Our department is always actively involved in a variety of projects. Below are just a few of the projects that are ongoing currently!

Multicentre Collaborations

  • Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Room (The AFTER Study): Prospective Validation of the Clinical Decision Instruments Site (PI: Dr. Jonathan Dreyer)
  • Use of Lung Ultrasound for Prognostication of COVID-19 Lung Disease in the Emergency Department Site (PI: Dr. Frank Myslik)
  • Focused TEE in Critically-ill patients Site (PI: Dr. Frank Myslik)
  • Covid-19 ED Registry Site (PI: Dr. Justin Yan)
  • Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Bleeding Emergencies: A Cohort Study Site (PI: Dr. Justin Yan)
  • Quantity of Opioids for Acute Pain and Limit Unused Medication (OPUM Project) Site (PI: Dr. Justin Yan)
  • Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (Can ROC) Site (PI: Dr. Matt Davis)
  • C-SCAN Site (PI: Dr. Matt Davis)
  • C-Spine Study Site (PI: Dr. Matt Davis)
  • EpiDOSE Site (PI: Dr. Matt Davis)
  • Regional Evaluation of Virtual Visits to the ED (PI: Dr. Rod Lim)
  • Patient experience using virtual urgent care services in the province of Ontario Site (PI: Dr. Rod Lim)
  • Cross-Canada Analphylaxis Registry (The C-Care Study) Site (PI: Dr. Rod Lim)

Notable Staff Projects

  • An analysis of defibrillatory pad placement change in prehospital refractory ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest (PI: Dr. Matthew Davis)
  • Airway checklist implementation across SW Ontario Eds: A comparison of uptake and usage (PI: Dr. Rod Lim)
  • MERINO: Cost effective analysis for management of anterior epistaxis in the emergency department – Merocel versus RapidRhino (PI: Dr. Leigh Sowerby, Dr. Christie MacDonald)
  • PRECDICT: Point-of-Care Resuscitative Echocardiography: Diagnosis of IntraCardiac Thrombus during resuscitation (PI: Dr. Frank Myslik)
  • Validation of a High-Quality Low-Cost Open-Source Electrocardiograph (PI: Dr. Tarek Loubani)
  • Calibration and Validation of a high-quality low-cost 3D printed Pulse Oximeter (PI: Dr. Tarek Loubani)
  • Validation of Open Source Otoscope (PI: Dr. Tarek Loubani)
  • Risk factors for recurrent ED visits for hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes: a prospective cohort study (PI: Dr. Justin Yan)
  • BRISK-ED: Balanced crystalloids (RInger’s lactate) versus normal Saline in adults with diabetic Ketoacidosis in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (PI: Dr. Justin Yan)
  • Lower GI Bleed (PI: Dr. Marcia Edmonds)
  • DOuble SEquential External Defibrillation for Refractory VF- DOSE VF Randomized Control Trial (DOSE VF) (PI: Dr. Matt Davis)
  • Trends and outcomes of STEMI and stroke bypass associated with the COVID-19 pandemic (PI: Dr. Matt Davis/Dr. Lawrence Yau)
  • SPRAIN (Smartphone App to Improve Functional Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ankle Inversion Injuries) Trial (PI: Dr. Naveen Poonai/Dr. Marcus van Aarsen)

Active Resident Projects

  • Dr. Dave Morden - Pyelonephritis in ED (PI: Dr. Mike Clemente)
  • Dr. Danielle Kelton - Evaluating factors related to quality and success of mandatory paramedic patches (PI: Dr. Sean Doran)
  • Dr. Shane Freeman - Use of TEE in ED (PI: Dr. Frank Myslik)
  • Dr. Brendan Maxwell - Pediatric Hyperglycemia (PI: Dr. Justin Yan)
  • Dr. Erfun Hatam, Dr. Daniel Korpal - Airway Registry QI Project (PI: Dr. Jake Pace/Dr. Sameer Mal)
  • Dr. Sydney Todorovich - Impact of the Safe Supply Program on ED use (PI: Dr. Gauri Ghate)
  • Dr. Sydney Todorovich - Chart Audit of Patients with No Fixed Address to Identify Areas to Improve Care (PI: Dr. Dawn Giffin)
  • Dr. Emily Oura - Frequency of Blood Transfusion in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Iron Deficiency Anemia (Dr. Julie Kim)
  • Dr. Alex Pavlosky - D-Dimer Scoping Review (PI: Dr. Chris Byrne)
  • Dr. Brandon Lam - FAST to Laparotomy Time vs FAST+CT to Laparotomy Time (PI: Dr. Frank Myslik)
  • Dr. Rebecca Barnfield - Domestic Violence Chart Review (PI: Dr. Gauri Ghate)