CAEP Abstract Awards are awarded annually by the CAEP Research Committee as part of the CAEP Abstract Competition.
CAEP 2022 Award Winners
| Award | Awardee | Abstract Title | |
| Grant Innes Research Paper and Presentation Award 1st Plenary Presentation |
Dr. Jacques Lee | Impact of a knowledge to practice intervention to promote use of POCUS-GRA in the ED on the rate of delirium in older people with hip fracture: A multicenter stepped-wedge pragmatic cluster randomized trial | |
| Top Pediatric Abstract 2nd Plenary Presentation |
Dr. Christian Vaillancourt | Paramedic assessment of low-risk pediatric trauma patients using the Canadian c-spine rule: a pragmatic cluster randomized stepped wedge patient-informed multi-center trial | |
| Top New Investigator 3rd Plenary Presentation |
Dr. Krishan Yadav | Predictors of mortality among older trauma patients at a level one trauma centre | |
| 4th Plenary Presentation | Dr. Corinne Hohl | Sensitivity of SARS-COV-2 nucleic acid amplification testing by time since symptom onset | |
| Top Medical Student Abstract | Mr. Andrew Schmaus | Geographical perspective on Health Link referrals and emergency department utilization in Alberta | |
| Top Resident Abstract | Dr. Arjun Sithamparapillai | Intra-articular lidocaine versus intravenous sedation for closed reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocation in the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| Top QIPS Abstract | Dr. Juliana Duffy | Implementation of the YEARS algorithm to optimize pulmonary embolism diagnostic workup in the emergency department | |
| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract | Dr. Federico Germini | Clinical impact of a novel emergency department PE testing pathway: a city-wide study. | |
| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract | Dr. Katie Lin | Diagnostic Accuracy of Age-Adjusted D-dimer for Pulmonary Embolism Among Emergency Department Patients with Suspected SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network Study | |
| Choosing Wisely Canada Abstract | Dr. Cristian Toarta | Prevalence of Incidental Findings and Alternative Diagnoses in Pulmonary Embolism Imaging in the Emergency Department | |
| Choosing Wisely Canada Abstract | Dr. Philip Davis | Diagnostic yield of screening for SARS-CoV-2 among patients admitted with an alternate diagnoses | |
Resident Research Abstract Awards
| Dr. Emma Ferguson | Prospective validation of computed tomography to identify patients at risk for stroke after transient ischemic attack or minor stroke |
| Dr. Cameron Leafloor | Utility of repeat troponin testing in Emergency Department patients with syncope |
| Dr. Philippe Voizard | Une formation abrégée en compressions thoraciques pour les préposés aux bénéficiaires montre des effets à long terme : une étude de cohorte. |
| Dr. Alexandre Coutin | The impact of Canadian cannabis legalization on urban emergency department utilization |
| Dr. James Gilbertson | Test characteristics of chest ultrasonography for rib fractures following blunt chest trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| Dr. Omar Anjum | Definitions and factors associated with emergency physician productivity: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| Dr. Maria Doubova | Risk factors for acute appendicitis among adult patients with suspected appendicitis and indeterminate ultrasound |
CAEP 2021 Award Winners
| Award | Awardee | Abstract Title | |
| Grant Innes Research Paper and Presentation Award 1 st Plenary Presentation |
Dr. David Barbic | Rapid agitation control with ketamine in the emergency department: a double blind, randomized controlled trial | |
| Top New Investigator 2 nd Plenary Presentation |
Dr. Keerat Grewal | Intracranial hemorrhage after head injury among anticoagulated elderly patients seen in the emergency department: A population-based cohort study | |
| 3 rd Plenary Presentation | Dr. Christian Vaillancourt | Strategy empowering paramedics to assess low-risk trauma patients with the Canadian c-spine rule and selectively transport them without immobilization: a pragmatic cluster randomized stepped wedge patient-informed multi0center trial | |
| 4 th Plenary Presentation | Dr. Natalie Le Sage | PoCS Rule: derivation and validation of a clinical decision rule for early detection of persistent symptoms after a mild traumatic brain injury | |
| Top Medical Student Abstract | Ms. Marika Moskalyk | Assessing the learning impact of the Northern City of Heroes public cardiopulmonary resuscitation exhibit at Science North in Sudbury, Ontario | |
| Top Resident Abstract | Dr. Kumait Al Lawati | Efficacy and Safety of Tranexamic Acid in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials | |
| Top Pediatric Abstract | Dr. Dominic Chung | A longitudinal, population-based study on mental health outcomes in child survivors of traumatic injury compared with matched controls | |
| Top QIPS Abstract | Dr. Jeff Yoo | A quality improvement project to enhance emergency department intubation performance and decrease complications during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract | Dr. Alan Tan | Careful Anticoagulation Review in Emergency Medicine: the CARe-EM study | |
| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract | Dr. Keerat Grewal | Venous thromboembolism in patients discharged from the emergency department with ankle fractures: A population-based cohort study | |
| Choosing Wisely Canada Abstract | Dr. Sameer Masood | A quality improvement initiative to provide COVID-19 patients with rapid follow up via a novel multi-disciplinary virtual clinic following an emergency department visit | |
| Choosing Wisely Canada Abstract | Dr. Aikta Verma | Reducing hospital admissions using an interprofessional team in an academic emergency department | |
Resident Research Abstract Awards
| Dr. Lawrence Yau | Comparing the frequency of ST-elevation myocardial infarction bypasses and their associated short term outcomes during and before the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Dr. Hashim Kareemi | Machine Learning versus usual care for diagnostic and prognostic prediction in the emergency department: a systematic review |
| Dr. Erin Creasor | Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive imaging modalities versus direct visualization to diagnose adult epiglottitis: A systematic review |
| Dr. Sally Kang | Patient characteristics and outcomes associated with cancer diagnosis in the emergency department: A systematic review |
| Dr. Ala Bdira | Unperceived learning needs among physicians caring for critically ill children in general emergency departments |
| Dr. Elizabeth Williams | Identification of pediatric emergency department patients for referral to rapid-access substance use services |
| Dr. Robert Dunfield | Does IVC ultrasound independently predict fluid status in spontaneously breathing, undifferentiated hypotensive patients? SHoC-IVC |
CAEP 2020 Award Winners
| Award | Awardee | Abstract Title | |
| Grant Innes Research Paper and Presentation Award 1 st Plenary Presentation |
Dr. Ian Stiell | A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Increase Rapid Use of Cardioversion for Acute Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter | |
| 2 nd Plenary Presentation | Dr. Sheldon Cheskes | DOuble Sequential External Defibrillation for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation: The DOSE VF pilot randomized controlled trial | |
| Top Medical Student Abstract Award 3 rd Plenary Presentation |
Mr. Brenton Wong | Thromboembolic events following cardioversion for acute atrial fibrillation and flutter: a systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| Top New Investigator Abstract Award 4 th Plenary Presentation |
Dr. Catherine Varner | A randomized controlled trial comparing prescribed light exercise to standard management for emergency department patients with acute mild traumatic brain injury | |
| Top Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Michael Davison | The effect of prehospital intravenous fluids on mortality in trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| Top Pediatric Abstract Award | Dr. Samina Ali | A systematic review of short-term use of therapeutic opioids for children and future opioid use disorders | |
| Top QIPS Abstract Award | Dr. Jesse McLaren | Sharing and teaching electrocardiograms to minimize infarction | |
| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract Award | Dr. Leila Salehi | Utilization of serum D-dimer assays and computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scans in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism among emergency department (ED) physicians | |
| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract Award | Dr. Sameer Sharif | Comparison of the age-adjusted D-dimer, clinical probability-adjusted D-dimer, and Wells rule with D-dimer for diagnosing deep vein thrombosis in the emergency department | |
| Choosing Wisely Canada Abstract Award (NEW) | Mr. Samuel Thibault | Head computerized tomography overuse in adults with mild traumatic brain injury in a single Quebec emergency department | |
| Choosing Wisely Canada Abstract Award (NEW) | Dr. Suneel Upadhye | Relevance of Choosing Wisely Canada non-emergency medicine specialty lists to emergency medicine practice | |
| Top Education Innovation Abstract Award | Due to the cancellation of CAEP 2020, the Top Education Innovation Abstract Competition did not take place. The highest-ranked abstract was deemed the winner – Dr. Friedman and Mr. Forestell tied and are co-winners of the award. | The 3 finalists competing for the award at CAEP 2020:
Dr. Steven Friedman – STAR-EM: An innovative summer research program for medical students in an urban Canadian academic emergency department |
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| Resident Research Abstract Awards | |
| Dr. Hussein Alrimawi | Spotting potential opportunities for teachable moments |
| Dr. Gregory Beller | Emergency department prevalence of intracranial aneurysm on computed tomography angiography (EPIC-ACT) |
| Dr. Shannon Fernando | Frailty and associated prognosis among older emergency department patients with suspected infection – a prospective, observational cohort study |
| Dr. Michael Hale | The variable landscape of resident selection: A study of Canadian Royal College emergency medicine training programs |
| Dr. Erfun Hatam | Rate of prescription of oral anticoagulation in patients presenting with new onset atrial fibrillation / flutter |
| Dr. Justin Koh | Implementing emergency department take-home naloxone programs: a systematic scoping review |
| Dr. Petrease Patton | A single center randomized control trial of intravenous lidocaine for the management of traumatic rib fractures |
CAEP 2019 Award Winners
| Award | Awardee | Abstract Title | |
| Grant Innes Research Paper and Presentation |
1st Plenary Presentation | Dr. Jeffrey J. Perry | Prospective Multicenter Validation of the Canadian TIA Score for Predicting Subsequent Stroke within Seven Days |
| 2nd Plenary Presentation | Dr. Ian Stiell | A Randomized, Controlled Comparison of Electrical versus Pharmacological Cardioversion for Emergency Department Patients | |
| Top New Investigator Abstract |
3rd Plenary Presentation | Dr. Kerstin de Wit | Prevalence and clinical predictors of intracranial hemorrhage in seniors who have fallen |
| 4th Plenary Presentation | Dr. Simon Berthelot | Comparison of the cost and the quality of the care provided to low acuity patients in an emergency department and a walk-in clinic | |
| Top Resident Research Abstract | Dr. Evan Russell | Simulation in the continuing professional development of Canadian academic emergency physicians – a national survey | |
| Top Pediatric Abstract | Dr. Samina Ali | Humanoid robot-based distraction to reduce pain and distress during venipuncture in the pediatric emergency department: A randomized controlled trial | |
| Top QIPS Abstract | Ms. Victoria Woolner | Improving time to analgesia administration for musculoskeletal injuries in the emergency department | |
| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract | Ms. Vidushi Sawrup | Identifying patient values and expectations for pulmonary embolism CT scanning in the emergency department | |
| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract | Dr. Leila Salehi | Variability in utilization and diagnostic yield of Computed Tomography (CT) scans for pulmonary embolism among emergency physicians | |
| Top Education Innovation Abstract | Dr. Warren Cheung | Ready to Run the Show: Development of a New Instrument for Assessing Resident Competence in the Emergency Department | |
| Top Medical Student Abstract |
Mr. J. Colin Evans | Assessing non-technical skills in prehospital ad hoc team resuscitation |
| Resident Research Abstract Awards | |
| Dr. Erica Lee | Exploring Emergency Physicians’ Ability to Predict Patient Admission and Decrease Consultation to Admission Time |
| Dr. Marie-Pier Lanoue | Influence of fear of falling on return to emergency department and further falls in community-dwelling elderly presenting for minor trauma |
| Dr. Sachin Trivedi | A national needs assessment on quality improvement and patient safety education in Canadian emergency medicine residency programs |
| Dr. Jake Hayward | Unexplained variation in ‘To-Go’ opioid prescribing across Emergency Departments in a large Canadian cohort |
| Dr. Christopher Byrne | The HEART score in predicting major adverse cardiac events in patients presenting to the emergency department with possible acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| Dr. Jessica McCallum | Solid organ donation from the emergency department – A death review |
| Dr. Scott Odorizzi | Signal & Noise – Do Professionalism Concerns Impact Decision-Making of Competence Committees? |
CAEP 2018 Award Winners
| Award | Awardee | Abstract Title | |
| Grant Innes Research Paper and Presentation* | 1st Plenary Presentation | Dr. Jeffrey J. Perry | Multicentre before-after implementation study of the Ottawa subarachnoid hemorrhage strategy |
| Top Pediatric Abstract | 2nd Plenary Presentation | Dr. Stephen Freedman | Probiotic Regimen for Outpatient Gastroenteritis – Utility of Treatment (PROGUT) Study: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Top Medical Student Abstract | 3rd Plenary Presentation | Mr. Akram Mokhtari | Prophylactic administration of diphenhydramine to reduce neuroleptic side-effects in the acute care setting: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| 4th Plenary Presentation | Dr. Alyssa Ness | Effectiveness of hospital avoidance interventions among elderly patients: a systematic review | |
| Top Resident Research Abstract | Dr. Shannon Fernando | Necrotizing soft tissue infection: diagnostic accuracy of physical examination, imaging and LRINEC score – a systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| Top New Investigator Abstract | Dr. Krishan Yadav | Predictors of oral antibiotic treatment failure for non-purulent skin and soft tissue infections in the emergency department | |
| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract | Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Prevalence of pulmonary embolism among emergency department patients with syncope: a multicenter prospective cohort study | |
| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract | Dr. James Andruchow | A randomized controlled trial of electronic clinical decision support to reduce unnecessary CT imaging for patients with suspected pulmonary embolism | |
| Top Education Innovation Abstract | Dr. George Mastoras | Faculty Sim: a simulation-based continuing professional development curriculum for academic emergency physicians | |
| Top QIPS Abstract | Dr. Jennifer Thull-Freedman | Improving the pain experience for children with limb injury: A city-wide quality improvement collaborative | |
| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Bo Zheng | Decision fatigue in the emergency department: how does emergency physician decision making change over an eight-hour shift? | |
| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Erica Beatty | Normal bedside ultrasound of growth plates in healthy children | |
| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Alexis Cournoyer | Création d’une règle de décision clinique pour le diagnostic d’un syndrome aortique aigu avec les outils d’intelligence artificielle : phase initiale de définition des attributs communs aux patients sans syndrome aortique aigu chez une population à risque | |
| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Robert Suttie | Can emergency physicians perform carotid artery ultrasound to detect severe stenosis in patients with TIA and stroke? | |
| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Megan Fowler | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding opioid use in the pediatric emergency department | |
| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan | Does FAST change management of blunt trauma patients? | |
| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Chantal Forristal | Does utilization of an intubation safety checklist reduce dangerous omissions during simulated resuscitation scenarios? |
CAEP 2017 Award Winners
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| Grant Innes Research Paper and Presentation* | 1st Plenary Presentation | Dr. Ian Stiell | Creation of the Canadian Heart Failure Risk Scale for Acute Heart Failure Patients |
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| 2ndPlenary Presentation | Dr. Audrey-Anne Brousseau | Derivation and validation of a feasible emergency department specific frailty index to predict adverse outcomes | |
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| 3rdPlenary Presentation | Dr. Christian Vaillancourt | Implementation of the Canadian C–Spine Rule by paramedics: A safety evaluation | |
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| Top Resident Research Abstract | 4th Plenary Presentation | Dr. Shannon Fernando | Necrotizing soft tissue infection: diagnostic accuracy of physical examination, imaging and LRINEC score – a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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| Top New Investigator Abstract | Dr. Leila Salehi | A descriptive analysis of ED Length of Stay of admitted patients ‘boarded’ in the emergency department | |
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| Top Pediatric Abstract | Dr. Amy Plint | How safe are our pediatric emergency departments? A multicentre, prospective cohort study | |
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| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract | Dr. Sameer Sharif | Optimizing the use of CT scanning for Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department | |
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| CAEP-CanVECTOR Research Abstract | Dr. Eddy Lang | Substantial variation in CTPE ordering patterns and diagnostic yield in a large group of specialty-trained emergency physicians | |
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| Top Education Innovation Abstract | Dr. Paula Sneath | GridlockED: an emergency medicine game and teaching tool | |
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| Top Medical Student Abstract | Ms. Dana Stewart | Are EMS offload delay patients at increased risk of adverse outcomes? | |
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| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Michael Beyea | Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Emergency Department for Resuscitation of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients: A Systematic Review | |
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| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Alexis Cournoyer | For Patients Suffering from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, is Survival Influenced by the Capabilities of the Receiving Hospital? | |
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| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Adam Harris | Emergency department procedural sedation in elderly patients | |
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| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Sameer Masood | Did the Choosing Wisely Canada Campaign Work? A Retrospective Analysis of its Impact on Emergency Department Imaging Utilization for Head Injuries | |
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| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Allison McConnell | Prehospital adverse events associated with nitroglycerin use in STEMI patients with right ventricle infarction | |
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| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Luke Taylor | Does point of care ultrasound improve resuscitation markers in emergency department patients with undifferentiated hypotension? The first Sonography in Hypotension and Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department (SHOC-ED 1) Study; an international randomized controlled trial | |
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| Resident Research Abstract Award | Dr. Cristian Toarta | Syncope Prognosis Based on Emergency Department Diagnosis: A Prospective Cohort Study |
CAEP 2016 Award Winners
| Award | Awardee | Abstract Title | |
| Grant Innes Research Paper and Presentation* | 1st Plenary Presentation | Dr. Andrew McRae | Derivation of a 2-hour high-sensitivity troponin T algorithm for rapid rule-out of acute myocardial infarction in emergency department chest pain patients |
| 2nd Plenary Presentation | Dr. Samina Ali | A randomized controlled trial on oral analgesic utilization for children presenting with a musculoskeletal trauma in the emergency department | |
| 3rd Plenary Presentation | Dr. Alexander Leung | Impact of process improvements on measures of emergency department efficiency | |
| Top Resident Research Abstract | 4th Plenary Presentation | Dr. Sameer Masood | A population-based analysis of outcomes in patients with a primary diagnosis of hypertension in the emergency department, using linked datasets |
| Top New Investigator Abstract | Dr. Catherine Varner | Text messaging research participants as a follow-up strategy to decrease emergency department study attrition. | |
| Top Pediatric Abstract | Dr. Samina Ali | Ibuprofen or oxycodone? An observational cohort study of post-emergency department discharge management of children’s fracture pain. | |
| Top Education Innovation Abstract | Dr. Fareen Zaver | ALiEM AIR-Pro Series: Identifying quality content from blogs and podcasts for the senior emergency medicine resident | |
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| Top Medical Student Abstract | Ms. Nicole Beckett | Do combined electrocardiogram rhythm and point of care ultrasound findings predict outcome during cardiac arrest? The second Sonography in Hypotension and Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department (SHOC-ED 2) Study | |
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| Resident Research Abstract | Dr. Audrey-Anne Brousseau | Does head injury matter? Comparison of functional outcomes in elderly who have sustained a minor trauma with or without head injury: a prospective multicenter cohort study | |
| Resident Research Abstract | Dr. Nicholas Costain | Colchicine in Acute and Recurrent Pericarditis: A Meta-Analysis | |
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Dr. Alexis Cournoyer | Predicting the return of spontaneous circulation using near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis | |
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Dr. Neil Dattani | Association between emergency department chest pain volume and outcomes among patients presenting with chest pain | |
| Resident Research Abstract | Dr. Kyle McGivery | Point of Care Ultrasound for lung B-lines in the early diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure in the Emergency Department: A systematic review. | |
| Resident Research Abstract | Dr. Robert Ohle | Clinical Exam for Acute Aortic Dissection: A systematic review and meta analysis | |
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Dr. Cristian Toarta | hort-Term Risk of Arrhythmias among Syncope Patients Presenting with Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter to Canadian Emergency Departments |
CAEP 1997 - 2015 Award Winners
The 1997 – 2015 winners have been archived. Please contact gchapman@caep.ca if you would like access to those lists.