The Citizen, 2007-03-01, Page 20Healthcare professionals atStratford General Hospital took time
away from their work on Friday,
Feb. 23 to provide about 75 students
from the Avon Maitland District
School Board with an explanation of
their work.
The event was dubbed Grey’s
Anatomy, a reference to a popular
hospital-themed television show.
Cindy Carlson, a teacher for the
board’s gifted program, says she
spends a portion of her time as “an
event planner.”
And last Friday – in one of four
“modules” offered every year to the
Grades 7-10 students in the program
– this was certainly evident, with
Carlson bringing together the Huron
Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA),
HealthKick Huron and the
University of Western Ontario’s
Schulich School of Medicine and
Dentistry to make Grey’s Anatomy
happen.
Participants in this first-time event
sometimes acted as patients – such
as the session on orthopaedics, when
a cast was applied and then removed
from a student’s arm. Or they
received hands-on training from
healthcare practitioners and then
tried those skills out on specialized
mannequins – including
“resuscitation Annie” and “Noelle”
the birthing mannequin.
“They’re bright kids and they do
well in sciences, so why not expose
them to the life sciences?” Carlson
said in an interview. “It’s new; it’s
exciting. They never get to see these
things.”
Dianne Walkom, an HPHA
clinical educator who helped co-ordinate Grey’s Anatomy, added, “Ithas given them a taste of what thedifferent careers are . . . besides theones you usually think of – being a
doctor or a nurse.”
Other topics of discussion and
demonstration included pharmacy,
dietary concerns, pediatrics,
occupation therapy and speech
language pathology. There was also
a presentation by HealthKick Huron
and the Schulich School about
MedQUEST, a five-day summer
camp for Grade 10 and 11 studentsrunning July 9-13 in Seaforth.Walkom couldn’t say whetherGrey’s Anatomy would be repeatedin future years. But she credited the
health professionals at the Stratford
hospital for donating their time and
experience, and recognizing the
importance of passing on their
knowledge to potential future
practitioners.
“We’re very fortunate that we do
have so many people here willing to
donate their time,” Walkom said.
PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2007.
North Huron council was told at
its Feb. 19 meeting to expect a letter
regarding a problem with ATVs.
Councillor James Campbell,
council’s representative on the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority board of directors said
that MVCA has become quite
concerned about damage being done
to properties in the watershed by
ATVs.
“They are going to be asking for
municipal support in banning
ATVs,” he said.
Councillor Arnold Taylor said
there had been a lot of discussion
lately about a province-wide
legislation being necessary. “It
might be taken out of our hands if
the province does act.”
While it was agreed that the best
route would be for a provincial
regulation, there was also concern
that it would be too far down the
road. “Our concern is that there is
too much damage being done in the
conservation areas,” said Taylor.
75 students participate in Grey’s Anatomy
Life saving
Stratford General Hospital hosted 75 participants in the
Avon Maitland District School Board’s gifted program on
Feb. 23 in an event called Grey’s Anatomy. Learning how
to intubate an emergency patient for artificial breathing is
Robyn Nicholson of Blyth. Providing instruction is
respiratory therapist Ken Thorup of Stratford General
Hospital. (Stew Slater photo)
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