For Dr. Patrick McGrath, the big reward is helping other people. Nevertheless, the vice-president of research, innovation and knowledge translation for both Nova Scotia Health Authority and the IWK Health Centre, has been honoured with an array of major awards for his passion and vision, including most recently the Legacy of Leadership award.
It was a beautiful fall day for the 6th annual Veterans Garden Pumpkin People Festival, which was held at Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Hospital on October 12.
Johnena Kennedy, community outreach worker and Parent Connect program facilitators Tammy MacPhee-Doyle and Andrea Weyman-Hickman received the Dr. M.A. Mian Awards at the 2016 Living with Mental Illness and Addiction Conference in Sydney for the impact they have had on the lives of people living with mental illness and addiction.
Eight local university students received diversity bursaries from Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Central Zone (Halifax area and West Hants) at a Sept. 22 celebration at the QEII Health Sciences Centre.
Gauthier credits Dr. John Sapp and his Halifax-based team for saving his life. Treatment with an innovative catheter, unique to the QEII,
corrected an abnormal heart rhythm when other forms of treatment had failed.
