ECHA News January 22, 2013

Vol.3; Issue 1

January 22, 2013

Save Stan Saturday

What is Save Stan Saturday? Save Stan is an extracurricular event where students from across disciplines and institutions meet and learn together through simulation exercises.

Who are the students? Health Science students from all disciplines and all years are welcome to participate in Save Stan Saturday simulations designed for their discipline and educational level. All simulations have learning objectives that focus on teamwork and communication skills.

Where and When is Save Stan Saturday?

Health Sciences Education and Research Commons
Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, March 2, 2013

How can I get involved in Save Stan Saturday 2013?

Be a simulation facilitator/debriefer: receive free training in the advocacy-inquiry approach to debriefing simulation; debrief interdisciplinary simulation; and receive feedback on your skills. There is also a $100 honorarium.

To register: https://sites.google.com/site/ihepsavestan/

For inquiries please contact: ihepsavestan@gmail.com

For more details, check out the poster, or visit the Health Sciences Council annual report web page.

Call for Statements of Research Interest

In its second year of supporting health research teams with research space and other capacity-building supports, the Interdisciplinary Health Research Academy (IHRA) is extends an invitation to all University of Alberta and non university-based health research teams to submit applications for space requests or statements of research interest. Application criteria and processes for both opportunities, and more about how IHRA might be of assistance to you or your research team, can be found on the Health Sciences Council website. If you require further information, please contact Kathy Kovacs Burns, Director of IHRA at kathy.kovacsburns@ualberta.ca or 780-492-7766.

Conversation Cafe

Flu information

Are you protected from the flu?

Flu season has arrived. Protect yourself - get your flu shot at the University Health Centre 2 -200 Students' Union Building. Getting immunized every year is the most effective way to fend off influenza.

Even with the flu shot, always:

Practice good hand hygiene; wash hands frequently with warm soap and water.
Cough or sneeze into your arm or into a tissue - not into your hands. Throw used tissue into garbage, and wash hands with warm soap and water immediately.
Stay home when you are sick!

For more information on the flu visit www.uwell.ualberta.ca

Start the New Year with a chance to win $1000 from Student Health 101.

Check out Student Health 101 and meet Matt and Fatima as they let you know about some new ways to get active this year with Recreation Services. January's issue introduces you to the services available at the Sexual Assault Centre on campus, shares great ideas for cooking without a stove, and features some of the best apps to help you stay healthy and stress free in 2013. Student Health 101 also has some tips for boosting your resume, just in time for CAPS's summer career fair on January 31st.

To start reading Student Health 101 visit:

http://read101.ca/ualberta.html. For a free monthly subscription go to: https://bit.ly/sh101sg

We're right...on site!

A librarian is situated at ECHA to assist faculty, staff and students with research questions between 12:00-14:00, Mon-Fri. We are located south of Stairway 13 towards the north end of the main floor of ECHA (by Starbucks).

Need help outside the above hours? See

http://www.library.ualberta.ca/askus/ for other means of contacting the Library.

Upcoming Classes at the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library

These sessions are part of the "Information Skills for Health Professionals" program, a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Introduction to Systematic Review Searching (RCPSC CME Credit)

Introduction to Refworks (RCPSC CME Credit)

For more detailed information, click here

Events Around Campus

Go to the International Week Web Site

Raj Patel: Food Cultures for Sustainability

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 7:30pm

1-430 Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS)

Presented by the Office of Sustainability

Nutrition Tip

Using Herbs and Spices to Cut Salt

You can enhance the taste and flavour of foods without adding extra salt by using herbs and spices when preparing foods. Use basil in pasta and other Mediterranean-inspired dishes. Pop a bay leaf into stews or soups where you want a deep, pungent flavour. Go for dill or lemon grass when a delicate taste is called for.Try small amounts of sage, which has an intense flavour, with pork, poultry or beef or sprinkle cinnamon, instead of sugar, on oatmeal or other cereals.

Reprinted from www.healthyalberta.com, courtesy of Alberta Health.

Upcoming Events in ECHA

Having an event in ECHA? Post it in the ECHA calendar

Want to know what else is going on in ECHA? Check the ECHA calendar.

Medical Education in 2013: A Perspective from Both Sides of the Border

Monday, January 21, 2013 from 4:00pm - 5:00pm

2-430 ECHA

Presented by the Division of Continuous Professional Learning

PIM Rounds: Air Pollution and Health: Incorporating the Air Quality

Health Index into Clinical Practice
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 from 11:00am - 11:50am

2-140 ECHA

Presented by The CARE Program for Integrative Health & Healing