We welcome the following members to their new positions:

We are grateful for having these team members in our department. We say farewell and best wishes to:

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Neil Finkle as the interim head, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine effective November 15, 2021. This is a one-year appointment.

Dr. Finkle received his medical degree from the University of Manitoba in 1995 and obtained his subspecialty training in Nephrology from Dalhousie in 2000. Dr. Finkle has been a member of the Division for the past 21 years and is currently an Associate Professor. Throughout his career, Neil has held various leadership roles and chaired or been a member of many committees both locally and nationally, focused on advancing education in nephrology, quality, and public advocacy and awareness around Kidney Disease. Neil is currently the Program Director for the Nephrology Residency Training Program. Previous leadership roles also held by Neil include, Clerkship Director for the Department of Medicine (2006-2013), as well as Head of the Med 2 GGM (GI-GU-MSK) Unit. Neil has also served as the Medical Director of the Peritoneal Dialysis Program for mainland NS and PEI from 2003-2015 and the Chair of the Peritoneal Quality of Care Team for the former Capital District Health Authority from 2006-2015. Lastly, Neil currently serves as the Atlantic Representative on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Society of Nephrology.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Ken West for leading the Division of Nephrology over the past 10 years.

Please join us in welcoming Neil to this role.

A message from:

Dr. Christine Short, Head, Department of Medicine, Central Zone

Dr. Todd Howlett, Executive Medical Director, Central Zone

When: Sunday, December 12

Time: 8 p.m.

Where: CBC and CBC GEM

Article: https://www.cbc.ca/life/greatcanadianbakingshow/the-great-canadian-holiday-baking-show-season-5-1.6237395

Watch episode online (CBC GEM): https://gem.cbc.ca/media/the-great-canadian-baking-show/s05

⛄️❄️MTU Holiday Blanket Donation❄️⛄️

Hello everyone!

Last year we collected donations from our residency group to provide a small gift to each patient admitted to MTU over the holidays. Steve and I bought almost 50 blankets, wrapped them and distributed them to all patients. It was a really lovely thing to do and you could see how appreciative people were that we had thought of them (lots of tears and smiles). I’ve also continued to receive feedback from patients over the past year about how much that gift meant to them.

Well, we’d like to do it again this year! I’ll be collecting $15 donations to my email: mkm077@mun.ca. Please consider donating if you can.

Deadline to donate: Tuesday, December 14 - Last day to donate!

Distributing day: Sunday, December 19

If we receive more donations than needed for these blankets, we may add extra items into the gift or donate to local charity.

Thank you!

Maggie M.

Internal Medicine Resident, PGY3

Nova Scotia Health is recommending that healthcare teams avoid Holiday celebrations together again this year.

In lieu of holiday gatherings, the Department is donating $5,000 each to:

Please see guidelines and nomination information for the Department of Medicine Research Awards:

The deadline for nominations for these awards is noon on Friday, January 7, 2022. Nominations are to be submitted electronically to DoMResearch@nshealth.ca

Dalhousie PGME is currently accepting applications for the Killam Scholarship. As this scholarship requires ranked departmental letters as part of the application package, please ensure that any applications are submitted to DoMResearch@nshealth.ca no later than noon on Friday, January 14, 2022, to allow time for the departmental letters to be completed prior to the Dalhousie deadline.

For information on the Killam Scholarship, and other PGME awards, please visit: https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/core-units/postgraduate/calendar/fellowships-scholarships.html 

Open to all DoM Faculty, Residents, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Research Fellows, and Research Staff

The DoM Research Committee invites you to submit an abstract for consideration for DoM Research Week 2022. Please share with your trainees and research groups as needed.

Please complete the Abstract Submission Form (.docx) and return it to DoMResearch@nshealth.ca by Monday, January 24, 2022. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Nova Scotia Health is taking a phased approach to COVID-19 health and safety measures based on risk level in each zone.

This document* outlines the protocols required for each level of risk from now until May 2022.

This map* shows a visual representation (NEW) of the risk levels.

* Subject to change; refer to online version for latest updates.

Tier 1 – Low Risk (Blue)

Tier 2 – Moderate Risk (Yellow)

Tier 3 – High Risk (Orange)

Tier 4 – Extreme Risk (Red)

Nova Scotia Health Authority – 99.6% vaccination rate; 323 employees placed on Leave of Absence

"Medicago’s vaccine demonstrated 75.3 per cent efficacy against COVID-19 of any severity for the Delta variant, which D’Aoust said is the most widely circulated strain, and 88.6 per cent efficacy against the Gamma variant."

Rapid Tests Available at Libraries for Holiday Season

Starting December 13, Nova Scotians can pick up COVID-19 rapid test kits (one kit per person) at public libraries across the province.