Department of Critical Care

Academic Support

Jennifer Foster, MD

Associate professor

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Department of Critical Care , Department of Pediatrics

Email: jennifer.foster@iwk.nshealth.ca
Phone: 902-470-7515
Mailing Address: 
5850/5980 University Avenue, PO Box 9700G
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 6R8
 
Research Topics:
  • Sedation and sleep in ICU
  • Parental experience in Pediatric Critical Care

Education

  • Critical Care Medicine Fellowship (Royal Children's Hospital, Australia)
  • Critical Care Medicine Fellowship (University of Ottawa)
  • Pediatrics Residency (University of Ottawa)
  • MD (Dalhousie University)
  • BSc (McGill University)

Professional Appointments

  • Education Coordinator: Pediatric Critical Care
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: Critical Care Exam Committee
  • Medical Oversight Physician, EHS LifeFlight Pediatric Team

Quality Assurance Initiatives

  • Pediatric Critical Care Rapid Response and Outreach Team
  • Sedation, analgesia, withdrawal, and delirium bundle development and implementation