Publications and Presentations

Publications

2014
Improving medical communication: Skills for a complex (and multilingual) clinical world
Brindley PG, Smith KE, Cardinal P, LeBlanc F. Improving medical communication: Skills for a complex (and multilingual) clinical world. Can Respir J. 2014;21(2):89-91.

Temporization of penetrating abdominal-pelvic trauma with manual external aortic compression: A novel case report
Douma M, Smith KE, Brindley PG. Temporization of penetrating abdominal-pelvic trauma with manual external aortic compression: A novel case report. Ann Emerg Med. 2014;64:79-81.

Acute pediatric musculoskeletal pain management in North America: A practice variation survey
Kircher J, Drendel AL, Newton AS, Plint AC, Vandermeer B, Dulai S, Ali S. Acute pediatric musculoskeletal pain management in North America: A practice variation survey. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014;53:1326-35.

Pediatric musculoskeletal pain in the emergency department: A medical record review of practice variation
Kircher J, Drendel AL, Newton AS, Dulai S, Vandermeer B, Ali S. Pediatric musculoskeletal pain in the emergency department: A medical record review of practice variation. CJEM. 2014;16:449-57.

A duplication of the mouth associated with a dysontogenic cyst: A case report and discussion of theories of origin
Mews L, Isaac A, Leonard N, Lacson AG, AlQudehy ZA, El-Hakim H. A duplication of the mouth associated with a dysontogenic cyst: A case report and discussion of theories of origin. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014.

Patients with cirrhosis and denied liver transplants rarely receive adequate palliative care or appropriate management
Poonja Z, Brisebois A, van Zanten SV, Tandon P, Meeberg G, Karvellas CJ. Patients with cirrhosis and denied liver transplants rarely receive adequate palliative care or appropriate management. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014;12(4):692-8.

A survey of children's perspectives on pain management in the emergency department
Weingarten L, Kircher J, Drendel AL, Newton AS, Ali S. A survey of children's perspectives on pain management in the emergency department. J Emerg Med. 2014;47(3):268-76.

Laryngoscope manipulation by experienced versus novice laryngoscopists
Zamora JE, Weber BJ, Langley AR, Day AG. Laryngoscope manipulation by experienced versus novice laryngoscopists. Can J Aesth. 2014;61:1075-1083.
2015
Canadian emergency medicine residents' perspectives on pediatric pain management
Ali H, Kircher J, Meyers C, MacLellan J, Ali S. Canadian emergency medicine residents' perspectives on pediatric pain management. CJEM. 2015;17:507-15.

Vasopressor and inotrope use in Canadian emergency departments: Evidence based consensus guidelines
Djogovic D, MacDonald S, Wensel A, Green R, Loubani O, Archambault P, Bordeleau S, Messenger D, Szulewski A, Davidow J, Kircher J, Gray S, Smith K, Lee J, Benoit JM, Howes D. Vasopressor and inotrope use in Canadian emergency departments: Evidence based consensus guidelines. CJEM. 2015;17 Suppl 1:1-16.

In response to 'Intravenous lipid emulsion given to volunteers does not affect symptoms of lidocaine brain toxicity'
Kircher J, Stauffer B, Kessler BD, Su M. In response to 'Intravenous lipid emulsion given to volunteers does not affect symptoms of lidocaine brain toxicity'. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2015;117:361.

The impact of a two-step emergency department triage model with START, then CTAS on patient flow during a simulated mass casualty incident
Lee JS, Franc JM. The impact of a two-step emergency department triage model with START, then CTAS on patient flow during a simulated mass casualty incident. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015;30(4):390-6.

Factors associated with failure of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in a critical care helicopter emergency medical service
Lee JS, O'Dochartaigh D, MacKenzie M, Hudson D, Couperthwaite S, Villa-Roel C, Rowe BH. Factors associated with failure of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in a critical care helicopter emergency medical service. Prehosp Distaster Med. 2015;30(2):239-43.

Pediatric pain management in the emergency department: The triage nurses' perspective
Thomas D, Kircher J, Plint AC, Fitzpatrick E, Newton AS, Rosychuk RJ, Grewal S, Ali S. Pediatric pain management in the emergency department: The triage nurses' perspective. J Emerg Nurs. 2015;41:407-13.

Fault lines
Velmurugiah N. Fault lines. CJEM 2015;17:322.

Mapmaking
Velmurugiah N. Mapmaking. CJEM. 2015;17:99.
2016
A survey of caregiver perspectives on children's pain management in the emergency department
Ali S, Weingarten LE, Kircher J, Dong K, Drendel AL, Rosychuk RJ, Curtis S, Newton AS. A survey of caregiver perspectives on children's pain management in the emergency department. CJEM. 2016;18:98-105.

Viraemia and Ebola virus secretion in survivors of Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional cohort study
Green E, Hunt L, Ross JCG, Nissen NM, Curran T, Badhan A, Sutherland KA, Richards J, Lee JS, Allen SH, Laird S, Blackman M, Collacott I, Parker PA, Wallbridge A, Phillips R, Sellu SJ, Dama A, Sheriff AK, Zombo J, Ngegba D, Curie A, Checchi F, Brooks TJ. Viraemia and Ebola virus secretion in survivors of Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016;16:1052-6.

Script-theory virtual case: A novel tool for education and research
Hayward J, Cheung A, Velji A, Altarejos J, Gill P, Scarfe A, Lewis M. Script-theory virtual case: A novel tool for education and research. Med Teach.2016;38:1130-8.

Empiric intravenous fluid and electrolyte therapy in patients with Ebola virus disease
Hunt L, Lee JS. Empiric intravenous fluid and electrolyte therapy in patients with Ebola virus disease. Trop Doct. 2016;46(3):148-50.

Comparing patients who leave the ED prematurely, before vs after medical evaluation: A national hospital ambulatory medical care survey analysis
Moe J, Belsky JB. Comparing patients who leave the ED prematurely, before vs after medical evaluation: A national hospital ambulatory medical care survey analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2016;34(5): 830-33.

Mortality, admissions and outpatient outcomes of frequent users of emergency departments: A systematic review
Moe J, Kirkland S, Ospina M, Campbell S, Tamura T, Assoignon L, Rowe BH. Mortality, admissions and outpatient outcomes of frequent users of emergency departments: A systematic review. Emerg Med J. 2016;33(3):230-6.
2017
Assessment of emergency medicine residents: A systematic review
Colmers-Gray I, Walsh K, Chan T. Assessment of emergency medicine residents: A systematic review. Can Med Educ J. 2017;8(1):e106-122.

A cohort study of unstable overdose patients treated with intravenous lipid emulsion therapy
Mithani S, Dong K, Wilmott A, Podmoroff H, Lalani N, Rosychuk RJ, Chuang R, Yarema MC. A cohort study of unstable overdose patients treated with intravenous lipid emulsion therapy. CJEM. 2017;19(4):256-64.

Effectiveness of interventions to decrease emergency department visits by adult frequent users: A systematic review
Moe J, Kirkland S, Rawe E, Ospina M, Vandermeer B, Campbell S, Rowe BH. Effectiveness of interventions to decrease emergency department visits by adult frequent users: A systematic review. Acad Emerg Med. 2017 Jan;24(1):40-52.

Individual gestalt is unreliable for the evaluation of quality in medical education blogs: A METRIQ study
Thoma B, Sebok-Syer S, Krishnan K, Siemens M, Trueger NS, Colmers-Gray I, Woods R, Petrusa E, Chan TM, METRIQ Study Collaborators. Individual gestalt is unreliable for the evaluation of quality in medical education blogs: A METRIQ study. Ann Emerg Med. 2017;70(3):394-401.
2018
Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for acute asthma.
Kirkland SW, Cross E, Campbell S, Villa-Roel C, Rowe BH. Intramuscular versus oral corticosteroids to reduce relapses following discharge from the emergency department for acute asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Review. 2018; 6:CD012629. 

Quality Evaluation Scores are no more Reliable than Gestalt in Evaluating the Quality of Emergency Medicine Blogs: A METRIQ Study.
Thoma B, Sebok-Syer SS, Colmers-Gray I, Sherbino J, Ankel F, Trueger NS, Grock A, Siemens M, Paddock M, Purdy E, Kenneth Milne W, Chan TM; METRIQ Study Collaborators. Quality evaluation scores are no more reliable than gestalt in evaluating the quality of emergency medicine blogs: a METRIQ study. Teach Learn Med. 2018;30(3):294-302.

An Evidence-based, Longitudinal Curriculum for Resident Physician Wellness: The 2017 Resident Wellness Consensus Summit.
Arnold J, Tango J, Walker I, Waranch C, McKamie J, Poonja Z, Messman A. An Evidence-based, Longitudinal Curriculum for Resident Physician Wellness: The 2017 Resident Wellness Consensus Summit. West J Emerg. 2018;19(2):337-3341.

Emergency medicine resident wellness: Lessons learned from a national survey.
Taher A, Hart A, Dattani ND, Poonja Z, Bova C, Bandiera G, Pardhan K. Emergency medicine resident wellness: Lessons learned from a national survey. CJEM. 2018;20(5):721-724.

Sleep and Exercise in Emergency Medicine Residents: An Observational Pilot Study Exploring the Utility of Wearable Activity Monitors for Monitoring Wellness.
Poonja Z, O'Brien P, Cross E, Bryce R, Dance E, Jaggi P, Krentz J, Thoma B. Sleep and Exercise in Emergency Medicine Residents: An Observational Pilot Study Exploring the Utility of Wearable Activity Monitors for Monitoring Wellness. Cureus. 2018;10(7):e2973.

Engaging patients and primary care providers in the design of novel opinion leader based interventions for acute asthma in the emergency department: a mixed methods study.
Villa-Roel C, Ospina M, Majumdar SR, Couperthwaite S, Rawe E, Nikel T, Rowe BH. Engaging patients and primary care providers in the design of novel opinion leader based interventions for acute asthma in the emergency department: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Oct 19;18(1):789.
2019
Evaluation of emergency department ultrasound machines for the presence of occult blood.
Poonja Z, Uppal J, Netherton SJ, Bryce R, Lyon AW, Cload B. Evaluation of emergency department ultrasound machines for the presence of occult blood. CJEM. 2019;21(3):395-398.

How I work smarter: A qualitative analysis of emergency physicians' strategies for clinical and non-clinical productivity.
Azan B, Innes ME, Thoma B, Lin M, Van Duyvendyk A, Poonja Z, Chan TM. How I Work Smarter: A Qualitative Analysis of Emergency Physicians' Strategies for Clinical and Non-clinical Productivity. Cureus. 2019 Apr 18;11(4):e4499.

The Revised METRIQ Score: A Quality Evaluation Tool for Online Educational Resources.
Colmers-Gray IN, Krishnan K, Chan TM, Seth Trueger N, Paddock M, Grock A, Zaver F, Thoma B. The Revised METRIQ Score: A Quality Evaluation Tool for Online Educational Resources. AEM Education and Training. 2019;00:1-6.

Factors associated with hospital admission in adult patients with asthma exacerbations: A systematic review.
Arrotta N, Hill J, Villa-Roel C, Dennett E, Harries M, Rowe BH. Factors associated with hospital admission in adult patients with asthma exacerbations: A systematic review. J Asthma. 2019 Jan;56(1):34-41.

Simulation-based research in emergency medicine: Priorities and perspectives.
Chaplin T, Thoma B, Petrosoniak A, Caners K, McColl T, Forristal C, Dakin C, Deshaies JF, Raymond-Dufresne E, Fotheringham M, Ha D, Holm N, Huffman J, Lonergan AM, Mastoras G, O'Brien M, Paradis MR, Sowers N, Stern E, Hall AK. Simulation-based research in emergency medicine: Priorities and perspectives. CJEM. 2019 Sep 26:1-9. doi: 10.1017/cem.2019.416. [Epub ahead of print]

Presentations

2014
Jepson M, Kirkham A, Smith KE, Salvalaggio G, Dong K. (2014, June). Assessing attitudes toward inner-city populations: what tools are available? Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Ottawa, ON.

Kirkham A, Smith KE, Yakota T, MacLachlan S, Dixon A. (2014, June). A critical incident debriefing and stress management for post-graduate trainees: A needs assessment. Symposium conducted at Harvard Macy Institute, Boston MA.

Moe J, Kirkland S, Ospina M, Campbell S, Tumara T, Assoignon L, Rowe BH. (2014, June). Mortality and outcomes for frequent users of emergency departments. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Ottawa ON.

Smith KE, Lobay K, Bullard M. (2014, June). Implementation and reliability of the Pre-hospital Canadian Triage Acuity Score (Pre-CTAS). Oral presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Ottawa ON.

Weingarten L, Kircher J, Newton A, Dong K, Rosychuk RJ, Curtis S, Ali S, MDCM. (2014, June). Caregiver satisfaction with children's pain management in the emergency department. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Ottawa ON.
2015
Brown T, Bristow E, Stauffer B, Ha D. (2015, June). Development and implementation of a near-peer simulation curriculum for emergency medicine residents. Oral presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Edmonton AB.

Gupta S, Sikora J, von Hauff P, Lederer R, Holroyd BR, Brett-MacLean P. (2015, June). Enhancing patient waiting room experiences in the emergency department: a collaborative design and medicine project. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Edmonton AB.

Moe J, Rawe E, Kirkland SW, Ospina M, Campbell S, Long R, Hegstrom A, Velmurugiah N, Sran M, Khangura JK, Rowe BH. (2015, June). Effectiveness of interventions to decrease emergency department visits by adult frequent users: A systematic review. Oral presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Edmonton AB.

Yokota T, Kirkham A, Smith KE, MacLachlan S, Dixon A. (2015, June). Learning how to debrief critical incidents in the emergency department: A national survey. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Edmonton AB.

Yokota T, Kirkham A, Smith KE, MacLachlan S, Dixon A. (2015, June). TASK defusing: Teaching emergency residents to facilitate defusing sessions in the emergency department. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Edmonton AB.
2016
Bristow E, Kinnaird A, Schuler T, Pang P, Couperthwaite S, Villa-Roel C, Rowe BH. (2016, Quebec City). A multi-centered regional emergency department study of renal colic management using medical expulsion therapy. Oral presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Quebec City QC.

Foran A. (2016, June). Education innovation: a postgraduate emergency medicine musculoskeletal medicine curriculum. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Quebec City QC.

Krebs L, Kirkland SW, Crick K, Villa-Roel C, Davidson A, Voaklander B, Holroyd B, Cross E, Nikel T, Chetram R, Couperthwaite S, Cummings G, Voaklander D, Rowe BH. (2016, June). Emergency department patients' connection to primary care providers: reasons for lack of connections. Oral presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Quebec City QC.

Krebs L, Chetram R, Kirkland SW, Nikel T, Voaklander B, Davidson A, Holroyd B, Cross E, Villa-Roel C, Crick K, Couperthwaite S, Alexiu C, Cummings G, Voaklander D, Rowe BH. (2016, June). Non-urgent presentations to the emergency department: Patients' reasons for presentation. Oral presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Quebec City QC.

Khangura JK, Gupta S, Pardhan K. (2016, June). Out of province elective restrictions: Implications for Royal College Emergency Medicine training. Oral presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Quebec City QC.

Moe J, Belsky JB. (2016, June). Comparing patients who leave the emergency department prematurely, before versus after medical evaluation; A NHAMC analysis. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Quebec City QC.

Moe J, Camargo C, Jelinski S, Rowe B. (2016, June). Frequency of substance abuse in Albertan Emergency departments: A retrospective NACRS analysis. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Quebec City QC.

Moe J, Chuang R, Duggan S. (2016, September). Anaphylactic shock to IV patent dye. Poster presentation at North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Boston MA.

Tomlinson R, Yokota T, Jaggi P, Bullard M. (2016, Quebec City). Developing and piloting a nurse-initiated falls risk screening tool in the emergency department. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Quebec City QC.
2017
Desrochers C, Fletcher C, Hegstrom A, Allen R, Colmers I, Ha D. (2017, April). Teaching to tube: A novel near-peer guided airway workshop. Oral presentation at the Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Montreal QC.

Bezanson J, Curran-Sills G, Chisholm D, Hanrahan K. (2017, April). Canada Task Force 2 medical team deployment to the Fort McMurray wildfire. Poster presentation at WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Toronto ON.

Gutman SJ, Schonnop R, Stephens T, Drew K. (2017, April). Medical support for the Special Olympics Canada 2014 Summer Games: Unique requirements for a mass participation event with a specific population. Poster presentation at WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Toronto ON.

Andruko J, Gray I, Leontowicz J, Thoma B. (2017, May). A systematic review to collect quality indicators for clinical skills and procedural teaching videos. Poster presentation at the Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Winnipeg MB.

Gupta S, von Hauff PM. (2017, June). Disrupting quality improvement: Integrating design thinking in the emergency department. Oral presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Whistler BC.

Olmstead A, Hann J, Gupta S, Ha D, Jaggi PK, Dong K. (2017, June). Addiction medicine training in Canadian emergency medicine residency programs: A needs assessment survey. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Whistler BC.

Poonja Z, O'Brien P, Cross E, Desrochers C, Jaggi P, Dance E, Krentz J, Thoma B. (2017, June). Wellness, sleep and exercise in emergency medicine residents: An observational study. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Whistler BC.
2018
Emerging Investigator Award: Hayward J, Velmurugiah N, Duff J. (2018, September). Risk Orientation Predicts Hypoxic Time During Difficult Airway Simulation. Oral Presentation at RCPS Simulation Summit, Ottawa ON.

Colmers-Gray I, Lam N, Mallia A, Morch K, Schonnop R, Skoblenick K, Desrochers C, Hayward J, Hegstrom A, Chang E, Hanson A. (2018, November). Procedural sedation: QI in the ED. Oral and poster presentations at University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services Collaborative Quality Improvement Day, Edmonton AB.

Colmers-Gray I, Lam N, Mallia A, Morch K, Schonnop R, Skoblenick K, Desrochers C, Hayward J, Hegstrom A, Chang E, Hanson A. (2018, November). Implementing a procedural sedation checklist as a quality improvement initiative. Oral and poster presentations at Clinical Innovation Symposium, Edmonton AB.

Eksteen A, Odenbach J, Archer C, Domke C. (2018, May). Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in Trauma: a Systematic Review. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Calgary AB.

Fletcher C, Brisebois A, Gauri A, Ha D. (2018, May). Development and implementation of a workshop for advanced care planning and goals of care conversations in the emergency department. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Calgary AB.

Hayward J, Hagtvedt R, Ma W, Vester M, Gauri A, Holroyd BR. (2018, May). Predictors of admission in unscheduled return visits to the emergency department. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Calgary AB.

Pompa N, O'Dochartaigh D, Douma MJ, Jaggi P, Ryan S, MacKenzie M. (2018, May). A randomized cross-over trial of conventional bimanual versus single elbow (Koch) chest compression quality in a height-restricted aeromedical helicopter. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Calgary AB.

Poonja Z, Chou J, Innes M, Chan TM, Thoma B. (2018, May). How I stay healthy in emergency medicine: a Qualitative analysis of a blog-based survey of expert emergency physicians and their methods to maintain and improve their wellness. Lightning Oral at CAEP/ACMU, Calgary AB.

Schonnop R, Ha D. (2018, May). Development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum for healthcare students working at electronic dance music events. Moderated poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Calgary AB.
2019
Hann J, Wu H, Gauri A, Dong K, Lam N, Kirkham A. (2019, April). Identifying Emergency Department Patients for Referral to Rapid-Access Addiction Services. Poster presentation at ASAM, Orlando FL.

Resident Research Abstract Award: Hayward J, Innes G. (2019, May). Unexplained variation in 'to-go' opioid prescribing across emergency departments in a large Canadian cohort. Oral presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Halifax NS.

Gray I, Dong S, Ha D. (2019, May). Evidence-based medicine (EBM) simulation: teaching real-time literature searching to emergency medicine residents using a flipped classroom and high-fidelity simulation. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Halifax NS.

Hann J, Wu H, Gauri A, Dong K, Lam N, Kirkham A. (2019, May). Identification of emergency department patients for referral to rapid-access addiction services: A retrospective chart review. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Halifax NS.

Lam N, Olmstead A, Ha D, Gauri A. (2019, May). Distribution of take home naloxone in Edmonton zone emergency departments between January 2016 and December 2017. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Halifax NS.

Morch K, Schonnop R, Gauri A, Ha D. (2019, May). Older adults in the emergency department: a retrospective cross-sectional study of the geriatric population in Edmonton emergency departments. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Halifax NS.

Schonnop R, Stauffer B, Gauri A, Ha D. (2019, May). Procedural skills training in emergency medicine physicians within the Edmonton zone: A needs assessment. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Halifax NS.

Schouten A, Gauri A, Bullard M. (2019, May). Characteristics and outcomes of patients with neurologic complaints who leave the emergency department without being seen. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Halifax NS.

Schouten A, Gauri A, Bullard M. (2019, May). Characteristics and outcomes of patients with neurologic complaints who have an unscheduled return visit to the emergency department within 72 hours. Poster presentation at CAEP/ACMU, Halifax NS.

Skoblenick K, Rumley C, Gauri A, Marsh M. (2019, December). Cannabis-induced psychotic disorder at a Canadian tertiary care center. Oral presentation at NUBE, Scottsdale AZ.