Monica Taljaard, Ph.D.
Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Community MedicineRESEARCH INTERESTS
Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomized Trials
Longitudinal Data Analysis
Multi-level Modeling Techniques
Methods for Dealing with Missing Data in Randomized Trials
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
I am currently an Associate Scientist in the Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa. I completed my Ph.D. degree in Biostatistics and Epidemiology in 2006 under the supervision of Drs. Allan Donner and Neil Klar at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. My Ph.D. thesis was entitled "Missing Outcomes in Community Intervention Trials: Consequences and Treatments". My major research interests are in the field of statistical methodology for analyzing correlated data, including clustered and longitudinal data. Prior to moving to Canada in 2000, I was a lecturer in Statistics at the University of Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
STATISTICAL CONSULTING WORK
As a Member of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) Methods Centre, I provide Biostatistical support to researchers at the OHRI and University of Ottawa in the planning, conducting and reporting of their research projects, including:
- Refining study objectives and identifying primary outcomes;
- Choosing an appropriate study design;
- Developing an appropriate statistical analysis plan;
- Calculating the required sample size;
- Preparing the statistical analysis section of a grant proposal and/or study protocol;
- Analyzing data;
- Interpreting and reporting results, including development of abstracts, professional meeting presentations, and journal manuscripts.
Bryson GL;Wyand A;Wozny D;Rees L;Taljaard M;Nathan H;, (2011 Jan 11), A prospective cohort study evaluating associations among delirium, postoperative cognitive dysfunction, and apolipoprotein E genotype following open aortic repair, Can J Anaesth, -> view abstract
Perry JJ;Goindi R;Brehaut J;Taljaard M;Schneider S;Stiell IG;, (2011 Jan), Emergency physicians' management of transient ischemic attack and desired sensitivity of a clinical decision rule for stroke in three countries, CJEM, Vol.13, Issue 1, 19-27 -> view abstract
Vaillancourt C;Midzic I;Taljaard M;Chisamore B;, (2011 Jan), Performer fatigue and CPR quality comparing 30:2 to 15:2 compression to ventilation ratios in older bystanders: A randomized crossover trial, Resuscitation, Vol.82, Issue 1, 51-56 -> view abstract
Koszycki D;Taljaard M;Segal Z;Bradwejn J;, (2011), A randomized trial of sertraline, self-administered cognitive behavior therapy, and their combination for panic disorder, Psychol Med, Vol.41, Issue 2, 373-383 -> view abstract
van Walraven,C;Taljaard M;Etchells E;Bell CM;Stiell IG;Zarnke K;Forster AJ;, (2010 Sep), The independent association of provider and information continuity on outcomes after hospital discharge: Implications for hospitalists, J Hosp Med, Vol.5, Issue 7, 398-405 -> view abstract
van Walraven,C;Taljaard M;Bell CM;Etchells E;Stiell IG;Zarnke K;Forster AJ;, (2010 Sep), A prospective cohort study found that provider and information continuity was low after patient discharge from hospital, J Clin Epidemiol, Vol.63, Issue 9, 1000-1010 -> view abstract
Oake N;Taljaard M;van WC;Wilson K;Roth V;Forster AJ;, (2010 Nov 8), The Effect of Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection on In-Hospital Mortality, Arch Intern Med, Vol.170, Issue 20, 1804-1810 -> view abstract
Perry JJ;Mansour M;Sharma M;Symington C;Brehaut J;Taljaard M;Stiell IG;, (2010 Mar 11), National Survey of Canadian Neurologists' Current Practice for Transient Ischemic Attack and the Need for a Clinical Decision Rule, Stroke, Vol.41, Issue 5, 987-991 -> view abstract
Taljaard M;Ward MR;Kutryk MJ;Courtman DW;Camack NJ;Goodman SG;Parker TG;Dick AJ;Galipeau J;Stewart DJ;, (2010 Mar), Rationale and design of Enhanced Angiogenic Cell Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction (ENACT-AMI): The first randomized placebo-controlled trial of enhanced progenitor cell therapy for acute myocardial infarction, American Heart Journal, Vol.159, Issue 3, 354-360 -> view abstract
Bryson GL;Charapov I;Krolczyk G;Taljaard M;Reid D;, (2010 Jun 8), Intravenous lidocaine does not reduce length of hospital stay following abdominal hysterectomy, Can J Anaesth, Vol.57, Issue 8, 759-766 -> view abstract
Taljaard M;McGowan J;Grimshaw JM;Brehaut JC;McRae A;Eccles MP;Donner A;, (2010 Feb 16), Electronic search strategies to identify reports of cluster randomized trials in MEDLINE: low precision will improve with adherence to reporting standards, BMC Med Res Methodol , Vol.10, Issue 1, 15 -> view abstract
Note: This is not a complete list of publications. More publications may be available in The Ottawa Hospital Library database and Pubmed (search by last name and initials).
