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Women’s Heart Health

We are a group of nursing students tasked with the job to promote women’s heart health to a community of women. The community we targeted was St. Joes Women’s Centre in downtown Ottawa. We set up a poster board with easy to read information about common heart disease symptoms in women, and resources to access if they are experiencing these symptoms.

The Best Gift Ever

We are working on increasing organ donation registration in the college community through education at an individual and community level through booths and social media for our NSG 3323 community health project.

Post-Renovation Evaluation Survey

BuildAble is a nurse-managed construction company that specializes in accessible design and renovations. Our group created two surveys using Google Forms to provide feedback from past BuildAble clients. One survey focused on BuildAble’s RapidAccess division, which offers smaller safety modifications; and our second survey focused on clients who have received larger home renovations. Information from the surveys will allow BuildAble to make a correlation between the services, products and/or renovations that were most beneficial or not beneficial for client’s specific diseases/disabilities. Understanding this connection will help BuildAble tailor future renovations and recommendations for their clients.

Parkdale Food Center: Advocacy in Motion (AIM)

The Parkdale Food Centre is a vital hub for our local community, offering healthy, culturally appropriate meals three times a week. Beyond nourishing our diverse community, the center extends its support through various resources and advocacy efforts, including one-on-one sessions, workshops, and events. Our project this year aimed to create a workshop that empowers individuals with the skills necessary for effective advocacy fostering positive change within the community. “Advocacy in Motion” (AIM), a 10-week workshop, was conceived to equip participants with advocacy strategies, promoting positive change through community mobilization. Each week of the AIM workshop delves into a distinct aspect of advocacy, encompassing themes like justice, equity, power dynamics, oppression, storytelling, community organization, and public advocacy. The ultimate goal is to amplify the voices of the Parkdale Food Centre community, endowing them with the tools and knowledge needed to be agents of change. This empowerment is achieved through collaborative efforts with community navigators, who tailor their guidance to address the unique needs of the participants. The AIM workshop seeks to inspire its participants to leverage their newfound skills to initiate change, ensuring they feel empowered and equipped to make a difference within their community.

Integration of Trauma Informed Care for Clients of The Diane Morrison Hospice

In collaboration with the Staff and clients at The Diane Morrison Hospice, we have developed a trauma-informed care package that will be available within The Ottawa Hospital Charting System in the near future. In the case that clients from The Diane Morrison Hospice unit need to go to the hospital, this package is intended to provide staff that are caring for these clients with a more in-depth understanding of the client and how they may provide safer care to these individuals.

April 2022 RE/ACTION Showcase Winners

The Office of Applied Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship is proud to announce the winners of Virtual RE/ACTION. To browse all of the projects visit the virtual project showcase.

1st Place | Smart Tenant

first place. Smart Tenant.

Client: Smart Living Properties
Professor(s): Adesh Shah, Adam Robillard
Program: Mobile Application Design and Development
Students: Team Lead: Karim Shaloh, Eric Shantz, J-C Castagne, Mohsen Qaddoura, Evan Liko, Sandeep Saini

2nd Place | Giving Adults a Break Through Play

Second place. Giving Adults a Break Through Play. Client: Ingenium
Professor(s): Jed Looker, SuCheng Lee
Program: Interdisciplinary Studies in Human-Centred Design
Students: Bhuvan Bhanot, Mitra Bahmannia, Muhammad Khan, Rada Marza, Sara Hubberstey

3rd Place | POP TikR – Shop & Tour Local

third place. PopTikr. Client: POP TikR
Professor(s): Adesh Shah, Theodore Mirtchev
Program: IMD & Mobile Application Design and Development
Students: Eduard Draghiciu, Kiet Vuong, Manuel Duong, Marina Wolff, Stive AZ

August 2021 Virtual RE/ACTION Showcase Winners

The Office of Applied Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship is proud to announce the winners of the first-ever Virtual RE/ACTION. To browse all of the projects visit the virtual project showcase.

3rd Place | Survivors of Violent Crime and Interactions with the Media

Vicarious Resilience graphic Client: Victims and survivors of violent crime, journalists and reporters, and victim service providers
Professor(s): Dr. Benjamin Roebuck, Diana McGlinchey
Program: Victimology
Students: Katherine Thompson, Amy Boileau

2nd Place | insightScope 2021 – Healthcare Conference Dashboard for Systematic and Scoping Reviews

Insightscope project banner. Client: Dr. Dayre McNally MD, Katie O’Hearn MSc, Misty Pratt MES
Professor(s): Kevin Holmes Program: Mobile Application Design and Development, Computer Engineering Technology – Computing Science)
Students: Ravi Chandra Rachamalla, Dhruv Patel, Nguyen Gia Khánh Hồ, Manan Patel

1st Place | Aim for Change — New Ways to Address Youth and Gun Violence

Aim for Change project banner.

Client: The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
Professor(s): Jed Looker
Program: Interdisciplinary Studies in Human-Centred Design
Students: Anna Ranger; Shelby Richardson, Cathy Matovu; Amarjeet Singh

December 2020 Virtual RE/ACTION Showcase Winners

The Office of Applied Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship is proud to announce the winners of the first-ever Virtual RE/ACTION. To browse all of the projects visit the virtual project showcase.

First Place

First place winner -Engaging Youth: Bringing Wheelchair Basketball to Elementary Schools

Engaging Youth: Bringing Wheelchair Basketball to Elementary Schools

Students: Alexei Tipenko, Alice Jin, Priyamvada Singh, Yene Paz
Professor: Jed Looker

Second Place

Second Place -Victim Services Providers and Vicarious Resilience

Victim Services Providers and Vicarious Resilience

Students: Amy Boileau, Theresia Bedard, Connar Tague, Katherine Thompson
Professors: Dr Benjamin Roebuck & Diana McGlinchey

Third Place

Third Place -Accelerating COVID-19 Knowledge Synthesis With Machine Learning

Accelerating COVID-19 Knowledge Synthesis With Machine Learning

Students: Ravi Rachamalla, Ababiya Abajobir, Jaewoo Kim, Ryan Arreola, Ilusha Rathnayake Professor: Kevin Holmes

 

Honourable Mentions

 

Cheetah Networks PulseViewtm Solution

Cheetah Networks PulseViewtm Solution

Students: Ryan Arreola,Shuting Yang Professor: Dr Theo Mirtchev

The Performance Characteristics of PEX Hot-Water Systems

The Performance Characteristics of PEX Hot-Water Systems

Students: Karl Murray, Michael Stevens, George Zanetti, Leandro Carandina, Simon Hunt Professors: Dr. Ali Elwafi, Dr. Maria Parra, Dr. Federico Fernandez