Help us celebrate 30 years of nursing education in Yarmouth!
We want to highlight our incredible Yarmouth BScN alumni. Share your own journey or the story of a colleague, friend or loved one: surveys.novascotia.ca/Yarmouth30
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Thanks to an incredible gift from Paris Orthotics, we are making strides in transforming the future of biomechanics education. The equipment has already been used in student-led research, including an honours thesis exploring jumping dynamics in individuals with lateral ankle sprains.
The latest edition of the Healthy Populations Journal is out, and it's all about interprofessional education!
Articles in this issue are written from student perspectives and experiences working in IPE settings as student healthcare professionals.
Check it out! ojs.library.dal.ca/hpj/issue/vi...
Next week, communities across Nova Scotia will join the global celebration of the UN's International Day of Play.
The day highlights play as a universal right and a cornerstone for healthy childhoods 🤸♂️
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Courtney Pennell and Dr. Margot Latimer, School of Nursing, talk to @globalnews.ca about the work they are doing to make nursing more inclusive for Indigenous and Mi’kmaw students and patients.
Watch the video now: bit.ly/4jjGKcw
Nominate a Dal Health researcher for the Research Nova Scotia Public Impact Award!
The award recognizes a researcher whose work has benefitted Nova Scotians by tangibly improving the economy, environment, healthcare system, or society. The deadline is May 15th.
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Congratulations @juliakontak.bsky.social! Very well deserved!
Did you know?
The iconic Forrest building on our Carleton campus used to house the whole university!
It was the only @dalhousieu.bsky.social building from 1887 until 1914.
Now it’s home to our Schools of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
Courtney Pennell is creating the change she once needed—bridging worlds with care, culture, and courage. As Mi’kmaq Indigenous Nurse Education Specialist with Tajikeimɨk, she supports Indigenous nursing students from recruitment to graduation. Read more: bit.ly/4jOPwzW
Be curious, not judgmental 💛
A new KINE course taught by Dr. Lori Dithurbide titled Coaching and Life: Lessons from Ted Lasso uses the popular TV show to analyze and interpret sport psychology & sociology topics, and explore leadership, social justice, and coaching. Learn more: bit.ly/4iOKPWx
Across universities, companies, and organizations, we are witnessing a troubling shift—a retreat from commitments to Indigenization, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (IDEIA).
Join the two-day @dalhousieu.bsky.social HRES Conference this week to learn more.
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Check out this presentation in Windsor this Thursday about who is most at risk to the health impacts of climate change, and what we can do about it. 🌎
Cheer on our two Dal Health finalists in @dalhousieu.bsky.social's 3MT competition tomorrow!
Jasmine Friedrich Yap (MSc Rehabilitation Research) and Madeline Kwan (MSc Kinesiology) will be presenting their research on Tuesday, March from 6:00 – 8:00 PM in the McInnes Room in the SUB.
Substance use is a reality for many Canadians, but the way society responds to different substances—and the people who use them—is far from equal.
Dr. Niki Kiepek, School of Occupational Therapy, highlights the urgent need to rethink how substance use is addressed in Canada.
Stephanie Bizzeth, Dal Health alum, developed a course at Nova Scotia Health that will help mental health clinicians expand their knowledge of cultural safety and how that can create a more equitable, inclusive and meaningful environment for people from racialized populations. bit.ly/4blJ8x0
Dr. @drcchambers.bsky.social (cross-appointed to the School of Nursing) and her Solutions for Kids in Pain team are working with hospitals to adopt Canada’s first Pediatric Pain Management Standard which provides tools and support to prevent and treat the chronic pain one in five children endure.
Prospective students, current students and alumni - come check out the Kinesiology labs! 🏋️♀️
March 4th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM
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Hearts are on our minds today! When it comes to heart disease, women are under-studied, under-diagnosed and under-treated. Listen to Dal Nursing alum Dr. Rachel Ollivier on
@thesocialctv.bsky.social with some great tips to make our hearts as healthy as can be🫀
Two-time #DalHealth alum Shirley Hodder (BScHP'21, MHA'23) aims to amplify the voices of Black patients and community in Nova Scotia at @novascotiahealth.bsky.social to ensure that culturally responsive and culturally competent care is honoured.
🚨 Last chance to register! 🚨Learn about all of the post-undergrad opportunities @dalhousieu.bsky.social has to offer at the Graduate and
Professional Program Fair! Tomorrow (February 5th) from 12:00 - 2:00 PM in the McInnes Room in the SUB. Register now: apply.dal.ca/portal/gradf...
The Pan African flag is raised in the Studley quad
It was an honour to watch the Pan-African flag be raised at @dalhousieu.bsky.social after hearing from university leaders about the importance of recognizing #AfricanHeritageMonth and the incredible contributions of African Nova Scotians and African Canadians at our school and in our communities.
Reminder: The African Heritage Month flag raising is today at noon in the Studley quad!
Yellow background with green, blue, red and black graphics and text saying “African Heritage Month - celebrating the legacy and future of black creativity. Flag raising February 3, 2025 from 12:00-12:30 PM”
This year’s African Heritage Month theme is Celebrating the Legacy and Future of Black Creativity.
Check out the events this month on campus, including the flag raising ceremony on Monday at lunch, and events in the community: www.dal.ca/about/missio...
Leslie McCarthy (MN'20) was working as an NP when she realized she and her colleagues had insufficient information and training when it came to transgender health care.
She is now closing in on the goal of becoming certified by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
Thank you! Likewise ☺️
Three rows of students at a conference holding certificates, with athletic banners hung behind them.
Congratulations to all of our Dal Health Academic All-Canadians! 👏
To earn this award, students must have a 3.50 GPA over the academic year while competitive in a varsity sport. We're really proud of their hard work! @daltigers.bsky.social 🐯
A white background that says Dal Health, with each letter of those words containing an image of different people from our programs.
While there are so differences between our programs, what we have in common is the incredible innovation, research excellence and community building that we see from all levels — whether it’s an undergrad student working in the lab or an award winning alum.