Affiliate Investigator, Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
University of Ottawa: Full Professor, Department of Paediatrics
Carleton University: Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
CHEO Research Institute: Senior Investigator
Research Interests
Decision support systems incorporating artificial intelligence tools
Imaging incorporating artificial intelligence tools (thermography)
Evidence-based practice improvement
Major Research Activities
Health Care Resources Utilization, Illness Severity and Decision-Making
Advocacy and Ethics (neonatal and pediatric)
Education & Knowledge Translation, including Systematic Reviews & Clinical Practice Guidelines
Prevention of Preterm Birth (community-based approaches)
Neonatal Respiratory Disease (surfactant, inhaled nitric oxide)
Major Awards/Affiliations
Grants
CHEO Research Institute Pediatric Medicine Research Fund 1997-2004
The Physicians Services Incorporated Foundation 2003
Canada Foundation for Innovation 2000
Ontario Innovation Trust 2000
Ontario Thoracic Society 1994
CHEO Research Institute 1992
Dean's MRC (Queen's University) 1987
Honours
President, Canadian Paediatric Society, 2004
Awarded Life Membership, The King's School Macclesfield Former Pupils' Association, 2003
Awarded the Commemorative Medal for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in recognition of work advancing the rights of children & youth ("for his commitment to the right of all children to a healthy start in life"), 2002
Included in 2002 Edition, National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, 2002
Elected Vice-President, North American Foundation for the University of Manchester, 2002
Cited for outstanding research achievement, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine 3rd Annual Celebration of Research Excellence, 2001
Certificate of Achievement, Children's Aid Society of Ottawa-Carleton, 2000
University of Ottawa Department of Paediatrics Award for Contributions to Clinical Excellence, 1998-99
President, Neonatal-Perinatal Section, Canadian Paediatric Society, 1996-98
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Award for Resident Advocacy, 1996-97
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Award for Resident Advocacy, 1992-93
Chairman of founding Board of Directors, CEJY (Children, Enfants, Jeunesse, Youth), 1991-92
President, Canadian Council on Children and Youth (le Conseil canadien de l'enfance et de la jeunesse), 1989-92
Honorary President, Junior and Senior Ambassadors, Canadian Multicultural Education Association, 1985-86
President, Council on Children and Youth of New Brunswick, 1984-86
Selected as a "young Canadian achiever" for presentation to Prince and Princess of Wales, 1983
Awards for distinguished service also received from:
- Canadian Paediatric Society, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, New Brunswick Liberal Party, City of Moncton, Moncton Council for Cerebral Palsy and Mentally Retarded Children Inc., Moncton Headstart
Affiliations
Member, Board of Directors & Grants Review Committee, The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
Member, Children and Youth Home Care Network Steering Committee, The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation
Member, Research Coordinating Committee, CHEO Research Institute
ad hoc Scientific Expert, Therapeutic Products Directorate, Health Canada
ad hoc Member, Scientific Advisory Committee on Human Reproductive Therapies (SAC-HRT), Health Canada
Chair, Data Subcommittee, Perinatal Partnership Program of Eastern and Southeastern Ontario
Industrial Partners
Agilent Technologies (now Philips Medical Systems)
Inqgen Technology Co. Ltd.
Publications
Prevention of Preterm Birth:
Sprague A, Stewart P, Niday P, Nimrod C, Walker R. Community education on preterm birth: Does it change outcome? Canadian Family Physician 2002; 48:727-734.
Allan N, Aylward D, Berry E, Bowie J, Brooks F, Burgoyne W, Walker R, et al, editors. Preterm Birth: Making a Difference. Toronto: Best Start Resource Centre, 2002. Book.
Walker R. Respiratory Distress Syndrome. In: Stewart P, Bryanton V, Chen Y, Johanson H, Leeb K, McRae L et al, editors. Respiratory Disease in Canada. Ottawa: Health Canada, 2001:95-100. Book Chapter.
Stewart P, Sprague A, Niday P, Burgogne W, Dale S, Hodges S, Nimrod C, Sellar L, Walker R, editors. Prevention of Low Birth Weight in Canada: Literature Review and Strategies. Toronto: Ontario Prevention Clearing-house Best Start Resource Centre, 1998. Sponsored by the Perinatal Education Program of Eastern Ontario. 150 pages. Technical Report.
Singh B, Merchant P, Walker CR, Kryworuchko M, Diaz-Mitoma F. Interleukin-6 expression in cord blood of patients with clinical chorioamnionitis. Pediatr Res 1996; 39:976-979.
Levitt C, Watters N, Chance G, Walker CR, Avard D. Low-birth-weight symposium: summary of proceedings. Can Med Assoc J 1993; 148:767-771.
Levitt C, Watters N, Chance G, Walker CR, Avard D. Summary: Low birth weight symposium. In: Watters N, Avard D, editors. Prevention of low birth weight in Canada: literature review and strategies. Ottawa: Canadian Institute of Child Health, 1992:5-13. Book Chapter.
Health Care Resources Utilization, Illness Severity and Decision-Making:
Frize M, Yang L, Walker RC, O'Connor A. Conceptual framework of knowledge management for ethical decision-making support in neonatal intensive care. IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed 2004 (In press).
Walker CR, Frize M. Are artificial neural networks 'ready to use' for decision-making in the NICU? Pediatr Res 2004; 56:6-8
Fergusson DA, Hebert PC, Lee SK, Walker CR, Barrington K, Joseph L, Blajchman MA, Shapiro S. Effectiveness of universal leukoreduction of blood transfusions in premature infants. Journal of the American Medical Association 2003; 289:1950-1956.
Sankaran K, Chien LY, Walker R, Seshia M, Ohlsson A, Lee SK, Canadian Neonatal Network. Variations in mortality rates among Canadian neonatal intensive care units. Can Health Care Management 2002; 102:92-94.
Lee SK, Zupancic JAF, Sale J, Pendray M, Whyte R, Brabyn D, Walker R, Whyte H, Canadian Neonatal Network. Cost effectiveness and choice of infant transport systems. Medical Care 2002; 40:705-716.
Tong Y, Frize M, Walker R. Extending successful predictions of ventilation needs using artificial neural networks from adult to neonatal ICU patients. IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed 2002; 6:188-191.
Chien LY, Whyte R, Thiessen P, Walker R, Brabyn D, Lee SK, Canadian NICU Network. SNAP-II predicts severe intraventricular hemorrhage and chronic lung disease in the neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinat 2002; 22:26-30.
Sankaran K, Chien LY, Walker R, Seshia M, Ohlsson A, Lee SK, Canadian Neonatal Network. Variations in mortality rates among Canadian neonatal intensive care units. Can Med Assoc J 2002; 166:173-178.
Ennett CM, Frize M, Walker CR. Influence of missing values on artificial neural network performance. Medinfo 2001; 10(Pt 1):449-453.
Frize M, Walker R. Clinical decision-support systems for intensive care units using case-based reasoning. Medical Engineering and Physics 2000; 22:671-677.
Walker CR, Watters N, Nadon C, Graham K, Niday P. Discharge of mothers and babies from hospital after birth of a healthy fullterm infant: Developing criteria through a community-wide, consensus process. Can J Public Health 1999; 90:313-315.
McMillan DD, Lee SK, Serediak M, Finn JG, Saigal S, Walker CR. Allocation of health care resources in the neonatal/perinatal area - CPS Symposium 1996. Paediatr Child Health 1999; 4:51-56.
Neonatal Respiratory Disease:
Konduri GG, Solimano S, Sokol GM, Singer J, Ehrenkrantz RA, Singhal N, Wright LL, Van Meurs K, Stork E, Kirpalani H, Peliowski A, for the Neonatal Inhaled Nitric Oxide Study Group (Walker R, Executive Committee Member.) A randomized trial of early versus standard inhaled nitric oxide therapy in term and near-term newborn infants with hypoxic respiratory failure. Pediatrics 2004; 113:559-564.
Neonatal Inhaled Nitric Oxide Study Group (Walker R, Investigator.) Inhaled nitric oxide in term and near-term infants: Neurodevelopmental follow-up of the Neonatal Inhaled Nitric Oxide Study Group (NINOS.) J Pediatr 2000; 136:611-617.
Finer N, Solimano A, Germain F, Walker R, Ramirez AM, Singhal N, Bourcier L, Fajardo C, Cook V, Kirpalani H,Monkman S, Johnston A, Mullahoo K, Peliowski A, Etches P, Kamstra B, Wearden M, Gomez M, Moon Y. (The Neonatal Inhaled Nitric Oxide Study Group (NINOS): A collaboration of the Canadian Inhaled Nitric Oxide Study Group (CINOS) and the NICHD Neonatal Research Network.) Inhaled nitric oxide in full-term and nearly full-term infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatrics 1997; 99:838-845.
Stork E, Gorjanc E, Verter J, Younes N, Stenzel BA, Powers T, Sokol G, Appel D, Wright LL, Yaffe SJ, Catz C, Van Meurs K, Rhine W, Ball B, Brilli R, Moles L, Crowley M, Backstrom C, Crouse D, Hudson T, Konduri G, Bara R, Kleinman M, Hensman A, Rothstein RW, Ehrenkranz RA, Solimano A, Germain F, Walker R, Ramirez AM, Singhal N, Bourcier L, Fajardo C, Cook V, Kirpalani H, Monkman S, Johnston A, Mullahoo K, Finer NN, Peliowski A, Etches P, Kamstra B, Sankaran K, Riehl A, Blanchard P, Gouin R, Wearden M, Gomez M, Moon Y. (The Neonatal Inhaled Nitric Oxide Study Group.) Inhaled nitric oxide in full-term and nearly full-term infants with hypoxic respiratory failure. N Engl J Med 1997; 336:597-604.
Ducic Y, O'Flaherty P, Walker CR, Bernard P. Epiglottitis diagnosed within hours of birth. Am J Otolaryngol 1997; 18:224-225.
Corsten MJ, Bernard PA, Udjus K, Walker R. Nasal fossa dimensions in normal and nasally obstructed neonates and infants: preliminary study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1996; 36:23-30.
Brundage KL, Mohsini KG, Froese AB, Walker CR, Fisher JT. Dexamethasone therapy for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: improved respiratory mechanics without adrenal suppression. Pediatr Pulmonol 1992; 12:162 169.
Advocacy, Ethics, Education & Knowledge Translation, including Systematic Reviews & Clinical Practice Guidelines:
Walker CR, Longstaffe S, Aziz K. Punishment or discipline? Children and youth are persons not property. Paediatr Child Health 2004; 9:15-16. (Editorial.)
Frappier J, Goldberg E, Lynk A, Sacks D, Tonkin R, Walker RC. Canada's youth up in smoke: The decriminalization of cannabis. Paediatr Child Health 2003; 8:553. (Editorial.)
Walker R, Branch B, Flaman Z, Rock G, Dayneka N, Brecher R, Goldman M, Khatter K. Report of the Health Canada Expert Advisory Committee on DEHP in medical devices. Ottawa: Health Canada Therapeutic Products Directorate, 2002. Report.
Casiro O, Harvey S, McLelland C, McMillan D, Ohlsson A, Reid L, Royle C, Rush J, Selwood B, Walker R, Watters NE. Early postpartum care and transition to the community. In: Hanvey L, editor. Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care National Guidelines. Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services. 2000, 6.1-6.46. Sponsored by Health Canada. Book Chapter.
Walker CR. Ethical issues and guidelines in the NICU. In: Perlman M, Kirpalani HM, Moore AM, editors. Residents Handbook of Neonatology. 2nd ed. Hamilton: BC Decker, Inc. 1999:382-393. Book Chapter.
Walker CR. Care of the umbilical cord after birth: a limited review of recent literature. Paediatr Child Health 1999; 4:105-107.
Perreault T, Fraser-Askin D, Liston R, McCourt C, Oh W, Ohlsson A, Outerbridge E, Papageorgiou A, Walker R, Watts J, McMillan D. Pain in the neonate. Paediatr Child Health 1997; 2:201-209.
Davis D, Faucher D, McMillan D, Ohlsson A, Pekeles G, van Aerde J, Vincer M, Walker CR, Watts J, Lemons J, Levitt C, McCourt C, Saigal S, Sauve R, et al. (Fetus & Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Committee on Drugs, Section on Anesthesiology and Section on Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics.) Prevention and management of pain and stress in the neonate. Pediatrics 2000; 105: 454-461. (Simultaneously published in Paediatr Child Health 2000; 5:31-38, French version 39-47.)
Faucher D, McMillan D, Ohlsson A, Perrault T, Vincer M, Walker CR, Watts J, Askin D, Levitt C, Oh W, Lemons J, Liston R, McCourt C, Sauve R. (Fetus & Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society). Retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review of the literature. Paediatr Child Health 1998; 3:173-179. (Published in association with ARetinopathy of prematurity: recommendations for screening@ - pp. 198-199; French version pp. 199-200.)
Faucher D, McMillan D, Ohlsson A, Vincer M, Walker CR, Watts J, Klein MC, Fraser-Askin D, Levitt C, Liston R, McCourt C, Oh W, Papageorgiou A, Sauve R. (Fetus & Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society). Routine administration of vitamin K to newborns. Paediatr Child Health 1997; 2:429-431. (French version 432-434.)
Faucher D, McMillan D, Ohlsson A, Perrault T, Vincer M, Walker CR, Watts J, Levitt C, Fraser-Askin D, Liston R, McCourt C, Oh W, Papageorgiou A, Ash K, Carson G, Connors G, Leduc L, Sanderson F. (Fetus & Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Committee, Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Canada). Evaluation of care in neonatal-perinatal medicine. Paediatr Child Health 1997; 2:262-266.
Faucher D, McMillan D, Ohlsson A, Perrault T, Vincer M, Walker CR, Watts J, Levitt C, Fraser-Askin D, Liston R, McCourt C, Oh W, Papageorgiou A, Ash K, Carson G, Connors G, Leduc L, Sanderson F, Caddick R, Colliton I, Dushinski B, Ezzat A, Gagne G-P, MacKinnon C, Schuurmans N (Fetus & Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Committee and Clinical Practice Obstetrics Committee, Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Canada). Facilitating discharge home following a normal term birth. Paediatr Child Health 1996; 1:165-168.
Andrews W, McMillan D, Ohlsson A, Perreault T, Vincer M, Walker CR, Watts J, Allen A, Outerbridge E, Saigal S, Askin DF, Liston R, Merenstein G, Natale R, Oh W, Davis MB, Pinelli J (Fetus & Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society). Neonatal circumcision revisited. Can Med Assoc J 1996; 154:769-780.
Andrews W, McMillan D, Perreault T, Walker CR, Watts JL, Allen A, Outerbridge E, Saigal S, Natale R, Oh W, Papageorgiou A, Pinelli J, Carson G, Farquharson D, Lalonde A, Liston R, Marquette G, Mohide P (Fetus & Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Committee, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada). The prevention of early onset group B streptococcal infections in the newborn. Can J Infect Dis 1994; 5:251-256. (simultaneously published also in Journal of the SOGC & Canadian Journal of Paediatrics)
Allen AC, Bulleid BA, McMillan DD, Perreault T, Walker CR, Chance G, Outerbridge EW, Saigal S, Banister PG, Natale R, Saintonge J, Papageorgiou A, Merenstein GB, Carson G, Farquharson D, Liston R, Marquette G, Mohide P (Fetus & Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Committee, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada). Management of the woman with threatened birth of an infant of extremely low gestational age. Can Med Assoc J 1994; 151:547-553.
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