The IWK Emergency Department is thrilled to announce that the 2024 New Graduate Nurses have completed their orientation and have successfully, fully integrated into the team. Congratulations to Hayley Soucy, Cassie Smith, Charlotte Baker, Rachael Carrol, Kiersten Boudreau, and Hailie...
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Psychiatry Consultation Services
Physicians can request Collaborative Care phone consultation or one-time assessment from an IWK child psychiatrist. To request a consultation, please call Central Referral and speak with an admin to schedule...
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Family Legal Health Program
The IWK Family Legal Health Program (FLHP) connects IWK Health patients and their families to our community partners who may be able to provide legal information or assistance to improve...
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For Patients Without Dietary Restrictions To order meals, dial 555 from a patient phone or 902-470-6635 from any landline or mobile device. Service is available 24/7. For Family Members and...
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June 5, 2024
| 14 min read
Dr. Sandra Meier, photo by Ryan Wilson, IWK Researchers at IWK Health are looking at how mobile sensing technologies may be used to measure youth mental health. Through the PROSIT app clinicians are able to track daily activities which can...
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Transition to Adult Care Framework
iwkhealth.ca/comfort-safety-and-support/transition-adult-health-care/transition-adult-care-framework
At IWK Health, we are working to improve health outcomes during the transition from pediatric to adult care. Transition from pediatric to adult health care is defined as the purposeful, planned movement of adolescents with chronic medical conditions from child-centred to adult-oriented health care (Blum, 2002) that is supported by...
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June 10, 2024
| 12 min read
From Left to Right: Dr. Satvinder Ghotra, Grace Power, Lisa Morrison Research out of IWK Health shows that formula-fed preterm infants are at a higher risk of iron deficiency than their breast-fed counterparts, even if they are being fed iron-rich...
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September 4, 2024
| 12 min read
The future is bright for three outstanding high-school graduates recognized by Research Services at IWK Health. Applications for the IWK Future Health Research and Innovation Scholarship program were received from students who have demonstrated an early interest in health-related research...
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May 31, 2024
| 9 min read
Dr. Ketan Kulkarni As treatment for pediatric cancer continues to advance, so too does the five-year survival rate which currently exceeds 84 per cent at five years. But with this progress comes a downside: the occurrence of second malignant neoplasm...
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October 25, 2024
| 7 min read
An IWK Maritime Centre for Precision Medicine initiative has gotten the attention – and financial support – of the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS). With CCS funding, Dr. Victor Martinez, Clinical Genomic Specialist and Lead of Data Analytics for the IWK...
