2011 Recipients - Research Operating Grants & Awards

Career Scientist - CAS Career Scientist Award in Anesthesia

Dr Ron George

Dalhousie University -
Department of Women's & Obstetric Anesthesia,
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enhancing analgesia and anesthesia for women and high-risk pregnancies

New Investigator Operating Grants - Abbott Laboratories New Investigator Award in Anesthesia

Dr Ki Jinn Chin

University of Toronto -
Department of Anesthesia,
Toronto, Ontario

Can anesthesia trainees effectively use ultrasound imaging to facilitate the performance of spinal anesthesia in patients with poorly-palpable surface landmarks?

New Investigator Operating Grants - Baxter Corporation Canadian Research Award in Anesthesia

Dr Ahtsham Niazi

University of Toronto -
Department of Anesthesia,
Toronto, Ontario

The use of an interactive 3D anatomic model to improve initial performance in ultrasound scanning of the spine

New Investigator Operating Grants - Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Research Award

Dr M Dylan Bould

The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario –
Anesthesiology, Ottawa, Ontario

Simulation-based assessment for pediatric anesthesiology: a prospective, multicenter study

Subspecialty Operating Grants - Dr Earl Wynands/Fresenius Kabi Research Award

Dr Stuart McCluskey

Toronto General Hospital -
Anesthesia and Pain Management,
Toronto, Ontario

Intraoperative Fluid Therapy for Patients Undergoing Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation: A modifiable risk factor for delayed graft function.

Subspecialty Operating Grants - Dr R A Gordon Patient Safety Research Award

Dr Francesco Carli

McGill University Health Center –
Anesthesia, Montreal, Quebec

Oral Whey Protein to Improve Protein Metabolism and Attenuate the Inflammatory Response After Colorectal Surgery with Epidural Analgesia.

Subspecialty Operating Grants - Dr R A Gordon Patient Safety Research Award

Dr Richard Hall

Dalhousie University –
Anesthesiology, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Identification and Quantification of the Effects of a Surgery-induced Peripheral Inflammatory Response on Changes in Drug Efflux Transporter Function in the Brain

Subspecialty Operating Grants - CAS/GE Healthcare Canada Research Award in Perioperative Imaging

Dr Daniel Bainbridge

London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario

Virtual reality with ultrasound guidance versus ultrasound guidance alone for central line insertion: A randomized trial.

Subspecialty Operating Grants - CAS Research Award in Neuroanesthesia in memory of Adrienne Cheng

Dr Alexis Turgeon

Université Laval -
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine,
Quebec, Quebec

Predictive value of biomarkers for prognosis in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Subspecialty Operating Grants - Canadian Research Award in Pain and/or Regional Anesthesia

Dr Michael Zaugg

University of Alberta -
Anesthesiology and Pain Med.,
Edmonton, Alberta

Anti-proliferative Effects of Local Anesthetics on Mesenchymal Stem Cells: The Critical Role of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-2 (DPP-2) Implications for Perioperative Tumor Spreading and Wound Healing

Residents Research Grant - CAS/Vitaid Residents' Research Grant

Dr Sinziana Avramescu

University of Toronto –
Anesthesiology, Toronto, Ontario

Does inflammation alter sensitivity to anesthetics?