About the tour
Doctors Nova Scotia leaders, including the President, Physician Advisory Team and Senior Leadership Team, will be visiting communities across the province to meet with physicians both in person and virtually.
These sessions are designed to foster open, two-way dialogue and ensure that member voices directly influence the association’s planning, member supports and advocacy priorities. By engaging physicians where they live and work, DNS aims to better understand the realities of healthcare in different regions and specialties. Insights from the tour will also inform the association’s approach to the next round of contract negotiations.
Save the date and register now
| Community | Zone | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
| Amherst (in-person) | Northern - Zone 2 | Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 19428 Nova Scotia Trunk 2, Amherst, NS Meeting Room: Conference Rooms 1 & 2 | Register now |
| Antigonish (in-person) | Eastern – Zone 3 | Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | St. Martha's Regional Hospital 25 Bay St, Antigonish, NS Meeting Room: Gathering Place | Register now |
| Bridgewater (in-person) | Western – Zone 1 | Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Best Western Hotel Bridgewater 527 Highway 10 Exit 12 Bridgewater, NS Meeting Room: Cooksfall | Register now |
| Dartmouth (in-person) | Central – Zone 4 | Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Dartmouth General Hospital, 325 Pleasant St, Dartmouth, NS Meeting Room: Education Classroom | Register now |
| Halifax (in-person) | Central – Zone 4 | Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Keshen Goodman Public Library 330 Lacewood Dr, Halifax NS Meeting Room: White Spruce Room | Register now |
| Kentville (in-person) | Northern – Zone 2 | Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Valley Regional Hospital 150 Exhibition St, Kentville, NS Meeting Room: Boardroom | Register now |
| New Glasgow (in-person) | Northern – Zone 2 | Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Ignite Atlantic 345 Temperance St, New Glasgow, NS Meeting Room: Auditorium | Register now |
| Sydney (in-person) | Eastern – Zone 3 | Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Cape Breton Regional Hospital 1482 George St, Sydney, NS Meeting Room: 3612 | Register now |
| Truro (in-person) | Northern – Zone 2 | Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Colchester East Hants Health Centre, 600 Abenaki Road, Truro, NS Meeting Room: Willow Room | Register now |
| Yarmouth (in-person) | Western – Zone 1 | Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Yarmouth Regional Hospital 60 Vancouver St, Yarmouth, NS Meeting Room: Bluenose Room | Register now |
| Section for Indigenous Health (virtual) | All | January 2026 | TBC | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Section of Black Physicians (virtual) | All | January 2026 | TBC | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Internationally trained physicians (virtual) | All | Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Zoom | Register now |
| Women in medicine (virtual) | All | Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Zoom | Register now |
| First 10 years in practice (virtual) | All | Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Zoom | Register now |
| Province-wide (virtual) | All | Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Zoom | Register now |
| Province-wide (virtual) | All | January 2026 | 6–8 p.m. | Zoom | Coming soon |
If you’re unable to make the scheduled sessions, feel free to submit your feedback in writing at feedback@doctorsns.com or connect with your DNS Physician Advisor.
What to expect
Through guided discussions, we’ll explore four key themes:
- What’s working well: What’s going well in your practice or community? What brings you the most satisfaction or pride? Where do you see opportunities for positive change?
- What challenges you’re facing: What barriers or pressures are making it hard to provide care or feel supported? Where are you feeling stuck or burnt out? if you were the Minister of Health or the CEO of Nova Scotia Health Authority for a day, what’s the one thing you’d change?
- What support or changes would help: What do you value most about your DNS membership? What could DNS do more of, less of, or differently to better support you and your patients? What tools, services, or benefits would make a meaningful difference for you?
- Your priorities for contract negotiations: What are your top priorities for the upcoming contract negotiations? Where does the current agreement fall short? What issues should DNS champion at the table?
The goal is to build a detailed understanding of members’ experiences with everything from burnout and workload to recruitment issues to areas of strength and satisfaction.
What happens with your feedback
Doctors Nova Scotia will validate key themes from the tour with physician input via a member-wide survey and pair this feedback with data from broader policy, economic and health system trends. A summary of physicians’ input and feedback will be shared with members.
The listening tour will help DNS identify where additional professional supports, educational resources, contract enhancements or changes, or community-building efforts are needed, ensuring the association evolves alongside its members.
In addition to the listening tour, DNS will:
- conduct a province-wide online survey to gather quantitative data (January 2026)
- conduct departmental meetings with C/AFP departments
- participate in public opinion polling to monitor public sentiment (ongoing)
- host targeted virtual focus groups and one-on-one interviews (winter 2026)
Stay informed
To ensure you’re receiving the latest updates and communications, contact DNS to update your membership profile. It’s easy! Contact info@doctorsns.com today.
Stay tuned for more details.