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Gateway discusses partnershlps with University of Waterloo
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wouldn't exist if it wasn't for part-
nerships," he said, adding that both
Gateway and the Health Sciences
campus at the University of Wa-
terloo had similar beginnings and
both aim to be on the cutting edge of
healthcare.
Dr. Nancy Waite, associate director
of U of W's School of Pharmacy, said
she's excited about the possibilities
between Waterloo and Seaforth.
She said Gateway is already pro-
viding pharmacy students with an
opportunity to work as co-op stu-
dents in a rural community but add-
ed that faculty members might find
it attractive to participate in some
of the clinical research happening
through Gateway.
As well, she said U of W might be
able to offer lectures in Seaforth to
professionals who are already in the
field of pharmacy but don't want to
travel to Toronto to upgrade their
skills.
"We are doing a province wide
study of pharmacists right now to
see what they want," she said.
Waite also suggested that with 120
students, the pharmacy program
could offer services to the Seaforth
community like doing physical as-
sessments and screening patients for
various diseases, a skill they must
learn to graduate from the program.
"Whatever's happening that's a
need here that could connect with our
program could turn into a win-win to
improve local healthcare and help to
teach our students," she said.
Huron County Warden Ken Oke
and Huron East Mayor Joe Seili
welcomed the visitors from the Uni-
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"I am behind Gateway 100 percent
- it's a wonderful thing for Huron
County," said Oke, adding that as a
heart attack survivor, he is glad to
see research going into the high inci-
dence of heart disease and stroke in
rural residents.
Seth said he welcomed any new
partnerships with Gateway.
"We have to be different to keep
our rural hospitals. Hopefully, you
will bring out more students that's
what we all need in rural Ontario,"
said Seili.
Pointing to Healthkick Huron pro-
gram like the MedQuest camp and
the job placement program, Gwen
Devereaux told the U of W visitors
that Seaforth is "all about students
here."
"We want to keep building our stu-
dent population here. The hope is to
add an educational centre. I want
very much to build a lecture theatre
so when you deliver R 1Petvvre in Wa-
terloo, it will be delivered here as
well," she said.
Devereaux said that as she works
as a recruiter for five hospitals in
Huron and Perth Counties, she
wants to be able to give doctors and
nurses an opportunity to be teachers
and researchersas well.
"They light right up when I talk
about the other possibilities in their
careers beyond being a doctor or
nurse. I am sure synergies can be
built here - we have the capacity to
build and the will within the commu-
nity," she said.
U of W . pharmacy student Bridget
Braceland spoke about the potential
for a satellite U of W campus in Sea -
forth; throwing out ideas like remote
dispensing in rural areas, a fam-
ily health team library using GPS
tracking technology to keep track of
the lending material, internet kiosks
to provide online health information
for patients, and a virtual family
health team where U of W student
teams could develop optimal treat-
ment plans for specific patients.
"We need to make lasting and
meaningful connections with aca-
demic centres and Seaforth could
be a practical training ground," she
said.
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