February 2012

Date: Monday, February 6, 2012
Round Type: Nursing Seminars
Round Topic: Executive Function and Suicidal Risk in Women with Borderline Personality Disorder: An Exploratory Investigation
Department: School of Nursing
Time: 1:00-2:00 pm
Location: HSC-2J13

Speaker: Jeannette LeGris, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University

Description: Issue for Discussion: Interpretation issues in cross sectional exploratory studies.

Registration: Please register by contacting Guylaine Spencer; (905) 525-9140 x22404; spenceg@mcmaster.ca

URL: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/nursing/documents/2011-2012_seminars_term2.pdf

Contact Name: Guylaine Spencer
Phone Number: 905-525-9140 x 22404
E-mail: spenceg@mcmaster.ca

Date: Monday, February 13, 2012
Type: Forum
Event Title: Aboriginal Health Speakers Series- Aboriginal Nursing: Pathways Among Communities, Colleges & University
Department: Co-hosted by the Aboriginal Students Health Sciences (ASHS) Office, Six Nations Polytechnic & The School of Nursing
Time: 9:00am-3:30pm
Location: Celebration Hall (basement, Kenneth Taylor Hall)

Speakers:

• Keynote speaker — Amy Montour, BScN, MSc (Nursing), MD
• Student speaker — Katrina Graham (CoMac Nursing Program)
• Johanne McCarthy, ND (Mohawk College)
• Donna Rawlins, RN, PhD (student) (Mohawk College)
• Janet Landeen, Associate Dean, School of Nursing, McMaster University

Additional Public lecture offered by the Indigenous Studies Program: Gerald Taiaiake Alfred

Description: The forum is a FREE one-day event (lunch provided) focusing on Aboriginal Nursing and a public lecture on "The Psychic Landscape of Contemporary Colonialism".

Who Should Attend: Nursing students, faculty & staff; Polytechnic students; urban Aboriginal community; Aboriginal students; students, faculty & staff interested in Aboriginal Nursing

Registration: Free event includes lunch, speakers, small group discussion forum and public lecture.

URL: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/ashs/polytech_forum.html

Contact Name: Stephanie Morningstar
Phone Number: x22367
E-mail: ashs@mcmaster.ca

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Type: Lecture
Event Title: The Evolution of 'Efficacy' as a Pharmacological Concept in Drug Discovery
Department: Faculty of Science
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: MDCL 3020

Speaker: Dr. Terry Kenakin, Dept. Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill NC

Description: The 5th Annual Honours Biology & Pharmacology Programme Lectureship

This lecture will discuss how the concept of efficacy has completely changed over the last 15 years leading to re-thinking of the concept for therapeutic drug treatment(s).

Who Should Attend: McMaster students, faculty, and staff

Sponsoring Agency: McMaster Science Society

Registration: n/a

Contact Name: Sarah Higgins
Phone Number: 289-441-5654
E-mail: bipharm@mcmaster.ca

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Type: Lecture
Event Title: Research Ethics: The obligation to include pregnant women in research
Department: Vice-President, Research & Interntional Affairs, in partnership with The Hamilton Spectator
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Location: The Hamilton Spectator Auditorium, 44 Frid Street, Hamilton

Speaker: Professor Françoise Baylis, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Philosophy, Dalhousie University 

Description: Excluding pregnant women from clinical trials is medically and ethically unacceptable, barring sound ethical or scientific reasons. This lecture will explore options for the safe inclusion of pregnant women.

Who Should Attend: Public Lecture, all are welcome to attend.

Sponsoring Agency: Science in the City Public Lecture Series

Registration: The lecture is free but space is limited, so to reserve a spot, email sciencecity@mcmaster.ca or call 905-525-9140 x24934

URL: http://www.mcmaster.ca/research/sciencecity/baylis.htm

Contact Name: Danelle D'Alvise
Phone Number: 905-525-9140 x27419
E-mail: dalvise@mcmaster.ca

Date: Tuesdays, February 21, 2012 to April 3, 2012
Type: Lecture
Event Title: McMaster Mini-Med School
Department: Faculty of Health Sciences
Time: 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: Ewart Angus Centre, HSC 1A1
Speaker: Various Speakers

Description: The McMaster Mini-Med School is an annual series of 14 lectures that take place over 7 weeks in February, March and April. Each week, two physicians present interesting medical topics to the audience at a level that is easy to understand for people without any medical or healthcare experience. For more information, please consult our website or call the phone number provided.

Who Should Attend: General Public

Registration: Adults: $125.00
Seniors / Students*: $75.00
*A student is recognized as currently registered in full time study program

Contact Name: Rose Galano or Jacquie McMeechan
Phone Number: Rose 22671 or Jacquie 26590
E-mail: galanor@mcmaster.ca or mcmeech@mcmaster.ca

March 2012

Date: Monday, March 5, 2012
Round Type: Nursing Seminars
Round Topic: Evaluating the Impact of an Intensive Educational Workshop on Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EIDM) Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours
Department: School of Nursing
Time: 1:00-2:00 pm
Location: HSC-2J13

Speaker: Jennifer Yost, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Description: Issue for Discussion: Challenges in evaluating educational knowledge translation interventions

Registration: please register by contacting Guylaine Spencer at (905) 525-9140 x22404; spenceg@mcmaster.ca

URL: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/nursing/documents/2011-2012_seminars_term2.pdf

Contact Name: Guylaine Spencer
Phone Number: 905-525-9140 x 22404
E-mail: spenceg@mcmaster.ca

Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Round Type: MacHAND (McMaster University, Hand, Arm, Nerve Group)
Round Topic: Treatment of Upper Extremity Nerve Compression
Department: MacHANd
Time: 07:30-08:30 am
Location: MDCL-3020

Speakers:

• Ms. Vicki Fraser-MacDougall, Physiotherapy
• Dr. Dinesh A. Kumbhare, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Description: Rehab treatment of upper extremity nerve compression.

Who Should Attend: All  are welcome to attend

Sponsoring Agency: DJO Global

Registration: Registration not required

URL: www.machand.ca

Contact Name: Margaret Lomotan
Phone Number: 905-525-9140 Ext. 27328
E-mail: lomotam@mcmaster.ca

April 2012

Date: Monday, April 2, 2012
Round Type: Nursing Seminars
Round Topic: Nurse-Led Health Promotion Interventions Improve Quality of Life in Frail Older Home Care Clients: Lessons Learned from Three Randomized Trials in Ontario
Department: School of Nursing
Time: 1:00-2:00 pm
Location: HSC-2J13

Speaker: Maureen Markle-Reid, RN, MScN, PhD, Associate Professor and Acting Assistant Dean (Research), School of Nursing & Associate Member, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Description: Issue for Discussion: Challenges in implementing complex health care interventions in vulnerable populations

Registration: please register by contacting Guylaine Spencer at (905) 525-9140 x22404; spenceg@mcmaster.ca

URL: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/nursing/documents/2011-2012_seminars_term2.pdf

Contact Name: Guylaine Spencer
Phone Number: 905-525-9140 x 22404
E-mail: spenceg@mcmaster.ca

May 2012

Date: Monday, May 7, 2012, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Round Type: Nursing Seminars
Round Topic: Crossing the Threshold: Developing University-Community Partnerships
Department: School of Nursing
Time: 1:00-2:00 pm
Location: HSC-2J13

Presenters:

• Marilyn Ballantyne, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University Basanti Majumdar, RN, PhD, Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University
• Maureen Markle-Reid, RN, MScN, PhD, Associate Professor and Acting Assistant Dean (Research), School of Nursing & Associate Member, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Ruta Valaitis, RN, PhD, Dorothy C. Hall Chair in Primary Health Care Nursing, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University, Deputy Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Primary Care and Health Human Resources
• Charlotte Noesgaard, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University

Description: Issue for Discussion: What are key features of successful University-Community Partnerships?

Registration: Please register by contacting Guylaine Spencer at (905) 525-9140 x22404; spenceg@mcmaster.ca

URL: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/nursing/documents/2011-2012_seminars_term2.pdf

Contact Name: Guylaine Spencer
Phone Number: 905-525-9140 x 22404
E-mail: spenceg@mcmaster.ca