Research News

	Undiagnosed asthma and COPD a burden for patients, even in early stages December 6, 2023 - Adults with undiagnosed COPD or asthma have worse quality of life, greater healthcare use and are less productive at work than healthy adults.
	“Super-collaborator” helps patients breathe easier November 9, 2023 - Dr. Shawn Aaron is receiving The Ottawa Hospital’s Grimes Career Achievement Award for practice-changing research in COPD and other chronic lung diseases
	Spirometry can’t catch all asthma diagnoses January 4, 2023 - A study led by Dr. Shawn Aaron suggests that asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis may be undiagnosed in a significant number of people who have symptoms, but have normal spirometry lung function tests.
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	Questionnaire can find people with undiagnosed asthma, COPD June 2, 2022 - A team led by Dr. Shawn Aaron developed and validated a tool published in the European Respiratory Journal that can detect undiagnosed asthma and COPD in adults with symptoms.
	Some inhaled corticosteroids for asthma, COPD safer and more effective for older adults September 29, 2021 - Study reveals important new information for physicians who prescribe inhaled corticosteroids to older patients, a common daily treatment for asthma and COPD
	Dr. Shawn Aaron awarded $4.2 million for research on asthma, COPD October 24, 2017 - Dr. Shawn Aaron has been awarded a prestigious Foundation Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, worth $4.2 million over seven years. While Dr. Aaron has recently received world-wide attention for his research on asthma over-diagn
	Retired nurse breathes easily after study finds she was misdiagnosed with asthma March 23, 2017 - Becky Hollingsworth was one of 613 Canadians who took part in a study that found one third of adults recently diagnosed with asthma do not have it. Thanks to a random phone call, Becky Hollingsworth got to be part of a study that found she did n
	Study finds 33% of adults recently diagnosed with asthma do not have it January 17, 2017 - A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 33 percent of adults recently diagnosed with asthma by their physicians did not have active asthma. Over 90 percent of these patients were able to stop their as

Researchers

Name	Scientific appointment	Diseases, conditions and populations of interest	Research and clinical approaches
Aaron, Shawn MD, FRCPC	Senior Scientist (Clinical Epidemiology)	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Cystic fibrosis, Lung disease, Asthma	Clinical research
Austin, Michael MD, FRCPC	Clinician Investigator (Clinical Epidemiology)	Asthma, Cardiac arrest, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Diabetes, Pain, Population health, Stroke	Clinical decision rules, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Critical care, Emergency medicine, Palliative care, Risk assessment

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Publications

The following research publications are pulled from PubMed using the search terms "Asthma" and "Ottawa Hospital", with publication date of 2020 or later. More advanced search options are available. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

Introduction of a penicillin allergy de-labelling program with direct oral challenge and its effects on utilization of beta-lactam antimicrobials: a multicenter retrospective parallel cohort study.
2024-03-06

Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Costs and Benefits of Case Finding.
2024-02-15

Resource utilization and cost assessment of a proactive penicillin allergy de-labeling program for low-risk inpatients.
2024-01-23

Reply to: Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap versus Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Comparing Apples and Oranges.
2024-01-18

Trends in outpatient and inpatient visits for separate ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a province-based study.
2024-01-04

EUFOREA/EPOS2020 statement on the clinical considerations for CRSwNP care.
2023-12-18

Anticipating undiagnosed asthma in symptomatic adults with normal pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry: a decision tool for bronchial challenge testing.
2023-12-10

Impact of Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma on Symptoms, Quality of Life, Healthcare Use, and Work Productivity.
2023-10-04

Correction: Transitioning subcutaneous immunoglobulin 20% therapies in patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiencies: Canadian real‑world study.
2023-06-24

Multiple chemical sensitivity: It's time to catch up to the science.
2023-05-13

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