Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Healthcare"
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Centralized Waiting List for Outpatient Physiotherapy in the Central Zone of the Nova Scotia Health Authority
(2019-04-05)This thesis utilizes discrete event simulation to model four outpatient physiotherapy locations in the Central Zone of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Centralization of intake is being considered to increase efficiency ... -
Collage of the Senses: Healing Devices for Transitional Pediatric Care in Calgary, Alberta
(2022-04-11)The current approach to pediatric healthcare design throughout North America produces three care scales: hospitals, clinics, and home care services. These forms of healthcare architecture often fail to create spaces that ... -
Coordinated Network Management for Platelets in Canada
(2019-04-05)The objective of this thesis is to determine whether a simple rule-based policy could be used to reduce the wastage of platelets in a Canadian blood distribution network. The policy we are investigating is a hub and spoke ... -
ENHANCING PPE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC USING MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY
(2021-06-09)This study presents a multi-period bi-objective mixed-integer supply planning model and applies it to a case study inspired by the operational challenges of a Canadian provincial healthcare provider's PPE supply chain ... -
A FRAMEWORK FOR COMPARING N95 AND ELASTOMERIC FACEPIECE RESPIRATORS ON COST AND FUNCTION FOR USE DURING A PANDEMIC
(2021-12-14)SARS-CoV-2 has posed implications for personal protective equipment (PPE) supply such as N95 respirators. In this research it was examined if elastomeric facepiece respirators (EFRs) are efficacious substitutes for N95s ... -
UNDERSTANDING ACCESS TO POSTNATAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR RESETTLED SYRIAN REFUGEE WOMEN IN NOVA SCOTIA: BARRIERS, FACILITATORS, AND NEED FOR SERVICES
(2021-08-16)This manuscript-based thesis explores access to healthcare and the availability and use of informal supports for resettled Syrian refugee women during the postnatal period. This thesis took a qualitative approach, using ...