A live nursing simulation can be exciting and intense. Just as important as the simulation is the debrief that follows, a process that outlines what the students did right or could improve on.

With funding received from the Applied Research and Innovation in Education (ARIE) Fund, Health Sciences professor Christy Taberner will begin work on a technology mediated debriefing module that will make it even easier, for both students and faculty, to relive the learning exercise.

Her ARIE Fund project focuses on developing a mobile-based debriefing module that will allow for efficient debriefing of students following medical simulation activities. Simulations are powerful learning activities that model real medical situations; the debrief that follows the simulations allows students to reflect on their experiences, discuss emotions and get feedback. Debriefing is a very resource intensive experience and moving it online, while still maintaining a high-value student experience, will create more efficiency during the process.

This project will involve the participation of faculty from the practical nursing and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program as well as students, instructional designers and simulation technologists.

Once developed, the module will be able to be white labelled for other simulations in various health sciences programs at Mohawk.

For more information about the project, contact Mohawk’s Applied Research and Innovation department, iDeaWORKS at andrea.johnson4@mohawkcollege.ca

Programs: Cardiovascular Technology, Early Childhood Education and ECE Intensive, Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist Assistant, Pharmacy, Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography, Personal Service Worker, Practical Nursing, Nursing, RPN TO BScN, Autism & Behavioural Science, Concurrent Disorders, Office Admin Medical 3rd Semester

Clearance Clinics

If you do not have a “clearance note” issued, you will not be able to attend the clinical/field component of your program. It takes minimum 2-3 weeks to complete the CDSP/Medical Clearance  screening process and often longer.

DURING A STRIKE, YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS PROCESS IN THE COMMUNITY such as at a walk in clinic or your family doctor’s office. For a list of walk in clinics, please see our website. Please note, that  walk in clinics and family physician offices may charge you a fee for this service. We do not have any control over this fee.

Download a Student Information Package from the Health Services website for details of medical clearance requirements. Take to your family physician or walk in clinic. When you have completed the requirements, you must get formally cleared by coming to a clearance clinic.

Please carefully note:

If you have completed all of your CDSP/Medical requirements in the community,  you can come to any clearance clinic and we will clear you or advise you regarding next steps. If you have questions or there have been complications in completing the requirements in the community you may also come to these clinics and we will advise you as to your next steps.

If you have files/lab results with us at IAHS Health Services please come to any clearance clinic listed below for IAHS campus.

If you have files/lab results at Fennell Health Services, you must either come to a Fennell clearance clinic or give us advanced notice that you will be coming to IAHS clinic so we have time to transfer your file.

Upcoming Clearance Clinics

Monday September 19th, 9-12 & 1-4 IAHS 303

Tuesday September 20, 10-12, PNAC Six Nations Poly Tech

Wednesday No clinics

Thursday September 22, 9-3  IAHS 303

Friday September 22, 9-3  IAHS 303

. . . Fennell clinics coming soon

. . . more to be announced soon

NEW Requirement: Pertussis

VERY IMPORTANT: New and Returning students please note that vaccination against pertussis (with Adacel or Tdap) in the last 10 years is NEW a requirement of clearance that came into effect in August 2011. Many returning students who were cleared are now being denied access to clinical placements. You MUST check your immunization records and if you have not received Adacel it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you get vaccinated at your family physician and walk in clinic immediately.

Do not wait for us to call you. When you get vaccinated, get proof of vaccination (yellow immunization record, doctors note, or computerized note) and bring to a clearance clinic ASAP or fax in the results to 905 528-0517. 

We will begin to call students who have not been vaccinated with Adacel in the last ten years, will be informed that they must get vaccinated and bring results (or fax results) to our offices within two weeks. Failure to do so will lead to having medical clearances revoked.

NOTE: HEP  B VACCINATIONS

If you paid for your Hep B vaccinations at Health Services, please be advised that you will not be able to get your second or third dose from Mohawk Health Services. You are still medically clear for clinical with one dose and may take the second  or third dose as soon as the strike is over and nursing staff return to work.

Please watch for details on our website and through your academic department and through Mohawk Matters.

Thank you again for your patience.

This message is for students in the following programs:

• Cardiovascular Technology


• Early Childhood Education and ECE Intensive


• Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist Assistant


• Pharmacy


• Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography


• Personal Service Worker


• Practical Nursing


• Nursing, RPN TO BScN


• Autism & Behavioural Science


• Concurrent Disorders


• Office Admin Medical 3rd Semester

NEW Requirement: Pertussis

VERY IMPORTANT: New and Returning students please note that vaccination against pertussis (with Adacel or Tdap) in the last 10 years is NEW a requirement of clearance that came into effect in August 2011. Many returning students who were cleared are now being denied access to clinical placements. You MUST check your immunization records and if you have not received Adacel it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you get vaccinated at your family physician and walk in clinic immediately.

Do not wait for us to call you. When you get vaccinated, get proof of vaccination (yellow immunization record, doctors note, or computerized note) and bring to a clearance clinic ASAP or fax in the results to 905 528-0517. 

We will begin to call students who have not been vaccinated with Adacel in the last ten years, will be informed that they must get vaccinated and bring results (or fax results) to our offices within two weeks. Failure to do so will lead to having medical clearances revoked.

March 14 to March 25, 2011: Apply directly to employers who are looking to hire Health Sciences students and grads. The online career fair takes place from March 14 to March 25.

Participating Health Sciences Employers:

www.mohawkcollege.ca/JobCentre/CareerFair/health-sciences-online/participating-employers.html 

(The list of participating employers gets updated regularly as employers register.)

HUMAN SERVICES Online Career Fair

March 14 to March 25, 2011:  Apply directly to employers who are looking to hire Human Services students and grads.  The online career fair takes place from March 14 to March 25.

Participating Human Services Employers:

www.mohawkcollege.ca/JobCentre/CareerFair/human-services-career-fair/participating-employers.html

(The list of participating employers gets updated regularly as employers register.)

PLEASE NOTE:  The APPLY link for both career fairs between March 14 to March 25 will be activated during the two weeks of the fair. During that period you will have the opportunity to apply directly to the employers to the job postings that you are interested in.

To access all of the employment services that are provided to students and graduates by the Mohawk Job Centre, please visit our Job Centre website at www.mohawkcollege.ca/jobcentre