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Poster 073
Assessment of validity and normative reference values for the
Tongueometer tongue pressure manometer
Tasia Gibbons, Sophia Werden Abrams MSc SLP, Nazia Mohsin MSc SLP,
Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald PhD CCC-SLP
School of Rehabilitation Sciences (Speech-Language Pathology), McMaster University
(Course: 4A09)
Poster 074
Creating Evidence Tables for the Treatment of Critical Bleeds in Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Tool for Guideline Development
Daya Gill, Emily Sirotich, Dr. Donald Arnold
Division of Hematology & Thromboembolis, Department of Medicine, McMaster University and McMaster
Centre for Transfusion Research
(Course: 4A12)
Poster 075
Recombinant Human Interleukin-2 Therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus:
A Systematic Literature Review
Daya Gill*, Hannah Rose Rosales*, Kostantinos Tselios
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University
(Course: 4B06)
Poster 076
A Program Evaluation of the 2020 Mobile Developmental Outreach Clinic for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Simran Gill, Anna Kata, Shivajan Sivapalan, Neshanth Shanmugalingam, Stelios Georgiades
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, McMaster Autism Research Team, and the South Asian Autism Awareness Centre
(Course: 4C09)
Poster 077
Understanding the relationship between a social needs screening tool and the Social Disadvantage Index: a secondary analysis from a randomized
controlled trial
Simrat Gill, Kimberley Krasevich, Stacey Marjerrison, and Gita Wahi
Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, and the McMaster Children’s Hospital
(Course: 4B06)
Poster 078
The Viral Spread of Misinformation on Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Simona Gindin BHSc and Dr. Eric Seidlitz PhD
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
(Course: 4A09)
Poster 079
A Case of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: Clinical Presentation and
Principles of Treatment
Justin Giordano*, Dr. Michael Mazurek, Dr. Patricia Rosebush
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario and Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
(Course: 4A12)
Poster 080
Personality and the Subscales of Music Sophistication
Rijutakumari Gohil, Rachael Finnerty, Laurel Trainor
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario,
and the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind
(Course: 3H03)
Poster 081
Zinc Optimized Gluten Free Diet Versus Zinc Supplementation for Zinc Deficiency in Patients with Celiac Disease
Kennedy Graham, Dr. Maria Ines Pinto Sanchez
Adult Celiac Disease Clinic, McMaster University, and Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute
(Course: 4A09)
Poster 082
Transition-aged youth with eating disorders: Does pediatric treatment experience impact self-efficacy and motivation for future treatment?
Gillian Grant-Allen, Cheryl Webb MSW , Sarah Potter BA, Jennifer Couturier MD FRCPC,
Michele Laliberté PhD CPsych
Eating Disorders Clinic, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Eating Disorders Program,
McMaster Children’s Hospital, Hamilton, Canada
(Course: 4C15)
Poster 083
A Comparison of Pandemic responses (Circa 1348-Present)
Jack Grimaldi, Dr. Joshua Curk
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours), McMaster University, and Department of History, Villanova College
(Course: 4B06)
Poster 084
Qualitative Study to Understand the Needs of Patient Partners Engaged in Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) Network Research
Alexa Gruber*, Julie Makarski, Krystle Amog, Aunima Bhuiya, Monika Kastner
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) program, McMaster University; North York General Hospital; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
(Course: 4A09)
Poster 085
The Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Upregulation of Inflammatory Pathways
J Gunabalasingam, D Bakshi, L Akhabir, D Heroux, A Moorehead, D Putman, A McArthur,
G Paré, JA Denburg
Faculty of Health Sciences; Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Pathology and Medicine; Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
(Course: 4B06)
Poster 086
Consumption of food lower in tryptophan is associated with significant anxiety in patients with celiac disease
Vipul Gupta, David Armstrong, Elena F. Verdu, Maria Ines Pinto-Sanchez
Department of Medicine, Farncombe Family Digestive Research Institute,
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
(Course: 4A15)
Poster 087
Effect of Tryptophan Supplementation on Experimental Colitis:
Implications for IBD
Dominic Haas, Liam Rondeau, Jessica Linton, Xuanyu Wang, Alberto Caminero
Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Department of Medicine, McMaster University
(Course: 4A15)
Poster 088
The Art of Creation: Using art to convey the importance of a healthy start to life
Julia Habashy *1, Claire Barclay *1, Jordan Chin 2, Deborah Sloboda 2,
Tina Moffat 3, Sara Dickinson 4
1 BHSc (Honours) program, 2 Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, and
3 Anthropology, McMaster University; 4 Education Outreach, Art Gallery of Hamilton,
New Frontiers in Research Fund
(Course: 4C15)
Poster 089
Group expertise and collective decision-making in acorn ants
Tiffany Harianto, Tovah Kashetsky, and Reuven Dukas
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University
(Course: 4A09)
Poster 090
Music Care for Personal and Professional Resilience
Tiffany Harianto*, Kelsey Gao*, Aimee Berends, and Chelsea Mackinnon
McMaster University and the Room 217 Foundation
(Course: 4D03)
Poster 091
Leveraging Twitter as a Tool for Community Engagement: Identifying Community Priorities and Key Insights in Hamilton, Ontario
Saud Haseeb, Randy Kay
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario;
CityLAB Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario
(Course: 4A15)
Poster 092
Inflammatory and Neuronal Damage Markers in a Pig Model of Intraventricular Hemorrhage with and without MRgHIFU Treatment
Amanda Headrick 1, Adam Waspe 2,3, and Karolina Piorkowska 3
1. Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3. Centre for Image-Guided Innovation and Therapeutic Intervention and Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
(Course: 4B06)
Poster 093
Breaking Barriers: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the
Hamilton Fire Department (HFD).
Shraddha Mishra*, Amna Usmani*, Leah Heinen*, Saif Ali*, Fire Chief David Cunliffe,
and Shahad Al-saqqar.
Department of Health Sciences, McMaster University, CityLAB Hamilton, and the Hamilton Fire Department.
(Course: 4D03; 4D06; 4D09; 4D12)
Poster 094
Investigating the potential of tetrazolium salt-based colorimetric assays to screen for Pseudomonas bacteriophage susceptibility
Arwa Hilal 1, Fereshteh Bayat 2, Zeinab Hosseinidoust 2, Tohid Didar 2
1 Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton; 2 Department of Engineering,
McMaster University, Hamilton
(Course: 3H06)
Poster 095
Investigating the effects of mutations in the Gla-domain of human factor IX on Collagen IV binding
Arwa Hilal 1, Bonnie Chu 2, Davide Matino 2,3
1 Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton; 2 Thrombosis & Atherosclerosis Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton; 3 Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton
(Course: 4B06)
Poster 096
The Global Midwifery Peer-to-Peer Program
Elizabeth Hilsenteger, Bronte Johnston, Lyn Gum, Beth Murray-Davis
McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, Health Sciences Education, McMaster,
College of Nursing, and Health Sciences, Flinders
(Course: 4A15)