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The role of interprofessional collaboration on the discharge planning in the neonatal intensive unit
(2011-10-01)
Rationale: Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) occurs when “multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, careers and communities to deliver the highest quality ...
Development of instruments to access physiological and physical neck pain risk factors
(2011-07-01)
Neck pain has the potential to result in altered afferent input to the central nervous system which may thereby result in altered sensorimotor integration and eventually further disability. One “at risk” population for ...
An in-depth analysis of the workforce characteristics of registered dietitians in Ontario
(2011-08-01)
The purpose of this study was to examine workforce characteristics of RDs in Ontario from 2003-2009. Descriptive statistics were used to determine: (1) What does the profession of dietetics look like? (2) What are the ...
Experiences and satisfaction with methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) health services: views from a small Ontario city
(2011-04-01)
Addiction to opiates is a complex public health issue affecting thousands of Canadians. Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) is considered the gold standard in Canada, and the world, for treating opiate dependence. In the ...
Professors’ views on mental health nursing education in the baccalaureate nursing programs of Ontario: a grounded theory approach
(2011-08-01)
According to the Canadian Nurses’ Association (2005), mental health (MH) nursing is currently undervalued in the nursing profession. The Education Committee of the Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses (CFMHN) (2009) ...
Alterations in neck muscle performance and proprioception with fatique, altered posture and recurrent neck pain
(2011-07-01)
Altered neuromuscular processing and motor output as both a risk and perpetuating factor for chronic neck pain is a relative new area of study. The cervical flexion relaxation response (FRR) is a reproducible and reliable ...
Modulation of corticospinal excitability during arm cycling in humans
(2013-08-01)
Animal studies have shown that the basic pattern for locomotor activities are
generated via neural networks found in the spinal cord, referred to as central
pattern generators (CPGs) (Grillner, 1981). In humans, accumulating ...
Implementing a multi-sport skills camp for girls ages 8-11 with autism spectrum disorder
(2015-04-01)
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) display delayed fundamental motor skills (FMS) in comparison to their peers with typical development. Girls with ASD, typically display even less adequate FMS than boys with ...
A feasibility study of an eHealth intervention for dietary sodium reduction in primary care
(2019-08-01)
This thesis assessed the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) protocol to implement a Sodium Calculator (SC) into primary care settings to determine if it improves quality of sodium reduction advice provided ...
Design and control of resilient interconnected microgrids for reliable mass transit systems
(2019-03-01)
Mass transit systems are relied on a daily basis to transport millions of passengers and bring billions of dollars' worth of economic goods to market. While some forms of mass transit rely on a fuel, electrified railway ...