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Poster 150
Ability of Virtual Reality to Create Community via Student and Classroom Immersion: Project Proposal
Dimitrios Deris*, Yiming Zhang*, Dr. Michael Wong PhD
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
(Course: 4B06)
Poster 151
The Efficacy and Safety of Semaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
Subin Park1,2, Stephanie Ragganandan1,2,3, Laura Banfield4, Lawrence Mbuwagbau1,3, M. Constantine Samaan1,2,3,5
1Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, 2Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, McMaster Children's Hospital, 3Department of Health Research Methods, McMaster University, 4Health Sciences Library, McMaster University, 5Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine,
McMaster University
(Course: 4A12)
Poster 152
Leveraging Machine-Learning to Predict Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Rhea Varghese1*, Yingji Sun2*, Mamatha Bhat2,3*
1 BHSc (Hon) Program, McMaster University; 2 Ajmera Transplant Centre, University Health Network; 3 Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
(Course: 4A12)
Poster 153
The Impact of Cannabis Use On Academic Achievement Among Adolescents and Young Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies
Olsen Chan1, Ahad Daudi1, David Ji1, Mathias Wang1, Jeremy Steen1, Parsia Parnian1, Crystal Li1, Li Wang PhD2
1 Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; 2 Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
(Course: 4A12)
Poster 154
Audiovisual Eyeglasses & Virtual Reality for Behaviour Management in Pediatric Dentistry: A Scoping Review
Kruti Modi1*, Gurleen Bhogal1*, Catherine Wang1*, Tanin Khorrami Taj2, Shrey Acharya1, Cherish Zhang2, Sara Ibrahim3, Romina Brignardello-Petersen3
(1) Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, (2) Faculty of Science, McMaster University, (3) Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University
(Course: 4A12)
Poster 155
Networks of Support: How Queer Asians Navigate Social Supports in the United States & Canada
Adam Arca, Monica Ghabrial
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario
(Course: 4B06)
Poster 156
P100 Phage Treatment Protects Soft Cheese Against Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
Neil Lin*1, Mellissa Gomez 2, Carlos Filipe 2, Zeinab Hosseinidoust 2,3,4,5
(1) Faculty of Health Sciences; (2) Department of Chemical Engineering; (3) School of Biomedical Engineering; (4) Michael DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research; (5) Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Ontario
(Course: 3H06)
Poster 157
Clinical Validation of an Expanded Myeloid Next Generation Sequencing Panel
Sean Pajak, Landry Nfonsam, Elizabeth McCready, Darci Butcher
1. Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; 2. Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Canada
(Course: 4A09)
Poster 158
Effectiveness of Opioid-related Policies in Canada Between
2016 and 2023: A Scoping Review
Shavez Khan, Katja Linher, Taiyab Aftab, Eric Seidlitz
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University,
Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University
(Course: 4BR6)
Poster 159
JAK-STAT Inhibition as a Therapeutic Target for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Ahad Daudi and John-Paul Oliveria
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, McMaster University, 3Department of Translational Medicine, Genentech Inc.
(Course: 4D03)
Additional Information: https://youtu.be/J9k6iSvOuCk
Poster 160
Transition from Extracorporeal to Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion Following Robotic-Assisted Radical Cystectomy (RARC): Initial Results
Andrea Jacob 1, Raees Cassim 2,3, Jennifer Hoogenes 2,3, Bobby Shayegan 2,3
1: Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. 2: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. 3: McMaster Institute of Urology, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
(Course: 4A12)
Poster 161
Evaluating the Impact of the Child Health Specialization (Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program) on its Alumni
Milica Sikimic*, Vedish Soni*, Tehrim Younas*, Danish Mohammed*, Sinead George*, Margaret Secord
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
(Course: 4A09)
Poster 162
Evidence to Inform Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Emergency Management Guideline Panel
Laura M Venier1 Syed Mahamed2 Donald M Arnold2,3
1. Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 2. Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Transfusion Research, Department of Medicine; 3. Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University
(Course: 4A15)
Poster 163
The Fictionalization of Rabies - Society's Perspective on Vaccination and Zoonosis
Javed Husein, Dr. Stash Nastos
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
(Course: 4A09)
Additional Information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9SRIt794Ng
Poster 164
Recruitment and Retention of Older Adults who are Frail from the Mapping Sedentary Behaviour (MAPS-B) Study
Suleman Tariq*, Alexa Kouroukis*, Rachel Swance, Jonathan Adachi, Carolyn Leckie, Alexandra Papaioannou, Isabel B. Rodrigues
Department of Medicine, McMaster University and Geras Centre
for Aging Research, St. Peter’s Hospital
(Course: 4A15)
Poster 165
Understanding the Effect of Fasting on Skeletal Muscle Phenotype
T. Noshin (1), R. Raziee (1), B.A. Edgett (2), J.T. Bonafiglia (2), B.J. Gurd (2),
V. Ljubicic (1)
1 Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 2 Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
(Course: 3H06)
Poster 166
Audiovisual Distraction for Behaviour Management in Pediatric Dentistry: A Scoping Review
Catherine Wang*, Gurleen Bhogal*, Kruti Modi*, Shrey Acharya*, Tanin Khorrami Taj, Cherish Zhang, Abeerah Murtaza, Sara Ibrahim, Romina Brignardello-Petersen
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University
(Course: 4A15)
Poster 167
Corticosteroids in Sepsis: An Updated Systematic Review and
Meta Analysis
Katie Drover, Tyler Pitre, Bram Rochwerg
Division of Internal Medicine, McMaster University, Canada. Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada. Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Canada.
(Course: 4A09)
Poster 168
A Literature Review of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and The Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatments Among Women with Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Narratives Explored Through Auto-ethnography.
Abigail Liznick; Hartley Jafine; Robert Spree
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program, McMaster University
(Course: 4A09)
Poster 169
Estimates of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia incidence, morbidity, and mortality in high-income countries since 2010: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Andy Zhu, Kevin Karivelil, Stephanie Scott, Vanessa Catenacci, Roman Dovbenyuk, Jeffrey Pernica, MD MSc FRCPC DTMH
Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, and the Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University.
(Course: 4D03)
Poster 170
Facilitators and Barriers to Assessing Frailty Using the Fit-Frailty App in a Non-Geriatric Practice: A Feasibility Study
Alexa Kouroukis*, Suleman Tariq*, Jonathan Adachi, George Ioannidis, Courtney Kennedy, Carolyn Leckie, Alexandra Papaioannou, Isabel B. Rodrigues
Department of Medicine, McMaster University and Geras Centre for Aging Research,
St. Peter's Hospital
(Course: 4A15)
Poster 171
The association between cardiovascular disease and poor self-reported oral health: a cross-sectional analysis
within a Canadian population
Enrico Rescigno, Katja Linher-Melville, Eric Seidlitz
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
(Course: 4BR6)
Poster 172
Innovative Biosensing with Giant Plasma Membrane (GPMV)-based Platforms: Optimizing GPMV Yield for Integration onto Micro-structured Electrodes (MSEs)
Student Name: Anjelica Shrestha1, Graduate Student Mentor: Eduardo González Martínez2 Supervisor: Dr. Jose Moran-Mirabal2
[1] McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, [2] McMaster University Faculty of Science, Department Of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
(Course: 4A09)
Poster 173
A Canadian, Retrospective, Non-interventional Study Describing the Treatment Pattern and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Hemophilia B in a Real-World Setting
Athena Mancini1, Aubrey Maltz1, Yasmin Mkalaf1, Asim Shaikh1, Arun Keepanasseril2,3, Quazi Ibrahim2,3, Emma Iserman2,3, Davide Matino2,3,4
1 Faculty of Health Sciences; 2 Health Information Research Unit; 3 Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute; 4 Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
(Course: 4A15)
Poster 174
Evaluating the dose response of different Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Modalities at a specialized mental health facility
Nicholas Li, David Rudoler
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences and Institute for Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto
(Course: 4A15)