Season Two

Sunday, September 14

Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University, the Capital District Health Authority (CDHA), and the IWK Health Centre have recently opened the new Skills Centre for Health Sciences at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre.

The Skills Centre is the only facility in Atlantic Canada that provides health care professionals with an environment in which they can develop their skills in a virtual environment before taking them to the bedside.

Sunday, September 21

Dr. Colin Laroque of Sackville, New Brunswick’s Mount Allison University and his student researchers work in the field of Dendrochronology – the dating of trees and heritage buildings. Their cutting edge work is leading to breakthroughs in better understanding the affects of attendant climate change on our environment
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Sunday, September 28

Medical scientists at Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, have led the research into a gene discovery for the condition of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC). The discovery means a test can now be done to determine exactly which members of the affected families carry the gene. ARVC is highly prevalent among certain families in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Sunday, October 5

Sailing the Virtual Sea

Memorial University’s Centre for Marine Simulation is part of the Marine Institute’s School of Maritime Studies. The Centre provides the most comprehensive suite of marine simulators in Canada. It includes a full mission ship bridge and simulators for all other critical aspects of marine operations.

Sunday, October 12

A Panel of Experts from Dalhousie University discusses the causes of obesity and the multiple medical and emotional issues of being overweight.

Sunday, March 15

Dr. Gilles Robichaud, research professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton (UdeM) and his collaborators at the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute (ACRI) share their work on a potential targeted cancer treatment using a “molecular scissor”, a technique that allows the location and cutting of a key messenger in the abnormal cell which can bring about an interruption of cancer growth.