Adjunct Appointees
| Beaulieu-Blanchette, Valerie Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College valeriebblanchette@arcticcollege.ca Area of Expertise: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Psychology. |
| Bolay, Silvain Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College silvain.bolay@arcticcollege.ca Area of Expertise: Mental health and addictions, correctional nursing, and therapeutic relationships. |
| Callaghan, Laura Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health and Addictions Program/IWK Health Centre laura.callaghan@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Intersection of Health, Mental Health, Nursing and culture. My area of practice presently involves working in child/youth newcomer mental health and youth forensics. |
| Campbell, Trudy Nurse Practitioner, MS Clinic/Div. Of Neurology/NS Health trudy.campbell@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Multiple Sclerosis; Health related quality of life; Advocacy; Chronic illness and comorbidities; Adherence; Clinical trials research; Access to care and advocacy. |
| Cobbett, Shelley Adjunct Assistant Professor and Administrator, Yarmouth Campus Shelley.cobbett@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Facilitating online learning opportunities; conducting and disseminating educational research and curriculum/program development, implementation and evaluation. |
| Coulstring, Heather Simulation and Clinical Instructor, Yarmouth Campus heather.coulstring@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Varied clinical practice including acute and community nursing roles (medical surgical, intensive care, community care, long-term care and palliative care) Beginner expertise as a clinical and simulation instructor. |
| Crombie, James Associate Professor, Departement de Sciences Humaines, Université Sainte-Anne james.crombie@usainteanne.ca Area of Expertise: Philosophy of health; pharma-ethics, patents and access to treatment, science, technology and democracy, bioethics. |
| Cashen, Daniel Director, Trauma NS, Nova Scotia Health dan.cashen@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Intensive Care; Trauma; Gender & Sexually Diverse Populations; Head & Neck Cancers |
| Doig, Amy Patient Safety Consultant, Patient Safety and Patient Experience/IWK Health Centre amy.doig@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, quality review, root cause analysis, safe medication practices. Areas of research interest include: quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, nursing medication administration and barriers to practice, normalized deviance, and behaviour change. |
| D'Eon, Paula Clinical Instructor, Yarmouth Campus paula.deon@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Maternal child health, family nursing, community and population health. |
| DeSantis, Marcia Manager, Understanding Communities Unit, Public Health Services marcia.desantis@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Public health, population health, epidemiology, surveillance, social determinants of health. |
| Deveau, Melanie Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus melanie.deveau@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Acute and chronic care nursing. |
| Doucet, Lisa Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus lisa.doucet@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Community nursing, communications & interventions with persons with dementia, interaction with persons with disabilities. |
| Elliott, Barbara Dean, School of Health Sciences, College of the North Atlantic barbaraelliott@nl.rogers.com Area of Expertise: Research interests in the areas of online student engagement, faculty mentorship, and outpatient. |
| Fagan, Barbara Nurse Eductor, Registered Nurses Professional Development Centre barb.fagan@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Curriculum design; Deliberate practice for mastery learning in procedural skills simulation; interprofessional education for practice collaboration; competency-based curriculum; concept-based learning. |
| Haynes, Shelley Perioperative Nurse Educator, Nova Scotia Health shelley.haynes@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Preoperative nursing education with a focus on knowledge, skills and performance facilitation at the advanced beginner level. Competency-based curriculum and concept-based learning. |
| Hamilton, Joan Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cancer Care Nova Scotia joan.hamilton@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Oncology nursing assessment and care. |
| Hartigan-Rogers, Jackie Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus jackie.hartigan-rogers@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Medical-surgical and long-term care; pain assessment and management and palliative end-of-life care are areas of great interest. Research interests include clinical placements, multiple choice assessments. |
| Hubley, Theresa Specialty Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre theresa.hubley@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, ICU, primary health care and geriatrics. Program development and care of the elderly in the home environment. |
| Hancock, Kristy Librarian Education Kristy.hancock@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Advanced and comprehensive health research; research skills instruction. Research interests – information seeking behavior of health practitioners, librarian roles in interprofessional health education. |
| Hebb, Trudy Nurse Educator, Nova Scotia Health trudy.hebb@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Online and Distance Education, Perioperative Nursing, interprofessional collaboration |
| Jacquard, Amber Clinical Simulation Nurse Educator, Yarmouth Campus amber.jacquard@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Research focuses on injuries, particularly concussion in vulnerable populations, with a focus on strategies to improve early access to the right care. |
| Jessome-Croteau, Lori Quality & Patient Safety Leader Infection Prevention and Control Nova Scotia Health lori.jessome-croteau@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Infection Prevention and Control, Distance Education & Course Development, Curriculum Development. |
| Lamb, Alyson Executive Director Health Services Western Zone, Nova Scotia Health alyson.lamb@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Nursing Leadership. |
| LeBlanc, Kennedy Adjunct Lecturer, School of Nursing, Yarmouth Campus kennedy.leblanc@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Includes primary health care and family practice nursing, specifically for unattached Populations. Research interests include impacts of lack of timely access to primary health care on unattached populations in rural areas, and bridging gaps in primary care services through both in person and virtual methods. |
| Lukewich, Julia Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University Jlukewich@mun.ca Area of Expertise: Primary care; nursing roles; organizational attributes; chronic disease management; systematic reviews; qualitative descriptive, cross-sectional, case study designs. |
| Lawlor, Diana Nurse Practitioner, Obesity & Weight Loss Surgery, NS Health diana.lawlor@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Diabetes, obesity, weight loss surgery, knowledge transfer and translation. |
| Li, Vincent Librarian Educator, Yarmouth Campus vinson.li@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Information management, information literacy, bibliometrics, health literacy. |
| Murphy, Holly Advanced Practice Leader of Trauma Informed Care, IWK Health Centre holly.murphy@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Trauma Informed Care, theoretical and practical application to clients, families, communities, the workforce and systems. How do we create physical, psychological and culturally safer spaces and relationships. Working to create awareness of trauma and resilience, authentically partnering to support client care, staff well being (doing our job well while staying well) and their outcomes. |
| McKee, Joanne Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, NS Health joanne.mckee@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Youth and adult mental health issues, diabetes, and women's health. |
| Mounce, Laura Librarian Educator, Yarmouth Campus laura.mounce@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Research training and information literacy instruction; supporting evidence-informed practice requirements in patient care, management, research and education. |
| Muxlow, Josephine Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Mental Health, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (Atlantic Region) josephine muxlow@hc-sc.gc.ca Area of Expertise: Mental health and addiction, system leadership, community health and community development. |
| Mitchell, Julie Manager, Nursing Practice & Clinical Supports, IWK Health Centre Julie.mitchell@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Nursing Professional Practice, Recruitment and Retention, Nursing Enhancement Strategies, Policy Development and Quality Improvement. |
| Newell, Joanne Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus joanne.newell@nshealth.ca |
| O'Leary, Gina Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cardiac Care Team, IWK Health Centre gina.oleary@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Pediatrics and newborn assessment, pediatric cardiology, congenital heart defects, acquired pediatric heart disease, advanced practice nursing, family-centered care. |
| Pease, Caroline Patient Safety Consultant, IWK Health Centre caroline.pease@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Patient safety culture, quality improvement and continuing competency. |
| Pritchett, Christine Patient Safety Consultant, IWK Health Centre christine.pritchett@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Supporting healthcare disciplines, patient and families to partner in care planning. Assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating improvement opportunities for safe care. |
| Paynter, Martha Assistant Professor, UNB martha.paynter@gmail.com Area of Expertise: Prison health, reproductive health, abortion, gender-based analysis. |
| Pink, Leah NP, Women's Ambulatory Program, IWK Health Centre leah.pink@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Chronic Pain, Transitional Pain, Pain In Pregnancy, Problematic Use Of Medications In Pain, Pelvic Pain, Women’s Sexual And Reproductive Health. |
| Rossong, Diana Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner, Family All Ages, Nova Scotia Health diana.rossong@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Care of the frail elderly and polypharmacy. |
| Robinson, Betty Ann Professional Development Consultant, Learning & Organization bettyann.robinson@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Person-centered practice, education and research; practice development; relational inquiry and relational practice; active learning and change management. |
| Redmond, Sandra Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus sandra.redmond@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Acute care med/surg, ED, critical care, long-term care and nursing administration. |
| Sabo, Brenda Brenda.sabo@dal.ca Area of Expertise: Psychosocial oncology/mental health and palliative care. |
| Singleton, Jerome Professor Emeritus, Recreation and Leisure Studies jerome.singleton@dal.ca Area of Expertise: Leisure and aging research. |
| Smith, Cheryl Nurse Practitioner- Long Term Care, Expert Panel Member for Long Term Care to Minister of Health cheryla.smith@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Dementia care, wound care, elderly long-term care, polypharmacy & deprescribing. |
| Snelgrove-Clarke, Erna Vice-Dean, Health Sciences & Director, School of Nursing erna.snelgroveclarke@queensu.ca Area of Expertise: International expert in knowledge translation, practice development, person centered practice and maternal newborn care. Other areas include capacity building, action learning and leadership. She has established relationships with Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh & Univ. of Wollongong in NSW, Australia. |
| Sakariassen, Elissa Manager, Nunavut Arctic College elissa.sakariassen@arcticcollege.ca Area of Expertise: Effective use of teaching and learning methods to improve student outcomes, especially the use of simulation, in particular high-fidelity patient simulators. |
| Thibodeau, Crystal Nurse Practitioner, Yarmouth Campus crystal.thibodeau@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Womens' and children care: addiction medicine and chronic diseases, especially diabetes and COPD. |
| Tomblin Murphy, Gail VP Research, Innovation & Discovery & Chief Nurse Executive, Nova Scotia Health Gail.tomblinmurphy@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: health policy, health innovation, needs-based health systems strengthening and health human resources planning, PHC models of care delivery (rural/remote), Digital & AI, evaluation,leadership, and global health. My current research focuses on building innovative solutions to advance health care, health systems strengthening and health workforce strengthening. |
| Vine, Jocelyn VP, Patient Care & Chief Nurse Executive, IWK Health Centre jocelyn.vine@iwk.nshealth.ca |
| Withrow, Karen Speciality Nurse Practitioner in Cardiovascular Surgery, NS Health karen.withrow@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, cardiology, geriatrics, nurse practitioner training, quality improvement and electrophysiology. |
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| Beaulieu-Blanchette, Valerie Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College valeriebblanchette@arcticcollege.ca Area of Expertise: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Psychology. |
| Bolay, Silvain Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College silvain.bolay@arcticcollege.ca Area of Expertise: Mental health and addictions, correctional nursing, and therapeutic relationships. |
| Callaghan, Laura Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health and Addictions Program/IWK Health Centre laura.callaghan@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Intersection of Health, Mental Health, Nursing and culture. My area of practice presently involves working in child/youth newcomer mental health and youth forensics. |
| Campbell, Trudy Nurse Practitioner, MS Clinic/Div. Of Neurology/NS Health trudy.campbell@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Multiple Sclerosis; Health related quality of life; Advocacy; Chronic illness and comorbidities; Adherence; Clinical trials research; Access to care and advocacy. |
| Cobbett, Shelley Adjunct Assistant Professor and Administrator, Yarmouth Campus Shelley.cobbett@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Facilitating online learning opportunities; conducting and disseminating educational research and curriculum/program development, implementation and evaluation. |
| Coulstring, Heather Simulation and Clinical Instructor, Yarmouth Campus heather.coulstring@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Varied clinical practice including acute and community nursing roles (medical surgical, intensive care, community care, long-term care and palliative care) Beginner expertise as a clinical and simulation instructor. |
| Crombie, James Associate Professor, Departement de Sciences Humaines, Université Sainte-Anne james.crombie@usainteanne.ca Area of Expertise: Philosophy of health; pharma-ethics, patents and access to treatment, science, technology and democracy, bioethics. |
| Cashen, Daniel Director, Trauma NS, Nova Scotia Health dan.cashen@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Intensive Care; Trauma; Gender & Sexually Diverse Populations; Head & Neck Cancers |
| Doig, Amy Patient Safety Consultant, Patient Safety and Patient Experience/IWK Health Centre amy.doig@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, quality review, root cause analysis, safe medication practices. Areas of research interest include: quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, nursing medication administration and barriers to practice, normalized deviance, and behaviour change. |
| D'Eon, Paula Clinical Instructor, Yarmouth Campus paula.deon@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Maternal child health, family nursing, community and population health. |
| DeSantis, Marcia Manager, Understanding Communities Unit, Public Health Services marcia.desantis@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Public health, population health, epidemiology, surveillance, social determinants of health. |
| Deveau, Melanie Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus melanie.deveau@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Acute and chronic care nursing. |
| Doucet, Lisa Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus lisa.doucet@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Community nursing, communications & interventions with persons with dementia, interaction with persons with disabilities. |
| Elliott, Barbara Dean, School of Health Sciences, College of the North Atlantic barbaraelliott@nl.rogers.com Area of Expertise: Research interests in the areas of online student engagement, faculty mentorship, and outpatient. |
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| Fagan, Barbara Nurse Eductor, Registered Nurses Professional Development Centre barb.fagan@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Curriculum design; Deliberate practice for mastery learning in procedural skills simulation; interprofessional education for practice collaboration; competency-based curriculum; concept-based learning. |
| Haynes, Shelley Perioperative Nurse Educator, Nova Scotia Health shelley.haynes@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Preoperative nursing education with a focus on knowledge, skills and performance facilitation at the advanced beginner level. Competency-based curriculum and concept-based learning. |
| Hamilton, Joan Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cancer Care Nova Scotia joan.hamilton@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Oncology nursing assessment and care. |
| Hartigan-Rogers, Jackie Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus jackie.hartigan-rogers@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Medical-surgical and long-term care; pain assessment and management and palliative end-of-life care are areas of great interest. Research interests include clinical placements, multiple choice assessments. |
| Hubley, Theresa Specialty Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre theresa.hubley@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, ICU, primary health care and geriatrics. Program development and care of the elderly in the home environment. |
| Hancock, Kristy Librarian Education Kristy.hancock@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Advanced and comprehensive health research; research skills instruction. Research interests – information seeking behavior of health practitioners, librarian roles in interprofessional health education. |
| Hebb, Trudy Nurse Educator, Nova Scotia Health trudy.hebb@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Online and Distance Education, Perioperative Nursing, interprofessional collaboration |
| Jacquard, Amber Clinical Simulation Nurse Educator, Yarmouth Campus amber.jacquard@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Research focuses on injuries, particularly concussion in vulnerable populations, with a focus on strategies to improve early access to the right care. |
| Jessome-Croteau, Lori Quality & Patient Safety Leader Infection Prevention and Control Nova Scotia Health lori.jessome-croteau@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Infection Prevention and Control, Distance Education & Course Development, Curriculum Development. |
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| Lamb, Alyson Executive Director Health Services Western Zone, Nova Scotia Health alyson.lamb@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Nursing Leadership. |
| LeBlanc, Kennedy Adjunct Lecturer, School of Nursing, Yarmouth Campus kennedy.leblanc@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Includes primary health care and family practice nursing, specifically for unattached Populations. Research interests include impacts of lack of timely access to primary health care on unattached populations in rural areas, and bridging gaps in primary care services through both in person and virtual methods. |
| Lukewich, Julia Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University Jlukewich@mun.ca Area of Expertise: Primary care; nursing roles; organizational attributes; chronic disease management; systematic reviews; qualitative descriptive, cross-sectional, case study designs. |
| Lawlor, Diana Nurse Practitioner, Obesity & Weight Loss Surgery, NS Health diana.lawlor@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Diabetes, obesity, weight loss surgery, knowledge transfer and translation. |
| Li, Vincent Librarian Educator, Yarmouth Campus vinson.li@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Information management, information literacy, bibliometrics, health literacy. |
| Murphy, Holly Advanced Practice Leader of Trauma Informed Care, IWK Health Centre holly.murphy@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Trauma Informed Care, theoretical and practical application to clients, families, communities, the workforce and systems. How do we create physical, psychological and culturally safer spaces and relationships. Working to create awareness of trauma and resilience, authentically partnering to support client care, staff well being (doing our job well while staying well) and their outcomes. |
| McKee, Joanne Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, NS Health joanne.mckee@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Youth and adult mental health issues, diabetes, and women's health. |
| Mounce, Laura Librarian Educator, Yarmouth Campus laura.mounce@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Research training and information literacy instruction; supporting evidence-informed practice requirements in patient care, management, research and education. |
| Muxlow, Josephine Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Mental Health, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (Atlantic Region) josephine muxlow@hc-sc.gc.ca Area of Expertise: Mental health and addiction, system leadership, community health and community development. |
| Mitchell, Julie Manager, Nursing Practice & Clinical Supports, IWK Health Centre Julie.mitchell@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Nursing Professional Practice, Recruitment and Retention, Nursing Enhancement Strategies, Policy Development and Quality Improvement. |
| Newell, Joanne Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus joanne.newell@nshealth.ca |
| O'Leary, Gina Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cardiac Care Team, IWK Health Centre gina.oleary@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Pediatrics and newborn assessment, pediatric cardiology, congenital heart defects, acquired pediatric heart disease, advanced practice nursing, family-centered care. |
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| Pease, Caroline Patient Safety Consultant, IWK Health Centre caroline.pease@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Patient safety culture, quality improvement and continuing competency. |
| Pritchett, Christine Patient Safety Consultant, IWK Health Centre christine.pritchett@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Supporting healthcare disciplines, patient and families to partner in care planning. Assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating improvement opportunities for safe care. |
| Paynter, Martha Assistant Professor, UNB martha.paynter@gmail.com Area of Expertise: Prison health, reproductive health, abortion, gender-based analysis. |
| Pink, Leah NP, Women's Ambulatory Program, IWK Health Centre leah.pink@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Chronic Pain, Transitional Pain, Pain In Pregnancy, Problematic Use Of Medications In Pain, Pelvic Pain, Women’s Sexual And Reproductive Health. |
| Rossong, Diana Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner, Family All Ages, Nova Scotia Health diana.rossong@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Care of the frail elderly and polypharmacy. |
| Robinson, Betty Ann Professional Development Consultant, Learning & Organization bettyann.robinson@iwk.nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Person-centered practice, education and research; practice development; relational inquiry and relational practice; active learning and change management. |
| Redmond, Sandra Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus sandra.redmond@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Acute care med/surg, ED, critical care, long-term care and nursing administration. |
| Sabo, Brenda Brenda.sabo@dal.ca Area of Expertise: Psychosocial oncology/mental health and palliative care. |
| Singleton, Jerome Professor Emeritus, Recreation and Leisure Studies jerome.singleton@dal.ca Area of Expertise: Leisure and aging research. |
| Smith, Cheryl Nurse Practitioner- Long Term Care, Expert Panel Member for Long Term Care to Minister of Health cheryla.smith@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Dementia care, wound care, elderly long-term care, polypharmacy & deprescribing. |
| Snelgrove-Clarke, Erna Vice-Dean, Health Sciences & Director, School of Nursing erna.snelgroveclarke@queensu.ca Area of Expertise: International expert in knowledge translation, practice development, person centered practice and maternal newborn care. Other areas include capacity building, action learning and leadership. She has established relationships with Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh & Univ. of Wollongong in NSW, Australia. |
| Sakariassen, Elissa Manager, Nunavut Arctic College elissa.sakariassen@arcticcollege.ca Area of Expertise: Effective use of teaching and learning methods to improve student outcomes, especially the use of simulation, in particular high-fidelity patient simulators. |
| Thibodeau, Crystal Nurse Practitioner, Yarmouth Campus crystal.thibodeau@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Womens' and children care: addiction medicine and chronic diseases, especially diabetes and COPD. |
| Tomblin Murphy, Gail VP Research, Innovation & Discovery & Chief Nurse Executive, Nova Scotia Health Gail.tomblinmurphy@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: health policy, health innovation, needs-based health systems strengthening and health human resources planning, PHC models of care delivery (rural/remote), Digital & AI, evaluation,leadership, and global health. My current research focuses on building innovative solutions to advance health care, health systems strengthening and health workforce strengthening. |
| Vine, Jocelyn VP, Patient Care & Chief Nurse Executive, IWK Health Centre jocelyn.vine@iwk.nshealth.ca |
| Withrow, Karen Speciality Nurse Practitioner in Cardiovascular Surgery, NS Health karen.withrow@nshealth.ca Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, cardiology, geriatrics, nurse practitioner training, quality improvement and electrophysiology. |