- 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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