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2024 Grants
EMAF GRANTS
Dr. Steve Lin
Prehospital prediction score for the rapid identification of occult opioid overdose in cardiac arrest patients .
Prehospital prediction score for the rapid identification of occult opioid overdose in cardiac arrest patients .
Dr. Johannes von Vopelius-Feldt
Access to trauma care: does marginalization affect access to lead trauma centre hospitals?
Access to trauma care: does marginalization affect access to lead trauma centre hospitals?
CAEP-SREMI GRANT
Dr. Samuel Blais
Comparison of agitated opioid withdrawal risk between initial low-dose naloxone and standard-dose naloxone for the management of acute opioid overdose in the emergency department
Comparison of agitated opioid withdrawal risk between initial low-dose naloxone and standard-dose naloxone for the management of acute opioid overdose in the emergency department
CAEP-CanVECTOR Grant
Dr. Henry Li
Real world rates of delayed pulmonary embolism diagnosis in the emergency department and associated factors.
JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR GRANTS
Dr. Sim Singh
Home field advantage: clinical supervisors’ perspectives on the assessment of on- and off-service residents.
Dr. Ayesha Zia
Paramedic ST elevation myocardial infarction bypass in Eastern Ontario: A sex lens evaluation.
Dr. Melanie Bechard
Experiences with gender-based discrimination among women pediatric emergency medicine physicians in Canada.
Dr. Emma Ferguson
Detection of covert brain infraction in the emergency department – incidence, implication and outcomes.
QIPS Grants
Dr. Brittany Ellis
Improving prescribing of time-sensitive Parkinson Disease medications in patients presenting to the emergency department
Dr. Niklas Bobrovitz
Optimizing emergency department stretcher utilization by increasing use of an electronic patient tracking tool and optimising patient transfers to step down areas (chairs/recliners): a quality improvement project.
2023 Grants
EMAF GRANT
Dr. Rohit Mohindra
Experience and perception of care by refugee patients presenting to a community emergency department.
Experience and perception of care by refugee patients presenting to a community emergency department.
CAEP-SREMI GRANT
Dr. Alia Sunderji
Empowering pediatric physicians and trainees to become system leaders: developing and evaluating a pediatric advocacy curriculum
Empowering pediatric physicians and trainees to become system leaders: developing and evaluating a pediatric advocacy curriculum
Grizzly Den Grant
Jaspreet Khangura
Acute pain experiences of marginalized children in the emergency department: a scoping review
CAEP-CanVECTOR Grant
Dr. Shawn Chhabra
Cost-effectiveness of routine oral anticoagulation post cardioversion for atrial fibrillation and flutter
QIPS Grant
Dr. Sachin Ramkissoon
Evaluating the impact of point of care high sensitivity troponin testing within a community hospital emergency department.
Junior Investigator Grant
Dr. Natasha Goumeniouk
Evaluating diagnostic strategies for suspected venous thromboembolism among postpartum individuals who present to urgent medical attention
2021/22 Competition
2022 Grants
EM Advancement Fund Grants
Dr. Keerat Grewal
Cancer care for patients diagnosed with cancer through the emergency department
Cancer care for patients diagnosed with cancer through the emergency department
Dr. Catherine Varner
Emergency department utilization before 20 weeks of pregnancy and risk of severe maternal and neonatal morbidity
Emergency department utilization before 20 weeks of pregnancy and risk of severe maternal and neonatal morbidity
CAEP-SREMI Grants
Dr. Kaitlin Endres
Home field advantage? – Comparing the quality of EPA observations completed on- versus off-service
Home field advantage? – Comparing the quality of EPA observations completed on- versus off-service
Dr. Sean Wong
Factors impacting repeat emergency department visits in patients diagnosed with Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome – a qualitative description of patient perspectives.
Factors impacting repeat emergency department visits in patients diagnosed with Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome – a qualitative description of patient perspectives.
Grizzly Den Grant
Dr. Samina Ali
The IMAGINE Survey: Child and family preferences for distraction modalities to reduce procedural pain and distress in the emergency department
CAEP-CanVECTOR Grant
Dr. Juliana Duffy
Implementation of the YEARS algorithm to optimize pulmonary embolism diagnostic workup in the emergency department
Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (QIPS) Grants
Dr. Jennifer Thull-Freedman
Improving Appropriateness and Patient-Centredness of Care in Febrile Infants: A Quality Improvement Collaborative
Dr. Lianne McLean
Development and evaluation of a reusable orthopaedic assistive devices recycling (ROAR) Program
Sonosite Grant
Dr. Noam Katz
Remote ultrasound guided regional anesthesia training – REMULTRA
Junior Investigator Grants
Dr. Cody Dunne
Evaluation of foreign body airway obstruction interventions: A retrospective cohort analysis
Dr. Kayla Furlong
How geriatric-friendly are emergency departments in Newfoundland and Labrador? A survey- and interview-based project
Dr. Joanna MacLean
Tele-guided IV education study for shock trauma air rescue service
Dr. Emily Lostchuck
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in the Emergency Department
2020/21 Competition
EM Advancement Fund Grants
Dr. Rob Woods
Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning to rate narrative assessment comments in Competency Based Medical Education
Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning to rate narrative assessment comments in Competency Based Medical Education
Dr. Laura Olejnik
Pharmacological management of acute pain for children in the emergency department: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials
Pharmacological management of acute pain for children in the emergency department: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials
CAEP-SREMI Grants
Dr. Natalie Bresee
Is social marginalization associated with the administration of opioid analgesics to children presenting with pain in the emergency department?
Is social marginalization associated with the administration of opioid analgesics to children presenting with pain in the emergency department?
CAEP-CanVECTOR Grant
There was no suitable recipient for the 2021 competition.
Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (QIPS) Grants
Dr. Sachin Trivedi
Improving the rate of use of fascia iliaca compartment blocks in patients presenting with hip fractures
Dr. Suneel Upadhye
A quality improvement project to optimize simple skin abscess management in the emergency department at Niagara Health.
Junior Investigator Grants
Dr. Gabrielle Freire
Impact of gender on research leadership and productivity in emergency medicine (GIRL-PEM): a cross-sectional descriptive study of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)
Dr. Stevi Golden-Plotnik
Perspectives on gender impact on research in academic emergency medicine in Canada: a mixed-methods study
Dr. Maya Harel-Sterling
A target population derived method for establishing a performance based competency standard for point-of-care ultrasound image interpretation
Dr. David Savage
Describing Ontario’s emergency physician workforce for health human resource planning
2019/20 Competition
EM Advancement Fund Grants
Dr. Teresa Chan
Harnessing machine learning in the age of competency-based medical education
Harnessing machine learning in the age of competency-based medical education
Dr. Krishan Yadav
High-dose cephalexin for cellulitis (HI-DOCC): a pilot randomized controlled trial
High-dose cephalexin for cellulitis (HI-DOCC): a pilot randomized controlled trial
CAEP-SREMI Grants
Dr. Lorne Costello
Where does simulation fit? Exploring the role of simulation in a transition to discipline emergency medicine curriculum
Where does simulation fit? Exploring the role of simulation in a transition to discipline emergency medicine curriculum
Dr. Jessica Moe
Buprenorphine/naloxone standard dosing and microdosing in the emergency department: a feasibility study
Buprenorphine/naloxone standard dosing and microdosing in the emergency department: a feasibility study
Grizzly Den Grant
TBD at CAEP 2020 in Ottawa
CAEP-CanVECTOR Grant
Dr. Federico Germini
Diagnostic yield of computed tomography for pulmonary embolism by presenting complaint in the emergency department: an observational study
Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (QIPS) Grants
Dr. Sahil Gupta
Improving testing for sexually transmitted infections at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto
Dr. Ahmed Taher
Improving patient experience by sharing wait time information in the emergency department
Improving patient experience by sharing wait time information in the emergency department
Junior Investigator Grants
Dr. Ariane Boutin
Randomized control trial of casting versus pediatric walker-boot in the management of Toddler’s fractures
Dr. Shannon Fernando
Historical features, physical examination, imaging, and laboratory findings for diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in emergency department patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dr. Quinten Paterson
A qualitative study aimed at identifying barriers and facilitators to EPA acquisition in emergency medicine
Dr. Rebecca Schonnop
Understanding why health care teams miss delirium recognition in older emergency department patients
2018/19 Competition
EM Advancement Fund Grants
Dr. Keerat Grewal
Intracranial BLEEDing after head injury among anticoagulated elderly patients seen in the Emergency Department (IBLEED-ED): A population-based cohort study
Intracranial BLEEDing after head injury among anticoagulated elderly patients seen in the Emergency Department (IBLEED-ED): A population-based cohort study
Dr. Jake Hayward
Impact of emergency department opioid prescribing on substance misuse & health outcomes
Impact of emergency department opioid prescribing on substance misuse & health outcomes
CAEP-SREMI Grants
Dr. Brett Burstein
Understanding parental preferences for shared decision-making in the management of febrile young infants
Understanding parental preferences for shared decision-making in the management of febrile young infants
Dr. Fareen Zaver
Identifying challenges in the transition from residency to independent practice: a longitudinal comparison of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians
Identifying challenges in the transition from residency to independent practice: a longitudinal comparison of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians
Grizzly Den Grant
Dr. Christopher Skappak
SEPSIS ED: Identifying urinary biomarkers of patients with early sepsis in the emergency department
CAEP-CanVECTOR Grant
There was no suitable recipient for the 2018/19 competition.
Junior Investigator Grants
Dr. Jennifer Chao
Low dose intravenous ketorolac in renal colic: a pilot study to plan a randomized controlled trial
Low dose intravenous ketorolac in renal colic: a pilot study to plan a randomized controlled trial
Dr. Michael Hale
Residency selection in emergency medicine: a national program director and medical student survey
Dr. Kaif Pardhan
Perceptions of assessment and feedback: hawks, doves and impact on learning
Dr. Catherine Patocka
Does a 72-hour re-admission alert notification foster physician reflection? A mixed methods realist evaluation
Dre Justine Soucy-Legault
Les bêtabloquants en réanimation cardiorespiratoire : une revue systématique
Les bêtabloquants en réanimation cardiorespiratoire : une revue systématique
Dr. Justin Yan
A qualitative study to explore the patient experience with emergency department visits for hyperglycemia
A qualitative study to explore the patient experience with emergency department visits for hyperglycemia
2017/18 Competition
Grizzly Den Grant
Shannon Fernando
MD MSc PGY-4
The Impact of Frailty on Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients with Sepsis – A Feasibility Trial
CAEP Can-Vector Grant
Cristian Toarta
MD PGY-3
MD PGY-3
The Costs of PE Imaging in Canada
EM Advancement Fund Grants
David Barbic
MD MSc FRCPC
MD MSc FRCPC
Rapid agitation control with ketamine in the emergency department (RACKED): a randomized controlled trial
Simon Berthelot
MD CCMF(MU) FRCPC(MU)
MD CCMF(MU) FRCPC(MU)
The right care, for the right patient, at the right time, by the right provider: Value-based comparison of the management of ambulatory respiratory diseases in a primary care walk-in clinic and an emergency department
Junior Investigator Grants
Shannon Fernando
MD MSc PGY-4
Prognostic accuracy of the quick sequential (sepsis-related) organ failure assessment (qSOFA) in emergency department patients with suspected infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jessica Moe
MD FRCPC
Identifying Subgroups And Risk Among Frequent Emergency Department Users: Whose needs can safely be met elsewhere?
Brodie Nolan
MD FRCPC
Identifying impact and causes of delays to interfacility transfers for injured patients transported by air ambulance to a trauma center
Robert Ohle
MD FRCPC
Validation of a clinical risk score for acute aortic dissection
Thomas Winter
MD PGY-3
Prehospital Trauma Handover in Manitoba: Exploring Barriers to Effective Communication and Developing a Standardized Handover Tool
2016/17 Competition
Grizzly Den Grant
Catherine Varner
MD CCFP(EM)
A blinded, randomized controlled trial of opioid analgesics for the management of acute fracture pain in older adults discharged from the emergency department
CAEP Can-Vector Grant
Kerstin de Wit
MD FRCPC
Patient preferences in emergency CT scanning for pulmonary embolism
EM Advancement Fund Grants
Ariane Boutin
MD FRCPC
Randomized controlled trial evaluating the additive value of intranasal fentanyl on ibuprofen in the pain management of children with moderate to severe headaches
Debra Eagles
MD FRCPC
A Study to Evaluate Barriers and Facilitators to the Emergency Department Discharge of Patients with Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
Catherine Varner
MD CCFP(EM)
Challenging the dogma: A randomized controlled trial comparing prescribed light exercise to standard management for emergency department patients with acute mild traumatic brain injury
Junior Investigator Grants
Shannon Fernando
MD
Analysis of Bystander CPR Quality During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Using Data Derived from Automated External Defibrillators
Sarah Kilbertus
MD
Transition to practice: evaluating the need for formal training in supervision and assessment techniques among senior emergency medicine residents and new to practice emergency physicians
Rohit Mohindra
MD FRCPC
A prospective randomized pilot trial to reduce readmission for frail elderly patients with acute decompensated heart failure
Trevor Skutezky
MD
Improving patient care by engaging Emergency Department staff in a participatory design of a Patient Safety Event reporting platform at an urban tertiary care hospital
Robert Suttie
MD
Can Emergency Physicians Reliably Perform Carotid Artery Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Detect Critical Stenosis?
2015/16 Competition
EM Advancement Fund Grants
Simon Berthelot
Feasibility assessment of two activity-based costing methods for value-based analysis in the emergency department
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Jocelyn Gravel
Should we use oral Valacyclovir in acute herpetic gingivostomatits in children? A randomized controlled trial
Junior Investigator Grants
Dennis Cho
Optimizing Practice for Learning Emergency Department Transthoracic Echocardiography Using an Ultrasound Simulator
Véronique Dion
Définition des valeurs normales de la veine cave inférieure en pédiatrie à l’échographie au département d’urgence
Jean-Simon Letourneau
Acceptabilité et adaptation pour l’urgence d’un outil d’aide à la prise de décision partagée dans le recours à l’antibiothérapie pour traiter les infections respiratoires aigues
Laurie Robichaud
The Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Acute Infectious Mononucleosis in the Emergency Department
Brent Thoma
The METR:IQ (Medical Education and Translational Resources: Indicators of Quality) Study: Assessing the quality of novel educational resources
The 1996 – 2014 winners have been archived. Please contact jgale@caep.ca f you would like access to those lists.