RESEARCH AWARDS 2017
The Garner King Award – Best Clinical or Quality Improvement Study
Abstract title: The PROTROPIC Feasibility Study: Prognostic Value of Elevated Troponins in Critical Illness
Authors: Belley-Cote, Emilie1; Whitlock, Richard2; Ulic, Diana1; Hornarmand, Kimia3; Khalifa, Abubaker1; McClure, Graham4; Alshamsi, Fayez5; D’Aragon, Frédérick6; Gibson, Andrew1; Rochwerg, Bram1; Duan, Erick1; Savija, Nevena7; Karachi, Timothy1; Kavsak, Peter8; Lamontagne, François9; Devereaux, PJ1; Cook, Deborah J.1
1 Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
2 Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
3 Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Canada
4 Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
5 Department of Internal Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
6 Department of Anesthesiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
7 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Imapct, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
8 Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
9 Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
Allan Spanier Award – Best Education Study
Abstract title: Ascertaining the Learning Needs of the Multi-professional Members of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group: A Multimodal Survey
Authors: Wardell, Christine1; Herridge, Margaret2; McDonald, Ellen1,3; Ferrari, Nicolay4; Piquette, Dominique5; Burns, Karen6
1 Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
2 Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
3 Department of Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada
4 Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
5 Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
6 Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Michael Ward Award – Best Basic or Translational Science Study
Abstract title: Non-Invasive Administration of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Critically Ill Adults and its Effects on Right Ventricular Function – a Cohort Study
Authors: Tremblay, Jan-Alexis1; Albert, Martin2; Beaubien-Souligny, William3; Elmi-Sarabi, Mahsa4; Denault, André4,5
1 Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
2 Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montréal, Canada
3 Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
4 Department of Anesthesiology and Division of Critical Care, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
5 Division of Critical Care, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
CCCF Outstanding Trainee Abstract Award
Abstract title: Continuing Connections with Bereaved Family Members: Post-Mortem Experiences From the 3 Wishes Project
Authors: Shears, M1; Clark, F1; Toledo, F1; Zytaruk, N2; Boyle, A3; Woods, A3; Swinton, M2; Pellizzari, J4; Hoad, N1; Duchesne, S2; Arora S5; Vanstone, M2; Heels-Ansdell, D2; Payne, G1; Cook, D1,2,5
1 Department of Critical Care, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada
2 Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
3 Division of Palliative Care, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada
4 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
5 Divison of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
CCCF Outstanding Health Professional Abstract Award
Abstract title: The Epidemiology of Infections and Sepsis in The Prehospital Setting
Authors: Lane, Daniel J.1,2; Blanchard, Ian E.3,4; Oleynick, Christopher5; Lazarenko, Gerald3,4; Morrison, Laurie J.1,2,5; Wunsch, Hannah1,6,7,8; Cheskes, Sheldon2,6,9; Lin, Steve1,2,5; Saskin, Refik1,6; Scales, Damon C.1,2,6,7,8.
1 Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
2 Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Alberta Health Services, Emergency Medical Services, Alberta, Canada
4 Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
5 Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6 Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7 Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada
9 Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10 Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada