• COVID-19 and Comorbidities: A Summary of Findings 

  Bajgain, Bishnu Bahadur; Badal, Sujan; Thapa Bajgain, Kalpana; Santana, Maria Jose (American Journal of Infection Control, Cumming School of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, University of Minnesota, AabKa Research & Consultancy, 2020-07-13)

  The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a global pandemic which first originated in the Wuhan City of China has affected nearly 12.2 million individuals leading to a devastating death toll of 553,438 globally.

• Associations between the traditional and novel neighbourhood built environment metrics and weight status among Canadian men and women. 

  Nichani, Vikram; Koohsari, Mohammad Javad; Oka, Koichiro; Nakaya, Tomoki; Shibata, Ai; Ishii, Kaori; Yasunaga, Akitomo; Turley, Liam; McCormack, Gavin R. (Springer : Canadian Public Health Association, Cumming School of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 2020-06-08)

  Objectives: Neighbourhood characteristics can impact the health of residents. This study investigated associations between objectively-derived neighbourhood characteristics, including novel space syntax metrics, and ...

• Associations between the neighbourhood characteristics and body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio: findings from Alberta’s Tomorrow Project 

  Nichani, Vikram; Turley, Liam; Vena, Jennifer E.; McCormack, Gavin R. (Cumming School of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 2020-05-29)

  This study estimated the associations between neighbourhood characteristics and self-reported body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) risk categories among Canadian men and women. Using ...

• Utility of science, technology and innovation governance for occupational discourses from the perspective of occupational therapy students 

  Djebrouni, Manel; Phelan, Shanon K.; Aldersey, Heather Michelle; Wolbring, Gregor (IOS Press, University of Calgary, University of Alberta, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, 2019-10-30)

  BACKGROUND: Science, technology and innovation (STI) governance concerns itself with the societal impact of STI. Occupation, whether used with the meaning of paid, unpaid work or any activity that is considered meaningful ...

• Coverage of ethics within the artificial intelligence and machine learning academic literature: The case of disabled people 

  Lillywhite, Aspen; Wolbring, Gregor (Cumming School of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 2019-04-17)

  Disabled people are often the anticipated users of scientific and technological products and processes advanced and enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Disabled people are also impacted by ...

• Abstracts from the 2020 Sebastian K. Littmann Research Day 

  Patten, Scott B. (Cumming School of Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Calgary, 2020-03-06)

  These are the abstracts from the 33rd Annual Sebastian K. Littmann Research Day, held on March 6, 2020.

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: What is the Role of Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Audiologists, Nurses and Speech Language Pathologists According to Academic Literature and Canadian Newspaper Coverage? 

  Villamil, Valentina; Deloria, Rochelle; Wolbring, Gregor (Cumming School of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 2020-01-20)

  Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) increasingly influences products and processes used by social workers, occupational therapists, audiologists, nurses and speech language pathologists (health professionals ...

• Comparing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients with non-cancer and cancer diagnoses in a tertiary palliative care setting 

  Bandeali, Suhair; des Ordons, Amanda Roze; Sinnarajah, Aynharan (Cumming School of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Critical Care Medicine, Family Medicine, Medicine, Oncology, University of Calgary, 2019-11-27)

  OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to describe the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients with non-cancer serious illness diagnoses compared to those of patients with cancer. METHOD: We conducted a ...

• Description of Continuous Palliative Sedation Practices in a Large Health Region and Comparison with Clinical Practice Guidelines 

  Abdul-Razzak, Amane; Lemieux, Laurie; Snyman, Maggie; Perez, Grace; Sinnarajah, Aynharan (Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2019-09-03)

  Background: Published reports of continuous palliative sedation therapy (CPST) suggest heterogeneity in practice. There is a paucity of reports that compare practice with clinical guidelines. Objectives: To assess adherence ...

• A population-based study of the associations between neighbourhood walkability and different types of physical activity in Canadian men and women 

  Nichani, Vikram; Vena, Jennifer E.; Friedenreich, Christine Marthe; Christie, Chelsea; McCormack, Gavin R. (Cumming School of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 2019-11-05)

  Few Canadian studies have examined whether or not associations between neighbourhood walkability and physical activity differ by sex. We estimated associations between perceived neighbourhood walkability and physical ...

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