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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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Mental Health, Psychiatry

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Health Professionals

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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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Children's Health, Mental Health, Women's/Adult Health

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Children, Health Professionals, Parents and Caregivers, Women/Adult, Youth

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Financial Assistance

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Dial for Dining

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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Children's Health, Labour and Delivery, Women's/Adult Health

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Children, Parents and Caregivers, Team IWK, Women/Adult, Youth

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June 5, 2024 | 14 min read

Mobile sensing app provides a valuable bridge between patients and mental health care

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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Children’s Health, Health Information, Press Releases

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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

New research out of IWK may inform future Canadian Pediatric Society guidelines on iron recommendations for preterm infants

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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Health Information, Press Releases, Research

Three separate polaroids of women researchers are placed on a pale brown background. A post it reads New research out of IWK may inform future Canadian Pediatric Society guidelines on iron recommendations for preterm infants

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September 4, 2024 | 12 min read

Scholarships awarded to Maritime students from IWK Health Research

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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Press Releases, Research

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News and Stories

May 31, 2024 | 9 min read

New research hopes to provide better outcomes for childhood cancer survivors

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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Children’s Health, Press Releases

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News and Stories

October 25, 2024 | 7 min read

Grant awarded to project aimed at improving cancer care for children in the Maritime provinces

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...

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Children’s Health, Press Releases, Research

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Early Pregnancy Complications Clinic (EPCC)

The Early Pregnancy Complications Clinic (EPCC) helps by providing services to patients who are experiencing early pregnancy complications within their first trimester. How we help The clinic provides patients with...

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Pregnancy, Women's/Adult Health

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Women/Adult