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)