2016 Best Paper Winners

Dr Sheila Riazi

Richard Knill Competition

Dr Sheila Riazi

University Health Network, 
Toronto, ON

Metabolomics profiling in patients with malignant hyperthermia (MH)
Dr Karim Abdulla

Residents' Competition - First Place

Dr Karim Abdulla

University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON

The impact of delayed emergency surgery on in-hospital mortality
Dr Antony Carrier-Boucher

Residents' Competition - Second Place

Dr Antony Carrier-Boucher

Laval University
Quebec, QC

Improved preoxygenation in morbidly obese: position & ventilation
Dr Pascal Laferrière-Langlois

Residents' Competition - Third Place

Dr Pascal Laferrière-Langlois

University of Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, QC

Retroclavicular block in obese patients: a feasibility study
Dr Papu Nath

Ambulatory Best Paper

Dr Papu Nath

University of Montreal
Montreal, QC

Lidocaine Preloaded in the ETT Cuff Reduces Emergence Cough
Dr Stephen Yang

Chronic Pain Best Paper

Dr Stephen Yang

McGill University
Montreal, QC

A Novel Use of Beta-Blockers to Reduce Postoperative Pain
Dr Erin Bruce

Critical Care Best Paper

Dr Erin Bruce

University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

Does elevated perioperative lactate translate into poor outcomes?
Dr Alana Flexman

Neuroanesthesia Best Paper

Dr Alana Flexman

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

Effect of a recruitment maneuver during brain tumour resection
Dr Mrinalini Balki

Obstetric Anesthesia Best Paper

Dr Mrinalini Balki

Mount Sinai Hospital,
Toronto, ON

Epidemiology of maternal cardiac arrest in Canada: A nationwide study
Dr Ushma Shah

Pediatric Best Paper

Dr Ushma Shah

The Hospital For Sick Children,
Toronto, ON

Subtenon block in pediatric strabismus surgery: A Meta-analysis
Dr Karim Abdulla

Perioperative Best Paper

Dr Karim Abdulla

University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON

The impact of delayed emergency surgery on in-hospital mortality
Dr Pierre Beaulieu

Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Best Paper

Dr Pierre Beaulieu

University of Montreal,
Montreal, QC

The pectoral nerve block for pain treatment post breast cancer surgery
Dr Kathleen Carten

Ian White Patient Safety Award

Dr Kathleen Carten

Memorial University of Newfoundland,
St John's, NL

System errors found in rural hospitals using in-situ simulation
Dr John Moore

CVT Raymond Martineau Prize Winner

Dr John Moore

Western University,
London, ON

Design and assessment of patient specific, dynamic mitral valve model
Dr Tobias Everett

Education and Simulation Winner

Dr Tobias Everett

University of Toronto,
Toronto, ON

Simulation-based assessment: a multi-centre validation study