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Recent News and Updates
Evaluation of the Community Pharmacy Primary Care Clinics (4/1/2025) - RPI was pleased to be the external evaluator on this important project by the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia to improve access to primary care in Nova Scotia. The evaluation found that patients are highly satisfied with their care at the Community Pharmacy Primary Care Clinics (CPPCC), and the clinics successfully diverted patients from emergency […]
Final Evaluation of the UpLift Partnership: Catalyzing a Healthier Nova Scotia through a Youth Engaged Health Promoting Schools Approach (3/14/2025) - RPI, led by Stephanie Heath was pleased to be the independent evaluator for the UpLift Partnership, an important project advancing health and learning in Nova Scotia. For six years, the UpLift Partnership brought partners together to collaborate to shift systems for healthy learning environments in Nova Scotia. Through UpLift’s collective actions, new ways to engage […]
RPI Welcomes New Consultant, Neil Chavda (10/11/2024) - RPI is excited to announce the expansion of the consulting team supporting the pharmaceutical/biotechnology arm of the company. Neil Chavda brings vast experience working with cross-functional teams and will support the growing consulting services provided to our pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Join us in welcoming Neil to the team!
Stephanie Heath Retiring and Moving to Strategic Advisor Role (9/16/2024) - Stephanie Heath, RPI’s Founder and long-time Partner, is retiring from her role as Partner at RPI as of August 2024. Stephanie has made so many important contributions to RPI over the years. Her enduring support for our clients, her strategic leadership, and her relentless commitment to excellence have been the backbone of RPI’s success. We […]
College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) releases their research guidance report, developed with RPI support (5/31/2024) - The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) has released its research guidance report titled Advancing Family Medicine Research in Canada: A Guidance Report for the CFPC’s Future Role and Action. This report was developed in collaboration with Research Power Inc. (RPI) and Dalhousie Family Medicine. Research Power Inc. played a key role in this […]
RPI Welcomes New Consultant Richard Buote (4/26/2024) - RPI is excited to welcome a new consultant to the team, Richard Buote. Richard brings strong expertise in health services and policy research and evaluation, as well as experience working in the health system and with academia. Richard has a PhD from Memorial University in Community Health and Humanities. Richard looks forward to building collaborative […]RPI Supporting Government Consultations on Improving the Workers’ Compensation System and Protecting Workers from Harassment (11/13/2023) - RPI has been engaged by the Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration to support the Province in gathering input from Nova Scotians on improving the workers’ compensation system and preventing harassment in the workplace. The consultations are taking place from November 14 to December 8 and methods include in-person and virtual sessions as […]
Creating Communities of Care Podcast (7/4/2023) - Clare Levin, RPI Partner, is the project evaluator for the Creating Communities of Care (CCC) project. RPI staff have worked with CCC over the last two years. As our involvement in the work comes to a close, we are pleased to share the newly created podcast about the important work of CCC. The first three […]
RPI Certified as a Women-Owned Business (5/1/2023) - RPI is now certified as a women-owned business by WEConnect International. The four criteria for this are ownership, management, control and independence. Businesses that meet the criteria are determined to be at least 51% owned, as well as managed and controlled by one or more women. RPI is 100% owned, managed and controlled by women. WEConnect […]
RPI Evaluates Community Pharmacy Pilot Projects (1/3/2023) - RPI has been engaged by the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia to complete evaluations of two different demonstration projects that test how care is provided in community pharmacies in Nova Scotia. The Optimize my Medications project is focused on pharmacist support for deprescribing some medications. The Collaborative Hypertension Management Project supports management of patients with […]