DISCOVERY DAY IN
HEALTH SCIENCES
May 21, 2015
EVALUATION SUMMARY REPORT
*190 Students
*14 Teachers
* 34 cancellations due to teacher strike
Response Rate: 65%
Lead & National Sponsors:
Results Indicate that Discovery Days
Prime Youth for a Career in the Health Sciences
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Recommend
Discovery Day
Exceed or Fully
Met Expectations
Workshops
Valuable
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Increased
Interest
Symposium Expectations
Increase
Excitement
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Knowledge
Equally Certain
Future Plans
Symposium Impact
Participating Schools
Resurrection Catholic SS
Academie Catholique Mere-Teresa
Cathedral High
Huron Heights Secondary
AN Myer Secondary School
Collingwood Collegiate Institute
Ancaster High
Dundas Valley Secondary
John Diefenbaker Secondary
School
Father Bressani Catholic High
School
Keswick High School
Assumption College School
Sir William Mulock SS
Maple High
St. Mary Secondary School
Father Michael McGivney Catholic
Academy
Markham District High School
Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary
School
Meadowvale Secondary School
Barrie Central
Bear Creek Secondary School
Bishop Ryan Secondary School
Bishop Tonnos Catholic SS
Bur Oak Secondary School
George Harvey Collegiate Institute
Glendale Secondary
Hillfield Strathallan College
Markville Secondary School
Monsignor Doyle Catholic
Secondary
North Park Collegiate and
Vocational School
Patrick Fogarty Catholic
Secondary School
Robert Bateman High
Sacred Heart Catholic HS
St. Mary’s High
St. Thomas Moore
Stephen Lewis SS
Westlane Secondary School
White Oaks Secondary
Demographics of Participating Schools by Ontario Regions
Central Region
13%
Southern Region
13%
Golden Horseshoe
Region
74%
Morning Keynote Speaker
Dr. Mehran Anvari
“From Telesurgery to Automations”
Testimonials
“Amazing presentation! What a phenomenal way to begin the
day”.
“Wow! So many insights and inspirations on different and
innovative ideas. Dr. Anvari was so funny and made it
enjoyable”.
“So cool and inspiring. Wow. Dr. Anvari’s hard work and
dedication towards his career encourages me to work hard and
strive towards what I want to achieve in the medical/science
field”.
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59.1%
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11.4%
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Ranking Scale
5
High
Afternoon Keynote Speaker
Dr. Guillaume Pare
“Nature or Nurture: Is cardiovasuclar
disease in our genes?”
Testimonials
“The speech from Dr. Pare was great”.
“Great lecture”.
“I learned a lot of new things”.
“Well done”.
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25.0%
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1.6%
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23.4%
4
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5
High
Alzheimer’s Disease Through Memoirs
Testimonials
“Very interesting workshop. Made me consider the field of
psychology related to medicine.”
“Very thoughtful and insightful. It was very interesting hearing
all the stories of Alzheimer's Disease ”
“An engaging and passionate speaker..”
“I learnt a lot and I appreciate all the resources the presenter
left with us.”
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77.8%
22.2%
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4
Ranking Scale
5
High
From Food to Body- How Your Diet Impacts Your Health
Testimonials
“Great! Learned new information”.
“Loved this. Very entertaining. Gives better understanding of
the foods I eat.”
“I enjoyed how this workshop related to our everyday lives. I
gained insight on what really goes into many drinks and food
products. E especially enjoyed the Ensure!.”
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Low
“It was a very interesting and engaging workshop! I met many
wonderful people and learned new things about nutrition and
being healthy.”
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7.5%
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3
44.4%
40.7%
4
5
Ranking Scale
High
Cardiac “Gadgets and Gizmos”
Testimonials
“I loved all the hands-on activities as well as the slideshow
presentation.”
“Great hands-on experience”
“The workshop was very hands-on. Being able to use some of
the surgical tools and equipment was quite an interesting
experience.”
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Low
“It was interesting to see the different toots use in cardiology,
especially for the use of different cardiac diseases.”
52.0%
8%
3
4
Ranking Scale
5
High
The World of Pharmacy- It’s all about those pills, those pills –
no treble
Testimonials
“Excellent description of job pathways. I am truly amazed at
the hands-on activities for the students. The were very
engaged and enjoyed the session .”
“Very informative. I enjoyed the hands-on experience.”
“Interesting workshop, fun activities, very interactive and
informative.”
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45.0%
10.0%
5.0%
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Low
“I enjoyed the hands-on activities. It taught me new information
despite being a volunteer in a pharmacy”
25.0%
15.0%
3
4
Ranking Scale
5
High
Cancer Prevention Research: From the
Population to the Laboratory Bench
Testimonials
“It was so AMAZING. VERY interesting and you can tell the
presenters are passionate about what they do. I loved it- and
many cool insights into possible research.”
“It was fun, especially the exploration of microscopic cancer
colonies. The incidence-prevalence-mortality was a very
interesting discussion..”
“I loved seeing the cells and colonies of cells and the hands-on
experience with the equipment.”
“ I enjoyed this workshop very much”.
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38.5%
15.4%
23.1%
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Ranking Scale
5
High
Becoming a Bone Surgeon
Testimonials
“I really liked how they involved us in making the cast.”
“Amazing!”
“The hands-on experience with casting was cool..”
“Fun hand-on activity. Provided valuable information on
education.”
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53.3%
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Low
6.7%
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4
Ranking Scale
5
High
How Blood Tests Can be
Used to Diagnose Heart Attacks
Testimonials
“I enjoyed learning about all the different types of blood test!.”
“The workshop was quite informative and the instructors had a
dynamic personality that made the session quite fun.”
“Very informative and interesting. Taught a lot and had cool
opportunities to do demos.”
“Very energetic and clear. Involved us in discussion, made us
feel comfortable. Lots of back and forth for Q & A.”
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5
High
The Heart & Arrhythmias- Starting and
Stopping the Rhythms of the Heart
Testimonials
“I really liked this workshop! The presenters did a great job.”
“Very informative and interactive. Presenters were very
personable..”
“ The hands-on activity about germs was cool. I learned a lot
about the heart..”
“Informative and had fun games..”
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44.5%
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4
Ranking Scale
33.3%
5
High
Radiation Therapy – Combining Robotic
Accuracy with X-rays to Destroy Cancer
Testimonials
“I learned about the technology used for cancer treatment.”
“Neat stuff and insightful information on treatments of cancer.”
“The activities were engaging and well planned..”
“Highly engaging and interesting!”
“A very informative presentation highlighting a nice basis of
radiation therapy.”
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52.2%
26.0%
17.4%
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Ranking Scale
5
High
The Social Work Role in Obesity Management and
Eating Disorders
Testimonials
“Loved it! I learned a lot about obesity and helping people who
are obese.”
“Interesting to learn statistics about obesity in the world and
how the problem evolves and can be solved.”
“Great presentation. Very insightful..”
“An informative presentation. Gave a good idea of the job as a
social worker and how many places they can work .”
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33.3%
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5
High
The Role of the Child Life Specialist on the
Interdisciplinary Team
Testimonials
“Informative and interactive. I really enjoyed it.”
“Great interaction. Use of videos and toys was great.”
“AMAZING! I never heard of this before. The instructor was
astoundingly informative and interesting.”
“I loved this. I didn’t know there was such a thing as Child Life
Specialist. I learned so much about a career that I may
potentially wish to pursue. Also very fun!.”
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5
High
We Move Differently When
We Experience Pain
Testimonials
“Had a great experience learning that one could trick one’s
own mind into healing oneself.”
“Very interactive with different games. Very informative.”
“I really enjoyed this one! The workshop was fun and the
speaker was very informative.”
“Fun and interactive activities. Lots of information about how
the body reacts to pain”
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56.5%
30.5%
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5
High
Physiotherapy – It Will Move You!
Testimonials
“The ultrasound was really cool to see. Learned a lot
about physio and the health field.”
“The various demos were interesting.”
“Very fun and intriguing. It had a lot of info about
physio.”
“Did a good job at teaching us new things about
physiotherapy. We got to try ultrasound and learned
about assessments. It was interactive.”
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85.7%
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5
High
Code BLUE!! Treating the Sickest Patients In the
Hospital
Testimonials
“AMAZING!.”
“FUN! I loved to see how the ER operates. I learned something
new.”.
“Amazing hands-on experience and advice for post-secondary
options in health science. I really enjoyed the real life code
blue simulation.”
“Amazing! Extremely hands-on and informative. I loved
actually being able to learn bout the medical complications and
about critically ill patients as well as learning how to treat them
and practicing on a simulator. “
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Ranking Scale
5
High
The Complexity of Lung Cancer – Standard
Treatment and Targeted Therapy Approaches
Testimonials
“Very interesting, informative and engaging.”
“Fascinating. Lots of cool info about lung cancer. ”
“I learned a lot about lung cancer and some of the shocking
facts. Lecturer’s stories were interesting.”
“Very informative and detailed about the creative process of
inventing new treatments..”
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45.0%
15.0%
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35.0%
5.0%
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5
High
Choosing Social Work as A Profession
Testimonials
“Exciting, inspiring, informative. Fun way to learn.”
“I learned more about the profession, which helped me figure
out my career path.”
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25.0%
25.0%
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Ranking Scale
5
High