News/Information Releases
2011
March 24, 2011
The Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) has joined the Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI). The NSHRF is pleased to support CASRAI in their initiative to standardize the semantics and format of research administration data.
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February 22, 2011
The Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) has recently released a Mental Health Strategy Background Document: A summary of the current state of mental health and addictions services in Nova Scotia. The document is available on the NSHRF website.
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February 2, 2011
The Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) has received $250,000 in funding from Health Canada to develop a national web-based toolkit for Health Human Resource (HHR) planning and forecasting.
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2010
December 6, 2010
Today the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) will mark the closing of its 10th anniversary with a reception recognizing those who received awards through 10th anniversary celebrations, those who have supported the organizations for the past decade, and this year’s funded recipients.
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June 29, 2010
Nine high school students across the province were honoured - and surprised - at their graduation ceremonies. They each won a $10,000 scholarship from the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation NSHRF. One scholarship was presented to a student in each of the nine school districts, and a province-wide award of an additional $10,000 was awarded to Kurtis Turnbull, a graduate of Pictou Academy.
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April 16, 2010
Canada’s healthcare system is already strained, so how would we cope if a flu or other pandemic worsened This question is at the back of people’s minds and at the forefront for healthcare planners and administrators. Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy and her research team at Dalhousie University have just been awarded a major grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR to bring us closer to an answer — and a plan.
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March 5, 2010
The Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation NSHRF is pleased to announce the “The Decade Award.” This innovative and exciting one-time scholarship opportunity will award $100,000 in total to 10 Nova Scotia high school graduates across the province. This award is being offered as part of the 10th Anniversary celebrations of the Foundation.
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March 1, 2010
To mark its 10th anniversary, the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation NSHRF has established a one-time competition for NSCAD University students. The NSHRF Art Award -designed to develop a fuller understanding of the integration of art and science – will offer $10,000 in prizes: $5000 for first place, $3000 for second place and $2000 for third place.
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2009
September 18, 2009
Dr. Rob Adamson has been awarded the 2009 The Quest, the John Ruedy Award, to develop high frequency diagnostic ultrasound probes that will improve surgeons’ability to see and repair disease and damage in the middle and inner ear.
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2008
September 19, 2008
Tara-Leigh McHugh, is the recipient of the 2008 The Quest, The John Ruedy Award. Tara-Leigh a native of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is a doctoral candidate who has accepted a post doctorate opportunity at Dalhousie University to continue exploring the factors that influence exercise behaviours among patients who have participated in cardiac rehabilitation programs.
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November 26, 2008
The World Health Organization WHO has designated Dalhousie University’s School of Nursing and Faculty of Health Professions as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Workforce Planning and Research. The NSHRF is collaborating with partners Dalhousie University, the Nova Scotia Department of Health, and Health Canada specifically, the Health Human Resources Strategies Division and the Office of Nursing Policy for this initiative.
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