Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Design of a Decision Support System for an Electronic Medical Record System
(2013-12-10)The intent of the internship was to attempt the design and implementation of a Decision Support System (DSS) in support of the Primary Healthcare Information Management (PHIM) program, an initiative within the Nova Scotia ... -
A rotatable flat coil for static solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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Recombinant Minimalist Spider Wrapping Silk Proteins Capable of Native-Like Fiber Formation
(2012-11)Spider silks are desirable biomaterials characterized by high tensile strength, elasticity, and biocompatibility. Spiders produce different types of silks for different uses, although dragline silks have been the predominant ... -
A Novel C-Terminal Region within the Multicargo Type III Secretion Chaperone CesT Contributes to Effector Secretion
(2013-02)The enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) multicargo chaperone CesT interacts with at least 10 effector proteins and is central to pathogenesis. CesT has been implicated in coordinating effector hierarchy, although the ... -
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Development of a Database Driven Web Application: Health and Wellness in My Family
(2012-09-11)The scope of the project revolved around the development of an online inventory tool which would help Issak Walton Killam (IWK) Health Centre understand the health of the community in a better way. The scope also involved ... -
Patient Analysis and Tracking System for Mental Health and Addictions Program - Project PATS Requirement Determination
(2012-09-11)Patient tracking is a key feature in efficient management of healthcare delivery process. Owing to the global impact of recession these are challenging times for hospitals in terms of not only managing the ever increasing ... -
Development of a Clinical Rounds Module Under the CAISIS Platform
(2012-09-11)This paper presents and documents tasks and research performed during the author’s Master of Health Informatics internship at the Diagnostic Radiology Department in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program ... -
Systems Analysis at National Guard Health Affairs - King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh
(2012-09-11)Health Informaticians are facing a tough challenge these days to deliver innovative solutions to improve the way healthcare is delivered, especially in light of ever-increasing demands for health care services amidst ... -
Scoping the Processes and Feasibility of a Synoptic Breast Pathology Reporting Module
(2012-09-11)This report presents the work that has been done in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Dalhousie University in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program during the summer term from May to August ... -
Framework for a web-based breast imaging learning module built on the open-source CAISIS platform and integrated with the new Breast Imaging EMR and existing breast imaging information technology infrastructure at Capital District Health Authority
(2012-09-11)This report describes the work performed during an 18-week summer internship in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Capital District Health Authority (CDHA) by Master of Health Informatics (MHI) candidate Mete ... -
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. ... -
Investigations in Patient Education Resources & the Generation of Generic Templates for Computerized Patient Education for Cancer Patients
(2012-09-10)The aim of the report was to complete the MHI- internship requirement. This internship was accomplished in NICHE research group under supervision of Dr Raza Abidi. The major purpose of the internship was to apply health ... -
Request for Proposal and Data Quality issues of Electronic Medical Record: Radio Frequency Identification Solution
(2012-09-10)In July 2012, the author was involved with a team that developed a request for proposal (RFP) for an electronic medical record (EMR) system in the Health Informatics department at King Fahad Specialist Hospital in Saudi ... -
Oncogenic ras-induced downregulation of a pro-apoptotic protease caspase-2 is required for malignant transformation of intestinal epithelial cells
(Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011-11-11)Resistance of carcinoma cells to anoikis, apoptosis that is normally induced by loss of cell-to-extracellular matrix (ECM) adhesion, is thought to be essential for the ability of these cells to form primary tumors, invade ... -
Tumor suppressor protein kinase Chk2 is a mediator of anoikis of intestinal epithelial cells
(International Journal of Cancer, 2011-11-02)Resistance of carcinoma cells to anoikis, apoptosis that is normally induced by detachment of non-malignant epithelial cells from the extracellular matrix, is thought to be critical for carcinoma progression. Molecular ... -
Building Decision Support through Dynamic Workflow Systems for Health Care – Ontology Focus
(2012-08-21)nternship was completed at ACOA funded AIF project, Building Decision-support through Dynamic Workflow Systems for Health Care under Dr. Wendy MacCaull in the Department of Math, Statistics and Computer Science at StFX ... -
Creation, Design and Implementation of TOHAP Database
(2012-08-21)The Oral Health of our Aging Demographics (TOHAP) is a study being lead by clinician researchers in the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University; Halifax, NS. The primary objective of this three-year (2008-2010) ... -
Knowledge Transfer Project
(2012-08-21)The internship was performed at the Division of Medical Education (DME); the author worked as a Research Assistant on The Knowledge/Transfer/Exchange Project. which is within the Faculty of Medicine. Canadian Institute of ... -
Development of the Health System Use Project (HSU)
(2012-08-21)In order to fully understand health care, one must first recognize and acknowledge the many uses for health system data. To this end it is necessary to develop methods and solutions that can capture information for its ...