First implemented in January 2023, the Bridge Healing Transitional Accommodation program offers transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness who have been discharged from hospital emergency departments. The program provides wraparound community supports such as mental health and addiction services to help clients transition to permanent housing. In doing so, the program bridges the gap between […]

It is estimated that more than 1 million cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired globally each day and significantly impact sexual and reproductive health. Existing STI outbreak surveillance methods rely largely on clinical reporting which can underestimate the scale of community outbreaks, primarily due to asymptomatic cases and patient test avoidance resulting from […]

Le projet de stage chez Empenn a pour objectif de modéliser les conséquences des traumatismes crâniens chez les enfants en se basant sur des données d’imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM). Ce stage sera mené par la stagiaire Andjela Dimitrijevic, se concentrant principalement sur l’acquisition de données liées au traumatisme crânien léger (TCC) chez les enfants, […]

Uplift Psychology is a new psychology and mental health service business that specializes in tailored psychological and psycho-educational assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. Recently, the organization identified opportunities to enhance its revenue and cash management processes as they plan to expand through the Wellington-Dufferin and Upper Grand area. This project addresses these challenges, aiming […]

Les personnes présentant des incapacités physiques peuvent recevoir des services de réadaptation intensive pendant plusieurs semaines en centre de réadaptation. Dans ce contexte, des études ont documenté les expériences de soins et les besoins des personnes usagères (PU) et leurs proches. Les enjeux rapportés sont le manque de considération de leur opinion dans la prise […]

AI-MD is an AI-driven symptom checker that allows people to monitor their health and scan their body for suspected illness and disease. Millions of people are using symptom checkers online every month that only allow them to describe thier symptom information using text or checking off boxes. Not only are these tools not accurate, but […]

Since 2006, Living Wage for Families has been on a dedicated mission to combat working poverty in British Columbia, even in a province known for its substantial wealth. This journey began with the calculation of the living wage, representing the income necessary for full-time workers to meet basic needs and escape poverty. Over the years, […]

The proposed project involves the use of a combination of two techniques i.e., rheology, confocal microscopy and image analysis, aimed at understanding the physics of bacterial cells at interfaces. Given the fact that the interactions and the interplay of forces are complicated at interfaces, the proposed study can provide significantly valuable insights into the dynamics […]

Cone photoreceptors are specialized cells in the retinas of vertebrates that absorb light to permit daylight vision. Two major morphological types exist: single cones, which are circular in cross section, and double cones, which consist of two apposed cones with elliptical cross section. In many vertebrates, cones are organized into repeating, lattice-like mosaics. The two […]

Important challenges remain around planning an ethical, justified, and accountable strategy for transitioning from emergency to long-term planning or closure of programs. Canadian Red Cross (CRC) aims to develop a practical guidance tool for closing humanitarian programs that will combine established operational practices with evidence based ethical considerations. This research will be qualitative in design […]

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly invasive and heterogenous disease that does not express oestrogen receptor and progesterone as well as the human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 and accounts for approximately 20% of all breast tumors. Its heterogenicity makes unlikely to reach the complete TNBC patient population with a single therapeutic agent. Therefore, […]

Speech sound disorders (SSDs) are an umbrella term for a range of speech difficulties characterised by a constellation of deficits. Identifying SSD subtypes can be supported by objectively analysing the child’s speech and facial movement patterns (kinematics). However, these movements can only be precisely and specifically measured using specialised instrumentation and software limited to the […]