Innovation Rx: Why Innovation is the Skill You Need in Healthcare
January 29 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm AST
Are you a healthcare student wondering how innovation will shape your future career? Join us for an engaging fireside chat with Dr. Mike Dunbar and Emily Johnston, PharmD, and discover why innovation is one of the most important skills you’ll need in today’s healthcare landscape. From leveraging new technologies to rethinking how care is delivered, innovation opens the door to solving real-world healthcare challenges.
These incredible guest speakers will share their personal journeys in entrepreneurship and offer insights on how you, too, can think outside the box, regardless of your role in healthcare. Whether you’re a future doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or researcher, this is your chance to learn how innovative thinking can shape your path and impact patient care in meaningful ways. Light food and beverage will be offered.
Life Sciences Nova Scotia is proud to partner with Pulse Health Innovation, Dal Innovates, and Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub on this event
Speakers:
- Dr. Michael Dunbar, a native Haligonian, is a Professor of Surgery at Dalhousie University with cross appointments to Biomedical Engineering and Community Health and Epidemiology.
- Emily Johnston, PharmD is the Founder and CEO of Pain Coach Inc.
📍 Location: Theatre C, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (5850 College Street, Halifax NS, B3H 4R2)
(Located across the hall from Starbucks)
📅 Date: January 29, 2025
⏰ Time: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Agenda:
- 4:30pm: Doors Open
- 5:00pm: Fireside Chat Begins, moderated by Schnell D’Souza, Health Manager at Dal Innovates & Pulse Manager
- 5:50pm: Networking Opportunity
- 6:30pm: Event Concludes
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