The Network of End of Life Studies (NELS) aims to improve end of life care through research development.

Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE) funding from CIHR has enabled research development for vulnerable populations at end of life.

Advanced Care for Women with Advanced Breast Cancer

funded by a Breast Cancer Society of Canada/QEII Foundation Award for Breast  Cancer Research, through the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute.

Sheri was the 2011 recipient for the Colleen Elliott Award. The award acknowledged Sheri as a research trainee who demonstrates the greatest promise and potential for excellence in cancer research.

More information on pages 4-5 of the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation's April 2012 E-News

On February 13, 2012, EHS's Extended Care Paramedic program was awarded a Gold Medal Public Sector Leadership Award in the Healthcare Category from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) and Deloitte.

>> Information on the award

>> Press release from Dept of Health and Wellness

>> Article published by Reuters Health after presentation of Jan Jensen's pilot study

Over the past five years, NELS ICE has carried out research to improve access to care for persons at end of life. An Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE) grant of $820,000 from CIHR provided us with support for our nine end of life research project streams.

On Sept 8, 2011, Highlighting NELS ICE Successes featured, posters and oral presentations that showcased NELS ICE projects.

Former NELS ICE Post Doctoral Fellow has recently joined the Nova Scotia Governemnt Department of Health and Wellness as their Manager of Drug Technology Assessment in Pharmceutical Services.

Palliative Care for the Deaf Community - youtube channel

NELS ICE Investigator, Victor Maddalena, looked at palliative care in Newfoundland's deaf community. One of the outcomes of the research, based on the feedback from the Deaf community, was the need for more information for Deaf people (and their caregivers) on navigating through the maze of terminal illness and end of life.

As a result, a video was created in American Sign Language (and voice) that walks through the steps of getting the diagnosis, treatment options, palliative care, death and bereavement care. (Part 1 of 5)

• End of Life Care in Nova Scotia: Surveillance Report

• Listening to Stakeholder's Report: Report of Consultation on “End of Life Care in Nova Scotia Surveillance Report”

• Canadian Cancer Statistics 2010 - Special topic End of Life by the Canadian Cancer Society's Steering Committee.