Fall Newsletter
Questions that Matter. Answers that Impact.
As the leaves begin to turn into vibrant hues, and the air takes on a crisp, we have found ourselves immersed in the season of transformation and growth as well. At the Center for Education and Innovation, we are embracing the spirit of change, innovation, and renewal as we kick off this autumn season. In this edition of our Fall Newsletter, we're delighted to share with you updates, exciting news, and thought-provoking insights from our dynamic community.
Annual CERI Research Symposium Oct 3, 2023
Dr. Sarah Blissett the winner of the Oral Presentation (When do residents say “I don’t know” in multidisciplinary teams? Insights from simulation) and Dr. Christopher Watling, CERI Director .
Our recent symposium was a great success! An extraordinary gathering of thought leaders, innovators, and educators, all converging to explore the frontiers of knowledge and exchange ground-breaking ideas. The event surpassed all expectations, fostering a vibrant and collaborative atmosphere where participants engaged in spirited discussions, shared insights, and forged meaningful connections. As we reflect on the resounding success of the symposium, we look forward to building upon this momentum to continue pushing the boundaries of what's possible in education and innovation.
Our Symposium Winners
Dr. Anita Cheng
Outstanding Oral Abstract Presentation: Set up to fail? Barriers impeding resident communication training in neonatal intensive care units.
Current Research & Innovation at CERI
The “Invisible Work” Project
Sometimes a new collaboration just ‘gels’! That was the case when Jacqueline Torti and Lorelei Lingard, scientists at CERI, teamed up with Mariam Hayward from Western Research Services and Farah Friesen from the University of Toronto to write a book chapter on “Ghostwriting Grants”, exploring the invisible contributions that research staff and trainees make to faculty grant applications. Energized by the book chapter effort, they successfully applied for a SSHRC Explore award and are now interviewing research staff in Canada about the contributions they make to grant applications, the (in)visibility of those contributions, and the structural forces that shape them. With a particular focus on the work of research staff in EDI and Knowledge Translation roles, they hope to identify and challenge the conventions that keep research staff from having their grant contributions meaningfully recognized.
Zoe Lau won first place in the QI poster competition at the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine Annual Meeting
Her poster was titled "Preventing progression of frailty amongst hospitalized older adults: a quality improvement initiative”.
Presenters: Lau SYZ, Bhatti M, Bishop KA, Tung T-H, Larsen T, Norris CR, Dhillon N, Goldszmidt M, Spicer E.
Her project focused on preventing the progression of frailty amongst older adults admitted to internal medicine through following the Model for Improvement. The team collaborated with physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and patient advisors to explore barriers to in-hospital mobilization and generate change ideas. The change ideas she presented were patient-care protected time, development of mobility pathways, and creation of a mobility Personal Support Worker role. Their preliminary data shows a decrease in frailty progression since testing these interventions, suggesting improving mobility in hospital can reduce the progression of frailty.
She would like to thank the research team and her co-supervisors, Dr. Goldszmidt and Dr. Spicer, for their support.
"It's What We Can Do Right Now" Professional Identity Formation Among Internal Medicine Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Some of our CERI scientists including Lorenzo Madrazo co-published an important article to gain insight into how the pandemic has influenced PIF to support its positive influences better and mitigate its more detrimental effects. This study examines how PIF occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic to adapt future medical training better.
Madrazo, Lorenzo; Zhang, Grace; Bishop, Kristen A. ; Appleton, Andrew MD; Joneja, Mala MD; Goldszmidt, Mark. “It’s What We Can Do Right Now”: Professional Identity Formation Among Internal Medicine Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005452
Forthcoming Publication on the Effects of Virtual Learning in the Schulich Pre-clerkship MD Program
Schulich Medical students Nikita Ollen-Bittle, Asaanth Sivajohan, Joshua Jesin, and Majid Gasim, mentored by CERI scientist Chris Watling . Recently had a paper accepted to Perspectives on Medical Education: Examining the Effect of Virtual Learning on Canadian Pre-Clerkship Medical Student Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Exciting News
Welcome back Dr. Jacqueline Torti
We are welcoming back Dr. Jacqueline Torti after a year of maternity and parental leave. As she returns to work she is preparing to travel to Denmark in November where she is an invited Keynote Speaker at the Danish Society for Medical Education's Annual Meeting. Dr. Torti will be speaking about her research on character-based leadership and its role in medical education.
She is also wrapping up a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore Grant conducting a systematic review of leadership development for nurse practitioners, alongside Erin Kennedy, in preparation for leading an inter-professional health professions leadership course.
Congratulations Dr. Lorelei Lingard
Dr. Lorelei Lingard has been awarded the Distinguished University Professor Award. This award recognizes sustained excellence in scholarship over a significant career at Western.
Dr. Lingard is one of the leading world experts in healthcare team communication and collaboration. Her work has influenced multiple fields globally including patient safety and team performance.
Dr. Lingard encourages those around her including her students and fellow academics to write with the goal “to be read, rather than to be published.”
Congratulations Dr. Sayra Cristancho
Dr. Sayra Cristancho was awarded the KIPRIME fellowship from the Karolinska Institute.
The Karolinska Institute Prize in Medical Education (KIPRIME) aims to nourish the next generation of medical education researchers through an inspirational curriculum of mentoring and development activities. Nominated by past KIPRIME winners, Sayra represents an elite group of highly promising global talents.
Listen to Dr. Sayra Cristancho discuss her award on the KIPRIME podcast:
In this edition of the Fall Newsletter, we are excited to showcase a selection of groundbreaking research papers written by our own Dr. Mark Goldszmidt:
1.Talking About Notes: Using a Design-Based Research Approach to Develop a Discharge Summary Template on a Geriatric Inpatient Unit. Read More2.From helplessness to transformation: An analysis of clinician narratives about the social determinants of health and their implications for training and practice. Read More
3.Thresholds of becoming: an exploration of threshold concepts as a means to support professional identity formation in competency-based curricula. Read More
Are you looking for resources to help you with your research writing?
The ‘Writer’s Craft’ series, led by Lorelei Lingard in the international journal Perspectives on Medical Education, has now been made into a special collection. With one click you can have all 28 of these short, open access writing lessons at your fingertips. Great resources to share with your trainees and collaborators! Check it out:
Important Dates
November 14, 2023 (7:30- 9pm.)
MHPE Zoom Open House
The MHPE is a two-year, part-time research degree program that is primarily distance-based with annual, three-week in-person campus periods that are delivered on-site at CERI or CHES. The upcoming cohort will complete the first Campus Period in Year 1 from July 2-19, 2024. The Campus Period in Year 2 for this cohort will be scheduled for May-June 2025. Interested in learning more? Email ceri@schulich.uwo.ca to register for the open house.
January 7, 2024
MHPE Applications Deadline
The call for applications for the July 2024 class of the MHPE is now open and due by January 7th, 2024.
As the days grow shorter let your knowledge grow longer!
