Braveheart Support Society

04/14/2026

Let’s Talk: Teens Building their Healthcare Skills
April 17th 12-12:45pm
Registration link - https://surveys.novascotia.ca/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=77LL36m0K
This session is for parents and caregivers of children living with a health condition. You’ll hear directly from youth who have moved into the adult healthcare system and learn why it’s helpful to start the conversation about transition early. We’ll explore what self-management means, why it matters, and how you and your child can begin building these skills together.

04/12/2026

Are you a youth with complex medical needs (14–24 years old), or a family member? We’d love to hear from you.

Your feedback will help us build a Transition to Adult Care Resource Guide with clear, useful information to support the move to adult care. You may even find a few helpful tips for yourself.

To offer feedback, reach out to Jackie Pidduck, Transition Coordinator
902-266-4054
IWKTransition@iwk.nshealth.ca

03/14/2026

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Two local doctors and an artificial intelligence specialist are teaming up to try to solve a huge problem in the Nova Scotia health-care system.

Leading pediatric cardiologists Dr. Robert Chen and Dr. Santokh Dhillon, along with AI expert Mohammed Shameer Iqbal, are close to launching a new high-tech stethoscope that can screen murmurs in children with a high degree of precision.

The goal for their company is to eliminate the majority of unnecessary referrals to specialists, which are clogging up the system and often keeping anxious families waiting more than a year for an answer.

https://iwkhealth.ca/news-and-stories/trio-nova-scotians-attempting-revolutionize-heart-care-children-high-tech

03/12/2026

If you are a parent of a child with complex medical needs, you are invited to join us on

Thursday April 16, 2026 7:00 -8:30 pm
Wednesday May 27, 2026 7:00 -8:30 pm
Thursday June 25, 2026 7:00 -8:30 pm

Our Parent Group is an informal meeting where parents can share tips and tricks of caring for their child with complex special needs!

Interested in attending?
Please email Jackie Pidduck at jacklynn.pidduck@iwk.nshealth.ca

Please note to receive the Zoom link, we will ask you to review the virtual group guidelines that will be emailed to you, to provide the address of where you will be during the meeting and a contact number in case of emergency.

02/22/2026

If you are a parent of a child with complex medical needs, you are invited to join us on

Thursday March 5th, 2026 7:00 -8:30 pm

Our Parent Group is an informal meeting where parents can share tips and tricks of caring for their child with complex special needs!

Interested in attending?
Please email Jackie Pidduck at jacklynn.pidduck@iwk.nshealth.ca

Please note to receive the Zoom link, we will ask you to review the virtual group guidelines that will be emailed to you, to provide the address of where you will be during the meeting and a contact number in case of emergency.

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02/13/2026

Nobody had ever dared transplant an infant heart into a child with a different blood type. But Dr. Lori West believed her discovery could save babies’ lives.
Read more about Dr. West's research: https://bit.ly/4c1n11p.