Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "healthcare"
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Forecasting Adult Weight Status Trends in Canada with Longitudinal Population-based Data
(2015-04-01)The prevalence of obesity in Canada and other Western countries has increased dramatically over the last 30 years. This project modelled future prevalence of weight status trends under a Markov framework by estimating ... -
Measuring Emergency Care Network Population Coverage Using Location-Allocation Models and Geographic Information Systems
(2017-08-31)The objective of this thesis is to measure how the Nova Scotia Emergency Care Network, consisting of Emergency Departments (EDs) and Collaborative Emergency Centres (CECs), covers the population, and provide a tool to ... -
Mixing Scheduled Patients with Walk-In Patients at Collaborative Emergency Centres
(2017-12-15)The Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) care model was initiated by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness in 2010. The CEC model of care appears to be a promising way to reorganize and improve emergency care ...