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U2 and U6 snRNA genes in the microsporidian Nosema locustae: evidence for a functional spliceosome
(1998-07)No abstract available. -
Understanding vaccine hesitancy in Canada: Results of a consultation study by the Canadian Immunization Research Network
(Public Library of Science, 2016-06-03)“Vaccine hesitancy” is a concept now frequently used in vaccination discourse. The increased popularity of this concept in both academic and public health circles is challenging previously held perspectives that individual ... -
Update the learning module (to support a HI course) on HL7 Version 3 and the HL7 Development Framework
(2012-05-28)The Internship work included development of new learning modules and files and updating of the existing learning modules and files of the “Introduction to HL7” part of the home page of http://healthinfo.med.dal.ca. The ... -
Uptake of slow-release oral morphine as opioid agonist treatment among hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder
(Wiley, 2021)Introduction: Buprenorphine and methadone are highly effective first-line medications for opioid agonist treatment (OAT) but are not acceptable to all patients. We aimed to assess the uptake of slow-release oral morphine ... -
The Use of Electronic Synoptic Operative Reporting to Improve Operative Reports for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
(2012-09-10)Improving the quality of care for patients requires assuring accurate diagnosis and timely, accessible information that enables treatment planning and makes patient care decisions more informed and evidence-based. ... -
Use of intravenous antibiotics for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department
(2005-03)STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent of intravenous (IV) antibiotic use for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in emergency departments, the practice patterns in seven emergency departments serving the adult residents ... -
User Growth Intern at Figure 1
(2017-08-18)The purpose of user growth is to acquire new users to use a product or service. In the case of the internship at Figure 1, user growth is acquiring health care professionals for medical collaboration. Figure 1 is a tech ... -
Using MetaMap Program to Map Medical Curriculum to MCC and One45 Controlled Vocabulary
(2012-07-31)This project was undertaken in order to assist Dalhousie University’s UGME department in tracking the frequency at which particular concepts appear within its curriculum. Data was generated for the sake of analysis regarding ... -
Using R and Latex to Develop Automated Wait Time Report Generator for Nova Scotia Screening Program
(2012-05-28)According to the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program, with the presence of long waiting time lists there is an increasing need for automatic analysis methods to determine the causes of its existence. The AutoReport Generator ... -
Utilising Bioportal to map terms in the Canada Vigilance Adverse Reaction Online Database to various terminologies and to identify the ideal terminology to supplement MedDRA to aid in Pharmacovigilance activities.
(2017-08-18)The Canada Vigilance Program is Health Canada’s post marketing surveillance program that collects and analyzes data related to the adverse events of health products that are marketed in Canada. Health Canada periodically ... -
Utility of Synoptic Reporting to Improve Operative Reports for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
(2012-05-04)The author did his internship in the Division of Neurosurgery of Capital District Health Authority (CDHA) in Halifax. This organization is one of the acute care and rehabilitation hospitals across the country, which is ... -
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What are Canadian Medical Students Learning about Health Informatics
(2011)Objective: To perform an environmental scan of health informatics teaching practices in Canadian medical schools as part of a quality improvement initiative at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine. Methodology: We ... -
Willingness to volunteer during an influenza pandemic: perspectives from students and staff at a large Canadian university
(2008-03)BACKGROUND: A future influenza pandemic will require greater demand on numerous essential services and a reduced capacity to meet that demand. Recruitment of volunteers is an important issue for pre-pandemic planning. ... -
Working As Data Analyst for Umbian Inc.
(2015-09-23)Umbian Inc. is a health solution software company that have two main products for managing sleep apnea therapy. The first product is U-sleep which uses ‘Manage by Exception’ to manage a large amount patients. The second ... -
Working with Customer Success (CS) Team to collaborate with customers both in the business and information systems by analyzing data, solving problems and finding creative solutions
(2016-07-15)This report describes the internship work performed by author at ResMed as a Junior Business Analyst, part of Customer Success Team under Healthcare Informatics department, during April 4, 2016 to July 8, 2016. ResMed is ...