Tadesse AZ, Abicho TB, Alemu DM, Aspler A. Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Utilization and Barriers by Senior Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Residents at Two Teaching Referral Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Emergency Medicine International. 2023 Mar 18;2023. https://cutt.ly/S4zMisZ
El-Baba M, Kent J, Bogoch II, Vose K, Hulme J, Landes M. Rapid HIV testing in emergency departments: a paradigm shift. CJEM. 2023 September 15. https://cutt.ly/VwYvu1Bj
Duffy J, Slutzman JE, Thiel C, Landes M. Sustainable Purchasing Practices: A Comparison of Single-Use and Reusable Pulse Oximeters in the Emergency Department. WestJEM. 2023 September 25. https://cutt.ly/kwv6QxAw
Presentations
Landes M. Why You Should Care About HIV in your ED. North York General Emergency Medicine Update. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2003 April 26. (Oral Presentation)
Landes M and Hulme J. Closing the gap in access to HIV testing: Implementation and outcomes of a protocol for rapid HIV testing in the Emergency Department. Research Academic Day, Divisions of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 17. (Oral Presentation)
Klein, J., Lu, M., Lloyd, T. and Hayman, K. Approaches to the teaching and evaluation of trauma-informed care principles in an emergency department setting: A systematic review. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 28. (Poster Presentation)
Nowacki, A., Kebede, S., Thompson, M., McKnight, A., Azazh, A., and Puchalski Ritchie, L. An educational needs assessment for the toxicology modules of an emergency medicine training program at Addis Ababa University. CAEP Conference 2023. 2023 May 28. (Poster Presentation)
Rao, S., Siu, C., Hayman, K., Hulme, J., Alamgir, A., Ledwos, C., and Gajaria A. Exploring the perspectives of non-insured individuals utilizing emergency departments in Toronto. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 29. (Poster Presentation)
Landes, M., Hulme, J., Bogoch, I., Brinc, D., Vose, K., McKnight, A., and Mazzuli, T. Closing the gap in access to HIV testing: Implementation and outcomes of a protocol for rapid HIV testing in the Emergency Department. CAEP Conference 2023. 2023 May 29. (Poster Presentation)
Xie, E., Khangura, J.k., Koh, J., Orkin, A., Sheikh, H., Hayman, K., Gupta, S., Kumar, T., Hulme, J., Mrochuk, M., and Dong, K. Treating homelessness as an emergency: innovations and excellence in ED care. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario Canada. 2023 May 29. (Oral Presentation)
Bryan, J., Pardhan, K., Cho, D., and Hayman, K. Not a niche: Eight steps for incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion in everyday emergency medicine teaching. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 29. (Oral Presentation)
Abicho, T., Bryan, J., Cheung, E., Aspler, A., Girdler, H., Nowacki, A. and Fremes, E. Collaborations in advancing EM beyond boundaries. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 29. (Workshop Presentation)
Madu, G., Saluja, R., Hulme, J. and Hayman, K. Impact of Peer Support Workers on security activations in the emergency department: A retrospective cross-sectional analysis. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 30. (Poster Presentation)
Fedorovsky, T., Ginocchio, G.F., Janes, K., Hulme, J., Somers, A., and Dell, E. Prescribing cellular phones in the emergency department to address digital health inequities and improve access to healthcare. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 30. (Poster Presentation)
Landes, M., Slomovic, B., Stern, E., and Aiken, K. Exposures: Exploring visual arts on the frontlines of a pandemic. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 30. (Panel Presentation)
Douglas-Vail, M., Aspler, A., Stefan, A., Patel, H and Beyene, T. An overview of global health and humanitarian POCUS - lessons from the field. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 30. (Oral Presentation)
Bryan, J., Farion, K., Fleming, K., Thompson, S., Mabaya, G., Ng, J., and Kennedy C. A Quality Standard for Sickle Cell Disease: Moving the Equity Needle in Emergency Medicine. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 31. (Panel Presentation)
Landes, M., Hulme, J., Garnett, M., and Vose, K. HIV testing in the ED: Why testing matters to save lives. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 31. (Panel Presentation)
Kent-Rice, J., Lazor, J., Ginocchio, G.F., Klaiman, M., Dell, E., Puchalski Ritchie, L.M., Landes, M., Hulme, J., Garnett, M., Alsefaou, A., Fremes, E., Girdler, H., and McKnight, A. Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of point of care testing for HIV in the emergency department: A mixed-methods study. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 31. (Oral Presentation)
Landes M, Hulme J. FAST-HIV: Feasible, Accessible, Standard Testing for HIV in the Emergency Department. DFCM City-Wide Research Rounds. Virtual. 2023 September 21. (Oral Presentation)
Alavian S, Cheung E, Debebe F, Landes M, Maskalyk J, Stefan A, Wytsma J. Emergency Medicine for All: 15 Years of Emergency Medicine in Ethiopia and the TAAAC-EM Partnership. Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 November 7. (Oral Presentation)
Landes, M., Hulme, J., Bogoch, I., Brinc, D., Vose, K., McKnight, A., and Mazzuli, T. Closing the gap in access to HIV testing: Implementation and outcomes of a protocol for rapid HIV testing in the Emergency Department. Innovation Fund Showcase 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 November 8. (Poster Presentation) https://ifpoc.org/2023tech8/
Abstracts
Ginocchio G, Hulme J, Dell E, Fedorovsky T, Janes K, Bossin B, Girdler H, Somers A. Prescribing cellular phones to patients helps emergency physicians and staff provide care. University of Toronto Journal of Public Health. 2023 Mar 21;4(1). https://cutt.ly/PwdztEw0
Meshkat N, Fremes E, Burke-Bajaj J, Kebede S, Hunchak C. Perceptions and reflections of early graduates the first emergency medicine residency program in Ethiopia: A qualitative study. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Mar 1;12(1):7-11. https://cutt.ly/hIr4O2O
Siu C, Rao S, Hayman K, Hulme J, Gajaria A. Exploring the perspectives of healthcare providers that care for non-insured individuals utilizing emergency departments in Toronto. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Apr;24(3):283-7. https://cutt.ly/Xwdaxv5M
Aspler A, Kegel F, Beyene T, Zewdu T, Tesfaye B, McKnight A, Cheung E, Bryan J, Acton C. Establishing a Self-sustaining Emergency Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum in an Academic Teaching Hospital in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences. 2022 May 1;32(3). https://cutt.ly/S4z2j1N
Xie EC, Chan K, Khangura JK, Koh JJ, Orkin AM, Sheikh H, Hayman K, Gupta S, Kumar T, Hulme J, Mrochuk M. CAEP position statement on improving emergency care for persons experiencing homelessness: executive summary. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Jun;24(4):369-75. https://cutt.ly/IwdazMcg
Bigham BL, Lavelle C, Hulme J, Hayman K. The simulated newsroom: A novel educational innovation to teach advocacy skills to resident physicians. AEM Education and Training. 2022 Aug;6(4):e10790. https://cutt.ly/LwdazbHu
Formosa EA, Kishimoto V, Orchanian-Cheff A, Hayman K. Emergency department interventions for homelessness: a systematic review. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Jan;23:111-22. https://cutt.ly/FwdacjLu
Hobday K, Prata N, Hulme J, Homer CS. Preventing post-partum haemorrhage at home during COVID-19: what are we waiting for?. The Lancet Global Health. 2021 Mar 1;9(3):e245-6. https://cutt.ly/4xJhmS7
Zewdie A, Tagesse D, Alemayehu S, Getachew T, Sultan M. The Success Rate of Endotracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department of Tertiary Care Hospital in Ethiopia, One-Year Retrospective Study. Emergency Medicine International. 2021 Mar 19;2021. https://cutt.ly/ybfH2LV
Bryan JM, Beyene T, Kebede S, Kaufman A, Jiru T, Maskalyk J, Landes M, McKnight A, Fremes E, Cheung E. Maintaining a global health partnership during the COVID-19 pandemic: a road map from the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Mar;23(2):242-4. https://cutt.ly/SxJhrjJ
Kazevman G, Mercado M, Hulme J, Somers A. Prescribing phones to address health equity needs in the COVID-19 era: the PHONE-CONNECT program. Journal of medical Internet research. 2021 Apr 6;23(4):e23914. https://cutt.ly/twdax9hg
Liu M, Salmon M, Zaidi R, Nagdev A, Debebe F, Muller MF, Ruhangaza CF, Emiru H, Belachew Y, Tumebo A, Paoletti M, Okrainec A, Chan V, Niazi A. Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia: feasibility and effectiveness of teaching via telesimulation in Ethiopia. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 2021 Aug 1;46(8):722-6. https://cutt.ly/B4z2WQc
van Lettow M, Tippett Barr BA, van Oosterhout JJ, Schouten E, Jahn A, Kalua T, Auld A, Nyirenda R, Wadonda N, Kim E, Landes M. The National Evaluation of Malawi’s PMTCT Program (NEMAPP) study: 24‐month HIV‐exposed infant outcomes from a prospective cohort study. HIV medicine. 2022 Jul;23(6):573-84. https://cutt.ly/FIr7Uyg
Garcia-Cerde R, Torres-Pereda P, Olvera-Garcia M, Hulme J. Health care workers’ perceptions of episiotomy in the era of respectful maternity care: a qualitative study of an obstetric training program in Mexico. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2021 Dec;21(1):1-3. https://cutt.ly/lwdaxK5O
Wiercigroch D, Hoyeck P, Sheikh H, Hulme J. A qualitative examination of the current management of opioid use disorder and barriers to prescribing buprenorphine in a Canadian emergency department. BMC Emergency Medicine. 2021 Dec;21(1):1-9. https://cutt.ly/Rwdacyrk
Xie E, Nicolle E, Meshkat N, Landes M. Climate change: an unsustainable development for global health. University of Toronto Medical Journal. 2020 Mar 21;97(2):9-13. https://cutt.ly/FxJkf0H
Hobday K, Zwi AB, Homer C, Kirkham R, Hulme J, Wate PZ, Prata N. Misoprostol for the prevention of post-partum haemorrhage in Mozambique: an analysis of the interface between human rights, maternal health and development. BMC international health and human rights. 2020 Apr;20:1-3. https://cutt.ly/sxJkAA5
Hoyeck P, Wiercigroch D, Clarke C, Moineddin R, Sheikh H, Hulme J. Understanding current practice of opioid use disorder management in emergency departments across Canada: a cross-sectional study. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020 Jul;22(4):494-8. https://cutt.ly/YxJlq31
Dharamsi A, Hayman K, Yi S, Chow R, Yee C, Gaylord E, Tawadrous D, Chartier LB, Landes M. Enhancing departmental preparedness for COVID-19 using rapid-cycle in-situ simulation. Journal of Hospital Infection. 2020 Aug 1;105(4):604-7. https://cutt.ly/KxJlmKa
Loutet MG, Zhang J, Varsaneux O, Ferguson A, Hulme J, Stone S, Oldenburger D, Piggott T. Using Experiential Simulation-Based Learning to Increase Engagement in Global Health Education: an Evaluation of Self-reported Participant Experience. Medical Science Educator. 2020 Sep;30:1245-53. https://cutt.ly/LxJhhxO
Hulme J, Sheikh H, Xie E, Gatov E, Nagamuthu C, Kurdyak P. Mortality among patients with frequent emergency department use for alcohol-related reasons in Ontario: a population-based cohort study. Cmaj. 2020 Nov 23;192(47):E1522-31. https://cutt.ly/ewdacTal
Wiercigroch D, Sheikh H, Hulme J. A rapid access to addiction medicine clinic facilitates treatment of substance use disorder and reduces substance use. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2020 Dec;15(1):1-0. https://cutt.ly/2xJkrMt
Wright JK, Tan DH, Walmsley SL, Hulme J, O’Connor E, Snider C, Cheng I, Chan AK, Borgundvaag B, McLeod S, Gollob MH. Protecting Frontline Health Care Workers from COVID-19 with Hydroxychloroquine Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled multisite trial in Toronto, Canada. Trials. 2020 Dec;21:1-3. https://cutt.ly/uxJldzp
Presentations
Acton, C., Dell, E. and Hayman, K. Education innovation: Equity, Diversity, Advocacy and Cultural Safety (EDACS) curriculum. Poster accepted to CAEP2020. 2020 June.
Bigham, B., Lavelle, C., Hulme, J. and Hayman, K. The simulated newsroom: a novel educational intervention to teach advocacy skills to resident physicians. Poster accepted to CAEP2020. 2020 June.
Stefan, R., Maskalyk, J., Puchalski Ritchie, L., Salmon, M., and Landes, M. Development of Canadian Global Health Emergency Medicine (GHEM) certificate program based on best practices. Poster accepted to CAEP2020. 2020 June.
Wiercigroch, D., Hulme, J., and Landes, M. Time for a national conversation: Practices and perspectives on HIV testing in Canadian emergency departments. Poster accepted to CAEP2020. 2020 June.
Nowacki A, Kebede S, Thompson M, McKnight A, Azazh A, Puchalski Ritchie L. The Addis Ababa Toxicology Curriculum Project: Educational needs assessment for the toxicology modules of an Emergency Medicine Training Program. Poster presented at: Richard K Reznick Wilson Centre Virtual Research Week; 2020 Oct 28-30; Toronto, ON.
Media
Dutt, M. & Xie, E. Toronto Star. Sick notes are bad for everyone. So why not break the habit?(January 2020). https://cutt.ly/fxJlG7d
Toronto Star. How the University Health Network’s new social medicine innovation centre is opening eyes to other ways to help vulnerable patient (December 2020). https://cutt.ly/fxJhGS9
Laytin AD, Azazh A, Girma B, Debebe F, Beza L, Seid H, Landes M, Wytsma J, Reynolds TA. Mixed methods process evaluation of pilot implementation of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine trauma data project protocol in Ethiopia. African journal of emergency medicine. 2019 Jan 1;9:S28-31. https://cutt.ly/JxJzljy
Landes M, van Lettow M, Nkhoma E, Tippett Barr B, Truwah Z, Shouten E, Jahn A, Auld A, Kalua T, van Oosterhout JJ. Low detectable postpartum viral load is associated with HIV transmission in Malawi's prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission programme. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2019 Jun;22(6):e25290. https://cutt.ly/Uwdardja
Ritchie LM, van Lettow M, Pham B, Straus SE, Hosseinipour MC, Rosenberg NE, Phiri S, Landes M, Cataldo F. What interventions are effective in improving uptake and retention of HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants in prevention of mother to child transmission care programmes in low-income and middle-income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2019 Jul 1;9(7):e024907. https://cutt.ly/JxJjE3J
van Lettow M, Cataldo F, Landes M, Kasende F, Nkhoma P, van Oosterhout JJ, Kim E, Schouten E, Nkhoma E, Nyirenda R, Tippett Barr BA. Impact of inter-partner HIV disclosure patterns in Malawi’s PMTCT program: A mixed-method study. PloS one. 2019 Jul 26;14(7):e0219967. https://cutt.ly/mxJjVhm
Collier A, Marton G, Chun S, Nijssen-Jordan C, Bartels SA, Pulfrey S, Lang E, Schull M, Landes M, Johnson K. CAEP 2018 Academic Symposium: Recommendations for developing and supporting Global Emergency Medicine in Canadian academic emergency departments and divisions. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019 Sep;21(5):600-6. https://cutt.ly/pxJjo22
Landes M, Pfaff C, Zerihun M, Wondimagegn D, Sodhi S, Rouleau K, Kidd MR. Calling non-governmental organisations to strengthen primary health care: Lessons following Alma-Ata. African journal of primary health care & family medicine. 2019;Nov(1):1-2. https://cutt.ly/SxJxCoT
McDonald M, Lavelle C, Wen M, Sherbino J, Hulme J. The state of health advocacy training in postgraduate medical education: a scoping review. Medical education. 2019 Dec;53(12):1209-20. https://cutt.ly/FxJjzRs
Puchalski Ritchie LM, Debebe F, Azazh A. Barriers to and facilitators of the development and utilization of context appropriate evidence based clinical algorithms to optimize clinical care and patient outcomes in the Tikur Anbessa emergency department: a multi-component qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. 2019 Dec;19:1-9. https://cutt.ly/L4z2SgZ
Presentations
Media
Hayman, K. Toronto Star. The view from the ER: Ford is chopping up the safety net. (April 2019). https://cutt.ly/YxJz0UO
Sheikh, H. Toronto Star. Corner store beer isn't about convenience, it's about public health. Toronto Star. (June 2019). https://cutt.ly/1xJzPeL
Van Lettow M, Landes M, Van Oosterhout JJ, Schouten E, Phiri H, Nkhoma E, Kalua T, Gupta S, Wadonda N, Jahn A, Tippett-Barr B. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a cross-sectional study in Malawi. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2018 Apr 4;96(4):256. https://goo.gl/z1k6ry.
Salmon M, Salmon C, Masoda M, Salumu JM, Bozzi C, Nieburg P, Harrison LM, Humphries D, Uvon NA, Wendel SK, Trout C. Albendazole treatment improves work capacity in women smallholder farmers infected with hookworm: a double-blind randomized control trial. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2018 May;98(5):1419. https://goo.gl/MvNhYM
Aziz A, Dar P, Hughes F, Solorzano C, Muller MM, Salmon C, Salmon M, Benfield N. Cassava flour slurry as a low‐cost alternative to commercially available gel for obstetrical ultrasound: a blinded non‐inferiority trial comparison of image quality. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2018 Aug;125(9):1179-84. https://goo.gl/EQc761
Xie EC, Hulme J, Howard C. RE: Are medical schools keeping up with the times? CMAJ. 2018 Sept 7. https://cutt.ly/ZxJl5yd
Barr BA, van Lettow M, van Oosterhout JJ, Landes M, Shiraishi RW, Amene E, Schouten E, Wadonda-Kabondo N, Gupta S, Auld AF, Kalua T. National estimates and risk factors associated with early mother-to-child transmission of HIV after implementation of option B+: a cross-sectional analysis. The lancet HIV. 2018 Dec 1;5(12):e688-95. https://cutt.ly/qxJxYft
Meshkat N, Teklu S, Hunchak C. Design and Implementation of a postgraduate curriculum to support Ethiopia's first emergency medicine residency training program: the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM). BMC medical education. 2018 Dec;18(1):1-8. https://goo.gl/yHSbJn.
Hobday K, Hulme J, Homer C, Zualo Wate P, Belton S, Prata N. “My job is to get pregnant women to the hospital”: a qualitative study of the role of traditional birth attendants in the distribution of misoprostol to prevent post-partum haemorrhage in two provinces in Mozambique. Reproductive health. 2018 Dec;15:1-2. https://cutt.ly/ewdavcca
Hunchak C, Landes M, Maskalyk J, Puchalski Ritchie L, Salmon M. (2018). Establishment of the Global Health Emergency Medicine organization at the University of Toronto to facilitate academic careers in global health for faculty and residents. CAEP Feature Education Innovations (FEI). goo.gl/dU5Xz4.
Presentations
The state of advocacy in postgraduate medical education: a literature review. (May 2018). Divisions of Emergency Medicine Research & Academic Day. Authors: Conor Lavelle, Jennifer Hulme, Madeline McDonald. Presenter: Conor Lavelle. https://goo.gl/NdLkE3
Media
Mclaren, J. & Hayman, K. Toronto Star. Tim Hortons' response undermines health (Jan 2018). https://goo.gl/NLDDaT
Dharamsi, A. EM Sim Cases. Simulation Solutions for Low Resource Settings (Jan 2018). https://goo.gl/JfXHz1
Maskalyk, J. Huffington Post Canada. I Told His Mother That He Wasn't Alone, He Wasn't Afraid And He Was Loved (Feb 2018). https://goo.gl/hRmYWq
CBC Metro Morning. One ER doctor's take on the need for universal dental care (March 2018). https://goo.gl/D8Znkx
Johnson, K. TEDx. Making Humanitarian Response Better (September 2018). https://cutt.ly/yxJxa3O
Salmon M, Landes M, Hunchak C, Paluku J, Kalisya LM, Salmon C, Muller MM, Wachira B, Mangan J, Chhaganlal K, Kalanzi J. Getting it right the first time: defining regionally relevant training curricula and provider core competencies for point-of-care ultrasound education on the African continent. Annals of emergency medicine. 2017 Feb 1;69(2):218-26.https://goo.gl/JbdbxR
Tubman M, Maskalyk J, Mackinnon D, Venugopal R, Fremes E, Ritchie LM, Azazh A, Landes M. Tackling challenges of global health electives: Resident experiences of a structured and supervised medicine elective within an existing global health partnership. Canadian Medical Education Journal. 2017 Apr;8(2):e4. https://goo.gl/hPldxd
Kuipers M, Eapen A, Lockwood J, Berman S, Vaillancourt S, Maskalyk J, Azazh A, Landes M. Examining critical factors affecting graduate retention from an emergency training program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives. Canadian Medical Education Journal. 2017 Apr;8(2):e61. https://goo.gl/K4PGnb
Zewdie A, Debebe F, Azazh A, Salmon M, Salmon C. A survey of emergency medicine and orthopaedic physicians’ knowledge, attitude, and practice towards the use of peripheral nerve blocks. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Jun 1;7(2):79-83. https://goo.gl/ROMm5f
Evans AB, Hulme JM, Nugus P, Cranmer HH, Coutu M, Johnson K. An electronic competency-based evaluation tool for assessing humanitarian competencies in a simulated exercise. Prehospital and disaster medicine. 2017 Jun;32(3):253-60. https://cutt.ly/QwdavLHB
Landes M, Venugopal R, Berman S, Heffernan S, Maskalyk J, Azazh A. Epidemiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes of head injured patients in an Ethiopian emergency centre. African journal of emergency medicine. 2017 Sep 1;7(3):130-4. https://goo.gl/DlxOn0
Stachura M, Landes M, Aklilu F, Venugopal R, Hunchak C, Berman S, Maskalyk J, Sarrazin J, Kebede T, Azazh A. Evaluation of a point-of-care ultrasound scan list in a resource-limited emergency centre in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Sep 1;7(3):118-23. https://goo.gl/3n5FqD
Presentations
Not a hobby anymore: Establishment of the Global Health Emergency Medicine organization at the University of Toronto to facilitate academic careers in global health for faculty and residents. (June 2017). Canadian Association of Emergency Medicine (CAEP) Conference, Whistler, BC. Authors: Cheryl Hunchak, Lisa Puchalski Ritchie, Margaret Salmon, James Maskalyk, Megan Landes. Presenter: Cheryl Hunchak
Media
Sheikh, H. Toronto Star. Prescription from ER doctor: expand public dental programs. (Feb 2017). https://goo.gl/KuxKsY
Maskalyk, J. The Globe and Mail. Addiction to prescription opiates is almost always a symptom of deeper suffering (March 2017). https://goo.gl/zTKezF
Maskalyk, J. Toronto Star. Patients after midnight: One night in a Toronto ER (April 2017). https://goo.gl/xDxG1s
Picard, A. The Globe and Mail. James Maskalyk's Life on the Ground Floor, reviewed: Why emergency medicine is the great equalizer (April 2017). https://goo.gl/hKQm6j
Lavelle, C. Maclean's. How Ontario is failing to help stop opioid deaths (Nov 2017). https://goo.gl/1A6wrN
Ahmed-Ullah, N. U of T News. Strengthening international partnerships: U of T President Meric Gertler in Rwanda and Ethiopia (Nov 2017). https://goo.gl/TKV2p5
Ritchie LM, Khan S, Moore JE, Timmings C, van Lettow M, Vogel JP, Khan DN, Mbaruku G, Mrisho M, Mugerwa K, Uka S. Low-and middle-income countries face many common barriers to implementation of maternal health evidence products. Journal of clinical epidemiology. 2016 Aug 1;76:229-37. https://goo.gl/VqY66P
Vogel JP, Moore JE, Timmings C, Khan S, Khan DN, Defar A, Hadush A, Minwyelet Terefe M, Teshome L, Ba-Thike K, Than KK. Barriers, facilitators and priorities for implementation of WHO maternal and perinatal health guidelines in four lower-income countries: a GREAT network research activity. PLoS One. 2016 Nov 2;11(11):e0160020. https://goo.gl/62eLtE
Debebe F, Woldetsadik A, Laytin AD, Azazh A, Maskalyk J. The clinical profile and acute care of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury at a tertiary care emergency centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Dec 1;6(4):180-4. https://goo.gl/qXDlAe
Puchalski Ritchie LM, van Lettow M, Makwakwa A, Chan AK, Hamid JS, Kawonga H, Martiniuk AL, Schull MJ, van Schoor V, Zwarenstein M, Barnsley J. The impact of a knowledge translation intervention employing educational outreach and a point-of-care reminder tool vs standard lay health worker training on tuberculosis treatment completion rates: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2016 Dec;17:1-1. https://goo.gl/gu862Y
Dovel K, Yeatman S, van Oosterhout JJ, Chan A, Mantengeni A, Landes M, Bedell R, Kawalazira G, Sodhi S. Trends in ART initiation among men and non-pregnant/non-breastfeeding women before and after option B+ in Southern Malawi. PloS one. 2016 Dec 21;11(12):e0165025. https://goo.gl/YFq9rb
Landes M, Sodhi S, Matengeni A, Meaney C, van Lettow M, Chan AK, van Oosterhout JJ. Characteristics and outcomes of women initiating ART during pregnancy versus breastfeeding in Option B+ in Malawi. BMC Public Health. 2016 Dec;16:1-7. https://goo.gl/DYP8zq
Puchalski Ritchie LM, van Lettow M, Barnsley J, Chan AK, Schull MJ, Martiniuk AL, Makwakwa A, Zwarenstein M. Lay health workers experience of a tailored knowledge translation intervention to improve job skills and knowledge: a qualitative study in Zomba district Malawi. BMC medical education. 2016 Dec;16(1):1-8. https://goo.gl/IBCSLC
Hulme J, Moravac C, Ahmad F, Cleverly S, Lofters A, Ginsburg O, Dunn S. “I want to save my life”: Conceptions of cervical and breast cancer screening among urban immigrant women of South Asian and Chinese origin. BMC Public Health. 2016 Dec;16(1):1-2. https://cutt.ly/Iwdabt2A
Presentations
Challenges and opportunities to the development and utilization of context appropriate evidence based clinical algorithms in the Tikur Anbessa Emergency Department, Ethiopia. (Nov 2016). 4th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Vancouver, BC. Study Team: Lisa M Puchalski Ritchie, Aklilu Azazh, Sara Berman, Finot Debebe, Sharon E Straus. Presenter: Lisa M Puchalski Ritchie
Examining global health partnerships: TAAAC-EM. (Dec 2016). Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON. Presenter: Megan Landes
Media
Puchalski Ritchie, L. Huffington Post. Canadian Doctors Seek to Improve Emergency Health Care in Ethiopia (Nov 2016). https://goo.gl/eo7viN
Salmon M, Salmon C, Bissinger A, Muller MM, Gebreyesus A, Geremew H, Wendell S, Azaza A, Salumu M, Benfield N. Alternative ultrasound gel for a sustainable ultrasound program: application of human centered design. PloS one. 2015 Aug 7;10(8):e0134332. https://goo.gl/oLvFca
Puchalski Ritchie LM, van Lettow M, Hosseinipour MC, Rosenberg NE, Phiri S, Landes M, Cataldo F, Straus SE, PURE consortium. The effectiveness of interventions to improve uptake and retention of HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants in prevention of mother-to-child transmission care programs in low-and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews. 2015 Dec;4:1-6.. https://goo.gl/SsOgfe
Hunchak C, Teklu S, Meshkat N, Meaney C, Puchalski Ritchie L. Patterns and predictors of early mortality among emergency department patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC research notes. 2015 Dec;8(1):1-9. https://goo.gl/BxD1MJ
Ritchie LM, Schull MJ, Martiniuk AL, Barnsley J, Arenovich T, van Lettow M, Chan AK, Mills EJ, Makwakwa A, Zwarenstein M. A knowledge translation intervention to improve tuberculosis care and outcomes in Malawi: a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial. Implementation Science. 2015 Dec;10:1-0. https://goo.gl/09Eo3y
Berman J, Mitambo C, Matanje-Mwagomba B, Khan S, Kachimanga C, Wroe E, Mwape L, van Oosterhout JJ, Chindebvu G, van Schoor V, Puchalski Ritchie LM. Building a knowledge translation platform in Malawi to support evidence-informed health policy. Health research policy and systems. 2015 Dec;13(1):1-5. https://goo.gl/kvfVVe
van Lettow M, Bedell R, Mayuni I, Mateyu G, Landes M, Chan AK, van Schoor V, Beyene T, Harries AD, Chu S, Mganga A. Towards elimination of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV: performance of different models of care for initiating lifelong antiretroviral therapy for pregnant women in Malawi (Option B+). Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2014 Jan;17(1):18994. https://goo.gl/Hwbnt5
Bedell RA, van Lettow M, Landes M. Women's choices regarding HIV testing, disclosure and partner involvement in infant feeding and care in a rural district of Malawi with high HIV prevalence. AIDS care. 2014 Apr 3;26(4):483-6. https://goo.gl/r62G83
Azazh A, Teklu S, Woldetsadi A, Seyoum N, Geremew H, Busse H, Tefera G, Wubben R, Rankin P, Tupesis JP, Maskalyk J. Emergency medicine and its development in Ethiopia with emphasis on the role of Addis Ababa University, School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Department. Ethiopian Medical Journal. 2014 Jul 1:1-2. https://cutt.ly/nxJbbv6
Teklu S, Azazh A, Seyoum N, Woldetsadik A, Tupesis JP, Wubben R, Hunchak C, Meshkat N, Tefera G, Maskalyk J. Development and implementation of an emergency medicine graduate training program at Addis Ababa University School of Medicine: challenges and successes. Ethiopian medical journal. 2014 Jul 1:13-9. https://cutt.ly/rxJv39d
Maskalyk J, Landes M. The Toronto-Addis Ababa academic collaboration: emergency medicine. Ethiopian Medical Journal. 2014 Jul 1:45-8. https://cutt.ly/CxJbo7n
Meshkat N, Misra S, Hunchak C, Cleiman P, Khan Y, Ritchie LM. Knowledge gaps in the diagnosis and management of patients with tropical diseases presenting to Canadian emergency departments: are the gaps being met?. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2014 Nov;16(6):458-66. https://goo.gl/57AB5k
Smith S, Deveridge A, Berman J, Negin J, Mwambene N, Chingaipe E, Puchalski Ritchie LM, Martiniuk A. Task-shifting and prioritization: a situational analysis examining the role and experiences of community health workers in Malawi. Human resources for health. 2014 Dec;12:1-3. https://goo.gl/dE2QX3
Landes M, Ritchie LM, Berman S, Joshua M. Characteristics of and Risk Factors for Early Pediatric Mortality at Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi. 2014. https://goo.gl/Ga8vUE
Landes M, Lettow MV, Cataldo F, Chan AK, Barr BT, Harries AD, Bedell R. Building a national direction for research in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV: results from a national prioritization initiative in Malawi. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2013 Dec;11(1):1-6.
Nowacki AK, Landes M, Azazh A, Ritchie LM. A review of published literature on emergency medicine training programs in low-and middle-income countries. International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013 Dec;6(1):1-0. https://goo.gl/atco3I
Puchalski Ritchie LM, Van Lettow M, Barnsley J, Chan AK, Joshua M, Martiniuk AL, Schull MJ, Zwarenstein M. Evaluation of lay health workers' needs to effectively support anti-tuberculosis treatment adherence in Malawi. The International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease. 2012 Nov 1;16(11):1492-7. https://goo.gl/PRDBOi
Landes M, van Lettow M, Chan AK, Mayuni I, Schouten EJ, Bedell RA. Mortality and health outcomes of HIV-exposed and unexposed children in a PMTCT cohort in Malawi. https://goo.gl/ciZC54
Maskalyk J, Landes M, Azaj A, Teklu S, Letovsky E, Schull MJ. Development of emergency medicine in ethiopia. CJEM: Journal of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. 2012 Jul 1;14(4):211.
Van Lettow M, Bedell R, Landes M, Gawa L, Gatto S, Mayuni I, Chan AK, Tenthani L, Schouten E. Uptake and outcomes of a prevention-of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program in Zomba district, Malawi. BMC public health. 2011 Dec;11(1):1-8. https://goo.gl/lhwp4D
Puchalski Ritchie LM, Howie SR, Njai PC. Development of a pain management protocol for a paediatric ward in the Gambia, West Africa. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 Jan 1;2010. https://cutt.ly/yxJbLDz
