Antenatal corticosteroids are life-saving drugs administered to pregnant people at risk of imminent preterm birth. As the usage of these drugs continues to expand, select studies have raised concerns about potential longer-term consequences among infants born many weeks after treatment. Yet, because the exact timing of birth is unpredictable when treatment is administered, the causal […]

Objective: Draw on Researcher Expertise to Assist the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) in their Development of a Virtual Reality (VR) Cultural Sensitivity Training System Background: Through informal testing with eight CCIS employees, a design concept introduced in the “Preconceptions” application that is a VR cultural sensitivity training program. It creates a digitally immersive environment […]

Medventions is a full-time 14 week paid program that allows students and new graduates to take part in physician-led, hospital-based fellowship training. Fellows come from different areas of study and will get hands on experience in a clinical setting with innovators and experienced mentors. It equips fellows to identify priority healthcare needs and develop their […]

We will develop a fiber-optical sensor system that can be applied to monitor pipelines. By recording the response of a fiber-optic transducer to ultrasound that is generated on the wall of a pipeline we can measure the flow velocity of the fluid inside the pipeline. Similar measurements are presently conducted by pipeline operators using piezo-electric […]

L’accès à du répit pour les personnes proches aidantes (PPA) est difficile puisqu’elles font face à diverses problématiques (liste d’attente, horaire peu flexible, distance géographique, etc.). L’organisation Entraidant veut offrir un service de répit atypique (qui n’a pas lieu sur une base régulière, en semaine) aux PPA à l’aide d’une plateforme informatique qui facilitera le […]

The test-negative design (TND) is an observational study design that is currently and routinely being used globally to evaluate the effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19 illness caused by emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Recently, more reliable statistical estimators were proposed to get better estimates of vaccine effectiveness. However, no one has yet investigated what statistical methods will […]

The proposed project will help the Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) improve how they reach and support families from diverse backgrounds, like Indigenous communities and newcomers, who care for children with disabilities. By studying FSI’s current efforts—such as using translators and creating Indigenous-led mentorship programs—the research aims to discover effective strategies for making peer […]

Our mission at Opal Family Services is to help individuals with disabilities, and their families, to thrive. Opal Family Services has been serving our community of Greater Fredericton since 1984. When it was founded, the purpose was to provide quality respite to families caring for loved ones with disabilities. Through our numerous programs, we continue […]

This innovative project aims to implement and evaluate the Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children framework (PM) for promoting social-emotional competence in the early learning and childcare sector (ELCC) in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. The project engages 18 Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) and 10 coaches across PEI over […]

Problem Statement: The healthcare sector faces a significant challenge with high rates of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, largely attributed to patient handling (PH) tasks. Existing studies have highlighted this issue, underscoring the need for technological interventions to effectively reduce injuries associated with patient handling. Objectives and Activities: This proposal focuses on investigating the Vendlet technology, designed […]

This project aims to improve the transparency and trustworthiness of AI systems in healthcare by using quantum-inspired agent-based modeling (ABM). By combining this with AI-based medical forecasting, the project will help create more reliable and ethical AI models that can handle complex medical data. The participating institutions will benefit by advancing their expertise in AI […]

Le projet de recherche se concentre sur l’utilisation d’exosquelettes dans le secteur manufacturier, où les travailleurs effectuent des tâches physiquement exigeantes pouvant entraîner des troubles musculo-squelettiques (TMS). L’objectif est d’évaluer l’impact du Muscle Suit Every, un exosquelette portable, sur la réduction de la fatigue musculaire et de la charge cognitive des travailleurs. La recherche sera […]