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Change Management in Emergency Department: Implementation of Mobile Communication Device at the IWK Health Centre Halifax – Streamlining Emergency Care Using Technology Project
(2013-12-12)This report is required for the completion of the Masters in Health Informatics Degree program at Dalhousie University. It discusses an internship undertaken at the Izzak Walton Killam Health Centre (IWK) in Halifax. The ... -
CIHR Team in Access to Children’s Mental Health Services, the CATHI Pilot Project
(2012-05-28)The healthcare system, like any other system, is an intricate web of elements that combine together to form many components and processes. Currently Canada is working towards improving their healthcare system to allow for ... -
A class frequency mixture model that adjusts for site-specific amino acid frequencies and improves inference of protein phylogeny
(2008-12)No abstract available. -
Clinical Alarm Management Project Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
(2017-08-18)Research confirms that more than 70% of clinical alarms are unnecessary. Exposing clinicians to high volume of undesirable alarms may cause alarm fatigue associated with increasing patient risks and deaths. Alarm fatigue ... -
The clinical meaningfulness of ADAS-Cog changes in Alzheimer’s disease patients treated with donepezil in an open-label trial
(BMC Springer Nature, 2007-08-30)Background: In 6-month anti-dementia drug trials, a 4-point change in the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) is held to be clinically important. We examined how this change compared with ... -
Coil migration through two flow-diverting stents
(BMJ, 2024-01-18)We report a case of a patient who initially presented with a subarachnoid haemorrhage secondary to a ruptured supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) blister aneurysm. The patient was treated successfully with a flow ... -
Comparison of Bolus Versus Dual-Syringe Administration Systems on Glass Yttrium-90 Microsphere Deposition in an In Vitro Microvascular Hepatic Tumor Model
(Elsevier, 2023-01)Purpose To utilize an in vitro microvascular hepatic tumor model to compare the deposition characteristics of glass yttrium-90 microspheres using the dual-syringe (DS) and traditional bolus administration methods. Materials ... -
Competencies for Learning and Working in E-Health Environment Summer Institute of Health Informatics and Canadian Medical Association Electronic Medical Records case study
(2012-05-30)Knowledge learned in academic settings is solidified and made practical via apprenticeship experiences. The internships in the Master of Health Informatics at Dalhousie University program helps students bridge their knowledge ... -
Complete Nucleomorph Genome Sequence of the Nonphotosynthetic Alga Cryptomonas paramecium Reveals a Core Nucleomorph Gene Set
(2011)No abstract available. -
Complete sequence and analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Hemiselmis andersenii CCMP644 (Cryptophyceae)
(2008-05)No abstract available. -
Computerization of paper based Glaucoma strategy AND Update of “Patient Information System” developed by Dr. Lesya Shuba
(2012-08-02)Dr. Raymond P LeBlanc is an eminent Senior Canadian Ophthalmologist, Glaucoma specialist. He is a visionary person. On my request and interest he provided me a work opportunity to computerize the paper based “Glaucoma ... -
Construction of an Ideal Info-Structure in a Pediatric Emergency Setting & “What is Health Informatics?” Definition Video
(2012-05-25)This report was written as part of an internship towards the completion of a Masters of Health Informatics Degree. Two separate projects were worked on over the course of the internship. The first of which dealt with the ... -
Convergence and constraint in eukaryotic release factor 1 (eRF1) domain 1: the evolution of stop codon specificity
(2002-01)No abstract available. -
Convergence and constraint in eukaryotic release factor 1 (eRF1) domain 1: the evolution of stop codon specificity
(2002-01)No abstract available. -
Correction: Loss of Expression Reduces the Latency of ErbB2-Mediated Mammary Gland Tumorigenesis, Promoting Changes in Metabolic Pathways
(2013-02)[This corrects the article on p. e56567 in vol. 8.]. -
Creation and Design of Patient Typing and Comment (PTC) Database
(2012-04-30)The Patient Typing and Comment (PTC) database was initially proposed by Bryan Crocker and Dr. Calvino Cheng. The division of Pathology Informatics at Capital Health does not have a central database to access patients’ ... -
Creation of SNOMED CT Code Set for Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry (RHSCIR) Data Entry Forms
(2012-05-28)The Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury (RHSCI) Institute granted this internship opportunity to the author, which began on May 25th and was extended to 10th December 2010. The author’s part of the project included the creation ... -
Creation, Design and Implementation of Breast Reconstruction Surgical Database Network (::BRecSDNet)
(2012-07-31)The Breast Reconstruction Surgical Database Network (BRecSDNet) was initially proposed by Dr. Leif Sigurdson because the division of plastic surgery at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences centre does not have a central ...