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Research Day 2015 Archive

Covenant Health Research Day
Thursday, February 5, 2015

"Reclaiming a place for the Spirit: exploring evidence based religion and spirituality research in healthcare"

 

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Covenant Health Research Centre (CHRC) Welcome Address – Sandra Vanderzee, Corporate Director, Professional Practice and Research, Covenant Health

Welcome Address and Reflection – Gordon Self, DMin - Vice President, Mission, Ethics and Spirituality, Covenant Health

Key Note Lecture. The Spiritual Dimension of Health Care: Bridging Research and Practice – Kenneth I. Pargament, PhD, Bowling Green State University. 
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Cluster 1, Presentation 1. Use of the FICA Tool: Integrating Spirituality as a Key Component of Care – Joanne Olson, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Suzette Bremault-Phillips, PhD, MA, BMR, BSc; University of Alberta
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Custer 1, Presentation 2. Living well in the fourth age: Opportunities for eudemonia for people living in continuing care centres – Irene Coulson, PhD, BScN, RN; Macewan University
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Cluster 1, Presentation 3. A clinician’s view of complicated spiritual grief: Bridging research and practice in chaplaincy – Brent Watts, M.Div, BA; Alberta Health Services
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Cluster 1, Presentation 4. Enhancing cultural-spiritual diversity awareness in future health care professionals – Suzette Bremault-Phillips, PhD, MA, BMR, BSc; University of Alberta
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Custer 2, Presentation 1. Images of spirit and wholeness at the hospital – Ulrich Teucher, PhD; University of Saskatchewan
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Cluster 2, Presentation 2. The voices of family caregivers: A window into their experiences – Victoria Tian, Arlene Huhn and Anna Mann
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Cluster 2, Presentation 3. Interprofessional education is central to holistic patient care: “Talking to each other is better than reading a chart” – Deirdre Jackman, PhD, RN; University of Alberta
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Cluster 3, Presentation 1. Reminiscence project – Mark Vigrass and Courtney Grotski; Covenant Health
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Cluster 3, Presentation 2. Spirituality groups within acute care psychiatric settings – Jessica Baker, Lyn Beddoes and Wendell Gelderman; Covenant Health
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Panel Discussion – Suzette Bremault-Phillips, Shane Sinclair, Kenneth Pargament, Joanne Olson and Gordon Self (Moderator)

 

Poster Presentation Abstracts

 

Knowledge to action: How the Palliative Institute is putting research into practice to improve the patient and family experience - Danielle Baron
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Decision-Making Capacity Assessment (DMCA) Training for Physicians - Lesley Charles
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Effectiveness of a Core-Competency-Based Program on Resident’s Learning and Experience – Preliminary Results in a Care of the Elderly Program -  Lesley Charles
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Supporting Family Caregivers of seniors: Improving Care and Caregiver Outcomes - Jasneet Parmar
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Moving on – how do improved definitions impact predictive validity of the ECS-CP?  - Viki Muller
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Palliative Care Patients’ Perspectives of a French Translation of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Revised (ESAS-r) - Ann Hout
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What is the most appropriate time frame for assessing symptoms? A validation study of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-Revised (ESAS-r) in advanced cancer patients - Cheryl Nekolaichuk
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Family satisfaction with the St. Michael’s Palliative Care Unit, Lethbridge:  What can we learn from implementing FAMCARE & FAMCARE-2? -  Cheryl Nekolaichuk
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The Prevalence of Sarcopenia in the Geriatric Assessment Unit at the Misericordia Hospital - Christin Barber
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Palliative Sedation for Existential Distress? A Survey of Canadian Palliative Care Physicians’ Views - Anna Voeuk
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