Vol. #7; Issue 4

April 19, 2017   

(From left) Kelsey McDougall, Katelyn Lee, Kevin Chung and Elizabeth Morris raised enough donated items to fill 33 backpacks.


Nursing students come up with innovative idea to help homeless people on the mend




The prospects for homeless people recovering from an injury or illness discharged from hospital into the unknown-often with nothing-were bettered this past winter thanks to a group of University of Alberta nursing students' streetwise take on a long-standing Finnish social service.



"We were speaking with the Boyle Street Community Services tuberculosis nurse about this problem and I remembered hearing something about baby boxes that are handed out to all new mothers in Finland," said final-year nursing student Katelyn Lee of the state's eight-decade-old maternity box program that provides the essentials of life-winter clothes, diapers and bedding-for Finnish newborns. "Our idea for the project was something similar to that."



Lee and fellow nursing students Kelsey McDougall, Kevin Chung and Elizabeth Morris came up with the idea to fill backpacks with useful supplies to people headed back to the streets after being discharged from hospital.



"We wanted to address vulnerability at a critical moment, raise awareness and give people resources when they needed them," said McDougall.



Undergraduate Student Summer Series: Launchpad to Research



WEDNESDAYS - June 7 - July 26, 2017

TIME; 12:00 - 2:00 pm

3-140 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy



The Faculty of Nursing within the University of Alberta seeks to create and sustain a culture of undergraduate research through the Undergraduate Summer Student Summer Series: Launchpad to Research, a two-hour seminar series held weekly over eight weeks. The Faculty of Nursing opens this event to all undergraduate students engaged in research across all health-related disciplines. The event raises students' awareness of and interest in research through a rich breadth of speakers, including CRCs, tenure-track researchers, PhD students, and PDFs who engage in a broad range of research and methods. Students are supported in developing the tools for research by ensuring ongoing opportunity for open discussion and increased awareness of essential research components and opportunities. Student engagement in research is fostered through networking, learning necessary research skills, and participation in the Student Poster Presentation. Students learn to disseminate and celebrate their research as they are guided through the processes of writing an abstract, and then creating a poster which they then present. The Poster Presentation is open to the the Faculty of Nursing and its ECHA neighbours.



Register here.  


Done with that pen or marker? Don't throw it in the trash!


Offices across the university can now easily recycle used pens and other writing instruments. The University of Alberta has joined the TerraCycle Pen Brigade. Through Supply Management Services (SMS), pens can be centrally collected and shipped off for recycling in the most efficient way possible.



The plastic in pens and other writing instruments can be recycled and turned into new products including park benches, picnic tables and waste bins. Additionally, every pen recycled contributes to a Canadian environmental organization. For every used Sharpie�, Paper Mate�, Expo� and uni-ball� product received, $0.02 is donated to Earth Day Canada.



What can you recycle?

  • Any brand of pens and pen caps
  • Any brand of mechanical pencils
  • Any brand of markers and marker caps
  • Any brand of highlighters and highlighter caps
  • Any brand of permanent markers and permanent marker caps
For information on how to participate, visit http://sustainability.ualberta.ca/pens


Connecting Through Research: "Building research capacity by embedding clinical and translational research in the Edmonton Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic" - April 24



Dr. Hien Huynh and his team will share insights on how building research capacity in the Edmonton Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic has impacted patients and care providers.



Date: April 24

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: ECHA L1-430



Pizza lunch provided. Register today!



Please feel free to distribute the poster to your networks.



WCHRI and the Department of Pediatrics are pleased to present "Connecting Through Research," an ongoing monthly series intended to broaden the community of women and children's health researchers. The goal is to enhance opportunities for collaboration and team building between research pillars, and increase opportunities for knowledge translation and transfer.



Save Stan 2017



The seventh annual Save Stan was held on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the University of Alberta's Edmonton Clinic Health Academy and MacEwan University's Robbins Health Learning Centre.



Over 700 Health Science students from the University of Alberta, MacEwan University, NorQuest and NAIT, from 24 health-care focused disciplines, came together to learn in interprofessional teams. Save Stan provides a safe, but realistic, environment for students to participate in health team simulations and learning scenarios.



"Save Stan is experiential learning at its finest," said Sharla King, director of the Health Sciences Education and Research Commons at the University of Alberta (U of A). "This year all 421 U of A health sciences students enrolled in Essentials of Collaborative Practice will take part in Save Stan. These team learning experiences will equip them to be team builders and leaders in our evolving healthcare system."



WCHRI REDCap training sessions - April 18


REDCap training sessions are available free to WCHRI members, University of Alberta REDCap users and external collaborators. The next sessions are below:



Drop-in session

Date:April 18
Time: 10 - 11 a.m.

Location: ECHA 4-099



REDCap training session: Survey management (advanced)

Date: April 18

Time: noon - 1:30 p.m.

Location: ED N1 128 (Education Building)



REDCap is a secure, web-based application for building and managing online surveys and databases. REDCap features include the ability to: export data to common data analysis packages, build in project calendars that can organize your events and appointments, and create a survey link that can be emailed or posted on a website.



Interprofessional Education Simulation Development Fund - Call for Proposals


Applications are due: May 15, 2017



In alignment with the Health Sciences Council's Strategic Plan, the goal of the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Simulation Development Fund is to support the development and evaluation of sustainable IPE simulations involving, but not limited to, the health sciences. Interprofessional education is when learning occurs with, from and about two or more professions (CAIPE, 2002). Funds are available for the development, implementation and evaluation of 2 collaborative IPE simulation projects up to $10,000 each.



Successful applicants will work with members of the HSERC team to develop and evaluate the IPE simulation, ensuring alignment with HSERC's IPE evaluation framework. The implementation of the IPE simulation may occur in learning experiences, such as the Essentials of Collaborative Practice (ECP) - Experiential Learning sessions (INT D 410) in the fall, Save Stan Simulation or in another course(s) within faculties/programs



Details and the application form can be found on http://www.hserc.ualberta.ca/

The Early Years Conference 2018

January 25-27, 2018

Vancouver, BC, Canada



The Early Years Conference 2018 reflects the powerful partnerships that we have formed across many communities: University of British Columbia, Infant Development Program, Aboriginal Infant Development Program, Sunny Hill Health Centre, BC Children's Hospital, Family Support Institute and many more. These partnerships allow us to address diverse topics of evidence based practice and research.



We're working to spread the word to a wider audience and believe that this would be of value for your audiences - would it be possible to pass on some event information to your Events and networks?



The 2018 conference will continue to lead the field of professional development in early childhood development. Topics will include considerations and practices in work with young children and their families, as we adapt to our rapidly changing society.



Share your knowledge! Call for abstracts is open until May 31, 2017.



Visit the website at http://interprofessional.ubc.ca/initiatives/earlyyears2018 or email [email protected] to get on an enquiry list for updates.

 

Persons with Low Back Pain needed




Volunteers are needed for research to better understand the effects of different treatments for low back pain. You may be eligible if you are 18-60 years old, have daily lower back pain that interferes with your activities and are otherwise in good health.



In addition, all participants may benefit, at no charge, from a thorough examination of your back including questionnaires and physical evaluation as well as 2 treatment sessions involving spinal manipulation (2 sessions in 1 week, 30 min/session). You may also receive up to 6 sessions additional treatment sessions of spinal manipulation and/or exercises for your back (2 sessions/week for 3 weeks, 30 min/session). Compensation up to $100 will be provided.



To learn more, please contact the principal investigator, Greg Kawchuk ([email protected]), or the study coordinator, Lynne Wong ([email protected]) at 780-492- 1610. This study is funded by the National Institutes of Health.



Lockers for staff



With the nice weather finally gracing us with its presence many of us are starting to think about spending more time outdoors, cycling to work, running, walking! Do you need a place to change and store a change of clothes before or after work? If you are looking to obtain, or renew your locker for another year, there are lockers are available to ECHA staff. Please note that the facilities do not have showers, however sinks and vanities are available to freshen up!  Shower facilities are available at the Van Vliet Centre, free to staff holding a OneCard.



Locker rentals are from 1 May - 30 April of each year and are $30 a year, plus a refundable $10 deposit for new accounts. Please email [email protected] for more details!



Four ways to de-stress at the John W. Scott (JWS) library during exam season:



1 - Can't sit still because of pre-exam jitters? Walk off some extra energy on our new treadmill desk!


Be active and study at the same time!  On the main floor of the JWS library, look for the green sign past the service desk, sign up and hop on! If our treadmill desk gets enough use, we might even get another one!  Sign up for 30 minute increments for up to one hour.



2 - Relax with a furry friend

Take a break from your work and studies to spend some time with these canine therapists. The dogs will be awaiting your attention near the JWS library entrance on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 |  12:30 pm - 2:00 pm  

Other visit locations and times are at: Chimo Animal Assisted Wellness and Learning Society (CAAWLS)



3 - Borrow a Physical Activity Lending Kit

Courtesy of Unwind Your Mind, these kits contain various at home workout equipment to help you take a study break and manage your stress throughout the school year. Contains: 8 activity cards, 1 "Vo3 : Go one better" training cable, 1 jumping rope, 2 gliding discs, 1 Uwalk pedometer. Drop by the service desk at the JWS Library or any library on campus to borrow one today! https://www.library.ualberta.ca/catalog/7583817



4 - Stroll through the library and check out the PIE Exhibit

The JWS Library is proud to partner with the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, by exhibiting art projects created by second year students in the University of Alberta's MD program. The Patient Immersion Experience (PIE) program is an initiative whereby incoming medical students are partnered with a patient mentor in an innovative program designed to instill a deeper understanding of the human side of medicine by learning directly from patients' experience of disease and illness. This wonderful exhibit will be at the JWS Library until April 28, 2017.

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In This Issue


ECHA contacts 
 
Dentistry

Community Engagement 
Office of Lifelong Learning

Abraham Fora



HSERC  
Pam Rock



Medical Laboratory Science


Nursing
 
Gail Wacko



Nutrition


Francois Paradis



Pediatrics
 


Public Health


Bob Sadler



WCHRI 

   

 

   

    

 

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