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Centre for Research in Family Health

The Centre for Research in Family Health engages in research aimed at improving the lives of people in our communities. We work with respected researchers from across Canada and around the world, and are proud to call IWK Health home.

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MicroResearch International

Located within IWK Health, MicroResearch International been improving local community-focused research capacity and maternal child health in Eastern Africa. We do this through the efforts of small, locally-driven multidisciplinary health research teams developing research projects to improve health outcomes.

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October 12, 2021 | 9 min read

Emergency Nurses - In their own words

Emergency Nurses Week, October 10 to 16, is a time to recognize those on the frontline of emergency medicine. This year’s theme is “grit", a quality our Emergency Department (ED) nurses exhibit every single minute of every 12-hour shift. Amy...

Nurse wearing mask with arms crossed stands in front of the word emergency painted white on a red wall.

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November 9, 2020 | 8 min read

State of the art MRI to make real difference to IWK patient and families

A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner is now operational at IWK Health. The new MRI scanner and associated renovations were a result of a $6.9 million investment made by the provincial government in November 2018. An MRI scanner is...

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Children’s Health, Innovation

MRI machine in front of wall painted with cartoon of a tiger astronaut floating in space

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May 28, 2021 | 8 min read

Virtual Reality allows health care workers to experience patient’s perspective

A study published in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences suggests that the use of virtual reality (VR) may be effective in eliciting empathy in medical radiation technologists (MRTs). Researchers concluded that VR may provide an effective tool...

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Research