- Dr. Stiell has received approval for 1 of only 2 projects chosen for implementation by
The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO), for the Canadian C-Spine Rule Demonstration Project.
- Dr. Lisa Calder was recently awarded a PSI Grant for
"Improving the Safety of Patients who Present to The Emergency Department With Respiratory Distress:
An Analysis of Adverse Events".
- The new "Doctor's Channel" website by Reuters Health has produced a number of videos about
OHRI / TOH / uOttawa research in recent months.
The videos have focused on research on the treatment of spine injuriesby paramedics
(by Dr. Christian Vaillancourt).
- More Articles Published & Abstracts accepted
- Congratulations to Dr. Ian Stiell et al. on the acceptance of The ROC PRIMED AE vs. AL abstract
accepted as an oral at European Resuscitation Council being held in Portugal in December.
- Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Calder et al. on the recent publication of
"Adverse Events Among Patients Registered in High-Acuity Areas of the Emergency Department: A Prospective Cohort Study".
- Congratulations to Dr. Ian Stiell & Cathy Clement et al. on the recent publication in CMAJ of
"A Prospective 12-Centre Cluster Randomized Trial to Implement the Canadian CT Head Rule in Emergency Departments".
- Congratulations again to Cathy Clement & Dr. Ian Stiell et al. on the recent acceptance of the
"Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to Clinical Clearance of the Cervical Spine by Emergency Department Nurses: A Major Step Towards Changing Practice in the Emergency Department".
Intl Emerg Nursing J. (in press).
- Congratulations to Dr. Ian Stiell & Cathy Clement et al. on the recent publication in CMAJ of the
"Multicenter Prospective Validation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule by Emergency Department Triage Nurses".
- Congratulations to Dr. Venk et al. on the recent publication of the
"External Validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule in the Canadian Setting".
- April 19, 2010
- The National Post story on the important role of clinical decision rules
in improving health care and reducing costs.
The story notes that the Ottawa Ankle Rules are “among the most successful diagnostic models”,
credited with reducing ankle x-rays by 40%.
The Ottawa Ankle Rules were developed in the 1990s by Dr. Ian Stiell and others in the
OHRI / uOttawa Emergency Medicine Research Group.
They are now widely used across the country and beyond.
- April 2010
- Dr Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy has been awarded a CAEP grant for a project entitled:
Study To Derive A Preliminary Clinical Decision Rule For ED Non-Traumatic
Low Back Pain Patients To Identify Serious Underlying Pathology
- March 2010
- Ontario Stroke Network - Evaluation of the Implemen tation of the
Revised Acute Stroke Medical Redirect Paramedic Protocol (ASMRPP)
in Urban and Rural Settings of Eastern Ontario – 1 year grant.
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