Curriculum Vitae

EW #14310 MDCM CFPC (MU) CSPQ
Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec

Licensure

2000: Certificat de Specialisation en Medecine dUrgence (CSPQ)

1992: College des Medecins du Quebec (92 197)


Professional Experience

July 1993 - present: Attending Staff, Geographic full time, Emergency Department,
Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital,
Assistant Professor, McGill University
1992 1993:
Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine
Urgences Sante
Attending Staff
1992 1993:
Montreal Chest Hospital
ICU and ward coverage part time

1992 1993: Mount Sinai Hospital
Ward Coverage part time


Certification

2000: Specialty Certification in Emergency Medicine (CMQ)

1994: Instructor: Advanced Cardiac Life Support

1993: Emergency Medicine Proficiency Certificate: CCFP (EM)

1993: Advanced Cardiac Life Support

1992: College of Family Physicians of Canada (#206561)

1992: Attestation de Connaissance de Franais (14 2494)

1992: Pediatric Advanced Life Support

1991: Neonatal Advanced Life Support

1988: Advanced Trauma Life Support


Awards/Honors


2004: Winner of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Teacher of the Year Award.

2004: Semi-finalist, annual CPC (Clinical Pathological Conference) competition. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. Orlando, May 2004 (preliminaries) San Francisco, October 2004 (finals).

2002: 2nd place. Research Competition, Association des Medecins Urgentologues de Quebec meeting, Montreal.

2001: 1st place Resident Research Competition (Dr. Eleena Pearson), McGill University Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccination Program in a Canadian Emergency Department.

2000: Teacher of the year. McGill University Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program.

2000: 3rd place Resident Research Competition (Dr. Christine Meyers), McGill University Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program: A meta-analysis of helical CT in the evaluation of emergency department patients presenting with flank pain.


Consultative Roles / Expertise

2005: External reviewer, research protocol, National Grants competition Sick Kids Foundation

2005: External reviewer, systematic review on Emergency Crowding, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research

2003 - present: Granted membership to the Societ des Mdecins Experts de Quebec

2003 - present: Medicolegal expertise with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) through the firm of McCarthyTtrault.

2001 - present: President, Examination Committee (Jury) in Emergency Medicine, College of Physicians of Quebec. Examination development and administration.

2003 - present: Member of the Examination Board Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Emergency Medicine.

2002 - 2004: Medicolegal expertise for the firms of:
Prochaska, Scott & Craig, Wichita Kansas, USA
The Wells Law Firm, Kansas City Missouri, USA

2001: External reviewer, research protocols, Drummond Foundation.

1999 present: Medical Consultant to Conceptis Technologies Inc.


Journalship


2005: Associate editor Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Journal Club / EBM section

2005: Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal: Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).

2005: Editorial Board: Education for Evidence Based Practice (new journal)

2004 - present: Associate Editor: Primary Care Perspectives in Cardiovascular Health. A quarterly publication of TheHeart.org

2004 - present: Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal: Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM).

2001- present: Research abstract reviewer, research section, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) annual meeting.

2002 - present: Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal: Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).

2002 - 2003: Sentinal reader for ACP Journal Club and Evidence-based Medicine. McMaster University,Canadian Center for Health Evidence.

2002 - present: Managing editor of Magazine; 15 chapters.

Publications

2006: Clinical Evidence. BMJ Publishing Group. January 2006

2006: Impact of an electronic link between the emergency department and family physicians: a randomized controlled trial. In press, Canadian Medical Association Journal, January 31, 2006.

2006: Clinical Assessment of Ligamentous and Meniscal Knee Injuries. Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Rational Clinical Examination Series. Annals of Emergency Medicine (In press).

2005: Successful Implementation of a Combined Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccination Program in a Canadian Emergency Department. Can J Emerg Med 2005;7(6):371-7

2005:Evidence-based emergency medicine/systematic review abstract. Treatment of carotid artery dissection. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Sep;46(3):294-5

2005: Principes, limites et applications de la smiologie de la douleur thoracique l'urgence. pp. 9-28. Chapitre de livre dans Ducass JL : Douleurs thoraciques en urgence. Masson diteur, France. Paris 2005.

2005: Review: transfer for primary angioplasty is better than immediate thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction. ACP J Club. 2004 Jul-Aug;141(1):1.

2005: ED use of magnesium sulphate improved rate control in atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response (commentator) Evid Based Med 2005 10: 139

2005: Issues related to Emergency Department and Primary Care Communication Links. MedActuel FMC, In press.

2004: The Why and the How of Evidence-Based Medicine: McGill Journal of Medicine. 2004; 8; 90-94.

2004: Review: the Ottawa knee rule accurately rules out knee fractures and can substantially reduce the need for x rays in patients with acute knee injuries (commentator) Evid Based Med 2004 9: 151

2004: Mdecine Preuves l'Appui: The Randomized Double Blinded Trial; Whos really blind. MedActuel FMC, January/February.

2004: Delayed diagnosis of splenic rupture following minor trauma: Beware of comorbid conditions. Can J Emerg Med 2004;6(3):217-9

2003: Top 10 EM websites. MedActuel FMC, January/February.

2003: Intervention to decrease emergency department crowding: Does it have an impact on return visits and hospital readmission? Annals of Emergency Medicine 2003; 41(2): 173-185.

2002:Use of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with unstable angina and non ST-segment elevation myocardial infraction. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2002; 40(5): 518-20.

2002: Use of thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Series. Volume 39, No. 3 p. 296 299. March, 2002.

2002: Should emergency physicians use B-type natriuretic peptide testing in patients with unexplained dyspnea? Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2003, 5(3): 162-165.

2002: Use of low molecular weight heparins in patients with acute venous thromboembolism. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Series. Volume 35, No. 9 p. 555-558, May, 2002.

2001: Mdecine Preuves l'Appui: changement fondamental du raisonnement clinique ou nouveau terme pour anciens concepts? MedActuel FMC, Novembre/Decembre 2001.

1999: Co-Author of Ammonia Toxicity published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic846.htm

1999: Co-Author of Chlorine Gas Toxicity published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic851.htm

1998: Author of Vertebrobasilar Atherothrombotic Disease published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA.

1998: Author of Vertebral Artery Dissection published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA.

Research Grants/Projects
Grants Obtained:

1999-2006

1. PROJECT: Selective D Dimer Testing Compared With Uniform D Dimer Testing in the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Randomized Trial.
INVESTIGATORS: YEAR: 2005 2009
AGENCY: Canadian Patient Safety Institute
AMOUNT: $ 90,000


2. PROJECT: Selective D Dimer Testing Compared With Uniform D Dimer Testing in the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Randomized Trial.
INVESTIGATORS:

YEAR: 2005 2009
AGENCY: Heart and Stroke Foundation
AMOUNT: $ 48,000