A5064079791- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
University of British Columbia
2020-2025
Vancouver Coastal Health
2024
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute
2017-2023
University of Calgary
2020
As the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) in elderly rises, clinicians are increasingly faced with difficult discussions regarding aggressiveness management, likelihood recovery, and survival. Our objective was to outline risk factors associated in-hospital mortality surgical non-surgical patients following tSCI determine those unlikely have a favorable outcome. Data from (≥ 65 years age) Canadian Rick Hansen SCI Registry 2004 2017 were analyzed using descriptive analysis....
Current prognostic tools such as the Injury Severity Score (ISS) that predict mortality following trauma do not adequately consider unique characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI).Our aim was to develop and validate a tool can tSCI.Retrospective review prospective cohort study.Data collected from 1245 persons with acute tSCI who were enrolled in Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Registry between 2004 2016.In-hospital 1-year tSCI.Machine learning techniques used on patient-level data...
International collaboration in spinal cord injury (SCI) research is necessary to overcome the challenges often encountered by clinicians and researchers, including participant recruitment, high cost, need for specialized expertise. However, international poses its own obstacles. The objective of this study was conduct an online survey assess barriers facilitators SCI clinical research, potential initiatives facilitate future collaborations, use SCI-specific data sets standards. Results were...
ABSTRACT: Background: Unlike other causes of stroke, symptoms in cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) can be nonspecific at onset with gradual worsening over time. To explore potential opportunities for earlier diagnosis, we analyzed healthcare interactions the week prior to hospitalization patients admitted incident CVT British Columbia (BC). Methods: We constructed a population-based cohort (2000–2017) using linked patient-level administrative data identify aged ≥18 diagnosed BC. used...
Objectives To describe the population that meets criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) in British Columbia (BC), compare patterns of healthcare utilisation between those with MDD who are and not prescribed pharmacotherapy, assess these relationships models control potential confounding variables. Design We used a cross-sectional study design among cohort individuals living examined relationship pharmacotherapy 2019 2020 using linked billing administrative data. Setting This identified...
Given the complexity of care necessitated after an acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), it seems intuitively beneficial for such to be delivered at hospitals with specialized SCI expertise. Demonstrating these benefits is not straightforward, however. We sought determine whether hospital influenced most fundamental outcomes SCI: mortality within first year injury. compared survival among patients incomplete tSCI admitted a single quaternary-level trauma program versus those without...