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Youngsters help student researchers make the grade By Alexis Dobranowski group of enthusiastic 5th graders took some time out of their summer vacations to visit Sunnybrook for a special contest. As part of the Sunnybrook Research Institute 407 ETR Summer Student Research Day, Sunnybrook’s summer students were invited to submit a simple summary of their work in a way the public – even kids – would understand. More than 70 projects were submitted. Five finalists competed for a cash prize. Fifteen youngsters took part in judging the finalists, who presented complicated research about using virtual reality to help detect Alzheimer’s disease, Ontario’s platelet transfusion
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rates, teaching spinal surgery, using focused ultrasound to get drugs into the spinal cord, and how high temperatures might affect doctor’s performance – all using simple language. “My study is trying to research the ways to make it safer for doctors and nurses to treat patients with Ebola. At the Toronto military base, we have a temperature chamber that can be set to both hot and cold conditions,” explains Sarah Mullin, who worked this summer with Dr. Rob Fowler. “During the study, the doctors have to put on full protective gear and perform medical procedures on mannequins inside the temperature chamber. Continued on page 26
Mohawk College creates Perioperative Pocket Guide
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orking with instructors, Jeff Blunt and Mindy Colburn, Mohawk College has created two new pocketbook guides; one highlights the skills required in the operating room, the other outlines the common general surgery instruments. Their 26 years of operating room experience in front-line nursing, education and institutional leadership has provided the opportunity to identify the learning needs of novice perioperative professionals. Currently, the only time to memorize these instruments is in the operating room, during surgical procedures. The pocketbooks will provide students with more confidence in an operating room setting. These pocketbooks will offer nurses and other healthcare professionals the opportunity to review operating skills and instruments prior to a case, or possibly intraoperatively. With this new resource, we believe Mohawk College has provided graduates of their program an advantage in the operating room by reducing the pressure for memorization.
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