Recently, you may have heard about issues with a device commonly used in open heart surgeries in Canada, the US and Europe. This device, which is used to heat and cool blood during surgery, has been linked to a rare infection caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium Chimaera.
Twelve community-minded individuals from across Nova Scotia have been confirmed as members of Nova Scotia Health Authority’s new Patient, Family and Public Advisory Council.
Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Community Health Teams have received the International award for Project of the Year from the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2).
About 450 people participated in the 3rd Annual Under One Umbrella community event for those who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
A thought-provoking education campaign called Weed Myths launched Monday by the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program aims to shed much-needed light on misconceptions surrounding marijuana use.
As of Nov. 1, 2016, Nova Scotians who do not have access to a family practice, such as a family doctor or nurse practitioner, can call 811 Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., or visit needafamilypractice.ca to be added to a provincial wait list.
Ask, listen, talk – and help save lives.
That was the theme of the 2016 Canadian Patient Safety Week, which ran Oct. 24 through Oct. 28 across the country, including throughout Nova Scotia Health Authority.
