Podcasts about Nova Scotia Health Authority

Janet Davidson discusses ways to fix Canada's health care crisis and improve the healthcare system. Learn about the challenges and potential solutions in this insightful episode of the Two Nobodys Podcast. Keywords: Canada's health care crisis, Canada's healthcare crisis, doctor shortage, loneliness, how to get a health care job in Canada -- Janet Davidson works in health care consulting with a focus on strategy, organization management and design, and governance. Formerly, she served as Deputy Minister of Health for Alberta. Janet has over 40 years of experience in healthcare in the government, voluntary and hospital/community sectors in a number of Canadian jurisdictions and internationally. Janet currently holds the position of Administrator of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. She is a Board member of Bayshore Healthcare and the Hospital for Sick Children and immediate past chair of the Canadian Institute for Health Information and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. She is the inaugural Johnson Fellow with the CD Howe Institute and co-chairs their health policy council. Janet received a Bachelor of Nursing Science from the University of Windsor and a Master's in Health Services Administration from the University of Alberta. She is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors' Education program at Rotman, the UC Berkeley School of Public Health's Global Health Leadership program and has an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Windsor. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada and has been named twice to the list of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women and Canada's Top 25 Most Influential Women.

Update from the Nova Scotia Health Authority on the back-to-back water main breaks at the QEII Halifax Infirmary that left the hospital complex without running water, flushing toilets, and heat. Some surgeries and procedures were cancelled, or moved to other locations.

Dr. Cindy Calkin is the Medical Director of the mood and metabolism program with the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

Have you started a prescription and then stopped taking it before its completion? Have you missed a dose or treatment as per the instructions provided by your healthcare provider? You're definitely not alone. While it may not seem like a big deal to miss even one dose or one scheduled treatment, it could have very serious consequences. On this episode Carla Purcell, RN with the Nova Scotia Health Authority discusses why it's so important to take medication as prescribed and follow a treatment schedule, why some people experience side effects and how to manage them and more.

In this episode I'm joined by Paul Palango and Adam Rodgers to discuss the recent Nova Scotia Health Authority privacy breach related to health records of those affected by the mass casualty, the malicious prosecution lawsuit filed by Lisa Banfield and the federal governement's response, and lastly a recently published essay by Lisa Banfield that outlines her history with Gabriel Wortman as told in the previously untold diary she has kept since meeting him.  Episode Links: the Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Timeline Episode: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/nova-scotia-mass-shooting-timeline the Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Series: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/nova-scotia-rampage Join the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/novascotiamasscasualty Send a tip related to this case: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/contact Send a voicememo to the show: nighttimepodcast.com/contact Subscribe to the show: Premium feed: https://www.patreon.com/Nighttimepodcast Apple Podcasts: https://applepodcasts.com/nighttime Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3nZztXBziqQv5KcPG1m5k8?si=ed168b2235a94632 Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A woman in pain heads to the Emergency Room in rural Nova Scotia. And now a husband, her children, her family, her Fire Department and her Community are asking for answers. Allison Holthoff was just 37 years old when she died more than six hours after going to the the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre on New Years Eve. Her story became public after social media posts started circulating and there was a statement from the Nova Scotia Health Authority about privacy issues. I reached out to Michelle Thompson, the Nova Scotia Minister of Health and Wellness for comment. But first spoke with Claudia Chender, the leader of Nova Scotia's New Democratic Party.

David Devine has been tasked by the Nova Scotia Health Authority with creating a report to provide recommendations for improving equity, diversity and inclusion in the health-care system. Guest host Carolyn Ray spoke to Devine after playing back a portion of an interview she had earlier this week with Liz Leclair who overheard what she says was a transphobic conversation at a Truro health facility.

More than 82-thousand Nova Scotians are waiting for a primary care provider. And the provincial government has been looking to provide alternate ways to get patients in front of doctors and nurse practitioners. One way is through VirtualCareNS. It is a way to give people free access to online services like prescription renewals, tests and referrals for specialized care. And now the service is being expanded across the province to people who are on the Need a Family Practice Registry. They started going out this week for people in the Central and Eastern Zones. Nova Scotia Health Authority's Nelson Ventura, Innovation Team Manager, and Dr. Tara Sampalli, Senior Scientific Director explain how the made in Nova Scotia solution is being received.

The Station Hub's 'Food Company' in West Hants is planning to deliver pallets of mashed potatoes made from about 6,000 pounds of local potatoes that would have been wasted otherwise to the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

The day after he was sworn in, Premier Tim Houston fired the CEO and most of the board of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. He replaced them with an administrator, Janet Davidson, who essentially became a one-person board. Hear our conversation with her.

In this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we talk with Canadian Registered Dietician Lauren McNeill. Lauren has a Masters of Public Health in Nutrition and Dietetics and specializes in plant-based nutrition and women's health. She graduated from the University of Guelph, and completed her dietetic internship with the Nova Scotia Health Authority where she gained experience in acute-care, nutrition education, public health, diabetes, and much more.Lauren runs her own private practice, Tasting to Thrive, where she offers both one-on-one virtual nutrition counselling sessions anywhere in Canada…. and her online program, Thriving on Plant-Based Fundamentals. Her goal is helping people from all walks of life succeed on a healthy, whole foods diet -- whether they're vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to incorporate more plant-based foods onto their plate. She also has a dedicated social media following where she shares healthy and affordable recipes, busts nutrition myths, and provides evidence-based nutrition information.In this episode we discuss:Lauren's path to becoming a Registered Dietician with a focus on plant-based diets.How Lauren helps clients make health, sustainable choices for the long-term.How a healthy, whole foods eating pattern can help cut the risk of all-cause mortality.Tackling misinformation about vegan diets, but also in the health and wellness space. How diet and lifestyle can impact women's health issues like PCOS and endometriosis.What Lauren eats in a day and how she takes a plant-based diet on the go. The issue of food insecurity and food justice in Canada. Socials:WebsiteFacebookYouTubeInstagramTikTokStudies/Articles: The Adventist Health StudyEPIC-Oxford study (iron levels and other nutrient intake among vegans and vegetarians)Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Common and Curable Disease (iron deficiency is concern for everyone – not just plant-based eaters)Dietary intake and iron status of Australian vegetarian womenThis Podcast was hosted and edited by Clinton Stamatovich.

This week the province announced it will offer rapid COVID-19 tests to some schools and child-care settings in higher risk areas for unvaccinated and asymptomatic students. Why now? How accurate are these tests? And do they have a bigger role to play in this pandemic? The Agenda examines at-home testing and why they may be the key to ending this pandemic. With Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease specialist; and Lisa Barrett, clinician scientist and infectious disease physician at Dalhousie University and the Nova Scotia Health Authority. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alkesh Patel is the co-founder and CEO of Ringside MD, a company that provides on-site healthcare for corporations. He is also the Medical Officer of Health for the Nova Scotia Health Authority.In this conversation, we talk about:• Breaking social economic barriers in his youth.• His vision to make healthcare accessible to everyone in the workplace.• COVID concerns for businesses working through the pandemic• And much more...===️ Hosted by:Hilda Gan - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan Produced by: 6 Story - https://6story.ca​ Visit us at:https://www.peoplebrightconsulting.com

Six high school students on Long Island recently ran into major difficulties trying to navigate the province's mental health intake system. They couldn't get through! We hear what the Nova Scotia Health Authority has to say about that.

Our FIRST podcast episode is entitled Passion in the Psychiatry Field. Our guest today will be sharing her journey with us. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Simon Frasier University and her Doctor in Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She is currently a Psychiatry resident at Dalhousie University in Canada, working with the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Dr. Patricia Celan!Original broadcast: July 13, 2020Music for PodcastGroove Grove by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3831-groove-groveLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Our FIRST podcast episode is entitled Passion in the Psychiatry Field. Our guest today will be sharing her journey with us. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Simon Frasier University and her Doctor in Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She is currently a Psychiatry resident at Dalhousie University in Canada, working with the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Dr. Patricia Celan!Original broadcast: July 13, 2020Music for PodcastGroove Grove by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3831-groove-groveLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Our FIRST podcast episode is entitled Passion in the Psychiatry Field. Our guest today will be sharing her journey with us. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Simon Frasier University and her Doctor in Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She is currently a Psychiatry resident at Dalhousie University in Canada, working with the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Dr. Patricia Celan!Original broadcast: July 13, 2020Music for PodcastGroove Grove by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3831-groove-groveLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This third wave is crashing a little harder in Cape Breton than many had hoped. As officials grapple with the numbers, Sydney gets singled out as an area of "special concern" for the virus. We look at how community spread is monitored with Dr. Austin Zygmunt, a Regional Medical Officer of Health for the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

The Nova Scotia Health Authority Board recently welcomed its first Black board member. What difference might that make? We ask new NSHA board member OmiSoore Dryden.

It's one of two new safe injection facilities that are being funded through the Department of Health and Wellness. The other is in Halifax. The province is providing $500-thousand dollars to the Nova Scotia Health Authority to establish the two sites. To learn more about what's coming to Sydney, we've contacted Christine Porter. She's executive director of the Ally Centre of Cape Breton.

In this episode, Dave is joined by Brad Reid to discuss Medical Math and how you can be sure that you are making accurate calculations at 3 o'clock in the morning when you are hungry and tired! Brad is an Advanced Care Paramedic in Nova Scotia and currently is the Program Manager for Medavie HealthEd that delivers Primary and Advanced Care Paramedic programs. Brad has worked as a Paramedic in Nova Scotia for 25 years. He also continues to work clinically as a Department Paramedic for the Nova Scotia Health Authority.   Also In This Episode: Patient example: 63 Y/O F Starting with the basics Patient example: Dopamine infusion Medical Math What do we need? What information do we have? How much do we need? What is the drip rate? Is there another equation? Yes! The Clock Method The Digital Method   More about Brad: Brad has been involved in education for over 20 years. Initially delivering programs for St. John Ambulance, Brad helped develop the Maritime School of Paramedicine delivering the first Primary Care Program in 2001. Brad obtained his diploma in Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University. Brad has represented Nova Scotia as the Provincial Director, and Vice President for the Society of Prehospital Educators (SPEC) and held the position of Medical Advisor, ACP for the Professional Standards and Accreditation Committee for St. John Ambulance National.   Subscribe to the video version of this podcast to have access to the visuals that accompany the audio as well as additional tools and resources to help improve your understanding.  Subscribe now at CurrentECG.com  And Stay Current!

Christine Porter started working at the Ally Centre in Sydney, C.B., 21 years ago, and says the level of homelessness now is higher than she's ever seen. On the phone-in: Quitting smoking. We're joined by Dan Steeves from the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

Dr. Maia von Maltzahn is a geriatrician at Nova Scotia Health Authority, Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University, and Program Director for the Geriatric Medicine program at Dalhousie. She completed her undergraduate degree at Mount Allison University and medical school at Dalhousie. Dr. von Maltzahn is a testament that going “unmatched” in the first round of CaRMS is not a predictor of future successes: she went on to complete Internal Medicine residency at the University of Saskatchewan, where she was awarded the Dr. Ian Holmes Senior Resident Professionalism Award. She then completed further residency training in geriatric medicine at the University of Toronto, where she received multiple first place awards for her residency research projects. Currently, Dr. von Maltzahn is the Halifax site Principal Investigator for COMPASS-ND, which is a multi-site, national longitudinal study on dementia. She is also completing a Master's of community health and epidemiology at Dalhousie. Show notes available at northernexposurepodcast.ca

Ivy and Paul are talking to Jim Cormier, the Atlantic Director, Government Relations, with Retail Council of Canada. Jim will be discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the retail sector and how local retail businesses have responded and adapted. Plus Paul MacKinnon, CEO of Downtown Halifax Business Commission, has some news on the Canada United Small Business Relief Fund. We also have directives from the Nova Scotia Health Authority regarding international students. On Biz Buzz, we have business updates and milestones; a rundown on upcoming events in Downtown Halifax; and a quick overview of Develop Nova Scotia’s Evergreen Festival. Producers: Ivy Ho and Allana MacDonald Mills Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) 104-1546 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3X7 (902) 423-6658 Hosts: Allana MacDonald Mills and Ivy Ho Guests: Paul MacKinnon, CEO of Downtown Halifax Business Commission · https://downtownhalifax.ca/ im Cormier, the Atlantic Director, Government Relations, with Retail Council of Canada. https://www.retailcouncil.org/ Bizz Buzz: Tori McLeod, Marketing and Communications Coordinator Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Recorded & Edited by: Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Music: “Patching Holes (in a Sinking Ship)” by Bigideas Visit us at: downtownhalifax.ca Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @DowntownHalifax Email us at: ivy@downtownhalifax.ca or allana@downtownhalifax.ca

The chronic issue of doctor shortages continues... we hear concerns from Pat Lewis, who is looking for a family doctor in Cape Breton, and we speak to Katrina Philopoulos, Director of Doctor Recruitment for the Nova Scotia Health Authority, for an update on new doctors arriving on the Island.

Cape Breton University's associate vice-president of Indigenous Affairs and Unama'ki College, Stephen Augustine, is one of three new directors appointed to the Nova Scotia Health Authority board. He's the first indigenous person to sit on the board of directors.

Brett MacDougall, Executive Director of Operations for the Eastern Zone with the Nova Scotia Health Authority, explains how officials in this zone navigate the steps towards re-opening health services to a backlog of patients.

Nova Scotia is getting in on the scientific study action around COVID 19 - we get the details on a new treatment and immunity study called "CO-VIC". The new study will be conducted by the NSHA with Nova Scotia patients and led by Dr. Lisa Barrett, a Clinician Scientist of Infectious Diseases, with the Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University.

Protection from infection has been the focus of health care over the past few months, with many procedures and services postponed. Dr. Brendan Carr, President and CEO of the Nova Scotia Health Authority, explains where we are now, and what has to happen to get the health care system moving again.

Palliative Care and the Pandemic... we ask Lynette Sawchuck, program manager for Palliative Care in the Eastern Zone of the Nova Scotia Health Authority, how their service has been impacted by the coronavirus restrictions, and what has changed in Cape Breton.

The CBC's Paul Withers is in Truro for the latest on the search for the boy who went missing Wednesday afternoon. Host Jeff Douglas also spoke with Cathy Hinton, councillor for ward 3 in Truro as well as Serena Lewis, a bereavement, grief and wellness coordinator with the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

As President and CEO of the Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dr. Brendan Carr is playing a pivotal role in helping Nova Scotia manage the COVID-19 pandemic. He outlines what the province is doing and how he sees healthcare evolving in the future.

The task of keeping healthcare workers safe during a pandemic is a big job. As is procuring and maintaining a quantity of PPE - personal protective equipment - for our frontline workers. Dr. Alex Mitchell is a general surgeon and medical co-lead for the Nova Scotia Health Authority's PPE Working Group.

COVID-19 has thrown up a bunch of barriers to those needing mental health services this month. But where there's a will, there's a way. Hear what is being offered, including a new virtual mental health program. Dr. Patricia Pottie is President of the Strongest Families Institute. Samantha Hodder is the Senior Director of Mental Health and Addictions Programs for the Nova Scotia Health Authority. And Dr. Andrew Harris is the Senior Medical Director for Mental Health and Addictions with NSHA.

Lisa Barrett is an assistant professor in the division of infectious diseases at Dalhousie University's School of Medicine. She also works with the Nova Scotia Health Authority. She speaks with Mainstreet's host Jeff Douglas, and answers questions from Mainstreet listeners.

Mainstreet's host Jeff Douglas puts your questions about COVID-19 to Dr Lisa Barrett, an assistant professor in the division of infectious diseases at Dalhousie University's School of Medicine. She also works with the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

The head of the Nova Scotia Health Authority tells us about how our health system is handling the crisis so far.

We contact the Nova Scotia Health Authority to get a sense of how prepared Cape Breton is to meet the medical needs posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Bethany McCormick is Senior Director of Strategy, Planning and Performance, and Dr. Todd Hatchette is the Chief of Microbiology, both are members of the COVID-19 Incident Team.

Dayna Lee-Baggley, PhD, is a registered clinical psychologist. She holds an assistant professor appointment in the department of family medicine, and cross appointments in the departments of surgery, and psychology and neuroscience at Dalhousie University; and an adjunct professor appointment in the department of industrial and organizational psychology at Saint Mary’s University. Dayna works as a clinical health psychologist at the Nova Scotia Health Authority for the multi-organ transplant program. She is the director of the Centre for Behaviour Change, which conducts research and training in chronic disease management. She was the recipient of the 2017 Women of Excellence Award for her contributions to health, sport and wellness. Dayna’s new book is entitled, Healthy Habits Suck – How to Get Off the Couch & Live a Healthy Life…Even if You Don’t Want To.  Visit https://drleebaggley.com. Get the new Your Inner World – Guided Meditations by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating & on Twitter.  Visit www.americameditating.org. Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.

Lauren McNeil is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters of Public Health in Nutrition and Dietetics currently residing in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated with honours from the University of Guelph (one of Canada’s leading nutrition programs) and completed a rigorous year-long dietetic internship with Nova Scotia Health Authority. During her dietetic internship she gained experience in acute-care, nutrition education, public health, diabetes, renal care, and much more.  Find out more at her website www.tastingtothrive.com, check out her youtube Tasting to Thrive and find her on Instagram @tastingtothrive_rd!

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Stéphanie Beaureguard, Practice Lead at Bang the Table, and Geoff Wilson, Director of Community Engagement and Health Board Support at Nova Scotia Health Authority, come together to discuss how patient and public engagement in the health sector can be transformed by offering a dedicated portal for digital engagement. This episode examines the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s engagement site Engage4Health, which launched in 2015, and discusses their evolving strategy and experience with patient engagement over the years. In Engage4Health’s first year, they engaged with roughly 1,000 people in 42 face-to-face meetings and received over 9,000 contacts of informed and engaged visitors in their online portal. "It was really crucial that the engagement team had the ability to create and shape and respond to online interactions without needing to be dependent on our IT department for support. I think the ease of use of EngagementHQ [and ability to] get the project up and running really quickly was a key factor in our decision to use this particular platform." - Geoff Wilson, Director of Community Engagement and Health Board Support at Nova Scotia Health Authority. Tune in to learn more about developing an online engagement strategy in the health sector.

Dr. Elise Laende, a research manager in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Nova Scotia Health Authority (and recent PhD graduate), discusses how to use radiostereometric analysis (RSA) to monitor total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implant migration, the importance of collecting long-term outcome data, and sex differences in TKA. Find out more about RSA at http://www.canadianrsanetwork.com and http://radiostereometry.org. Dr. Laende’s blog, the Evidence-based Feminist and the link to the “standard patient” research article that she mentioned can be found at http://evidencebasedfeminist.blogspot.com.

Canada's National Capital Region is getting its own chapter of the International Association for Public Participation. And this week's Inside P2 guest host, Peter Wilton, is leading the steering committee that is launching it. We talk about plans for the newly established chapter, which include both events and social media channels. If you are a public participation practitioner or research in the NCR, find more information or sign up to participate in the IAP2 NCR chapter. Peter is a Senior Consultant at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, based in Ottawa Canada. Prior to joining H+K, Peter was a Public Engagement Advisor at the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Originally he hails from Newfoundland, where he earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Applied Health Services Research. Linkworthy Check out these sources that provide context for this week's discussion. Peter Wilton on Twitter and LinkedIn IAP2 National Capital Region Website IAP2 NCR on Twitter It’s your turn Inside P2 is produced by Joseph Thornley. I’d love to know what you think about the topics in this podcast, topics you’d like me to cover in future podcasts and people you’d like to hear from. Leave a comment at the bottom of this blog post Join the Inside P2 Facebook Group Tweet to @InsideP2Podcast Email InsideP2Podcast@Gmail.com Subscribe Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Subscribe in Google Play Music Subscribe in Spotify Reviews help others to find this podcast. If you like this podcast, please review Inside P2 on Apple Podcasts. Inside P2 010: A new IAP2 Chapter for Canada's National Capital Region by Joseph Thornley is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

In this interview, Dr. Olga Theou and Dr. Kenneth Rockwood discuss their research looking at the association between sedentary time and mortality across levels of frailty. Olga Theou is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Dalhousie University and geriatric medicine scientist for the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Dr. Kenneth Rockwood is a professor of geriatric medicine and neurology at Dalhousie University, a CIHR researcher, and a staff physician. Along with their co-authors, they published a research article in CMAJ. Full article (open access): www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161034 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page. Our podcasts are also released on www.cmaj.ca and on www.cmajblogs.com.

At present, Nova Scotia Health Authority is well aware of the devastating loss of family doctors and specialists from Cape Breton, since 2012, that has left thousands without access to primary care services. A recent count showed 30 physicians have left since the summer and 60 physician positions are under threat.

On today's episode, we are joined by Sam's husband, Matt, to discuss his journey with addiction, rehab, and life after recovery.CHAT WITH USapproachable@infagency.comNORTH AMERICAN HOTLINES U.S.SAMHSA National Hotline: 1-800-662-4357 - information on addiction and free referral services in English and Spanish 24 hours a dayHelpline Number: 1-800-487-4889 - available to people with hearing impairment for information on substance abuse 24 hours a dayAl-Anon and Alateen crisis line: 1-800-356-9996Alcohol hotline number: 1-800-331-2900The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 CANADAAlberta (Addiction Helpline, Alberta Health Services)1-866-332-2322British Columbia (Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service)1-800-663-1441604-660-9382Manitoba (Addictions Foundation of Manitoba)Adult services: 1-855-662-6605Youth services: 1-877-710-3999204-944-6200New Brunswick (Addiction Centres, Department of Health)506-674-4300Newfoundland and Labrador (Addictions Services, Department of Health and Community Services)1-888-737-4668709-729-3658Northwest Territories (Department of Health and Social Services)1-800-661-0844867-873-7037Nova Scotia (Mental Health and Addictions Services, Nova Scotia Health Authority)1-888-429-8167Nunavut (Kamatsiaqtut Help Line)1-800-265-3333867-979-3333Ontario (ConnexOntario)1-866-531-2600Prince Edward Island (Addiction Services, Health PEI)1-888-299-8399902-368-4120Quebec (Drugs: help and referral)1-800-265-2626514-527-2626Saskatchewan (HealthLine, Ministry of Health)811 or 1-877-800-0002306-766-6600Yukon (Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services, Health and Social Services)1-866-456-3838 (for Yukon, Nunavut and NWT)867-456-3838For information on help with addiction and substance abuse in your area, google your country or city with “addiction helpline”.Want to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.