Dr. Haider is the Lead and Developer for the CANMUS registry (Canadian Mucormycosis Registry) where the aim is to define the epidemiology, speciation of mucormycosis, treatment, and outcomes. He also participates in a study to define the burden of HCV in Haemophiliacs in Canada using the Canadian Blood Disorders Registry(CBDR) and applying the Cascade of Care to identify barriers to engagement in care. Dr. Woodward’s research focus is on HIV prevention (PrEP). He is a co-investigator in the Ontario PrEP Cohort and co-Investigator of Scaling Up PrEP Implementation, both of which are CHIR funded. Dr. Khan received funding from Hamilton Health Sciences to study antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent post-procedure urinary tract infection and voiding cystourethrogram.
Dr. Smaill is the Principal Investigator of a CIHR funded study on the safety and potency of a new tuberculosis vaccine delivered by inhaled aerosol to humans. CIHR and co-investigator on a study to improve vaginal health to decrease the biological risk of HIV-1 infection in Canadian Women. Dr. Mertz received a grant from HHS to prevent Clostridium difficile infections by identifying asymptomatic carriers. Dr. Loeb’s research team published the largest genetic study on dengue of > 9,000 participants showing that genetic variants across the genome can cause a large increase in risk of dengue hemorrhagic fever. This study was published in the Lancet journal EBioMedicine. His group completed a 3-year study comparing adjuvanted influenza vaccine to standard-dose vaccine in children. This is the first study to assess the effect of adjuvanted influenza vaccines to produce herd immunity. In the past year, Dr. Loeb exceeded his enrollment target of 5,000 participants in an MRC UK funded global MRC trial of influenza vaccine to prevent myocardial infarction, stroke, and other adverse vascular events. This study is being conducted in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa and is the largest study of its kind.
Dr. Mertz continues to conduct a multi-site cluster randomized trial of antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery. Drs. Mertz and Loeb published an important study assessing pregnancy as a risk factor for severe influenza using data from >180,000 patients from centres from all over the world. This study raises doubt about whether pregnancy is really a risk factor for severe outcomes of influenza infection. Over this past year, Dr. Mertz and Loeb led work that has contributed to the World Health Organization’s AWaRe program for the 2019 Essential Medicines List which has become a global antibiotic stewardship tool. Dr. Loeb has been leading a CIHR funded cohort study to better understand the natural history of people with Lyme disease in Canada. Dr. Loeb is funded by a CIHR Foundation Grant.
September 16, 2022
A virtual CPD Conference will be held on Thursday, October 20th, 2022. Target audience includes physicians, nurses, students/residents, physician assistants, allied healthcare workers, and administrators.
March 18, 2022
Dr. Yusuf is the third McMaster University professor to receive this award, which began in 1982
March 18, 2022
Dr. Gerstein pioneered and firmly established international long-term patient-important cardiovascular outcomes trials as the norm for clinical diabetes research.
March 18, 2022
"Dr. Pardhan exemplifies the physician you’d want to care for someone you love if they were sick."
March 14, 2022
The Jack Hirsh Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement and the William Walsh Award for Outstanding Educational Achievement will be presented. at the ceremony.
March 14, 2022
Dr. Bowdish and her team's expertise in the aging immune system and infections/vaccinations allowed her team to quickly pivot to understanding infection & vaccination responses to COVID-19.
March 11, 2022
The Grand Rounds explored challenges of neurological presentations in rheumatology diseases.
March 10, 2022
Dr. Ramos has a keen interest in acute neurological care, and optimal treatment strategies for patients with brain tumors.
March 7, 2022
The 2022 Women’s Symposium will be a venue where we can bring together all individuals to consider how we might close the persistent gender gap within our work environments.
March 4, 2022
The award is given to individuals and organizations that go above and beyond in the quest to fight cardiovascular disease and promote heart health around the world.
March 4, 2022
Speakers were Dr. James MacKillop, Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Dr. Leslie Martin, Assistant Professor & Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program and Dr. Tim O'Shea, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine.
March 2, 2022
The award is intended to foster academic excellence and advance educational, QIPS and research innovation in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
February 25, 2022
The topic for the Chair's Grand Rounds will be "Developing Platforms for Integrative Clinical Research on Addiction".
February 25, 2022
The Award, named in honour of Dr. Meridith Marks, recognizes individuals in the first phase of their professional career who have made a significant contribution to medical education.
February 25, 2022
A key objective of the grand rounds was to describe the clinical and structural/functional/histopathological characteristics of antimalarial-induced cardiomyopathy based on a case presentation.
February 25, 2022
The objective was to describe ways to minimize the risk of bleeding on anticoagulant therapy, among other objectives.
February 22, 2022
The objective of the Medical Grand Rounds was to gain insights into virtual care and remote automated monitoring technologies.
February 22, 2022
Dr. Lewis and Dr. Alhazzani will lead the “Cuff Leak Test and Airway Obstruction in Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Unit Patients (COSMIC): A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial”.
February 18, 2022
Dr. Rudkowski is an Associate Professor, Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine. She is the inaugural Competency Committee Chair for the McMaster Postgraduate Medicine Critical Care program.
February 16, 2022 by McMaster Daily News
February 15, 2022
A successful diagnostic algorithm developed by McMaster University researchers that can both detect deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and reduce the need for ultrasound scans, has been published in The BMJ.
February 15, 2022
Through the Global Health program, the Department is building strong partnerships in LIC including Uganda, Guyana and Namibia, and now also in Afghanistan, Syria, Tanzania, Kenya, and Tajikistan.
February 11, 2022
The vaccine may prove to be a next generation COVID-19 strategy to induce broad mucosal immunity against current and future VOC with high efficacy in human trials.
February 11, 2022
The AFMC award recognizes exceptional faculty members who demonstrate vision, innovation and leadership in faculty development in their faculty of medicine.
February 11, 2022
Dr. Neighbour will be responsible for overseeing the planning and delivery of the Clerkship Curriculum, Dr Ahmed will work to improve the service learning opportunities and experiences of medical students.