University of Manitoba - Faculty of Nursing

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Academic Staff

William L. Diehl-Jones, BSc, BScN, MSc, PhD
Adjunct Professor

Education

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, McGill University (Area: Molecular Genetics/Developmental Biology)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo (Area: Signal Transduction)
BSc, University of Western Ontario
PhD, University of Manitoba
Msc, University of Manitoba
BSc(Specialist), Department of Zoology, Brandon University

Other Appointments (Academic/Research)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto

Specialty/Clinical/Teaching Areas

Clinical Interests: Neonatology

Teaching Areas: Pathophysiology, Therapeutics/Pharmacology, Cell biology

Current Research

Collaborator with Dr. Gunnar Valdimarsson in investigating the effects of enteral factors on gap junction expression in human gut cells.
Co-investigator on a CIHR-funded study looking at the effects of diet on preterm infant outcomes.
AFMNET-NCE funding to examine antioxidant potential in human breast milk.
Co-investigator with Dr. Sandy Kluka and Kathy Hamelin on a project looking at the correlation between yeast colonization in human breast milk
CANDEX clinical scale for evaluating breast-feeding women at risk of Mastitis.

Recent Publications

Mertin, S., Diehl-Jones, W. L., Lee, T., & Sawatzky, J. (2009). Total spinal anesthesia for cardiac surgery: Can it make a difference? Dynamics, 20(1): 18-24.

Mertin, S., Sawatzky, J. V., & Diehl-Jones, W. L. (2009). Getting to the heart of pleural effusions: a case study. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 21, 506-12.

Tsopmo, A., Diehl-Jones, W. L., Aluko, R. E., Kitts, D. D., Elisia, I., Friel, J. K. (2009). Tryptophan released from mother's milk has antioxidant properties. Pediatr Res EPub Sept2.

Yao, L., Friel, J. K., Suh, M., & Diehl-Jones, W. L. (2009). Antioxidant properties of breast milk in an enterocyte cell culture model. JPGN (In Press MS # JPGN-NA-08-248R2).

Book Chapters:
Diehl-Jones, W. L., & Fraser Askin, D. (2009). Hematologic disorders. In T. Verklan & M. Walden (Eds.), Core curriculum for neonatal nursing. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co.

Fraser Askin, D., & Diehl-Jones, W. L. (2009) Assisted Ventilation. In T. Verklan & M. Walden (Eds.), Core curriculum for neonatal nursing. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co.

Fraser Askin, D., & Diehl-Jones, W. L. (2009) Opthamologic and otologic disorders. In T. Verklan & M. Walden (Eds.), Core curriculum for neonatal nursing. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co.