Peri-operative medicine

Research News


Exercise before surgery? This cancer survivor is a believer
April 4, 2023 - Find out why he credits a “prehab” study for his quick recovery
Golfer credits Ottawa study for quick recovery after lung cancer surgery
June 4, 2019 - Marie Lapointe took part in a pilot study at The Ottawa Hospital aimed at testing whether a home-based exercise program could help older people better prepare for surgery
Clinicians at The Ottawa Hospital launch 14 innovative projects to improve health-care delivery, thanks to funding from TOHAMO and The Ottawa Hospital’s Research Institute
March 22, 2019 - The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization (TOHAMO) has awarded $1.169 million in Innovation Grants to 14 teams, with supporting funds provided by the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.


Researchers


Name Scientific appointment Diseases, conditions and populations of interest Research and clinical approaches
Aucoin, Sylvie
MD
Clinician Investigator
(Clinical Epidemiology) 		Anesthesiology, Clinical research, Peri-operative medicine
Auer, Rebecca
MD, MSc, FRCSC
Senior Scientist
(Cancer Therapeutics) 		Cancer, Colorectal cancer, Ovarian cancer, Pancreatic cancer Basic research, Cancer biotherapeutics, Cancer immunotherapy, Cell therapy, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Immunotherapy, Molecular and cellular biology, Oncolytic viruses, Peri-operative medicine, Quality Improvement, Surgery, Translational research, Viral therapy
Le Gal, Gregoire
MD, PhD
Senior Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology) 		Thrombosis / thromboembolism Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Epidemiology, Patient engagement, Peri-operative medicine
Martel, Guillaume
MD, MSc (Epi), FRCSC, FACS
Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology) 		Anemia, Bleeding disorders, Colorectal cancer, Liver cancer, Liver disease, Pancreatic cancer Anesthesiology, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Peri-operative medicine, Surgery, Systematic reviews, Transfusions
McIsaac, Daniel
MD, MPH, FRCPC
Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology) 		Aging, Frailty, Health in older peoples, Pain, Population health Anesthesiology, Artificial intelligence and data science, Big data, Biostatistics, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Digital and mobile health, Epidemiology, Health services research, Patient engagement, Peri-operative medicine, Public health, Quality Improvement, Risk assessment, Surgery, Systematic reviews
Poulin, Patricia
C. Psych.
Associate Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology) 		Addiction, Anxiety, Cancer, Chronic pain, Depression, Health equity, Musculoskeletal conditions, Pain Anesthesiology, Behaviour, Biomarkers, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Emergency medicine, Epidemiology, Health professional behaviour change, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Palliative care, Patient decision aids, Patient safety, Peri-operative medicine, Pragmatic trials, Psychology, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Systematic reviews
Shaw, Joseph
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Associate Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology) 		Cancer, Thrombosis / thromboembolism Biomarkers, Clinical research, Epidemiology, Peri-operative medicine, Pharmacology