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Mari Sarian, recipient of the CANNT 2011 poster award
(3rd place).
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| Article Type: | Brief article |
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Medical publishing
(Achievements and awards) Registered nurses (Achievements and awards) |
| Author: | Sarian, Mari |
| Pub Date: | 01/01/2012 |
| Publication: | Name: CANNT Journal Publisher: Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses & Technologists Audience: Trade Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Health care industry Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2012 Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses & Technologists ISSN: 1498-5136 |
| Issue: | Date: Jan-March, 2012 Source Volume: 22 Source Issue: 1 |
| Product: | Product Code: 8043110 Nurses, Registered NAICS Code: 621399 Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners |
| Persons: | Named Person: Sarian, Mari |
| Geographic: | Geographic Scope: Canada Geographic Code: 1CANA Canada |
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| Accession Number: | 283970459 |
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It was such a pleasure to win this poster presentation award, a
nice way to thank all those who contributed to our project. Our poster
was created in order to showcase a tool that was created to help
peritoneal dialysis patients maintain an optimal fluid balance. The
tool, "How do I choose a dialysis bag?" began as a
Master's course requirement at the University of Ottawa. I
undertook the project under the guidance of Professor Dr. Jacqueline
Ellis who encouraged her students to develop projects based on real
clinical issues. The issue of patients failing to choose the right
dialysis bag was highlighted by the peritoneal dialysis clinic nurse,
Nathalie Perreault. Afterwards, all members of the multidisciplinary
team at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal contributed to the
creation of the tool. Management provided the financial Support
necessary to contract the services of a professional medical
illustrator, Mrs. Linda van Inwegen. The entire process, however
tedious, became a source of professional and personal satisfaction; what
began as a course requirement has become a clinical tool that is
utilized regularly by our patients. My colleagues, Diane Brault and
Nathalie Perreault, and I thank CANNT for giving us the opportunity to
share this tool with nurses in the nephrology community across Canada. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By Mari Sarian, RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Hemodialysis, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC |
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