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BRIC NS Primary Care Learning Series: April 2026

The BRIC NS Primary Care Learning Series is an opportunity for professors, established researchers and/or early career investigators and trainees across Nova Scotia to share their completed or in-progress primary care research.

When: April 15th, 2026 12:00 – 1:00pm AT

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Attend BRIC NS April Primary Care Learning Series on Microsoft Teams

Meeting ID: 299 323 758 603 0  Passcode: ay7ia6Lt  

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This session will feature two presentations:

Presentation #1

Title: Exploring the impact of equity, diversity, and inclusivity factors on pediatric sleep and eHealth interventions

Presenter: Mya Dockrill

Mya Dockrill is a third-year PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie University. She works under the supervision of Dr. Penny Corkum in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of eHealth interventions to improve sleep for equity-deserving children. Outside of school, Mya enjoys spending time with family and friends and travelling!

Presentation #2

Title: Comparison of Three Frailty Measures in Older Adults: The pictorial fit frail scale as a potential standard frailty measure for routine care

Presenter: Chris Consmueller

Chris Consmueller has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Kinesiology at Dalhousie University, where he is also conducting his Masters of Science in Kinesiology with Dr. Scott Grandy. Simultaneously, Chris is also working as a research assistant at the IWK Health Centre. In addition to research, Chris is heavily involved within the community with numerous long-term volunteer commitments. These experiences highlight Chris’s passion for enhancing health and bringing positive energy to the community. In his free time, Chris loves hanging out with his dogs Winston and Wally, baking with his girlfriend, and staying physically active. 

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BRIC NS Primary Care Learning Series: April 2025

The BRIC NS Primary Care Learning Series is an opportunity for professors, established researchers and/or early career investigators across Nova Scotia to share their completed or in-progress primary care research.

Title: Enhancing Continuing Care Case Management Services for Older Adults with Complex Needs

Presenter: Dr. O’Neil is a CIHR Health Systems Impact post-doctoral fellow conducting embedded research within Nova Scotia Health Continuing Care. Her work, which forms part of Continuing Care’s ongoing case management renewal initiative, focuses on better understanding the needs of older adults with complex health and social care issues. This unique research partnership also includes the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging (NSCA) at Mount Saint Vincent University.

Kelly holds a doctoral degree in educational studies from St. Francis Xavier University (2024) with a focus on older women’s learning. She also holds a master’s degree in gerontology and family studies from MSVU (2019) where her master’s research on housing insecurity among older women living with a low income in Halifax Regional Municipality garnered the university’s Graduate Thesis Award. She obtained a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Dalhousie University (2011) with an emphasis on critical, anti-oppressive practice. Kelly has been a research associate with NSCA since 2017 and has worked on projects focused on older workers, family/friend caregiving and dementia education. Kelly has worked as a professional gardener for almost 30 years, and enjoys making art and being in nature.

When: April 23rd, 2025 12:00 – 1:00 pm AT

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BRIC NS Primary Care Learning Series: December 2024

The BRIC NS Primary Care Learning Series is an opportunity for professors, established researchers and/or early career investigators across Nova Scotia to share their completed or in-progress primary care research.

Title: Innovating Health Systems: A Showcase of Research from the Centre for Integrated Care

Presenter: Dr. Shelley Doucet is the Jarislowsky chair in Interprofessional Patient-Centred Care, professor in Nursing and Health Sciences, and director of the Centre for Research in Integrated Care at the University of New Brunswick. Shelley’s expertise lies in interprofessional patient-centred care, patient navigation, integrated care and qualitative research. She has a broad pan-Canadian research network through her role as the New Brunswick research lead for the Primary Care Research Network (PCRN).

When: Dec 3rd, 2024 12:00 – 1:00 pm AT

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BRIC NS Student Seminar Series: November 2024

The BRIC NS Student Seminar Series is an opportunity for students across Nova Scotia to share their completed or in-progress research. Presentations cover a wide variety of disciplines, but all address the common thread of primary and integrated healthcare.

Title: Change in physician-level workload using Electronic Medical Records in Canada (2011-2021)

Presenter: Dr. François Gallant is a Mitacs Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Dalhousie Family Medicine and Vitalité Health Network, where he works as a research coordinator. He is interested empirical methods and the creative use of observational data to contribute to the evidence base. Generally, François hopes to address research questions that will facilitate the empowerment of people to take charge of their health.

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BRIC NS Student Seminar Series: Sept 2024

The BRIC NS Student Seminar Series is an opportunity for students across Nova Scotia to share their completed or in-progress research. Presentations cover a wide variety of disciplines, but all address the common thread of primary and integrated healthcare.

Title: Family Physicians with a Geriatric Focus: Describing their Medical Practice Patterns and Impacts

Presenter: Rebecca recently completed her PhD and began a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Dalhousie University in the Department of Family Medicine. She is a health services researcher with interests in primary care, aging, health human resources, and medical education. She trained at McMaster University (PhD, Health Research Methodology, 2024) and the University of Waterloo (BSc, Honours Health Studies, 2019). Her dissertation included a modified Delphi study and two population-based observational studies to investigate the impacts of added competency training and focused medical practice among family physicians on caring for older adults. During her postdoc, Rebecca will lead mixed-methods, multi-provincial studies to understand the impacts of population aging on primary care needs and capacity.

When: Sept 25, 2024 12:00 – 1:00 pm ADT

Where: This session will take place via Zoom

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BRIC NS Student Seminar Series: July 2024

The BRIC NS Student Seminar Series is an opportunity for students across Nova Scotia to share their completed or in-progress research. Presentations cover a wide variety of disciplines, but all address the common thread of primary and integrated healthcare.

This seminar features two student presentations:

Presentation #1

Title: Pharmacists’ prescribing of opioids in Nova Scotia under Health Canada’s Controlled Drugs and Substances Act temporary exemption during COVID-19 pandemic

Presenter: Ronald Watema-Lord, PharmD Candidate

Presentation #2

Title: Identifying Factors that Influence How Patients or Caregivers Decide to Present to an Emergency Department: A Scoping Review Protocol

Presenter: Emily Devereaux, PhD Student

When: July 24th, 2024 12:00 – 1:00 pm ADT

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BRIC NS Student Seminar Series: November 2023

The BRIC NS Student Seminar Series is an opportunity for students across Nova Scotia to share their completed or in-progress research. Presentations cover a wide variety of disciplines, but all address the common thread of primary and integrated healthcare. Everyone is welcome!

Topics & Presenters: 

  • Amanda Higgins, 1st year MA Health Promotion student, will be presenting on “Creating an Evaluation for a Self-Management Transition of Care Program at IWK Health”
  • Monica McGraw, 3rd year PhD student, will be presenting on “The experience of inter-professional collaboration in telehealth in primary care: the perspective of patients living with a chronic disease and their loved ones”

Date: November 28th, 2023, 12:00 –1:00 pm AST

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BRIC NS Student Seminar Series

The BRIC NS Student Seminar Series is an opportunity for students across Nova Scotia to share their completed or in-progress research. Presentations cover a wide variety of disciplines, but all address the common thread of primary and integrated healthcare. Everyone is welcome!

Date: September 28, 2023, 12:00 –1:00 pm AST

Title: Assessing the relationship between gestational weight gain and weight bias internalization in pregnancy

Presenter:

Jackie Stewart is a 4th year MD student at Dalhousie University with anticipated graduation in 2024. Conducting research under the supervision of Dr. Helena Piccinini-Vallis.

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BRIC NS Student Seminar Series

The BRIC NS Student Seminar Series is an opportunity for students across Nova Scotia to share their completed or in-progress research. Presentations cover a wide variety of disciplines, but all address the common thread of primary and integrated healthcare. Everyone is welcome!

Date: March 19th, 2023, 12:00 –1:00 pm AST

The seminar will cover two topics: 

  • Rebecca Correia will present “The Health System Impacts of Care of the Elderly Family Physician Care in Canada: What We Know About Competencies, Practice Patterns, and Care Quality” 
     
  • Alicia-Grant Singh will present “Prescribing opioid agonist treatment in primary care: Narrative sod primary care providers in Nova Scotia” 

Presenters:

Rebecca Correia is a 3rd year PhD candidate in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University with anticipated graduation in 2024. Conducting research under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Costa​.

Alicia-Grant Singh is in her last year of MA Health Promotion program at Dalhousie, expected to graduate in May 2023. Conducting research under the supervision of Dr. Lois Jackson. She works in a casual position as a RN in the Emergency Department. 

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BRIC NS Student Seminar Series

The BRIC NS Student Seminar Series is an opportunity for students across Nova Scotia to share their completed or in-progress research. Presentations cover a wide variety of disciplines, but all address the common thread of primary and integrated healthcare. Everyone is welcome!

Date: January 27th, 2023, 12:00 –1:00 pm AST

Title: Goal-oriented care: from a conceptual framework towards a practice-based understanding

Presenter:

Dagje Boeykens is a 4th year PhD student in Health Sciences, with a focus in goal-oriented care in primary healthcare settings. She works under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Pauline Boeckxstaens, Prof Dr. Dominique Van de Velde, and Prof Dr. Patricia De Vriendt​.

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