Healthcare

Simulation education, using standardized patient actors, is a unique way to provide education in health care settings to practicing clinicians. It is an opportunity to practice assessment skills and critical thinking in a safe environment that mimics the patient care setting. Our team implemented this concept at a hospital in Toronto, with a focus on researching the outcomes of a simulation intervention for nurses who care for patients receiving epidural analgesia for pain management after surgery. This photograph depicts the real-to-life patient care environment that was created for this study.

Location of photograph:

Education and Research Centre, North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario

Prize name:

KGHRI Prize

Submission Year:

2019-20

Living with a physical disability during the pandemic

kvd1 — Tue, 05 May 2020 14:06:29 +0000

Exercise during isolation is important for people living with physical disabilities. (Supplied Photos)

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Racing for air

kvd1 — Mon, 04 May 2020 04:22:00 +0000

The team's device is comprised of more common or easily-sourced components.

Any other time, having two weeks to design and prototype a respiratory ventilator that can outmatch those created by hundreds of international teams would be a daunting task. These days, however, the stakes are much, much higher than bragging rights.

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Crisis reflections from the front lines

kvd1 — Mon, 04 May 2020 04:21:00 +0000

Recently, Dr. Wolfrom published a blog in the Canadian Medical Association Journal outlining tips for how physicians can cope in periods of stress and uncertainty. The blog was based on an email he distributed to his colleagues in Department of Family Medicine as they prepared for the arrival of COVID-19. The Gazette has received permission to republish these tips and adapt them for a broader audience.

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Queen’s donates personal protection equipment

kvd1 — Mon, 04 May 2020 04:20:00 +0000

Faculty members and research labs across ��˴�Ƭ University recently donated 900 N95 masks, 600 surgical masks, and 300 gowns as well as approximately 500 face shields.

Queen’s University has donated thousands of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) items to help protect frontline healthcare workers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Internal funding for coronavirus research

kvd1 — Mon, 04 May 2020 04:18:00 +0000

In response to the international COVID-19 pandemic, the Vice-Principal (Research) has launched an internal initiative to fund and support research projects that will contribute to the development, testing, and implementation of medical or social countermeasures to mitigate the rapid spread of the virus and its negative consequences on global communities.

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Queen’s Indigenous health researcher named Indspire Award winner

kvd1 — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:04:25 +0000

The first Indigenous midwife in Canada to earn a doctoral degree will be recognized with a 2020 Indspire Award – the most prestigious career excellence award bestowed by the Indigenous community on its own people. Queen’s University’s Karen Lawford has been named one of this year’s 12 outstanding Indigenous leaders, and will be honoured with the Indspire Award for Health at a nationally-televised ceremony on March 6.

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E-tattoos and Healthcare: Nano Materials for Superior Wearable Tech

kvd1 — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 21:21:30 +0000

Dr. Shideh Kabiri Ameri is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University. Her research focuses on 2D material-based electronic devices and their applications in wearables, bioelectronics, human machine interface, electronic tattoos, internet of things, and mobile healthcare. She leads the Ameri Nano Research Group interested in looking for innovative and novel solutions for technological challenges by applying nano-sciences to Engineering. In 2017, Dr.

Shared Decision-Making: A Partnership for Client-Centred Healthcare

kvd1 — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:30:57 +0000

Dr. Janet Jull is an occupational therapist and Assistant Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University. Her research focuses on developing and evaluating shared decision-making tools and approaches to support client-centred care, with a particular focus on cancer care. In all of her research, Dr. Jull works in collaboration with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis researchers and communities.