Gapapentin Does Not Improve Analgesia Outcomes For Total Joint Replacement
RCT of intra-articular bupivacaine for post-operative analgesia following total knee arthroplasty
The Role of the Pilot Study
Hamilton Acute Pain Safety Study
Spring 2007 Anesthesia Research Retreat
An Overview of the Current Research on the Modulation of Blood Vessel Function by Perivascular Function
A Case Study of Anesthesia Residency Training in Thailand
How to Report Statistics in Medical Research
Prediction of post-operative thrombotic and bleeding complications in non-cardiac surgery using thromboelestography (TEG®) and Platelet Mapping Assay (PMA™)
The impact of early vs late fixation of hip fracture on short and long term morbidity and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Spring 2008 Anesthesia Research Retreat
Combining Results from Multiple Studies Overview of Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Cervical Medical Branch Blocks
Subgroup and Post-hoc Analyses: benefits and Challenges
Post Thoracotomy Pain Study
Perioperative Management of Patient with Sleep Apnea: Implication of Local Practice Guidelines
Research Rounds - Research Update Presentation
Spring 2009 Anesthesia Research Retreat
Research in Anesthesia: Does this project need to go through research ethics approval?
Engaging in Knowledge Translation Research: Why and How?
Knowledge Translation, Role in Clinical Anesthesia
Adjusting for Channeling Bias in observational Studies: A comparison of Propensity Score-Based Methods
Does Interleukin predict Complications following Thoracotomy?
Randomized controlled, partial blind (pilot) study - Comparing the efficacy of pain
Synthesizing Evidence from Different Sources: Bayesian Meta-analyses
Clinical Research Design and Outcomes Research Notes
Visual Reminders to increase Documentation of Critical Physiologic Variables during One-Lung Ventilation in Thoracic Anesthesia
Spring 2010 Anesthesia Research Retreat
Anesthesia Rounds - Research Update Presentation
LMA PerfecTemp vs. Forced-air Warming
Regional analgesia and cancer recurrence
The Effect of adding Intraoperative Regional Anesthesia on Cancer Recurrence in patients undergoing Lung Cancer Research
Common "misuse," "nonuse" and "abuse" of statistical language and concepts in manuscripts: Part I
Vital sign monitoring with continuous pulse oximetry and wireless clinician notification after surgery
Lumbar Transversus Abdominus Plane (TAP) Block: Does increasing the volume make a difference?
Common "misuse," "nonuse," and "abuse" of statistical language and concepts in manuscripts: Part II
Comparison of Morphine, Hydromorphone and Fentanyl for Post-operative Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Open Bowel Surgery
Opioids in Pediatric Practice - safe as houses or safety in numbers?
Common Writing Problems in Manuscripts: Part III
Post-Operative Recovery Following Spinal Correction: Home Experience (PORSCHE)
Local Infiltration Analgesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Storytelling Based Medicine: Reducing Children's Anxiety in Hospitals
Using Marketing Research Methods to Model Patient Service Preferences
On the nature, and nurture, of childhood shyness
A single shot femoral nerve block ultrasound-guided at the level of the inguinal crease for analgesia after hip arthroplasty
Testing for Blindness at the end of your RCT: don't? must? can't? needn't?
The quality of reporting of RCTs used within a postoperative pain management meta-analysis, using the CONSORT statement
Update on POISE-2 and VISION Studies
Medical Education Research at McMaster
Simulation Based Assessment for Pediatric Anesthesiology: a prospective, multicenter study
Process Engineering in Anesthesia Education
Spring 2012 Anesthesia Research Retreat
Clinical predictors of duration of mechanical ventilation in the ICU: Review of the literature and study proposal
Perioperative oral pregabalin in the prevention of chronic pain in total knee arthroplasty: A randomized, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
The effects of post-operative patient administered music medicine on pain, anxiety, and patient satisfaction
The effect of Observation Practice on the Performance of Central Venous Catheter Insertion by Novice Medical Practitioners
Continuous paravertebral block in the outpatient setting following VATS lobectomy: A pilot study
Soring 2013 Anesthesia Research Retreat
Sub-Group Analysis in Randomized Controlled Trials
Ultrasound-Guided Pulse Radiofrequency for Occipital Neuralgia
Injection Therapy in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients: Looking for Effectiveness through Quantitative Sensory Testing and Functional MRI Changes
NSAIDS and Tonsillectomy: a Focus on Post-Operative Pain Control
Effect of sympathetic blockade on the success and survival of arteriovenous fistula
Conus Medullaris Termination Study
Strategies to Overcome English-Language Bias in Systematic Reviews
Celiac Plexus Nerolysis with Repeated Ammonium Sulphate injection for the treatment of chronic non-cancer abdominal Pain under CT scan Guidance
Managing Children's Preoperative Anxiety: Story-Telling Medicine
Spring 2014 Anesthesia Research Retreat
The essentials of propensity score methods: An application to assess the effect of inotropic therapy in cardiac surgery
Most Effective Opioid Analgesia in Ambulatory Surgeries: a randomized control, investigator blinded, parallel group with superiority design of Morphine versus Hydromorphone
Predictors for early postoperative delirium in elective hip and knee arthroplasty
Detection rate of cardiac and lung pathology using bedside clinical ultrasound in high-risk emergency non-cardiac surgical patients
ContinuAtioN of meTformin to improve And KEep peri-operative glycemic control: a randomized, double-blinded placebo-controlled study (CAN TAKE)
Why we need large trials: The fragility index
Strategies for comprehensive literature searching in health databases
Perioperative Management of Children with Autism: a Pilot Study
Medication Compliance on the Day of Surgery for Patients seen at Anesthesia Pre-Op Clinics
Who are we looking for?: identifying the characteristics of successful applicants to anesthesiology residency programs in Canada
Hydromorphone versus Morphine: A Retrospective Chart Review to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Post-Operative Analgesia in Elective Surgery Patients
Alternative statistic methods when randomization is not feasible
The McMaster Anesthesia Checklists
The effect of ketamine on patient with depression, disease and neuropathic pain
Statistical Methodology for a Clinical Trial Protocol
Neurological complications in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis surgeries, the role of Intraoperative neuromonitoring
Adductor canal block for total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review vs. other analgesic modalities
Interest Group Meeting Agenda
Standardized Post Operative Handovers in the PACU and ICU
The effect of mobile device use on anesthesiology resident awareness of adverse intraoperative events in the simulation lab: a pilot study
CVP in Laproscopic Liver Resection
Interest Group Meeting Agenda
Challenges associated with industry-funded research: the TRUST Trial
ICU versus OR Ventilation Study
Pregabalin & Lidocaine to reduce persistent pain after breast cancer surgery: Result of the PLAN Pilot Trial
Effectiveness of platelet inhibition on major adverse cardiac events in non-cardiac surgery after percutaneous coronary intervention: a prospective cohort study
Anesthesia Research: Looking at the past year(s) - 2015-16
Optimizing Pain and Rehabilitation after Knee Arthroplasty
Preliminary findings of cerebral responses on transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation on experimental heat pain
Predictors of Persistent Pain Following Breast Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Interest Group Meeting Agenda
The ICES-McMaster site: Opportunities for Anesthesia Research
Incidence of failure in re-sited epidurals in laboring parturients
Interest Group Meeting Agenda
The CONSORT extension to pilot trials
Sweeter than surgery: characterizing the effects of anesthetics on perioperative glycemic control
Opioids for chronic pain non-cancer pain: systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Interest Group Meeting Agenda
An update on managing children's preoperative anxiety
Ultrasound guided Erector Spinae plane block versus intercostal nerve blocks in patients undergoing VATS lobectomy or wedge resections - a pilot randomized control trial
Interest Group Meeting Agenda
Hydromorphone versus Morphine: A retrospective chart review to evaluate the effectiveness of post-operative analgesia in elective surgical patients.
Introduction to research in medical education
Perioperative point-of-care ultrasound in Canadian anesthesia practice: a survey study
Dr. Lehana Thabane, PhD
Trial Reporting
Dr. Li Wang, MSc, PhD
Strategies for reporting and analyzing pain in systematic review and meta-analysis
Dr. Harsha Shanthanna, MD
HHS Neromodulation database: A Registry for Longitudinal Follow up of Patients with Dorsal Column Stimulation for Chronic Pain
Dr. Michael McGillion, Rn, PhD
Partnering with Industry for Clinical Research: Opportunities and Lessons
Dr. Behnam Sadeghirad, Pharm. D., MPH, PhD
Management of acute, non-back, musculoskeletal pain: a network meta-analysis of randomized trials
Betty Zhang, BHSc, MD Candidate, Rishi Sharma, BSc, MSc, MD Candidate
Does the perioperative use of cannabis improve or worsen outcomes?