[BOOK][B] Education in the new China: Shaping ideas at work

Y Turner, A Acker - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
The effects of the de-regulation of the Chinese university system have been nothing short of
spectacular. For the first time since 1949, students possessing neither gifted intellect nor …

[HTML][HTML] The Cockcroft-Gault formula should not be used in children

G Filler, J Foster, AMY Acker, N Lepage, A Akbari… - Kidney international, 2005 - Elsevier
The Cockcroft-Gault formula should not be used in children. Background Although designed
for adults, the Cockcroft-Gault formula was recently proposed for use in children≥ 13 years …

Unnecessary irradiation to non-thoracic structures during pediatric chest radiography

D Soboleski, C Theriault, A Acker, V Dagnone… - Pediatric …, 2006 - Springer
Background Recent reports have indicated that infants and young children have a higher
sensitivity than older children and adults to radiation exposure and the potential for harmful …

Dedicated Assessors: description of an innovative education intervention to facilitate direct observation in the clinical setting

A Acker, E Hawksby, P MacPherson… - … Medical Education Journal, 2021 - erudit.org
Background: The Department of Pediatrics at Queen's University undertook a pilot project in
July 2017 to increase the frequency of direct observations (DO) its residents received …

[HTML][HTML] CBME framework to promote transition to senior

A Acker, E Hawksby, K Leifso - Canadian Medical Education …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As Canadian residency programs implement Competence by Design (CBD), we report an
innovative framework that integrates our traditional way of transitioning residents to senior …

Celiac Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease are Associated with Increased Risk of Eating Disorders: An Ontario Health Administrative Database Study

L Subramanian, H Coo, A Jane… - Clinical and …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background Previous national registry studies have reported an increased risk of eating
disorders in immune-mediated conditions (inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] and celiac …

Use of intranasal midazolam for manual separation of labial adhesions in the office

A Acker, MA Jamieson - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2013 - Elsevier
Use of orally administered flavored midazolam elixir in the office setting has been previously
described as an alternative to general anesthetic for manual separation of severe or …

Lessons learned and new strategies for success: Evaluating the Implementation of Competency-Based Medical Education in Queen's Pediatrics

A Acker, K Leifso, L Crawford, H Braund… - Paediatrics & Child …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives In 2017, Queen's University launched Competency-Based Medical
Education (CBME) across 29 programs simultaneously. Two years post-implementation, we …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory bowel disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis in a pediatric patient with neurofibromatosis type 1

E Lehan, T Wang, D Soboleski, A Acker… - ACG Case Reports …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
We describe a case of a 15-year-old adolescent boy with neurofibromatosis type 1 who
presented with inflammatory bowel disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis. The …

MG-111 Clinical genetics education: Building foundations using e-modules for paediatric residents

JJ MacKenzie, A Acker, T Suart, A Guerin - 2015 - jmg.bmj.com
Objectives Clinical Genetics is rapidly evolving so it is essential that future physicians are
equipped to practice in a genetics literate world. The goal of this project is to provide non …