2019 winners

CVT Raymond Martineau Prize

Dr Alexandra Fottinger

University of Ottawa

Preoperative frailty predicts patient-centered outcomes in cardiac surgery

Best Paper Award in Education and Simulation in Anesthesia

Dr Agnes Crnic

University of Ottawa

Academic Anesthesiologists and Burnout – The Role of Clinical Teaching in Burnout

Best Paper in Pediatric Anesthesia

Dr Ban Tsui

Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA

Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange Improves Oxygenation in Pediatric Bronchoscopy

Richard Knill Oral Competition

Dr Sanjho Srikandarajah

North York General Hospital

Standardization of Prescriptions to Decrease Excess Opioids after Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy

1st Place Residents' Oral Competition

Dr Emma Harris

University of Ottawa

Does frailty assessment enhance preoperative risk prediction? A comparison between three leading instruments

2nd Place Residents' Oral Competition

Dr Joanna Moser

University of Calgary

Cognitive Outcomes of Premature Infants Exposed to Sedation and Anesthesia

3rd Place Residents' Oral Competition

Dr Daniel Szoke

Western University

Protamine-heparin neutralization ratio in cardiac surgery: A prospective cohort study

Best Paper in Ambulatory Anesthesia

Dr Thomas Mutter

University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Risk factors for complications after ambulatory arthroscopic shoulder surgery with interscalene block

Best Paper in Chronic Pain

Dr Sanjho Srikandarajah

North York General Hospital
Toronto, ON

Standardization of Prescriptions to Decrease Excess Opioids after Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy

Critical Care Medicine Award

Dr Danielle Fokam

Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS

Iron restriction – a novel adjuvant  treatment for sepsis

Best Paper in Obstetric Anesthesia (resident/medical student)

Dr Jillian Taras

University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

De-coding obstetric codes: a retrospective cohort study in a high-risk tertiary care centre

Best Paper in Perioperative Medicine

Dr Emma Harris

University of Ottawa Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Ottawa, ON

Does frailty assessment enhance preoperative risk prediction? A comparison between three leading instruments

Ian White Patient Safety Award

Dr Dana Bar On Shahaf

Anesthesia Department, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
Toronto, Ontario   

Decreased Frontal Synchronization: New Evoked EEG index that Correlates with Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction

Best Paper in Neuroanesthesia

Dr Lakshmikumar Venkat Raghavan

Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, ON

Heart Rate Variability Predicts Post-induction Hypotension in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy

Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Best Paper

Dr Deepti Vissa

Western University
London, ON

Dexmedetomidine vs Epinephrine for prolonging duration of motor sparing knee block after Total Knee Arthroplasty