relevant to pharmacist-led primary care across the Maritimes. This was achieved through a series…

Improving access to care
Nova Scotia
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Patient Health Outcomes for Evaluation of Primary Care Services Led by Pharmacists: A Scoping Review

This is a scoping review aimed at exploring the literature to identify potential outcomes for evaluating the benefits and harms of pharmacist-led primary care. While established methods exist for determining…

Improving access to care
Nova Scotia
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Small Area Rate Variation (SARV)

The SARV project  examined small area rate variation (SARV) in high-cost use of health services among persons aged 30 and above residing in 78 areas of Nova Scotia. This analysis…

Nova Scotia
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Fairness Dialogues

Nova Scotia
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Social License: Public perceptions on health data use

This work originated from the need to better understand the concept of social license around the use of health data from a public perspective. Community conversations will be hosted across…

Nova Scotia
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Inclusive Digital Mental Health for Youth (DIVERT)

The MSSU supported a knowledge sharing event on equity, diversity, and inclusion in digital mental health for youth. Insights from this event informed similar events across Canada. Recommendations were integrated…

Mental health and addictions
Nova Scotia
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Understanding Children with Medical Complexity

This study aims to better understand the population of children with medical complexity in the Maritime Provinces. It builds on prior work conducted in Nova Scotia, where an extensive chart…

Chronic disease prevention and management
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Research Projects