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Helping workers find their voice benefits employees and employers, say researchers

Helping workers find their voice benefits employees and employers, say researchers Employees are often reluctant to speak up at work. But if they make efforts to research their ideas and ensure they benefit the organization, it benefits both workers and employers.

Jarvis: 'We're not heroes. We're hard-working people doing our level best.'

Jarvis: 'We're not heroes. We're hard-working people doing our level best.' Janice Kaffer, CEO of Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, is shown at her Lakeshore home on Thursday. PHOTO BY DAN JANISSE /Windsor Star   “Let’s talk about how we’re all doing at almost one full year dealing with this nightmare,” Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare CEO Janice Kaffer begins in a post on LinkedIn this week. “I’ll go first.” What follows is an extraordinarily candid acknowledgement by a top hospital official of the impact of the stress of working in health care during the pandemic. “I’m tired,” Kaffer wrote. “I’m tired of all of it; the loss, the decisions that have to be made constantly, the changing information, the politics, the loneliness and isolation, the pain, the guilt, the unrelenting pressure. “And I’m tired of being tired.” She started out strong a year ago, she wrote. She ate well, walked daily, took care of herself. She lost weight. She felt good. “Then I didn’t,” she wrote. “I don’t know exactly when I stopped trying to look after…

Workshop to provide introduction to REDCap

Workshop to provide introduction to REDCap WE-Spark Health Institute is hosting an introductory REDCap workshop Friday, March 5.

Public event to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Windsor-Essex

Public event to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Windsor-Essex The University of Windsor will be hosting a virtual public event Friday evening to address hesitancy of receiving COVID-19 vaccines. The panel discussion is being done in partnership with the WE-SPARK Health Institute, and will feature speakers like Windsor-Essex Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed and other experts in the field from the university and Windsor Regional Hospital. “We’re trying to make that connection to ease some of these concerns,” says Ahmed. Organizers say this event is an opportunity for the public to ask questions directly to a panel of local experts to learn more about how the new COVID-19 vaccines work and voice their concerns about the vaccines ability to protect. “As our region begins its roll out of the new COVID-19 vaccines, many in our community have expressed their hesitancies over the safety, efficacy and necessity of the vaccine” said lead organizer Zainab Taleb, Ph.D. student, Biomedical Sciences. "A recent survey released by Statistics…

Report details progress by WE-Spark Health Institute

Report details progress by WE-Spark Health Institute WE-Spark Health Institute has released its third-quarter progress report highlighting key accomplishments covering the period November 2020 to January 2021. Successes include: 18 local grants awarded totalling $346,725.00; 452 members, an increase of 209 per cent over its first year; the launched of a web-based question-and-answer program featuring local experts in healthcare, research, and education; a new research request portal for those seeking collaborators, assistance with research project and budget development, data management and analysis, equipment, facilities, or fresh tissue trials; and designed and launched a knowledge translation workshop series. Read the report here. Courtesy: https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2021-02-12/report-details-progress-we-spark-health-institute

Anti-viral expert joins Faculty of Science

Anti-viral expert joins Faculty of Science Biochemist Kenneth Ng joined the UWindsor faculty in July 2020, and is exploring treatments for coronaviruses.

Public event to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Public event to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy Not sure if you will get the COVID-19 vaccine when it is available? You might want to take part in an upcoming public event. The University of Windsor and its partners with the WE Spark Health Institute have invited five local doctors to discuss the safety, efficacy, and necessity of getting the vaccine. “As our region begins its rollout of the new COVID-19 vaccines, many in our community have expressed their hesitancies,” said lead organizer Zainab Taleb, a student of biomedical sciences at the University of Windsor. “This event is the opportunity for the public to ask these questions directly to a panel of experts.” A recent survey by Statistics Canada suggests less than 60 per cent of Canadians are eager to get the shot once it is available. The panel includes Windsor-Essex Medical Officer of Health Doctor Wajid Ahmed, Head of Infectious Disease at Windsor Regional Hospital Doctor Corinna Quan, and immunologist Doctor Munir Rahim. The event is on WE Spark Health Institute’s…

Students hoping to address vaccine hesitancy

Students hoping to address vaccine hesitancy UWindsor students will host an online panel discussion Feb. 19 to address public concerns about receiving inoculation against COVID-19.

Professor working to secure source for neutrons

Professor working to secure source for neutrons Drew Marquardt is helping put UWindsor at the centre of Canada’s resurgence in neutron scattering research. The assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, cross-appointed in the Department of Physics, took over the role of president of the Canadian Institute for Neutron Scattering (CINS) in November 2020. “This is a thrill for me, but it is also very good positioning for UWindsor, specifically the Faculty of Science,” says Dr. Marquardt. CINS is a not-for-profit, voluntary organization that helps stimulate and facilitate Canadian scientific research using neutron beams, or neutron scattering. Neutron beams are a versatile and irreplaceable research tool for materials research, which includes advanced manufacturing and clean technologies, and promoting health through biomedical and life sciences. “Neutron beams are essential for measuring stress non-destructively, which is often needed to verify reliability in critical structural components, including…

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