CommisurLab outputs include research publications, competitive research grants and Graduate Student Thesis. Check out our lab outputs in more details in the list below.
2022
Title: A voice to the voiceless: Longitudinal patient-reported outcomes, experiences, social determinants of health and health services utilization after major neonatal surgery.
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru
Recipients: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Dr. R. Baird Dr. M. Brindle Dr. S. Emil Docteure I. Fortier Ms. E. Guadagno Dr. P. Li Dr. C. Loock Dr. A. Marelli Dr. N. Mayo Dr. M. Nakhla Ms. X. Ow Dr. P. Puligandla Dr. A. Sant’Anna Prof. J. Wray
Duration: 1 year, 2022-2023
Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Amount: $100,000
Title: A planning grant to explore partnerships and opportunities for the participation of Indigenous children and families in the Pediatric Inpatient Research Network.
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Patricia Li, Dr. Margaret Berry, Dr. Raven Dumont-Maurice, Ms. Courtney Pennell, Dr. Gita Wahi
Recipients: Dr. G. ‘t Jong, Dr. K. Baerg, Dr. L. Baydala, Dr. M. Carwana, Dr. B. Chen, Dr. E. Constantin, Docteur O. Drouin, Dr. K. Forbes, Dr. B. Foster, Dr. J. Foulds, Dr. P. Gill, Dr. R. Giroux, Dr. J. Holland, Dr. R. Jetty, Dr. M. Latimer, Dr. S. Mahant, Dr. J. Morel, Dr. J. Ogilvie, Dr. D. Poenaru, Dr. A. Sehgal, Dr. S. Shaheen-Hussain, Ms. T. Stoesz, Dr. H. Wissanji, Dr. S. Wong
Duration: 1 year, 2022-2023
Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Amount: $25,000
Title: John McCrae Fellowship Graduate Excellence Fellowship
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Fabio Botelho
Recipients: Fabio Botelho, PhD(c)
Duration: 1 year, 2022-2023
Agency: McGill University
Amount: $12,000
Title: Convergent Research Theme (CRT) Exploration grant
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru
Recipient: Dr. Dan Poenaru
Duration: 8 months, 2023-2023
Agency: Convergent Research Themes (CRT) Program
Amount: $3,000
2021
Title: Pediatric Trauma Innovative Training in VR (PeTIT-VR) Increases Trainees’ Performance in Pediatric Trauma
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Fabio Botelho
Recipients: Fabio Botelho, PhD(c)
Duration: 1 year, 2021-2022
Agency: RI-MUHC Trottier Webster Innovation Competition
Amount: $100,000
Title: RI MUHC Studentship and Fellowship Competition
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Fabio Botelho
Recipients: Fabio Botelho, PhD(c)
Duration: 1 year, 2021-2022
Agency: Research Institute – McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)
Amount: $10,000
Title: Improving the teaching of informed consent in pediatric surgery
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Zoe Atsaidis
Recipients: Zoe Atsaidis, Master Student; Dr. Dan Poenaru
Duration: 1 year, 2021-2022
Agency: McGill Grad Excellence
Amount: $10,000
Title: Artificial Intelligence to Support Preoperative Grading of Perforated Appendicitis in Children
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru
Recipients: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Dr. Samiri Rahimi, Dr. Jackie Cheung, Dr. Emil Sherif, Dr. Patricia Li, Elena Guadagno, Dr. Jocelyn Gravel, Dr. Esli Osmanlliu
Duration: 5 years, 2021-2026
Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Amount: $394,000
Title: Journey of Surgery: a family empowerment app for improving communication around children’s surgery
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru
Recipient: Dr. Dan Poenaru
Duration: 4 year, 2021-2024
Agency: Montreal children Hospital Foundation (MCHF)
Amount: $1,000,000
Title: Journey of Surgery – an AI-powered app for patient-centered surgical care
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru
Recipients: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Elena Guadagno
Duration: 1 year, 2021-2022
Agency: McGill Dobson
Amount: $12,000
Title: Augmented Intelligence to Support Shared Decision-Making in the Care of Children with Appendicitis
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru
Recipients: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Dr. Esli Osmanlliu
Duration: 1 years, 2021-2022
Agency: Fondation des Etoiles
Amount: $ 20,609
Title: Improving the teaching of informed consent in pediatric surgery
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Zoe Atsaidis
Recipient: Zoe Atsaidis, Master Student
Duration: 1 year, 2021-2022
Agency: McGill University
Amount: $5,000
2019
Title: Innovation inverse: Application de la recherche sur la charge mondiale de morbidité pour optimiser la prestation de chirurgie au Québec
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru
Recipient: Dr. Dan Poenaru
Duration: 4 years, 2019-2022
Agency: Fonds de recherche du Québec Scholarship (FRQS)
Amount: $223,328
Title: WeChoose: a mixed-methods study for developing a personalized risk communication tool in pediatric surgery
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru
Recipient: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Dr. Patrciai Li, Dr. Signy Sheldon, Dr. Jeannie Haggerty, Dr. Annie Janvier
Duration: 1 year, 2020-2021
Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Amount: $96,250
Title: WeChoose: a mixed-methods study for developing personalized communication and decision-making tools in pediatric surgery
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru
Recipient: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Dr. Patrciai Li, Dr. Signy Sheldon, Dr. Jeannie Haggerty, Dr. Annie Janvier
Duration: 2 years, 2019-2021
Agency: Montreal Children Hospital Foundation (MCHF)
Amount: $70,000
2016
Title: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Yasmine Yousef
Recipient: Yasmine Yousef
Duration: 1 year, 2016-2017
Agency: Banting & Best CGS
Amount: $17,500
Title: Patient-reported outcomes in pediatric surgery (PROPS)
Student: Anne-Sophie Besner
Link: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/mw22vb742?locale=en
Title: Understanding the effectiveness of informed consent in pediatric surgery
Student: Zoe Atsaidis
Link: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/2514nr368?locale=en
Title: Patient-level risk adjustment for outcomes benchmarking of pediatric trauma patients in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Student: Etienne St-Louis
Link: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/3n2043768?locale=en
Title: Barriers in access to care for head and neck cancer patients in Sub-Saharan Africa
Student: Pier-Luc Beaudoin
Link: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/4m90f075m?locale=en
Title: Estimation of met surgical needs at hospitals in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Student: Luc Malemo
Link: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/q524jt17q?locale=en