Building compassionate practitioners for the future: Leveraging simulation-based learning in cardiac sonography education
Cardiac Sonographer & Professor, Mohawk College Cardiac sonographers work in busy environments where their patient interactions are short and focused on acquiring diagnostic images. For students entering clinicals, navigating the stressors and limited time combined with their lack of confidence in cardiac anatomy imaging creates barriers in delivering compassionate care. Babitha’s study will assess if…
Read MoreUsing artificial intelligence to prevent blood clots in cancer patients
Medical Oncologist and Clinician Investigator, Princess Margaret Venous thromboembolism, also known as blood clots, are a common and potentially deadly complication of cancer and its treatment. New pills, called direct oral anticoagulants, can prevent blood clots, but they come with a risk of bleeding. Currently there is limited ability to predict who benefits from these…
Read MoreIdentifying opportunities to deliver compassion in virtual peer-support stroke programs
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Compassion must be consistently applied to build meaningful interactions, but the widespread shift to online services may have reduced or changed the quality of interactions and compassion in online services. Hardeep will interview forty people who receive and provide online peer-support to understand what helps and hinders compassion in online…
Read MoreEvaluating a person-centred digital intervention to promote physical activity behaviour change following dysvascular lower limb amputation
Scientist, West Park Healthcare Centre Physical activity is the “medicine” of the century with evidence demonstrating reduced risk of chronic disease and mortality and improved quality of life. However, people with lower limb amputations often have reduced balance and walking ability resulting in sedentary behaviour. Crystal’s project will evaluate a digital intervention consisting of virtual…
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