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Great beginnings laid foundation for nursing grad, author

Oct 29th, 2012

The values instilled in a nursing grad who helped a dying man get the most from his final days and then go on to co-author a book about him were acquired right here at the University of Windsor, she says.

“The University of Windsor has been an indelible part of my career,” says Grace Bradish (BScN, BA, 1977). “It’s been a fundamental part of everything I’ve done. It was a huge gift for me to be able to get in there. It was a very solid nursing program and the university community was really, really tight.”

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Lancer golfer repeats as Ontario women’s champ

Oct 17th, 2012

Lancer golfer Meaghan Pototschnik secured her second straight Ontario University Athletics individual title Tuesday in Waterloo.

The fourth-year nursing student’s rounds of 74 and 75 garnered a three-stroke win over Waterloo’s Devon Rizzo. Her 2011 championship was a first for a Lancer women’s golfer.

O the men’s side, team captain Mike Ayotte fired a three-under round of 68 Tuesday to finish tied for ninth overall. The Lancer men finished ninth in the team competition as well.

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Conference to discuss future of nursing

Sep 28th, 2012

Nurse academics, clinicians, and students will come together at the fourth biennial conference to share a wide range of scholarly and practice issues, says nursing professor Maher El-Masri.

The conference, entitled “Bridging Evidence and Practice: Shaping the Future of Nursing,” will explore the the importance of research and scholarly evidence to nursing practice. More than 200 nurses from across the country will attend on Saturday, September 29, at the Caesars Windsor Convention Centre.

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Maher El-Masri

Presentation to address role of medication reconciliation

Sep 21st, 2012

A brown bag lunch session on Monday, September 24, will discuss the importance of medication reconciliation in patient safety.

The presentation by Marg Colquhoun, project leader at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada, will focus on the role of health care professionals in the process of medication reconciliation.

This interprofessional educational event is offered under the auspices of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School for Health Professionals. It runs 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in room 203, Toldo Health Education Centre.

Nursing professor recognized for connection with students

Sep 19th, 2012

UWindsor nursing professor Judy Bornais says being named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is “a huge honour,” but what really moved her were the kind remarks by students and colleagues.

“In the nomination package are a number of letters of support,” she says. “To me, that was one of the highlights—reading what students and colleagues think of your work.”

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University community mourns death of retired faculty member

Aug 16th, 2012

Campus flags will be lowered Friday, August 17, in memory of retired nursing professor Anna Temple, who died August 10.

Dr. Temple joined the UWindsor faculty in 1972 and served in the Faculty of Nursing—including a stint as its director—until her retirement in 2005.

A memorial service will take place Saturday, August 18. For details, read her obituary.

Orientation session welcomes new faculty members to campus

Aug 16th, 2012

Jason Kiernan is excited to be at the University of Windsor.

He left a position as a nurse practitioner at Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital to pursue a new career path as a lecturer in the Faculty of Nursing.

“I wanted to transition into more of a research role and for a number of reasons, that wasn’t going to happen at the hospital,” Kiernan says.

He was one of seven new faculty members attending an orientation session Monday, August 13.

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Campus bench to stand in tribute to nursing professor

Aug 16th, 2012

A retired nursing professor who died August 10 made a lasting impact on her students and colleagues, who are working to ensure her legacy lives on.

They have started an organizing effort soliciting donations to sponsor a commemorative bench to honour Anna Temple, outside the Toldo Health Education Centre.

Dr. Temple joined the UWindsor faculty in 1972 and served in the Faculty of Nursing—including a term as its director—until her retirement in 2005.

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Linda Patrick

Heart attack victims fail to recognize many symptoms: study

Jul 12th, 2012

Health educators need to do a better job of informing the public about the symptoms of heart attack because many people don’t recognize them as warning signs when they occur, according to a nursing researcher.

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Lancer star shows drive at Canadian university golf championship

May 31st, 2012

Lancer Meaghan Pototschnik is the sole University of Windsor competitor at the Canadian university golf championship this week at Cordova Bay Golf Course in Victoria, BC.

In October 2011, the nursing student earned the first Ontario University Athletics individual women’s title in Lancer history.

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