ePOSTER PRESENTATIONS

2025 ePoster Agenda

2025 Abstract Award Winners

Allen Spanier Award – Best Education Study:
Presenter: Bouchra Tannir
Title: Outcomes of an Interprofessional In-Situ Intra-Hospital Cardiac Arrest ECMO CPR Simulation Program for ICU Providers

CCCF Outstanding Health Professional Abstract Award:
Presenter: Viksit Bali
Title: “Spotlight” – A Peer Recognition Quality Improvement Project to Boost Staff Morale in a Level 3 ICU

Michael Ward Award – Best Basic or Translational Science Study:
Presenter: Matthew Kolisnyk
Title: Predicting Neurological Recovery in Acutely Brain-Injured Patients with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

The Garner King Award – Best Clinical or Quality Improvement Study:
Presenter: Juliette Begin
Title: A Comparison of Infusion Rates for Indwelling Arterial Catheters in Infants in the PICU

CCCF Outstanding Trainee Abstract Award:
Presenter: Fernando Vieira
Title: Physiological Comparison of Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, and Single-Nostril Nasal High-Flow Interfaces: A Bench and Healthy Volunteer Study

ePoster Presentations

The ePoster presentations are listed below, sorted by category:

Brain 1

Moderators: Elizabeth Wilcox, Aarti Sarwal, Marat Slessarov, Victoria McCredie

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Quantifying Blood Based Neurologic Biomarkers During the Dying Process Until Circulatory Arrest in Humans	Chloe Allen
Characterization of Blood-Based Neurologic Biomarkers During Cerebral Ischemia in Patients with Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury	Sarah Griffin
Feasibility of Using Transcranial Doppler Measurements to Optimize Cerebral Perfusion and Improve Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients – The Ultramind Study	Leann Blake
Prevalence and Incidence of ICU Pain and Delirium: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	Amanda Leong
Characterizing Neural Responses to Naturalistic Auditory Stimuli through Multi-Feature EEG Analyses	Shreeram Patkar
Comprehensive Multimodal Neuromonitoring Prior to and During Abdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion	Jordan Bird
The Use of Quantitative Pupillometry in Pediatric Neurocritical Care: A Scoping Review	Amira Al-Rahbi
Feasibility of Neurocritical Care Research in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Insights, Challenges and Lessons	Maysaa Assaf

Ventilation 1

Moderators: Manu Shankar-Hari, Ling Lui, Alexandra Binnie

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Oral Versus Nasal Intubation in Infants with Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	Joshua Feder
Early Physiological Changes Predict NIV Success and Highlight Risks of Delayed Intubation in Children with Acute Respiratory Failure	Takuro Nakashima
Extubation Failure Rates at a Single Institution: Opportunity to Enhance Timeliness and Safety of Liberation from Invasive Mechanical Ventilation	Caseng Zhang
A Validation Study of Functional Residual Capacity Estimation by One-Breath Derecruitment Manoeuvre in Invasively Ventilated Children	Farhan Shaikh
Comparison of Spontaneous Breathing Trial and Extubation Outcomes between Cardiac and General Paediatric ICU patients, A Retrospective Cohort Study	Vishwa Chenniganahosahalli Revaiah
Ventilator Weaning in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Novel Protocol	Charlenn Skead
Dynamic Driving Pressure Trajectories and Clinical Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Acute Brain Injury: A Secondary Analysis of the VENTIBRAIN Study	Shaurya Taran
Assessment of Functional Residual Capacity, Strain and Transpulmonary Driving Pressure Using Volumetric Methods in Invasively Ventilated Children	Farhan Shaikh

 

Shock + Kidney

Moderators: John Kellum, Fernando Zampieri, Federico Angriman, Derek Angus

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Computer Based Computational Analysis of Changes in Right and Left Atrial Contractile Activity on Cardiac Output and Stroke Volume	Megan O’Reilly
Association Between Soluble Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 and Mortality in Cardiogenic Shock and Stable Heart Failure	Geethan Baskaran
Point-of-Care Ultrasound–Guided Resuscitation and ICU Mortality in Shock: A Retrospective Observational Study	Henri Fero
Right Ventricle Predominant Fulminant Giant Cell Myocarditis: A Case Report	Nathan Marcoux
Association Between Acute Kidney Injury, Delirium, and Outcomes in Patients with Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	Prit Kusirisin
Association Between Obesity and Kidney Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: A Secondary Analysis of the Multicenter CRRTnet Study	Prit Kusirisin
Prognostic Factors Associated with Mortality in Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	Kevin Durr

 

Research Methodology

Moderators: Siva Bhavani, Catherina Gao, Ryan Zarychanski

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
The Development of a Core Outcome Set and Core Outcome Measurement Set for Studies Evaluating Interventions to Minimize Physical Restraint Use in Adult ICUs	Ziad Alostaz
Barriers to Inclusion of Older Adults in Critical Care Trials: A Survey of Canadian Critical Care Teams	Gabrielle Hornstein
Use of Large Language Models to Conduct Meta-Analyses in the Field of Critical Care: A Validation Study	Michael Pratte
The Readability of Informed Consent Forms in Randomized Clinical Trials Conducted by the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group	Shayan Heybati
Patient and Community Engagement Among Randomized Controlled Trials in Trauma Care: A Systematic Review	Nikesh Pandey
Assessing the Quality of Consent Discussions in Critical Care Research: Preliminary Results from a Scoping Review of Outcome Measures	Heather O’Grady
Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Higher and Lower Targets for Magnesium Replacement in Critically Ill Patients	Joshua Craig
Research Start-up Timelines: Comparing Key Timepoints between a Multicenter RCT and a Multicenter Observational Study of Critically Ill Patients	Kylem Cheung

 

Drugs

Moderators: Carolyn Calfee, Angela Jerath, Joanna Dionne, Lisa Burry

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Anti-Xa Levels during Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Critical Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	Kevin Durr
OPI-INFO: Descriptive Study on the Use of Extended Opioid Infusions in Canadian Intensive Care Units	Guillaume Roy
Pharmacogenomics of Sedative and Analgesic Medications in the ICU: A Systematic Review	Qi Li
Impact of Intermittent Opioid Injections Versus Continuous Infusions in Critically Ill Patients: A Scoping Review	Ashley Stewart
Safety of a Single High-Dose Bolus of Tranexamic Acid in Adult Trauma Patients: A Systematic Review	Francis Desmeules

 

Health Systems

Moderators: David Maslove, Fatima Sheikh, Kali Barrett, Naheed Jivraj

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Quietly Competent: Navigating Recognition, Race, and Leadership as a Racialized South Asian Male Nurse in Critical Care	Viksit Bali
Healthcare Provider Experiences with Mistreatment, Discrimination, Prejudice and Microaggressions: A Qualitative Study	Candice Griffin
Impact of Public CPR Kiosks on Bystander CPR Rates in Northern Ontario	Sarah McIsaac
A Qualitative Study of Patient and Provider Perspectives on ICU Experiences and Wraparound Support Models for Indigenous Patients with Infective Endocarditis	Terri Thunder
Progress through Process: Adapting Alberta FICare for Adult ICUs with an Emerging Framework	Anmol Shahid

 

Brain 2

Moderators: Shaurya Taran, Gordon Boyd, Mypinder Sekhon, Jefferey Singh

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Effects of Immunomodulators After Cardiac Arrest on Mortality, Neurological Outcomes, and Biomarkers: A Systematic Review	Simone Dhingra
Predicting Neurological Recovery in Acutely Brain-Injured Patients with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy	Matthew Kolisnyk
The BOx Ratio Quantifies the Brain Diffusion Barrier and is Associated with Outcome in Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)	Emanuel Beaulieu
Brain Functional Connectivity Prior to, Immediately After and in the Days Following Acute Sleep Deprivation in Critical Care Providers	Tallulah Nyland
Resting-State Functional Connectivity Alterations in Children with an Acute Disorder of Consciousness in the First Week of Brain Injury: Preliminary Results	Karen Wong
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Outcomes of Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review	Karen Wong

 

Ventilation 2

Moderators: Gordon Rubenfeld, Luciana Rodriguez-Guerineau

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Physiological Comparison of Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, and Single-Nostril Nasal High-Flow Interfaces: A Bench and Healthy Volunteer Study	Fernando Vieira
Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Respiratory Drive and Effort During Mechanical Ventilation	Andaleeb Iftikhar
Phase Ib EXTEND Trial of Dodecafluoropentane Emulsion (DDFPe) in Respiratory Distress	Janek Senaratne
Assessing CO2 Clearance Efficiency of Oronasal Interfaces for NIV: Bench and Healthy Volunteers Study	Fernando Vieira

 

Rehab + Education

Moderators: Terri Hough, Dale Needham, Margaret Herridge, Suzanne Bridge, Michelle Kho

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Low Hand Grip Strength (HGS) as a Predictor of Frailty and 6-Month Discharge Destination in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: A Subgroup Analysis of the FORECAST Study	Michael Wong
In the Eye of the Beholder – Patient/Family Assessment of Persistent Critical Illness Top Priority Care (Action11) in a Ventilator Weaning and a Long Stay ICU unit	Matthew Piroli
“I See You”. Patient Experiences of ICU-Based Physical Rehabilitation: Scoping Review of Qualitative Studies	Jeffrey Ong
Methods of Surface Electromyography Measurement of Muscle Activity During Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation:  A Scoping Review	Kenneth Wu
Lessons Learned From Enrollment in REVIVe, a Multi-Centre Observational Study of Critically Ill Adult and Pediatric Patients	Jeniska Gill
Enhancing Ventilator Setup Competency in Medical Students Using a Bedside Instructional Tape and Video: A Simulation Study with Implications for Critical and Rural Care	Sarah Griffin & Terri Ser
Transformative ICU Volunteering: Reinforcing ERAS Protocols While Advancing Early Medical Student Training	Elise Merritt
Educational Interventions in Critical Care Medicine in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Training Strategies, Implementation, and Outcomes	Ehab Chamseddine

Quality 1

Moderators: Aoife Abbey, Janet Diaz, Dominique Piquette

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients with Metastatic Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta Analysis	Mayur Chillal
Improving Care for Patients with Tracheostomies with a Multi-disciplinary Specialized Team: A Quality Improvement Initiative	Anna Geagea
Improving Failure to Rescue: A Rapid Response Team Quality Improvement Project at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre	Matthew Zoghby
Burnout in the Practice of Anesthesiology, A Scoping Review	Maria Espinosa Perez
“Spotlight” – A Peer Recognition Quality Improvement Project to Boost Staff Morale in a Level 3 ICU	Viksit Bali
Improving Care for Long-Stay Critical Care Patients: Results and Learnings From a Pilot Program in Ontario	Danielle Wells
Current State and Barriers to Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolus in Adults Assessed in Ontario Hospitals	Osmosede Asemota
From Protocol to Practice: The Implementation and Impact of a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team in a Canadian Academic Center	Jessica Wiseman

 

ECLS

Moderators: John Fraser, Rebecca Mathew

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Does Driving Pressure Matter? Prognostic Value of Driving Pressure in VV- ECMO for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Single-Centre Analysis	Joud Albalool
Outcomes of an Interprofessional In-Situ Intra-Hospital Cardiac Arrest ECMO CPR Simulation Program for ICU Providers	Bouchra Tannir
Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Children Exposed to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)	Stephanie Reynaud

Infection

Moderators: Anthony Gordon, Julie Helms, Bala Venkatesh, Robert Dickinson, Brian Cuthbertson

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Achieving Zero CLABSI: A Multiyear Quality Improvement Initiative	Jenna Spring
Association Between Paracetamol Administration and Delayed Intravenous Antibiotic Administration Among Patients with In-Hospital Sepsis	Sasinan Senangkhanikorn
Microcirculation Effects of 20% Albumin in Sepsis – A Randomized Control Trial	Rachael Cusack
Albumin Enhances Microvascular Reactivity in Sepsis: Insights from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Vascular Occlusion Testing	Rachael Cusack
The Association Between Socioeconomic Position and Mortality in Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	Sayed Abdullamotaleb Almoosawy
Symptom Burden and Response to Complications During Hospitalization for Sepsis	Aaron Fisher
Trends in Use of Intravenous Vitamin C Among Patients with Sepsis	Romy Segall

 

Quality 2

Moderators: Paul Hébert, Michael Detsky, Shelly Dev

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Clinical Practice of Extubation Following General Anesthesia: A Canadian Survey	Martin Girard
Preparedness Through Education for the Intensive Care Unit (PREP-ICU) Pilot Study	Timothy Weir
Patient/Family Assessment of Top Priority Actionable Care Processes for Persistent Critical Illness in Long-Term Ventilation and Acute Care Units	Matthew Piroli
STHENIA: Systematic review of Team Interventions in Hospital Emergency Departments and Intensive Care Units with Assessments of Team Performance or Patient Outcomes	Mariam Naguib
It is More Than Hair – Implementing Patient-Centered Haircare Practices in the Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) at Toronto General Hospital	Dannah Shillingford
Faster Administration of Antimicrobials in Sepsis Team Quality Improvement Initiative in the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study	Marc-Alexandre Duceppe
National Survey of Humanizing Initiatives in Canadian Critical Care Units	Imelda Gavin
Critical Care Ultrasonography for Severe Thermal Burns: A Scoping Review	Andrew Nashed

 

Lungs

Moderators: John Granton, Karen Bosma, Laurent Brochard

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
PEEP and Regional Distribution of Mechanical Work in a Porcine Model of ARDS	Riley Stanford-Hill
Nebulised Furosemide for the Treatment of Obstructive Lung Disease: A Systematic Review	Isaac Bonisteel
Induction Agents for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	Garrett McDougall
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Following Spinal Cord Injury: Risk Factors and Inpatient Outcomes in a National Multi-Center Cohort	Michael Sklar
Chest Tube Removal Protocol in Patients with Thoracic Trauma. Do Mechanically Ventilated Patients Differ? A Prospective Clinical Study	Yasir Al Zubaidi
Ketamine for Analgosedation in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	Domi Zou
PressUre-Muscle-Index to Avoid Over-Assistance During Pressure Support Ventilation. The PUMA Study	Mattia Docci

 

Kids

Moderators: Briseida Mema, Robert Tasker, Barney Scholefield, Olugbenga Akinkugbe

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Association Between Sodium Levels and Furosemide Response in Postoperative Pediatric Cardiac Patients	Evyatar Hubara
A Comparison of Infusion Rates for Indwelling Arterial Catheters in Infants in the PICU	Juliette Begin
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Liberation Patterns in Children and Young Adults with Critical Cardiac Disease	Alex Lepage-Farrell
Retrospective Cohort Study on Ability of Two Hypokalemia Dosing Methods in Attaining Normal Serum Potassium Levels in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients	Winnie Seto
Developing Operational Criteria for Level 2 and Level 3 Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Ontario: The need, the Process, and the Product	Ronish Gupta
Peripheral IV Versus Extended Dwell Catheter Longevity in Pediatric Critical Care – A Retrospective Study	Oliver Cusson

 

Heart

Moderators: Stephanie Sibley, Alberto Goffi, Phyllis Billia

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Naloxone Use in Cardiac Arrest Management	Alexandra Scott
Fixing Broken Hearts – Implementation of Northern Ontario’s First Cardiogenic Shock Team	Leeann Yao
Echocardiographic Findings for Predicting New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review	Melaku Getachew Gebregiorgis
The Role of Empiric Inotrope Use in High-Risk Cardiac Patients Undergoing Sedation: A Scoping Review	Robert Wannmaker
Use of Post-Extubation Non-Invasive Respiratory Support in Infants Following the Norwood Operation: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study	Joshua Feder
Prevalence of Sepsis-Induced Cardiomyopathy in the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Observational Study	Jocelyn Wang
Anterior Lung Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery in Children; an Electrical Impedance Tomography Evaluation	Riley Stanford-Hill
Changes in Cardiac Output and Stroke Volume with Acute Onset of Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery	Megan O’Reilly

 

Goals of Care

Moderators: Janos Pataki, Eoin Connelly, Sabira Valiani

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
Conflict at Ontario’s Consent and Capacity Board: A Mixed Methods Study	Matthew Tse & Casey Qiang
Building Trust with Families During First ICU Encounters: A Systematic Review	Victoria Iannetta
Bereaved Relatives Perception of Compassionate End of Life Care in the ICU during Implementation & Evolution of the ‘ 3 Wishes’ Program – Interim Results	Imelda Gavin
Exploring the Perspectives of Health Care Workers on the Impacts of Language and Cultural Discordance on Goals-of-Care Conversations in the Intensive Care Unit	Jamie Ghossein
Navigating Medical Assistance in Dying in the Intensive Care Unit: A Scoping Review of Ethical Issues, Key Concepts, and Arguments	Carter Winbert
Survival Probability and Clinical Patterns in Pediatric Inpatients with Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: A Single-Academic Center Experience Saudi Arabia	Samah Al-Harbi
Clinically Relevant Events in Bariatric Patients Requiring Critical Care Transport	Jonathan Lee

 

Infection + Donation and Transplantation

Moderators: Sylvian Lother, Taylor Kain

ePoster Title	Presenting Author(s)
The Epidemiology of Substance Uses in Adult Infective Endocarditis Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Manitoba between 1988-2025	Will Riano-Echavarria
Characterizing the Longitudinal Immune Response in Critical Illness	Josephine Liu
Functional Immune Profiling Identifies Endotoxin Response Subgroups in Critical Illness	Victoria Labuda
Characterizing Critically Ill Immune States through Protein Profiling	Ayana De Silva
Catheter-Related Bacteremia with Infected Right Atrial Thrombus: Endovascular Source Control Using the Penumbra System in a Young Woman with ESRD	Samah AlQahtani
Effect of Steroids Administration on Deceased Organ Donors and Transplant Recipients: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	Trevor Melanson
Management of the Pediatric Deceased Organ Donor: A Scoping Review	Alexandre Hébert