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34th Annual Clara Christie Research Day

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2022 Clara Christie Research Day

The 2022 Clara Christie Research Day welcomed the department back to an in-person event. 

 

 

  1. Agenda

    0900 Welcome | Dr. Colin Birch

    0915 Dr. John Jarrell Lectureship | Dr. Andrea Simpson 

    Gender and Motherhood in Medicine

                Introduction: Dr. Erin Brennand

     

    1000 Wellness Break (15 min)

     

    Oral Presentations

    1015 Dr. Gregg Nelson | Mobile app post-operative home monitoring after oncologic surgery associated with improved quality of recovery

     

    1030 Dr. Tamara Kuzma | Perioperative Glycemic Management Program (PGMP) Pilot in a Canadian Tertiary Centre

     

    1045 Dr. Alison Carter Ramirez | Development of pelvic organ prolapse over 10 years of mid-life follow-up is affected by occupational load-bearing for parous women

     

    1100 Wellness Break (15 Min)

     

    1115 Eilidh Wood | Granulocyte colony stimulating factor in maternal blood is associated with medically indicated but not spontaneous preterm birth

     

    1130 Dr. Erin Brennand | Impact of lifetime lactation on the risk and duration of frequent vasomotor symptoms. A longitudinal dose-response analysis

     

    1145 Poster Presentations

    1230 Lunch

     

    1330 Gold and Silver Pharma Presentation

                Gold: Abbvie

                Silver: BioSyent

                Silver: Smith & Nephew

    Oral Presentations

    1400 Dr. Kristin Black | The effect of Transversus Abdominis Plane block on postoperative opioid use in gynecologic oncology patients undergoing laparotomy with Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)

    1415 Dr. Mruganka Kale | Impact of birth tourism on health care systems in Calgary, Alberta

    1430  Dr. Laura Sycuro | Resolving glycogen and related enzymes reveals correlates of Lactobacillus crispatus dominance in a cohort of young African women

    1445 Julia Chai | Contraception patterns among immigrant and non-immigrant females in Canada- Findings from a national, cross-sectional survey

    1500 Wellness Break (15 min)

    1515 Departmental Lecturer | Dr. Katie Chaput 

    Antenatal cannabis use in Alberta:  Recent studies and future directions

     

    1545  Closing Remarks | Dr. Colin Birch

     

  2. Poster Presentation

    Poster Presentations

     

    Patient expectations and understanding of diagnosis entering an interdisciplinary chronic pelvic pain program

    Jago CA, Lachance C, Varshny V, Nasr-Esfahani M, Robert M

     

    Prenatal cannabis use and its impact on offspring neuro-behavioural outcomes

    Thompson M, Vila M, Wang L, Thabane L, Shea AK

     

    Real-World use of the in-control algorithm in pregnancy for automated insulin delivery

    Wang XS, Dunlop A, McKeen J, Feig D, Donovan L

     

    Re-examining the state of enhanced recovery after surgery recommendations

    Altman A, Rozenholc A, Liu XQ, Saciragic L, Nelson G

     

    Sexual function and activity among young females with kidney failure treated with dialysis

    Corbett K, Chang DH, Ahmed SB, Dumanski SM

     

    Sexual health - Perceptions and priorities of Canadians living with kidney disease

    Woodside T, Chang DH, Ahmed SB, Elliott MJ, Dumanski SM

     

    Tele-ultrasound for re-designing specialty health care delivery to remote communities

    Oluyomi T, Cooper S

     

    Testosterone levels and cardiovascular risk in females with chronic kidney disease

    Gulamhusein N, Buchan M, Hernandez A, Pyakural S, Ahmed SB, Sola DY,

    Dumanski SM

    A stepwise approach to laparoscopic trachelectomy

    Rusnell L, Buitenhuis D, Rattray D

     

    Abnormal uterine bleeding and female reproductive hormones in kidney failure

    Chang DH, Ahmed SB, Brennand EA, Ruzycki SM, Dumanski SM

     

    Are we accurately predicting outcome in Congenital Diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)

    Oluyomi TF, Chadha R, Howlett A, Brindle M

     

    Canadian transgender reproductive health, birth control and pregnancy health care experiences

    Troute-Wood T, Carter J, Moorji A, Anderson N, McQuiston M, Cobb H, Demers J, Kellett P, Lokanc-Diluzio W

     

    Cardiovascular preventive clinical care following hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

    Ghali B, Norris C, Chawla S, Nerenberg K

     

    Collagenase activity of vaginal microbes associated with preterm labour

    Lithgow KV, Buchholz V, D’Aubeterre A, Ku E, Sycuro LK

     

    Effects of hormonal contraception on kidney outcomes in females

    Chang DH, Riehl-Tonn V, Ronksley PE, Ahmed SB, Ganshorn H,

    Brennand EA, Dumanski SM

     

    Gynecologic oncology care during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Aubrey C, Ince C

     

    Menstruation and contraception in females with chronic kidney disease

    Chang DH, Dumanski SM, Brennand EA, Ruzycki SM, Gantar T, Ahmed SB

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