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Tuesday, May 24

Lived experience perspectives with Natasha Touesnard

Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs (CAPUD)

Wednesday, June 1

A harm reduction nursing perspective on the care of people who inject drugs with endocarditis with Tali Magboo Cahill, RN

Harm Reduction Nurses Association

Wednesday, June 8

Cardiac surgery perspectives with Lynn Fedoruk , Bobby Yanagawa , & Corey Adams

UBC, University of Toronto, & University of Calgary

Thursday, June 16

Multidisciplinary endocarditis teams to address the unique needs of people who use drugs with Robin Lennox

McMaster University Department of Family Medicine

Tuesday June 28

Antimicrobial treatment decisions & PICC lines for people who inject drugs with endocarditis with Duncan Webster & Victoria Weaver

Saint John Regional Hospital/Dalhousie & UBC

For more information click here or contact thomas.brothers@dal.ca

Invitation to Participate

Title of Survey: Investigating the Perceptions and Wellbeing of Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, and Allied Health Professionals in the Cardiac Operating Room

Principal Investigator: Dr. Louise Sun, MD, SM, FRCPC, FAHA

You are being invited to participate in a research study.

Briefly, the study is looking at the perceptions and well-being of healthcare providers in the cardiac operating room (OR). Participation in this study involves completing an online survey. You will be asked to about your personal experiences and feelings about working in the OR. The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete and is anonymous. There is no compensation for participating in this survey. Participation is completely voluntary. If you agree to participate, you can always change your mind and withdraw.

More details about the study are available here. If you would like to participate in this study, please click here. If you have any questions, please contact kbath@ohri.ca.

Title of Survey: Implementation of Staphylococcus Aureus Decolonization in Cardiac Surgery: A National Survey

We are conducting a survey on the rates of Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization practices across Canadian institutions that offer cardiac surgery. We also hope to understand any barriers and/or sustainability to screening and decolonizing institutions may have experienced.

Your participation is voluntary and the survey results will be anonymous. It is anticipated that the survey will take less than ten minutes. Please find further details at the beginning of the survey. We would appreciate your participation.

This project has been reviewed by the Dalhousie Research Ethics Board. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dominique de Waard at D.deWaard@dal.ca. Click here to complete the survey.

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