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PANS and PANDAS: Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome or Disorders Associated with Streptococcal

jocelyn — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:58:50 +0000

PANS and PANDAS are two relatively uncommon and not well-known syndromes that occur in children… PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus.

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World Cerebral Palsy Day

Jocelyn, RN, BScN — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000

World Cerebral Palsy Day is October 6th! Let’s learn a little about these disorders and how we can identify and better understand the disorder. Cerebral

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International Day of Non-Violence

Jocelyn, RN, BScN — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:00:00 +0000

Proposed by the United Nation, the International Day of Non-Violence is intended to spread awareness through education and discussion around the need for peace over

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Outdated Essay: Rhetorical Analysis of High frequency of false positive IgM immunoblots for Borrelia burgdorferi in clinical practice

jocelyn — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 22:00:36 +0000

Original date: March 1, 2014 Rhetorical Analysis of Seriburi, Ndukwe, Chang, Cox, and Wormser’s Article DISTORTED DIAGNOSIS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE Analysis of Seriburi, Ndukwe, Chang,

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Sharing Another’s Journey: People Spotlight on The Tracinator

jocelyn — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 19:51:04 +0000

I love it when people are bold enough to share their journey through life’s challenges. That is one of the reasons why I wanted to

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International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction // Disaster Preparedness

Jocelyn, RN, BScN — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000

On October 13th, 1989 The United Nation’s General Assembly made a call for an international day to promote risk-awareness and disaster reduction. October 13th was hailed as the "International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.” Disasters can come in many different forms — both natural or artificial. This observed day is dedicated to encouraging a global culture of reducing the risk of disasters. Reducing the risk starts by first identifying potential risks to not only ourselves and our communities, but to the world. This isn’t just a day for ourselves to look at disaster risk reduction, such as preparing our homes for earth quakes, or checking our fire extinguishers, but to see our community and our fellow countries and what risks might be looming.

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World Homeless Day

Jocelyn, RN, BScN — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000

World Homeless Day is an annual day intended to spark conversations about the homeless populations around the world. Unfortunately, our community has suffered a significant rise in the unhoused over the past two years. When the pandemic hit, the ability to work from home made moving to the Comox Valley a desirable plan. Not only were houses cheaper, the population was a gentle number and the activities and views afforded by the valley encouraged many people from the mainland to move over in droves.

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Space Week and World Habitat Day

Jocelyn, RN, BScN — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:33:00 +0000

As I will cover homelessness or people who are unhoused next week, I won’t dive too much into the lack of housing for our current population in the community of the Comox Valley and its surrounding municipalities, but I did want to touch on this UN-declared day dedicated to the needs for all people to have a place to call home. Although we have the power to provide everyone a home, it just isn’t happening around the globe.

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Is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Different From Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?

Jocelyn, RN, BScN — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 23:02:30 +0000

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is a collection of physical, cognitive, and behavioral problems that can show up in children who were exposed to alcohol while in utero. FASD may present physically as a smooth philtrum—the are between the nose and upper lip which ascends from the cupid’s bow, a smaller than average head size, low body weight, shorter stature, small eyes, a thin upper lip, small palpebral fissures, the presence of epicanthal folds, some ear anomalies, a small and upturned nose, and/or a low nasal bridge.

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Being Your Own Advocate

Jocelyn — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 04:44:00 +0000

A placeholder for information about being your own advocate…

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