Lab Outputs

CommisurLab outputs include research publications, competitive research grants and Graduate Student Thesis. Check out our lab outputs in more details in the list below.

Recent Publications

2023:

 

  1. Wimmer S, Truche P, Guadagno E, et al Assessing the inclusion of children’s surgical care in National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Plans: a policy content analysis BMJ Open 2023;13:e051248. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051248

 

  1. Atsaidis Z, Robitaille S, Guadagno E, Wiseman J, Emil S, Poenaru D. “Your child needs surgery”: A survey-based evaluation of simulated expert consent conversations by key stakeholders. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan 24:S0022-3468(23)00043-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36828674.

 

  1. Seyi-Olajide JO, Ma X, Guadagno E, Ademuyiwa A, Poenaru D. Screening methods for congenital anomalies in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan 25:S0022-3468(23)00057-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.038. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36822972.

 

  1. Hguig S, Safa N, Coonishis D, Qaunivq J, Nurmohamed A, Osmanlliu E, Wissanji H. Assessing the perioperative timeline and incidence of postoperative complications to optimize care for pediatric surgery patients from Northern Quebec. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan 20:S0022-3468(23)00054-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.035. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36804104.

 

  1. Cwintal M, Ranjbar H, Bandamiri P, Guadagno E, Osmanlliu E, Poenaru D. A rapid review for developing a co-design framework for a pediatric surgical communication application. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan 20:S0022-3468(23)00049-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.030. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36805140.

 

  1. Ferreira J, Patel P, Guadagno E, Ow N, Wray J, Emil S, Poenaru D. Patient experience or patient satisfaction? A systematic review of child- and family-reported experience measures in pediatric surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan 20:S0022-3468(23)00034-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.015. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36797113.

 

  1. Serhan O, Moise A, Guadagno E, Issa AM, Poenaru D. Exploring trust development in families of children towards surgical and emergency care providers: A scoping review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan 19:S0022-3468(23)00041-6. Doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36797110.

 

  1. Bianco A, Al-Azzawi ZAM, Guadagno E, Osmanlliu E, Gravel J, Poenaru D. Use of machine learning in pediatric surgical clinical prediction tools: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan 19:S0022-3468(23)00039-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36804103.

 

  1. Campos LN, Naus A, Rangel AG, Brandão GR, Faria I, Pierre TAJ, Freire CVS, Schlindwein SS, Feres B, Wagemaker S, Salgado LS, Ferreira R, Ferreira JL. Women Representation on Editorial Boards in Latin America Journals: Promoting Gender Equity in Academic Surgery, Anesthesia, and Obstetrics. World J Surg. 2023 Apr;47(4):845-853. doi: 10.1007/s00268-022-06872-8. Epub 2023 Jan 1. PMID: 36587176.

 

  1. Khan M, Botelho F, Pinkham L, Guadagno E, Poenaru D. Technology-enhanced trauma training in low-resource settings: A scoping review and feasibility analysis of educational technologies. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan 20:S0022-3468(23)00058-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.039. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36828675.

 

  1. Selvarajan A, Arulanandam B, Guadagno E, Poenaru D. Family risk communication preferences in pediatric surgery: A scoping review. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan 19:S0022-3468(23)00046-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36822973.

 

  1. Hguig S, Safa N, Coonishis D, Qaunivq J, Nurmohamed A, Osmanlliu E, Wissanji H. Assessing the perioperative timeline and incidence of postoperative complications to optimize care for pediatric surgery patients from Northern Quebec. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan 20:S0022-3468(23)00054-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.035. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36804104.

 

  1. Faria I, Campos L, Jean-Pierre T, Naus A, Gerk A, Cazumbá ML, Buda AM, Graner M, Moura CB, Pendleton A, Pompermaier L, Truche P, Ferreira JL, Bowder AN. Gender-Based Discrimination Among Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Brazil. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar;283:102-109. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.012. Epub 2022 Nov 15. Erratum in: J Surg Res. 2023 Jan 3;284:251. PMID: 36399801.

 

  1. Safaa N, Le-Nguyenb A, Gaffar R, Habti M, Bensakeur I, Li O, Piché N, Emil S. Open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in children: A regional experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2023;58: 146–152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.09.023.

 

2022:

 

  1. Emil S, Guadagno E, Baird R, Puligandla P, Romao R, Van HouWelingen L, Yanchar NL; Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS). The Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery: Roadmap for Creation and Implementation of a National Subspecialty Research Consortium. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Dec 1;235(6):952-961. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000396. Epub 2022 Nov 15. PMID: 36102499; PMCID: PMC9653101.

 

  1. Gerk A, Campos L, Naus A, Faria I, Buda AM, Moura CB, Graner M, Cazumbá ML, Jean Pierre TA, Pompermaier L, Truche P, Pendleton A, Bowder AN, Ferreira JL. Gender Discrimination, Career Aspirations, and Access to Mentorship Among Medical Students in Brazil. J Surg Res. 2022 Nov;279:702-711. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.06.064. Epub 2022 Aug 5. PMID: 35940048.

 

  1. Botelho F, Yanchar N, Abib S, Bank I, Harley JM, Poenaru D. A debriefing tool to acquire non-technical skills in trauma courses. Surg Open Sci. 2022 Nov 7;10:228-231. doi: 10.1016/j.sopen.2022.10.012. PMID: 36389272; PMCID: PMC9661386.

 

  1. Obaid S, Chen JS, Ibrahim GM, Bouthillier A, Dimentberg E, Surbeck W, Guadagno E, Brunette-Clément T, Shlobin NA, Shulkin A, Hale AT, Tomycz LD, Von Lehe M, Perry MS, Chassoux F, Bouilleret V, Taussig D, Fohlen M, Dorfmuller G, Hagiwara K, Isnard J, Oluigbo CO, Ikegaya N, Nguyen DK, Fallah A, Weil AG. Predictors of outcomes after surgery for medically intractable insular epilepsy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Epilepsia Open. 2022 Oct 19. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12663. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36263454.

 

  1. Daodu O, Joharifard S, Morris M, Saint-Vil D, Puligandla P, Brindle M and au nom de l’Association canadienne de chirurgie pédiatrique Pour une pratique antiraciste en chirurgie pédiatrique au Canada. CMAJ August 15, 2022 194 (31) E1105-E1107; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.211128-f.

 

  1. Botelho F, Gripp K, Yanchar N, Naus A, Poenaru D, Baird R, Reis E, Farias L, Silva AG, Viana F, Neto JAP, Silva S, Ribeiro K, Gatto L, Faleiro MD, Fernandez MG, Salgado LS, Sampaio NZ, Faleiro MD, Mendes AL, Ferreira RV, Marcião L, Canto G, Borges J, Araújo V, Andrade G, Braga J, Bentes L, Pinto L, Ndasi HT, Amlani LM, Aminake G, Penda X, Tima S, Lechtig A, Agarwal-Harding KJ, Whyte M, Fowler-Woods M, Fowler-Woods A, Shingoose G, Hatala A, Daeninck F, Vergis A, Clouston K, Hardy K, Djadje L, Djoutsop OM, Djabo AT, Kanmounye US, Youmbi VN, Kakobo P, Djoutsop OM, Djabo AT, Kanmounye US, et al. Decolonizing Global Surgery: Bethune Round Table, 2022 Conference on Global Surgery (virtual), June 16-18, 2022. Can J Surg. 2022 Aug 12;65(4 Suppl 1):S1-S18. doi: 10.1503/cjs.007622. Erratum in: Can J Surg. 2022 Sep 7;65(5):E605. PMID: 35961679; PMCID: PMC9388215.

 

  1. Atsaidis Z, Antel R, Guadagno E, Wiseman J, Poenaru D. Understanding the effectiveness of consent processes and conversations in pediatric surgery: A systematic-scoping review. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Dec;57(12):834-844. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.08.004. Epub 2022 Aug 11. PMID: 36031429.

 

  1. Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi S, Cwintal M, Huang Y, Ghadiri P, Grad R, Poenaru D, Gore G, Zomahoun HTV, Légaré F, Pluye P. Application of Artificial Intelligence in Shared Decision Making: Scoping Review. JMIR Med Inform. 2022 Aug 9;10(8):e36199. doi: 10.2196/36199. PMID: 35943793; PMCID: PMC9399841.

 

  1. Fortin M, Atsaidis Z, Hopkins B, St-Louis E, Guadagno E, Friedman D, Poenaru D. Definitive Care for Severely Injured Children in Quebec. Injury. 2023 Jan;54(1):173-182. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.008. Epub 2022 Aug 5. PMID: 36008174.

 

  1. Vigliotti VS, Concepcion T, Mohamed M, Dahir S, Ismail EA, Poenaru D, Rice HE, Smith ER. Modeling the Scale-up of Surgical Services for Children with Surgically Treatable Congenital Conditions in Somaliland. World J Surg. 2022 Oct;46(10):2489-2497. doi: 10.1007/s00268-022-06651-5. Epub 2022 Jul 15. PMID: 35838776.

 

  1. Daodu O, Joharifard S, Morris MI, Saint-Vil D, Puligandla PS, Brindle ME; Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Antiracist practice for pediatric surgeons in Canada. CMAJ. 2022 Jun 13;194(23):E813-E814. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.211128. PMID: 35697368; PMCID: PMC9262131.

 

  1. Antel R, Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi S, Guadagno E, Harley JM, Poenaru D. The use of artificial intelligence and virtual reality in doctor-patient risk communication: A scoping review. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Oct;105(10):3038-3050. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.06.006. Epub 2022 Jun 12. PMID: 35725526.

 

  1. Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi S, Nguyen N, Alizadeh M, Poenaru D. Moving shared decision-making forward in Iran. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes. 2022 Jun;171:62-67. doi: 10.1016/j.zefq.2022.05.001. Epub 2022 May 21. PMID: 35606310.

 

  1. LaRusso K, Emil S. Reply to Letter to Editor by Karabulut R et al. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug;57(8):1705. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.03.006. Epub 2022 Mar 15. PMID: 35396084.

 

  1. Botelho F, Viana RFR, Emil S, Puligandla P, Piçarro C, Cruzeiro PCF, Campos BA, Resende V, Miranda ME. Gastroschisis prognostic score successfully identifies Brazilian newborns with high-risk gastroschisis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct;57(10):298-302. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.02.009. Epub 2022 Feb 24. PMID: 35321798.

 

  1. Safa N, Yanchar N, Puligandla P, Sewitch M, Baird R, Beaunoyer M, Campbell N, Chadha R, Griffiths C, Jones S, Kaur M, Le-Nguyen A, Nasr A, Piché N, Piper H, Prasil P, Romao RLP, VanHouwelingen L, Wales P, Guadagno E, Emil S; Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS). Treatment and Outcomes of Congenital Ovarian Cysts: A Study by the Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS). Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 15. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005409. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35166261.

 

  1. Ferreira J, Bowder AN, Faria I, Graner M, Buda AM, Zimmerman K, Truché P, Pompermaier L, Botelho F, Alonso N, Scheffer MC, Alves Guilloux AG. Evolution of Gender Disparities Among Brazilian Surgical, Anesthesia, and Obstetric Providers. J Surg Res. 2022 Jul;275:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.045. Epub 2022 Feb 22. PMID: 35217234.

 

  1. Viana SW, Campos LN, DO-Nascimento MEFM, Ribeiro LS, Morais VMDF, Haddad JOD, Ferreira RV, Lage F, Ferreira JL. Women Representation in Surgical Specialties: Reflections about Gender Equity after the 34th Brazilian Surgical Conference. Rev Col Bras Cir. 2022 Feb 28;49:e20223204EDIT01. English, Portuguese. doi: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20223204EDIT01. PMID: 35239856.

 

  1. Pinkham L, Botelho F, Khan M, Guadagno E, Poenaru D. Teaching Trauma in Resource-Limited Settings: A Scoping Review of Pediatric Trauma Courses. World J Surg. 2022 May;46(5):1209-1219. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06419-3. Epub 2022 Jan 22. PMID: 35066628.

 

  1. Besner AS, Ferreira JL, Ow N, Gaffar R, Guadagno E, Emil S, Poenaru D. Patient-reported outcome measures in pediatric surgery – A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 May;57(5):798-812. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.036. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35123787.

 

  1. Ganescu O, Emil S, Saint-Martin C, Guadagno E, Laberge JM, LaRusso K, Frigon C. Postoperative pain following minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: A descriptive study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 May;57(5):918-926. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.051. Epub 2022 Jan 14. PMID: 35105456.

 

  1. Safa N, Yanchar N, Puligandla P, Sewitch M, Baird R, Beaunoyer M, Butter A, Campbell N, Chadha R, Griffiths C, Jones S, Kaur M, Le-Nguyen A, Nasr A, Piché N, Piper H, Prasil P, Romao R, VanHouwelingen L, Wales P, Guadagno E, Emil S, For The Canadian Consortium For Research In Pediatric Surgery CanCORPS. Differentiating congenital ovarian cysts from other abdominal cystic lesions in female infants: A study by the Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS). J Pediatr Surg. 2022 May;57(5):877-882. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.043. Epub 2022 Jan 14. PMID: 35090716.

 

  1. Hassan M, Patel D, LaRusso K, Koclas L, Smith-Morin Ot M, Shapiro AJ, Sant’Anna A, Altit G, Beauseigle S, Puligandla PS. Risk stratification helps identify congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) infants in need of formal neurodevelopmental assessment: Observations from a structured, interdisciplinary long-term follow-up clinic. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 May;57(5):846-850. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.048. Epub 2022 Jan 13. PMID: 35090718.

 

  1. Arulanandam B, Selvarajan A, Piche N, Sheldon S, Bloom R, Emil S, Li P, Janvier A, Baird R, Sampalis JS, Haggerty J, Guadagno E, Daniel SJ, Poenaru D. Use of a risk communication survey to prioritize family-valued outcomes and communication preferences for children undergoing outpatient surgical procedures. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 May;57(5):788-797. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.033. Epub 2022 Jan 10. PMID: 35063255.

 

  1. Campos LN, Salgado LS, Viana SW, Bezerra AH, Mishaly A, Ribeiro LS, Yabrude ATZ, Aquino CM, Ferreira RV, Ferreira JL, Botelho F. Global Surgery at the National Landscape: Perspectives after the XXXIV Brazilian Congress of Surgery. Rev Col Bras Cir. 2022 Mar 21;49:e20223189. English, Portuguese. doi: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20223189. PMID: 35319566.

 

  1. Ganescu O, LaRusso K, St-Louis E, Saint-Martin C, Cavalle-Garrido T, Zielinski D, Laberge JM, Emil S. The utility of echocardiography and pulmonary function testing in the preoperative evaluation of pectus excavatum. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug;57(8):1561-1566.

 

  1. Bilgic E, Gorgy A, Yang A, Cwintal M, Ranjbar H, Kahla K, Reddy D, Li K, Ozturk H, Zimmermann E, Quaiattini A, Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi S, Poenaru D, Harley JM. Exploring the roles of artificial intelligence in surgical education: A scoping review. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt A):205-216.

 

  1. Beaudoin PL, Munden J, Faye M, Ndiaye IC, Sewitch M, Ayad T, Poenaru D. Identifying Barriers in Access to Care for Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Field Study in Dakar. Laryngoscope. 2022 Jun;132(6):1219-1223.

 

  1. LaRusso K, Joharifard S, Lakabi R, Nimer N, Shahi A, Kasasni SM, Lévesque D, Moreau B, Aspirot A, Laberge JM, Faure C, Emil S. Effect of transanastomotic feeding tubes on anastomotic strictures in patients with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: The Quebec experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jan;57(1):41-44.

 

 

2021:

 

  1. PaedSurg Africa Research Collaboration. Paediatric surgical outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Sep;6(9):e004406.

 

  1. Emil S. Standardized Care and Oral Antibiotics on Discharge for Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov;267:717-718.

 

  1. Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration. Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2021 Jul 24;398(10297):325-339.

 

  1. Truche P, Botelho F, Bowder AN, Levis AW, Greenberg SLM, Smith E, Corlew S, Bickler S, Rice HE, Ameh EA, Meara JG, Poenaru D, Mooney DP; Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. Potentially Avertable Child Mortality Associated with Surgical Workforce Scale-up in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Global Study. World J Surg. 2021 Sep;45(9):2643-2652.

 

  1. Whitaker J, O’Donohoe N, Denning M, Poenaru D, Guadagno E, Leather AJM, Davies JI. Assessing trauma care systems in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and evidence synthesis mapping the Three Delays framework to injury health system assessments. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 May;6(5):e004324.

 

  1. Emil S. North-South surgical training partnerships. Can J Surg. 2021 Apr 8;64(2):E240.

 

  1. Balvardi S, Fiore J, Feldman LS, Emil S, Poenaru D. Emergency department utilization by children with general surgical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Br J Surg. 2021 Apr 5;108(3):e105-e106.

 

  1. Balvardi S, St-Louis E, Yousef Y, Toobaie A, Guadagno E, Baird R, Poenaru D. Systematic review of grading systems for adverse surgical outcomes. Can J Surg. 2021 Mar 26;64(2):E196-E204.

 

  1. Johansen M, Emil S, Engelhardt T. Journal of pediatric surgery letter to the editor: Operating room limited resources utilization stratification system. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Aug;56(8):1471.

 

  1. Shengir M, Chen T, Guadagno E, Ramanakumar AV, Ghali P, Deschenes M, Wong P, Krishnamurthy S, Sebastiani G. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in premenopausal women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JGH Open. 2021 Feb 25;5(4):434-445.

 

  1. Arulanandam B, Dorais M, Li P, Poenaru D. The burden of waiting: wait times for pediatric surgical procedures in Quebec and compliance with national benchmarks. Can J Surg. 2021 Jan 7;64(1):E14-E22.

 

  1. Seyi-Olajide JO, Anderson JE, Kaseje N, Ozgediz D, Gathuya Z, Poenaru D, Johnson W, Bickler SW, Farmer DL, Lakhoo K, Oldham K, Ameh EA; Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. Inclusion of Children’s Surgery in National Surgical Plans and Child Health Programmes: the need and roadmap from Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 May;37(5):529-537.

 

  1. Caprariu R, Popa I, Oprea M, Niculescu M, Poenaru D, Birsasteanu F. Reduction of spondylolisthesis and sagittal balance correction by anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). Int Orthop. 2021 Apr;45(4):997-1001.

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Competitive Research Grants

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

Published Research Theses

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

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