Innovation Rounds - March Edition

Title: Integrating Exercise into Health Care: Innovative strategies to engage practitioners and patients

Presenter: : Jonathon Fowles, PhD, Professor, Acadia University; Chair, Exercise is Medicine Canada National Advisory Council; Scientific Lead, Exercise is Medicine Nova Scotia

Dr. Fowles will provide evidence-based information and insights regarding the application of exercise in health care. He will discuss the strategies to integrate brief and effective physical activity counseling into clinical practice and identify the opportunities to build collaborative processes in health care and communities to support for patients in getting exercise as medicine.

Date: March 7, 2019 Time: 0830-0930

There are two ways to attend this session:

• In person: Bethune Building Ballroom, 1st floor
• Online: Attend via Skype by clicking here

Upcoming Innovation Rounds ( *Subject to change)

April 11- A Dedicated Vision: A new era for innovation

Gail Tomblin Murphy, PhD, Vice President Research and Innovation, Nova Scotia Health Authority

Dr. Tobmlin Murphy will provide an overview of the path forward for Research and Innovation at NSHA and lead a discussion focused on how we collaborate, challenge the status quo, and bring NS health care and patients to the forefront of our research and innovation goals.

May 9 - EMAGIX - Developing algorithm-driven approaches for diagnosis of retinal and brain vascular injury using images from existing technologies (Alon Fredman)

Innovation Rounds brings people together to learn, support, encourage, and discuss innovative ideas and solutions for health and the health care system and to facilitate relationships between health researchers, commercial partners, students, health centre foundations and others.

This monthly series is open to the Research Community in Atlantic Canada and is sponsored by the office of Research Development, NSHA and IWK; Innovacorp Enterprise Centre; and Dalhousie Industry Liaison and Innovation Office.

for more information or if you are interested in presenting, please contact researchdevelopment@nshealth.ca

*Special note for Skype attendees*

• Please ensure your mic is muted and the audio for your computer &/or headphones are appropriate prior to the session.
• Can’t hear the session? Try logging out of Skype and rejoining the session and adjusting the volume on your computer. This usually solves the issue.
• Questions may be asked by typing them in the comments section for the moderator