Abstracts Published and Presented At National Conferences and Meetings 2007

Kerr J, Perry JJ. Clinical Predictors of High Risk Transient Ischemic Attack. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):224 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Brehaut JC, Wigton R, Tape T, Stiell IG. Does a clinical decision rule guide physician decision-making? Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):225 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

AlHamdan T, Stiell IG, AlRajhi A. Optimal use of diagnostic imaging for ED patients with cough. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):225 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Clement CM, Stiell IG, Danseco E, Davies B, O'Connor A, Brehaut JC, Leclair C, Marcantonio R. Perceived barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the Canadian C-spine rule by emergency department nurses. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):224 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Thompson WL, Stiell IG, Clement C, Wells GA, Brison RJ, for the Canadian C-Spine Rule Study Group. Association of injury mechanism with the risk of cervical spine fractures. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):215 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Eagles D, Stiell IG, Clement CM, Brehaut JC, Taljaard M, Kelly A-M, Mason S, Kellermann A, Perry J. An international survey of emergency physicians knowledge, use, and attitudes towards the Canadian CT head rule. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):214 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Danseco E, Davies B, Clement CM, Brehaut JC, O'Connor A, Stiell IG. Factors influencing knowledge translation of the Canadian C-spine Rule among ED nurses. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):209 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Papa L, Stiell IG, Clement CM, Rees E, Clapp A, Light J, Ferguson K, Goldfeder B, Meurer D, Stair R, Luetke C, McCormick S. Sensitivity and specificity of the Canadian CT head rule and the New Orleans criteria in a US trauma center. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):192 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Stiell IG, Clement CM, O'Connor A, Davies B, Leclair C, Mackenzie T, Beland C, Peck T, Sheehan P, Gee A, Perry J. Can ED triage nurses reliably clear the c-spine in minor trauma? Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):192 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Vaillancourt C, Stiell IG, Beaudoin T, Maloney J, Anton A, Bradford P, Cain E, Stempien M, Lees M, Munkley D, Battram E, Banek J, Wells GA, for the EMS C-Spine Study Group. The prehospital validation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule by paramedics. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):192 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Stiell IG, Clement CM, Grimshaw J, Brison R, Rowe BH, Schull M, Lee JS, Brehaut JC, Letovsky E, MacPhail I, Shah A, Ross S, Mcknight RD, Dreyer J, Edmonds M, Rutledge T, Clarke A, Perry J, Wells GA, for the CCC Study Group. A cluster randomized knowledge transfer trial in 4,457 minor head injury patients. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):191 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Osmond MH, Stiell IG, Nesbitt L, Clement CM, Campbell S, Munkley D, Luinstra-Toohey L, Maloney J, Wells GA, for the OPALS Study Group. What is the impact of advanced life support in the management and outcomes of out-of-hospital seizures in children? Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):190 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Brehaut JC, Graham I, Eagles D, Stiell IG. The acceptability of clinical decision rules: validation of the Ottawa acceptability of decision rules scale (OADRS). Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):186 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Rowe BH, Willis V, Stiell IG, Young B, Stenstrom R, Campbell S, Abu-Laban R, Akhmetshin E. Prospective multicenter study of admissions to Canadian hospitals for acute COPD. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):185 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Stiell IG, Clement CM, Dickinson G, Symington C, Perry JJ, Vaillancourt C. The Ottawa aggressive protocol for ED management of acute atrial fibrillation. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):185 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Vaillancourt C, Hale K, Stiell IG, Wells GA. Television public service announcements improve bystander CPR rates. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):184 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Al-Reesi A, Al-Zadjali N, Fergusson D, Stiell IG, Al-Thagafi M, Al-Shamsi M. Beta-blockers post acute myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):184 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Rowe BH, Aaron SD, Abu-Laban R, Stiell IG, Johnson J, Sivilotti M, Campbell S, Mackey D, Young B, Ross S, Walker A, Worster A, Sentilselvan A. Antibiotic selection reduces relapse following emergency department discharge in patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):184 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Osmond MH, Stiell IG, Nesbitt L, Clement CM, Campbell S, Munkley D, Luinstra-Toohey L, Maloney J, Wells GA, for the OPALS Study Group. Multicenter controlled clinical trial to evaluate the impact of advanced life support on children with out-of-hospital respiratory distress. Can J Emerg Med 2007;9(3):183 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Victoria, Canada, June 2007.

Marshall SC, Molnar F, Man-Son-Hing M, Wilson KG, Stiell IG, Porter MM. Measurement of driving patterns of older adults using data logging devices with and without global positioning system capability. Podium presentation at the 7th National Workshop for Driver Rehab Specialists, Ottawa, Canada, May 2007.

Midzic I, Vaillancourt C, Taljaard M, Chisamore B. Fatigue and Quality of CPR by Older Bystanders Using the New 30:2 Chest Compression to Ventilation Guidelines: A Randomized Cross-over Trial. Can J Emerg Med. (Abstract) Presented at CAEP, Victoria, 2007.

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