Hospital Spotlight: Against the odds, a gift of life - Niagara Health

The University of British Columbia has received a $40-million gift from alumni Matthew and Natalie MacIsaac, the largest donation ever made to a school of nursing in Canadian history. In recognition of the gift, UBC will formally name the MacIsaac School of Nursing and its future-ready new home, the MacIsaac Health Building, in their honour. Use of the new names will officially launch in early fall. This extraordinary gift will strengthen nursing education, research and practice, and help the MacIsaac School of Nursing — ranked among the top 25 globally and the top three in Canada — prepare the next generation of nurses and health-care leaders to meet B. C.’s growing and evolving health-care needs.

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AbstractBackground & AimsElevated antimicrobial antibodies have been reported up to 6 years before diagnosis of Crohn’s disease (CD), but the specific antibody response is unclear. Here, we characterized the antimicrobial antibody responses before CD diagnosis in healthy first-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with CD. MethodsThe CCC-GEM (Crohn’s and Colitis Canada – Genetic, Environmental, Microbial) Project nested case-control cohort consisted of FDRs who later developed CD (n = 77), matched 1:4 by age, sex, follow-up duration, and geographical location with healthy FDRs (n = 304). Sera at enrollment were probed for antimicrobial reactivity using a microbiota antigen microarray and a flagellin peptide cytometric bead array. Conditional logistic regression was used to assess association with CD onset, and partial Spearman was used to correlate serologic responses with lactulose-to-mannitol ratio (LMR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and fecal calprotectin (FCP). False discovery rate was controlled using the Benjamini-Hochberg method (q < 0.05).

The rapid-access cancer care program Same Day/Next Day (SDND) served a higher proportion of patients with high socioeconomic risk for poor outcomes than the traditional health care path, and more socially vulnerable patients initiated therapy, according to results presented at the 19th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held Oct. 18–21 in Atlanta. "Delay in care is one of the largest negative predictors of cancer outcomes," said Joseph P. Flemming, D. O., from Jefferson Abington Hospital, who presented the study. "The SDND program rapidly connects patients with expert guidance to support them in navigating the beginning of their cancer journey. "