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Formation of a Collaborative Interprofessional Primary Healthcare Deprescribing Research Team in Nova Scotia
(2019-06)Study objective: To describe the development of a collaborative interprofessional primary health care deprescribing research team in Nova Scotia. Methods: Initiated by two College of Pharmacy faculty members, a core ... -
Gender and the Privatization of Public Responsibility for Vaccination
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The impact of transitional care programs on health services utilization in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review
(Wolters Kluwer, 2018-02)Objective: The objective was to identify and synthesize the best available evidence on the impact of transitional care programs on various forms of health services utilization in community-dwelling older adults. Introduction: ... -
Implementation and evaluation of the Eat, Sleep, Console Model of Care for babies diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome: A Scoping Review Protocol (Preprint)
(2022)Introduction: Infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome [NAS] or neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome [NOWS] is a growing population in Canada. In most facilities, an outdated model of care is used to guide the ... -
Implementation of an interprofessional health education course on abortion care
(Elsevier, 2022)Background: Content on abortion history and methods is notably absent from many health care education programs in Canada. A team of multi-disciplinary professionals and academics launched a minicourse on abortion at a ... -
Integrated knowledge translation guidelines for trainees in health research: An environmental scan (Preprint)
(2022)Background: Collaborative health research, such as integrated knowledge translation (IKT), requires researchers to have specific knowledge and skills in working in partnership with knowledge users. Graduate students are ... -
The Intergenerational Impact of Management Relations on Nurse Career Satisfaction and Patient Care
(Wolters Kluwer, 2018-12)Objective This article provides insights into the role of management relations on nurses’ career satisfaction across different career stages. Background Managers and positive relations with staff are critical to improving ... -
Invisible women: correctional facilities for women across Canada and proximity to maternity services
(Emerald, 2020-12-04)This paper aims to describe the process to create an inventory of the facilities in Canada designated to incarcerate women and girls, health service responsibility by facility, facility proximity to hospitals with maternity ... -
Key Priorities to Implement Deprescribing in Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia: Results from the Deprescribing in Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia Knowledge Exchange Event (June 20, 2019)
(2020-03-03)Inappropriate medication use and polypharmacy are associated with increased adverse drug reactions, hospitalizations and mortality. Deprescribing has been found to decrease the use of medications and medication costs and ... -
Lessons learned from the implementation of a provincial breastfeeding policy in Nova Scotia, Canada and the implications for childhood obesity prevention
(2012-04)Healthy public policy plays a central role in creating environments that are supportive of health. Breastfeeding, widely supported as the optimal mode for infant feeding, is a critical factor in promoting infant health. ... -
Maternal health outcomes for incarcerated women: A scoping review
(Wiley, 2019-02-20)Aims and objectives To inform a systematic synthesis of what is known about the maternal health outcomes of incarcerated women, this scoping review uses a theoretical framework of intersectional feminism. Background Despite ... -
Maternal incarceration in a provincial prison in Canada: A qualitative study
(Wiley, 2022-01-31)Aims: To explore the experiences of provincially incarcerated mothers in Nova Scotia, Canada; and to make recommendations with respect to improving the experiences of mothers facing criminalization and their children. Design: ... -
Medication and Facilitation of Transgender Women’s Lactation
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Medicine, Body Fluid and Food: The Regulation of Human Donor Milk in Canada.
(Longwoods, 2018-02)The use of peer-to-peer online networks to access both pasteurized and unpasteurized human donor milk is increasing in Canada. In the absence of a mother's own milk, donor milk is the next best nutrition available for all ... -
Mother-Child Programs for Incarcerated Mothers and Children and Associated Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review
(Longwoods, 2020-03)Background: Increasing incarceration of women disrupts fertility, family formation, parenting and mother-child relationships. It is common in many jurisdictions, including Canada, to mitigate the harm of separation from ... -
Navigating a Sea of Disasters: A Discourse Analysis of Women’s Experiences with Child Protection Services.
(MDPI, 2021-11-15)Abstract: Background: The postpartum period is often portrayed as a blissful, calm and loving time when mothers, partners and family members bond with their newborn babies. However, this time may be experienced quite ... -
Nurses are Key Members of the Abortion Care Team: Why aren’t Schools of Nursing Teaching Abortion Care?
(York University, 2019-12-10)Abortion is a common and safe procedure in Canada, with the Canadian Institute for Health Information reporting approximately 100,000 procedures per year. Yet access remains problematic. As abortion is unrestricted by ... -
Nursing Students Respond to Opioid Crisis with Naloxone Education
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2018-11-19)This report describes how graduate students in nursing education have developed capacity among student nurses in response to the opioid crisis in Canada by using education on harm reduction practice and naloxone administration.