Establishing bylaws to keep panhandlers out of the downtown core may improve business there but does little to address the root causes of the problem, according to an assistant professor in nursing who specializes in research on the homeless. “We need to have long-term solutions for these people,” said Jamie Crawley. “I appreciate that those business owners have rights too, and I don’t think they’re mean or indifferent, but a bylaw is just a quick fix, a band-aid.”
Ground-breaking research by Lorna de Witt on how society copes with an aging population is just one example of the many ways UWindsor nursing professors are reaching out to the surrounding community and striving to make it a better place to live. “What she has done over the last four years has been exemplary,” Maher El-Masri, the nursing faculty’s research leadership chair said of Dr. de Witt, who received the first-ever faculty award for research, scholarship and creative activity at a ceremony held Tuesday afternoon in Vanier Hall’s Katzman Lounge. “She has established significant partnerships both in and outside our faculty, as well as with numerous members of the community.” Dr. El-Masri said this is the first time the faculty has presented the award, which was established to help foster an environment of research excellence. He said it will be presented on an annual basis to top researchers to acknowledge their publications, funding and contributions to the nursing profession.
Alumna Vanessa Burkoski (BScN 1984, CNP 1997, MScN 2002) will deliver a lunchtime presentation during the Nursing Career Fair on Monday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the CAW Student Centre's Ambassador Auditorium. Burkoski is vice president of professional practice at the London Health Sciences Centre. The fair, organized by the Nursing Society, will give students a chance to meet recruiters.
An e-mail from a friend turned into an opportunity to make a real difference in the world for nursing professor Brenda McLaughlin. "I had been considering what I might do next when I heard about this mission team trip to Africa," she said—it seemed like a good fit. This June, she will join Outreach Africa on a two-week trip to Uganda and Kenya, teaching about disease prevention and testing for HIV. She will work in a 300-student college, a hospital, clinic, and an orphanage. "My desire is to use the talents and skills I have been given to help with healing and to promote healthy living," said McLaughlin.
She has organized an interactive workshop in Windsor as a fundraiser to support her humanitarian project. Life's Balancing Act will feature sessions with professionals on all aspects of health, Saturday, April 2, at Riverside United Church's Camaan Hall, 881 Glidden Avenue. Besides McLaughin's own presentation on the critical importance of sleep in the balance of health, the day will feature:
Coming to the University of Windsor for the Human Body Health Fair made for a fun day for a group from Marlborough Public School. "It's good for them to experience a different learning environment," said Rick Onslow, who teaches grades four and five at the west end elementary school. About 50 students, ranging from grade four to six, filled Ambassador Auditorium on Tuesday to engage in activities and displays designed by first-year nursing students.
David Musyj, President and CEO - Windsor Regional Hospital - Thank you letter to Faculty/Staff and Students on Recent WRH Move and video.
Prof. Lorna de Witt wasn’t surprised by the results of a national survey demonstrating that most Canadians are woefully ill-equipped to spot the signs and symptoms of dementia. Moreover, as the co-investigator of a research network whose primary aim is to create a shift in thinking regarding the way people with dementia are treated, she’s in an excellent position to help solve the problem. “That’s why I took the opportunity to do this kind of work,” said the assistant professor of nursing. “This really gives me the opportunity to influence a large number of people.” Dr.
Effective October 22, 2010, the Faculty of Nursing will no longer provide paper to use for the printer in the Graduate Lounge (Room 107 Toldo). You are responsible for providing your own printer paper to use.
The Faculty of Nursing will still provide toner cartridges and printer maintenance as required.
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The RCMP has added additional safe-guards for the vulnerable sector enhanced screening process. Some of you may be asked to arrange a fingerprinting screen when you receive your initial response to the police clearance. If you are in this situation, please bring your most recent last police clearance and the documentation showing that you are going through this fingerprinting process to show your clinical instructor on the first day of your clinical course. This fingerprinting process may take an additional several weeks. For first year students: If you are selected for fingerprinting following your police clearance and do not have previous police clearance, please bring the documentation showing that you are going through this fingerprinting process to show your clinical instructor on the first day of your clinical course.
After consultation with health authorities, the University is returning to its usual sick note practice for student absenteeism, effective immediately. It had been suspended temporarily last semester in light of the H1N1 influenza pandemic. The University continues to encourage those who are ill to stay home to recuperate and of course, to notify their instructors of their absences. It is reinstating the previous practice of requiring a doctor-signed medical certificate in the event of an absence related to flu or other illness.
