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Item Open Access Minorités linguistiques de langue officielle au Canada : citoyenneté, pouvoir et frontières linguistiques(Wißner-Verlag, 2025) Lebel, Marie Elaine; Garon, francisIn this article, which combines political science and critical applied linguistics, we analyze how linguistic boundaries in Canada, more specifically in Quebec and Ontario, have evolved and influence the power of so-called ‘official language’ minorities in the exercise of citizenship. We aim to better understand how language issues contribute to shaping the contours of a political community, how they can foster inequalities, and how they are related to power relations. We are particularly interested in the effective power of official language minorities within the French-English boundaries, according to Tollefson's (2015) three conceptions of power: state power, ideological power, and discursive power. After examining the issue of citizenship in relation to linguistic boundaries and the formation of French-English linguistic boundaries in Canada from a historical perspective, we provide an over-view of Quebec’s anglophone minority and Ontario’s francophone minority, where the mismatch between the three forms of power are indicators of a hierarchical citizenship within the respective provinces.Item Open Access Speaker and Poster Abstracts, CVR-CIAN Conference 2025(2025-06) Allison, Robert; Crawford, DougWelcome to the 2025 Centre for Vision Research (CVR) / Centre for Integrative andApplied Neuroscience (CIAN) international conference, ‘The Brain and Integrative Vision’. This year’s conference brings together CVR’s mission to pursue world-class, interdisciplinary research and training in visual science and its applications with CIAN’s mission to integrate and mobilize York’s neuroscience research and training resources to address worldwide applications in health, education, industry, and beyond. Specifically, the conference program will focus on the many ways in which vision is integrated with other neural systems to support perception, cognition, and behavior. The CVR has held biennial conferences since 1991, each on a different multidisciplinary topic, while this is CIAN’s first international conference. The 2025 conference is presented in partnership with the Vision: Science to Applications (VISTA) program and celebrates the success of this signature research program, funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. The conference features a series of seminars from a stellar cast of international neuroscientists and scholars, as well as an exciting array of poster presentations from local and visiting researchers.Item Open Access The Fabric of Librarianship, Literally: Collaborative Storytelling Through Craft and Data(2025-06-03) Wong, AlexandraData and its visualization are often—though not always— used for good reason in libraries to understand our collections, patrons, and internal processes. They also help us make sense of the vast amount of information surrounding us and tell memorable stories. Yet, the need to approach data critically is ever-present and often overlooked. Moving beyond traditional applications of data opens up opportunities for new forms of reflection and critique. Creating a data physicalization—using physical craft to represent a data visualization—slows down the process of engaging with data, creating space for more deliberate, critical examination. In this interactive presentation, participants will be introduced to these ideas in more depth and guided through the collaborative crafting of a shared data physicalization quilt as a means of story processing and storytelling of the librarian experience.Item Open Access Using Aggregate Data on Health Goals, Not Disease Diagnoses, to Develop and Implement a Healthy Aging Group Education Series(OMICS International, 2017-07-17) Oliver, D.; Cleghorn, L.; MacDonald-Werstuck, M.; Pauw, G.; Bauer, M.; Doyle, L.; McPhee, C.; C, O Neill; Guenter, D.; Winemaker, S.; White, J.; Price, D.; L, DolovichBackground: The Healthy Aging Group Education Series was developed by interprofessional primary healthcare team members and researchers to address the health needs and goals of nutrition, fitness and function, and advance care planning identified using data from a randomized controlled trial. Methods: Older adults from one family practice were invited to attend the series and participate in the descriptive evaluation. The series was developed based on aggregated patient-reported data on health goals, risks, and needs gathered using a structured process. Surveys which included open-ended feedback and rated items of content and delivery evaluated the series. Program delivery expenses were itemized. Results: Of 69 people invited, a range of 26 to 37 people attended sessions. The overall series was rated positively with respect to meeting attendees’ expectations and being well-organized; 69.2% and 76.9% of attendees gave a positive rating respectively. Individual session feedback indicated a range of positive ratings (82.8-100%) for categories of effective and engaging presenters and providing new and relevant information. The majority of attendees (76.9%) indicated they would recommend the series to friends. The series continues to be offered regularly in the family practice. Conclusion: The health goal information (and not disease diagnosis) that was used to develop and deliver the program resulted in a program that was well received by participants and sustainable in the family practice.Item Open Access Peer support workers as a bridge: a qualitative study exploring the role of peer support workers in the care of people who use drugs during and after hospitalization(Springer Nature, 2021-02-16) Lennox, Robin; Lamarche, Larkin; O’Shea, TimBACKGROUND: To describe the key qualities and unique roles of peer support workers in the care of people who inject drugs during and after hospitalization. METHODS: We conducted a qualitative study. Key stakeholders were recruited including: people who use drugs who had been hospitalized, healthcare team members, peer support workers, and employers of peer support workers. Data were collected from 2019 to 2020 using semi-structured interviews that were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed thematically. RESULTS: Fourteen participants were interviewed: 6 people who use drugs who had been hospitalized, 5 healthcare team members, 2 peer support workers, and 1 employer of peer support workers. At the core of the data was the notion of peer workers acting as a bridge. We found four themes that related to functions of this bridge: overcoming system barriers, advocacy, navigating transitions within the healthcare system, and restoring trust between HCPs and PWUD. We found two themes for building a strong bridge and making the role of a peer support worker function effectively (training and mentorship, and establishing boundaries). We found three themes involving characteristics of an effective peer worker (intrinsic qualities, contributions of shared experiences, and personal stability). CONCLUSION: Peer support workers are highly valued by both people who use drugs and members of the healthcare team. Peer support workers act as a bridge between patients and healthcare providers and are critical in establishing trust, easing transitions in care, and providing unique supports to people who use drugs during and after hospitalization.Item Open Access The body mass index: What’s the use?(Elsevier BV, 2025-06-13) Bailey, K Aly; Bessey, Meredith; Lamarche, Larkin; Griffin, MeridithThe body mass index (BMI) is a ubiquitous metric frequently used in body image research: as a correlate, covariate, descriptor, and more. However, the racist history of the measure is often unknown or unacknowledged. BMI was coined by Ancel Keys who used Adolphe Quetelet’s statistics of weight and height, later becoming a measurement of so-called “health.” Eugenics founder Francis Galton used Quetelet’s statistics to determine the abnormal, in a concerted effort to eliminate bodies seen as “unfit.” The BMI has been used to compare bodies to white masculinist ideals for decades (e.g., in insurance coverage, healthcare access), which is something body image scholars must reckon with if our collective goal is to subvert unrealistic, harmful, and damaging beauty ideals—not inadvertently validate them. In body image research to date, BMI use/usefulness helped unpack the complex relationship between negative and positive body image(s): BMI is consistently related to both. However, it has also been overused, and we argue—uncritically and inappropriately used—since it misses the root issue: fat discrimination and weight stigma. Thinking with critical race theorist Sara Ahmed’s (2019) work on “use,” we open a conversation on the potential implications of use/disuse of BMI. We outline the use, usefulness, and used-upness of BMI and offer reflections on what it means to be a critical user or outright refuser of this metric.Item Open Access Comparative Literature Off-Kilter(2025) Mathieu-Lessard, JeannePour son premier colloque à l’extérieur du Congrès de la fédération des sciences humaines, l’Association canadienne de littérature comparée (ACLC-CCLA) propose de penser le décalage, qu’il soit institutionnel, temporel ou spatial, que permet le comparatisme. In 2025, we are bringing our annual Canadian Comparative Literature Association to Trent University, in PeterboroughNogojiwanong, dedicating three days to sharing our work and our thoughts on our often off-kilter positionality in (and out of) academia. The precarious balancing act of comparison entails a constant movement on the part of the researcher/teacher/creator, a movement that does not settle well within the institutional structures of the article, the grant proposal, the course, the conference. This event will be an opportunity to revel in the cracks, the bugs, une occasion de rajouter du sable dans l’engrenage ; non seulement en pointant les failles mais surtout en mettant en œuvre les décalages, accrochages, jeux et autres bogues. Dans la lignée du féminiSpunk conçu par Aventin comme « une extermination des normes et des pouvoirs […] qui s’offre telle une envie contagieuse – une invitation totale et permanente au plus jouissif des fuck off » (Aventin 25)1 et de l’éloge du bug de Vitali-Rosati,2 nous proposons de penser le comparatisme comme ce qui détourne le « bon fonctionnement » de la machine (académique; capitaliste), and to conceive this event as a playground on which marginal practices, thoughts, works and formats can form revolutionary friendshipItem Open Access ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES 2025(2025) Gleibman, ShlomoItem Open Access Cardiac Rehabilitation Quality Improvement: A Narrative Review(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2019-07) Moghei, Mahshid; Chessex, Caroline; Oh, Paul; Grace, SherryPurpose: Despite evidence of the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), there is wide variability in programs, which may impact their quality. The objectives of this review were to (1) evaluate the ways in which we measure CR quality internationally; (2) summarize what we know about CR quality and quality improvement; and (3) recommend potential ways to improve quality. Methods: For this narrative review, the literature was searched for CR quality indicators (QIs) available internationally and experts were also consulted. For the second objective, literature on CR quality was reviewed and data on available QIs were obtained from the Canadian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry (CCRR). For the last objective, literature on health care quality improvement strategies that might apply in CR settings was reviewed. Results: CR QIs have been developed by American, Canadian, European, Australian, and Japanese CR associations. CR quality has only been audited across the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Canada. Twenty-seven QIs are assessed in the CCRR. CR quality was high for the following indicators: promoting physical activity post-program, assessing blood pressure, and communicating with primary care. Areas of low quality included provision of stress management, smoking cessation, incorporating the recommended elements in discharge summaries, and assessment of blood glucose. Recommended approaches to improve quality include patient and provider education, reminder systems, organizational change, and advocacy for improved CR reimbursement. An audit and feedback strategy alone is not successful. Conclusions: Although not a lot is known about CR quality, gaps were identified. The quality improvement initiatives recommended herein require testing to ascertain whether quality can be improved.Item Open Access Exercise rehabilitation in ventricular assist device recipients: a meta-analysis of effects on physiological and clinical outcomes(Springer, 2018-04-06) Grosman-Rimon, Liza; Lalonde, Spencer; Sieh, Nina; Pakosh, Maureen; Rao, Vivek; Oh, P.; Grace, SherryBackground: Exercise rehabilitation in heart failure patients has been shown to improve quality of life (QoL) and survival. It is also recommended in clinical practice guidelines for ventricular assist device (VAD) recipients. However, there have only been 2 meta-analyses on the effects of exercise rehabilitation in VAD patients, on only 2 outcomes. The objective of the review was to quantitatively evaluate the effect of exercise rehabilitation in VAD recipients on functional capacity, exercise physiology parameters, chronotropic responses, inflammatory biomarkers and neurohormones, heart structure and function, as well as clinical outcomes. Methods: The following databases were systematically searched: CCTR, CDSR, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycInfo, and Medline through to November 2015, for studies reporting on VAD recipients receiving ≥2 sessions of aerobic training. Citations were considered for inclusion, and data were extracted in included studies as well as quality assessed, each by 2 investigators independently. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed where possible. Results: The meta-analysis showed that compared to usual care, exercise rehabilitation significantly improved peak VO2 (n=74, mean difference=1.94 mL·kg−1·min−1, 95% CI 0.633.26, p=0.004) and 6-minute walk test distance (n=52, mean difference=42.46 meters, 95% CI 8.45-76.46, p=0.01). No significant differences were found for the ventilatory equivalent slope (VE/VCO2) or ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT). In the 6 studies which reported QoL, exercise rehabilitation was beneficial in 4, with no difference observed in 2 studies. Conclusion: Exercise rehabilitation is associated with improved outcomes in VAD recipients, and therefore should be more systematically delivered in this population.