Research Centre

Research Day 2014 Archive

Covenant Health Research Day 
Thursday, February 6, 2014

"Fostering Best Practice, Exemplary Practitioners, and the Impact on Patient Care - Viewed Through a Research and Knowledge Translation Lens"

Poster & Program

 

Abstracts and/or Presentations:

Welcome Address - Truman Severson, MBA - Vice President, Innovation and Business Development, Covenant Health

Lecture 1. AI-HS SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Making Research Infrastructure Accessible to Albertans - Tim Murphy, MBA, Executive Director, Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions SPOR SUPPORT Unit 
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Part 1, Presentation 1. A Collaborative Approach to Designing a Mobile Health Solution for Patients with Chronic Dysphagia: Mobili-T - Gabriela Constantinescu, MSc-SLP, R.SLP, S-LP(C), Speech Language Pathologist, Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (iRSM) 
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Part 1, Presentation 2. Association Between Severity of Obesity and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk Factors in Children at a Pediatric weight Management Clinic - Kristine Godziuk, MA, CSEP-CEP, Kin, Exercise Specialist & Research Coordinator, Pediatric Centre for Weight & Health, Misericordia Community Hospital 
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Part 1, Presentation 3. Using Simulation as a Research Tool to Explore How Rural RNs Reason Through Clinical Problems - Monique Sedgwick, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge
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Part 1, Presentation 4. Care Trajectory: Symptom Burden in Advanced Lung Cancer Patients Referred and Not Referred to Palliative Care - Ana Maria Hermosa Garcia, MD, Palliative Care Fellow, University of Alberta
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Part 1, Presentation 5.  Professional Practice: Our Role in Best Practice Dissemination - Louise Kashuba, MN,RN,CHPCN(C), Professional Practice Leader for Nursing, Covenant Health and Barbara Roemer, RN,BScN, Professional Practice Leader for Nursing in Seniors Health, Covenant Health. 
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Lecture 2. What AI-HS Looks for in Knowledge Translation Plans - Planning for Success - Donna Angus, MSc, AI-HS Director for Knowledge Translation. 
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Lecture 3. How Has My Research Impacted Best Practices, Clinicians' practices & Patient Outcomes? Part 1 - Sumit Majumdar, MD,MPH,FRCP(C), Professor, General Internal Medicine, University of Alberta.
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Lecture 4. How Has My Research Impacted Best Practices, Clinicians' practices & Patient Outcomes? Part 2 - Shannon Scott, RN,PhD, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair for Knowledge Translation in Child Health, University of Alberta. 
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Panel Discussion 1.  How do you Change Professional Practice?
Panelists: Dr. Sumit Majumdar, Dr. Shannon Scott, Donna Angus
Moderator: Sandra Vanderzee, RN,BScN,MHScN

Part 2, Presentation 1. Covenant Health Care of the Elderly Program: Training Future Physicians and Promoting Research and Clinical Excellence for the Medically Complex Senior - Lesley Charles, MBChB,CCFP, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine; Director, Care of the Elderly Postgraduate Program, University of Alberta.  
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Part 2, Presentation 2. Surgical Design & Simulation in Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction: Benchtop Study to Current Practice - Heather Logan, MSc, BDes, Surgical Design Simulationist, iRSM.
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Part 2, Presentation 3. Fighting the Fog, A Collaborative Approach to Decreasing ICU Delirium - Jennifer Barker, RN, CNE, Critical Care, Misericordia Community Hospital.
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Part 2, Presentation 4. Research Dimensions: A Summary of Research Themes in the Division of Palliative Care Medicine - Vickie Baracos, PhD, Professor and Alberta Cancer Foundation Chair in Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta. 
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Lecture 5. Moving On, The Next Step in Developing an International Classification System for Cancer Pain - Cheryl Nekolaichuk, PhD, Associate Professor, Palliative Care Medicine, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta.
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Lecture 6. Research and Research Culture, Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (iRSM) - Jana Rieger, PhD, Director of Research, iRSM; Professor, University of Alberta.  
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Lecture 6. Research and Research Culture, Network of Excellence in Seniors' Health and Wellness - Glenda Coleman-Millar, MSH, Director of Network of Excellence in Seniors' Health and Wellness, Covenant Health. 
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Panel Discussion 2. How Do We Support Research in Covenant Health?
Panelists: Dr. Konrad Fassbender, Dr. Jana Rieger, Dr. Ann Syme
Moderator: Dr. Brian Buck

 

Poster Presentation Abstracts

Covenant Health care of the elderly core competencies 
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Covenant Health care of the elderly graduates survey
Lesley Charles, MBChB, CCFP– Assistant Professor in Family Medicine; Director, Care of the Elderly Postgraduate Program, UofA 
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Comparison of tooth loss between intensity modulated & non-Intensity modulated radiotherapy in head & neck cancer
Richelle Chuka, MSc, BSc, RDH – Dental Hygienist, Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine
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Mobili-T: An interdisciplinary approach to developing solutions for patients with chronic swallowing difficulties
Gabriela Constantinescu, MSc-SLP, R.SLP, S-LP(C) – Speech Language Pathologist, iRSM 
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Anatomical examination of the fibula: Digital imaging study for osseointegrated implant installation
Yoshiaki Ide, DDS, PhD – iRSM; Assistant Professor, The Nippon Dental University 
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Speech outcomes after soft palate reconstruction with the soft palate insufficiency repair procedure–An update
Irene Loewen, MSc-SLP, R. SLP, S-LP(C), Speech Language Pathologist, iRSM 
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Examination of the effectiveness of a community-based comprehensive day program for seniors (CHOICE)
Rhianne McKay, MA –  Research Coordinator, Division of Care of the Elderly, UofA 
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Using applied theatre techniques to explore ethics, communication and conflict in a palliative care interprofessional education stream
Doreen Oneschuk, MD, Palliative Medicine Residency Program Director, Department of Oncology, UofA 
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Enhancing community-based care for the elderly: Geriatric consult team evaluation based on partners' experiences 
Jasneet Parmar , MBBS, DipCOE – Medical Director, Network of Excellence in Seniors' Health & Wellness, Covenant Health 
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Covenant Health Library Services
Sharna Polard, MLIS; Manager, Library Services, Covenant Health 
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Can we lean healthcare? developing and evaluating a lean assessment tool in healthcare settings
Terry Qaqish, BA(Hons) – Consultant, Process Improvement, Lean Healthcare & Facility Design, Covenant Health 
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A virtual replication of a round bar used in implant retention of an auricular prosthesis with the aid of the CAD and Rapid Prototyping systems for replacement of an existing structure 
Akhila Regunathan, MS, BFA – Anaplastologist, iRSM 
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