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Permalink to Dr. Janneke Gradstein is being recognized with the Dr. William Grigor Award

Dr. Janneke Gradstein is being recognized with the Dr. William Grigor Award

  Amherst, N.S. family physician Dr. Janneke Gradstein, CCFP(EM) FCFP,  is being recognized with the Dr. William Grigor Award for her efforts to enhance the health and well-being of Nova Scotians. In practice for 14 years, Dr. Gradstein became the Cumberland […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Nov 09, 2020
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Nova Scotia Physicians on D-Day

Dr. Clarence L. Gosse led the first surgical unit onto Normandy beaches in June 1944 The long-awaited invasion of northwest Europe by the Allies took place June 6, 1944. Several medical officers from Nova Scotia participated in the Normandy invasion, […]

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Allan Marble Nov 03, 2020
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Distinguished Service Award Honours Dr. Stephen Couban, FRCPC

Nova Scotia is home to many extraordinary physicians, and our annual Achievement Awards are one way that Doctors Nova Scotia (DNS) celebrates their hard work. A medical leader in bone marrow transplant, Dr. Stephen Couban is being honoured posthumously with the […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Oct 30, 2020
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4 Reasons Why You Should Get Your Flu Shot

It doesn’t matter if you’re young and healthy: having the flu, or influenza, can land you sick in bed for days. “It’s a formidable illness, but too often people don’t see it that way,” says Dr. Joanne Langley, a pediatric […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Oct 27, 2020
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Permalink to Reimagining a Medical Career

Reimagining a Medical Career

  There is a group of unsung medical professionals making significant contributions to Nova Scotia’s health-care system. Clinical assistants (CAs) – or clinical associates as they are known in other jurisdictions – like Dr. Himanthi De Silva work in tertiary […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Oct 15, 2020
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Make a point of getting your annual flu shot

This year, it’s more important than ever to get your flu shot. As part of the Atlantic bubble, Nova Scotia has been setting benchmarks for our low number of COVID-19 cases, making it one of the safest places to be […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Oct 02, 2020
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Connecting through conversation

Students entering medical and graduate school often encounter a lack of diversity in their programs. Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, PhD, is the James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies in the Faculty of Medicine and an associate professor in the […]

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Permalink to Disrupting systemic racism and decolonizing health care

Disrupting systemic racism and decolonizing health care

Enough is enough. We are heartbroken by the accounts of the last moments of Joyce Echaquan’s life. For far too long, systemic racism in the institution of health care has adversely affected all aspects of Indigenous peoples’ health, from susceptibility […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Oct 01, 2020
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Permalink to When Nova Scotia physicians needed child care during COVID-19, medical students sprang into action

When Nova Scotia physicians needed child care during COVID-19, medical students sprang into action

In early March, Dalhousie medical student Clara Long read the writing on the wall: Nova Scotia physicians needed all hands on deck to prepare for COVID-19. Given the global spread of the virus, Nova Scotia needed to prepare for its […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Sep 11, 2020
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Inspiring others is a way of life for psychiatry resident Dr. Cinera States

  For medical learners, summer is a time of new beginnings – from newly graduated medical students heading out on their residency journey to senior residents making the final transition into full medical practice. In July, Dr. Cinera States started […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Aug 10, 2020
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