2022 MD Student Advocacy Showcase

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1. Growing Identities and Self-Agency in the Community by Andreea Damian, Jim Chen & Emily Tam
2. Navigating Medical and Social Complexity in Ontario with Maleeha A. Qazi, Yuliya Lytvyn & Michael Atkins
3. Roadmaps to Integrated Multidisciplinary Care by Peter Young, James Sanayei and Dustin Tanaka
4. Addressing Barriers and Improving Utility of Health Care Connect in Ontario: Advocating Easier Access to Family Physicians for Vulnerable Populations in Ontario by Arjuna Maharaj & Steven Liang
5. Promoting Health Literacy and Building Confidence in Healthcare within the Black Community by Zikra Awosanmi and Ariel Barrientos
6. Bolstering Access to Smoking Cessation Therapies: A Long Overdue Process by Carlos Khalil, Mark Khoury, Caleb Tackey & Andrew Lagrotteria

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1. Tailoring Additional Support Systems to Obstetrics Patients: An EMR Approach by Serena Tejpar, Sarah Hyett, Justin Brunet & Emily Bryson
2. The Impact of Stigma on Help-Seeking Behaviours in Marginalized Populations by Nader Chaya, Setti Belhouari Imindu Liyanage, Fahmeeda Murtaza & Kevin Zhang
3. The Development and Implementation of a Tool for Navigating Mental Health Resources for Perinatal Patients by Danielle Lewis, Hilarie Stein, Hayley Wagman & Bailey Bernknopf
4. Caring for Carers: Collating Resources for Parents of Children with Down Syndrome by Chunyi (Christie) Tan, Moriam Ahmed, Rehona Zamani & Maggie Li

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1. ConnectMD: Our Approach to Connecting Patients to New GPs in Rural Settings by Leah Drost, Calandra Li, Evan Strom & Lauren Wintraub
2. Chang (Rachel) Lu, Anna Jiang, James Saravanamuttu
3. Improving Post-Fall Recovery and Fall Prevention in a Geriatric Patient by Edwin Wong, Michael Lee, Kenneth Williams & Andrea Ianni
4. Toward Increased Safety and Inclusivity of Gender-Diverse People in Medical Spaces: Barriers and Opportunities for Systemic Change by Paige Homme & Gagan Singh
5. Lowering Sugars by Raising Awareness: Advocating for Government-Funded Flash Glucose Monitoring in Rural Communities by Matthew Skelly & Reid Gallant

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1. Hannah Zou, Kathak Vachhani & Leonore Seapri
2. Senior Isolation: The Hidden Pandemic by Sean McKellar, Benjamin Baker, Mitchell Segal & Matthew Nelms
3. Anshika Jain, Rohit Jogendran, Christian Drkulec & Houman Tahmasebi
4. Niklas Bobrovitz
5. Safia Yusuf
6. Nykan Mirchi & Glen Katnelson

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1. Imaan Kherani, Vanessa Arciero & Victoria Mintsopoulos
2. Noroh Dakim & Adanna Odunze
3. Helping Older Adults Access Virtual Care by Ann Michal Coret & Elena Wolff
4. Diana Cagliero & Dorothy Qian

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1. Zooming into Virtual Care by Natalie Pitch, Talia Filler, Charlotte Axelrod & Shannon Weissman
2. Chew on This: Improving Access to Dental Care for Low-Income Older Adults in Ontario by Laura Liu, Jocelyn Price, Matthew Yip & Camilla Parpia 
3. Laura Feldman, Petra Famiyeh, Ashmita Singh & Sebastian Jurga 
4. Exercise as Medicine during the Covid-19 Pandemic by Justin Lu, Justin Kritzinger & Adam Clayton
5. Financial Insecurity Later in Life for Women: Health Impacts & Potential Policy Approaches by Mia Kibel, Seth Kibel, Andrea Chen & Maryam Golafshani

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1. Applying to the Assistive Devices Program in Ontario by Milad Hamwi
2. Derek Auyeung
3. Natasha Dhingra
4. Taking Steps to Better Educate Patients on Physiotherapy Options by Jeffrey Lam Shin Cheung
5. Sumana Naidu, Mijia Murong, Rachel Pan & Wai Lam (Jason) Kwan
6. Improving Post-Discharge Access to Social Supports for Marginalized Older Adults by Devon Aitken, Anson Cheung, Jacob Ferguson & Benjamin Martinez

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1. Improving the Quality of Life of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Using Dance, Exercise and Singing by Irene Harmsen, Sydney McQueen & Sara Mirali
2. Joanna Yang
3. Housing, Hospitals and Health Equity: Making Toronto Accessible by Eric Neely & Emily Vecchiarelli
4. Appreciating Concussion Care in ON with Clara Osei-Yeboah, Bolande Shipeolu & Alia Ibrahim
5. Navigating Sight and Dental Care in the Greater Toronto Area: A Lived Experience of Limited Access to Care by Abdullah Malik, Leo Cheong, Alicia Serrano & Robert Koucheki
6. Utility of a Portuguese Information Sheet Among Isolated Immigrant Older Adults in the Greater Toronto Area by Brendon Josh Morganstein, Daniel Teitelbaum & Aein Zarrin

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1. My Health Report by Caitlin Lazurko, Bethanie Hamilton, Annie Brewerton & Alison Moore
2. Delirium Prevention: From All Angles by Rebecca Wang, Ananya Srivastava & Mercedes Bomberry
3. Improving Accessibility to Allied Health Services by Milena Music, Max Solish, Evan Tang & Ming Li
4. Promoting Patient Engagement in Health Screening Using Apps by Darren Fernandes, Nicolas Taylor & Tyler Hartwig

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1. Bridging a Gap in Healthcare Access for Refugees by Jane Zhu, Keziah Magor, Iris Kim & Tingting Yan
2. Parkinson’s Disease: Much More Than a Movement Disorder by Markus Gulilat, Kaesavan Selvakumaran & Ammar Hafeez
3. Reasons to Return: A Family Medicine Advocacy Project byThirushi Siriwardena, Hifza Mohamed-Buhari & Hardika Jasani
4. Addressing Mobility and Increasing Care Needs in an Older Adult by Aazad Abbas, Cimon Song & Alissa Liu

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1. Family Medicine Diabetes Action Plan by Alexandra Spivak, Danielle Nicholls, Nikki Nathanielsz & Clara Moore
2. Preventing Prescription Cascade: A Patient Education Initiative by Jack Su, Jessica Trac & Wei Sheila Yu
3. Optimizing the Emergency Room for Elderly and Disabled Patients by Mohamed Ahmed, Justice Igweze, Dilshan Pieris & Jade Sullivan
4. Socialization Resources for Seniors by Stephanie Brooks, Lukas Mortensen-Truscott, Liv Cento & Golsa Shafa

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1. Advocacy for an Integrated Mental Health and HIV Treatment Model by Zaid Salaheen, Ahmed Abdelaal, Raza Syed & Gavin Elias
2. Helping Patients Feel Heard: Strategies for Addressing Inequities in Hard of Hearing Populations by Mary Xie & Tao Chan
3. Visual Infant Nutrition Guide - A Resource for Non-English Speaking Families by Dario Ferri, Nicholas Chrobok, Elya Quesnel and Xinghan Du
4. The Knot: A Centralized Platform That Ties the Loose End in Patient Care by Xinran Liu, Juweiriya Ahmed, Bomi Park & Smruthi Ramesh

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1. Keeping Older Adults Connected with Technology by Brigid Conroy, Audrey Shakespeare & Ava Abraham
2. The Roadmap to Healthcare: Navigating the Healthcare System for Newcomers by Christine Wu, Danny Ma, Man Ying (Bernice) Ho & Divya Soni
3. Health Equity for Single Mothers by Raumil Patel, David Eapen-John, Jenny Cho & Connie Liu

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1. Loneliness as a Social Determinant of Health by Sophia Emerson, Owen Krystia, Jessica Wong & Andrea Tyrer
2. Tackling Language Barriers in Medicine by Yici Liu, Yuchen Zhang & Winston Li
3. Navigating Shoulder Tendinopathy in the Workplace by Shakiba Ardestani, Noor Bakir, Amanda Poxon & Alexandra Chirila
4. Using Interpreter Services with Patients with Limited English Proficiency by Shaishav Datta, Kanwalpreet Walia, Nitish Dhingra & Nawazish Naqvi

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1. A Guide to Financial Resources for Caregivers of Children with Autism in Ontario by Nina Vujovic, Leah Bennet & Sinthu Senthillmohan
2. Expanding Virtual Care with Instant Messaging to Improve Patient Accountability and Connection by Mian-Mian Cindy Kao, Andreea Chiorean, Hunter Warden & Jaskaran Gill
3. Laura Diamond, Rachel Wine & Lauren Kanee

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1. Pathways to Success: Building Smoother Transitions for Inpatients Requiring Short-Term Outpatient Specialist Care After Discharge by Ryan Daniel, Ashley Zwaiman, Matthew Hacker Teper & Jess Sussman
2. Palliative Care Options for Families by Emily Wilkins
3. Advocacy in the Primary Care Setting: An Innovative Approach by Justin Shapiro, Jeremy Rosh, Solomon Sabovich & Eli Nemetz
4. Daniel Nouri Nejad, Patrick Gurges & Tedi Hoxha

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1. Navigating the Healthcare Landscape Post-Amputation by Eshan Silva & Peter Nakhla
2. Transitional Age Youth: Bridging the Gap by Shamini Vijaya Kumar, Grace Huang, Catherine Meng & Nikki Rousta
3. Post-Operative Patient Care Plan: Connecting Patients with Care Providers After Operation by Adree Khondker, Christopher McChesney & Eric Mauti

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1. Insufficient Housing at Time of Discharge by Ali Abu Helal, Dan Budiansky, Alexi Gosset & Jordan Deneau
2. Rawaan Elsawi, Mariam Issa, Carleigh Clarke & Taranveer Toor
3. A Joint Effort: Increasing Accessibility to Physiotherapy for Osteoarthritis Management by Caroline Park, Lisa Vi, John Vu & Grace Xu
4. Addressing Mobility and Increasing Care Needs in an Older Adult by Aazad Abbas, Cimon Song & Alissa Liu

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1. Bridging the Gap: Connecting Seniors by Y. Jennifer Du, Kevin Chen, Chloe Lau & Thomas Chang
2. Promoting Social Connections in Isolated Seniors by Jeanette Hui, Monish Ahluwalia, Sabrina Campbell and Brian Tsang
3. Adoption and Access to High-Risk Population Lung Screening Program by Peter Jianrui Liu
4. Lina Elfaki & Kwasi Nkansah

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1. Enhancing Financial Literacy for Seniors During COVID-19 by Chantal Phillips & Maclite Tesfaye
2.  A Tool for Patients with Chronic Conditions by Robert Civitarese
3. What Just Happened: Bridging the Gap Between Labour Emergencies and Parenthood by Katie Wilkins, Rachel Currie & Madalina Maxim
4. Improving Access to Care for Patients Without Phones by Paymon Azizi & Sachin Kumar
5. Supporting Language Diversity in Toronto by Arshia Eshtiaghi & Aman Sayal