TAAAC-EM Publications

TAAAC-EM Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Nowacki A, Kebede S, Thompson M, McKnight A, Azazh A, Ritchie LM. The Addis Ababa toxicology curriculum project: educational needs assessment for the toxicology modules of an emergency medicine training program. International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024 Oct 2;17(1):131.
  2. Hunchak C, Battison AW, Oyedokun T, Stempien J, Landes M, Khatib N, Desouza K, Pritchard J, Erak M, Chun S, Bartels S. Supporting global emergency medicine practice for Canadian physicians: models to foster academic productivity and build collaborative communities of practice. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024 Sep;26(9):612-8.
  3. 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.
  4. Puchalski Ritchie LM, Beza L, Debebe F, Wubetie A, Gamble K, Lebovic G, Straus SE, Zewdu T, Azazh A, Hunchak C, Landes M. Effect of a tailored sepsis treatment protocol on patient outcomes in the Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: results of an interrupted time series analysis. Implementation Science. 2022 Dec;17(1):1-4.
  5. 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).
  6. Meshkat N, Fremes E, Burke-Bajaj J, Kebede S, Hunchak C. Perceptions and reflections of early graduates of the first emergency medicine residency program in Ethiopia: A qualitative study. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022;12(1):7–11.
  7. 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. 
  8. 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;23(2):242–4.
  9. 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;19(1):1–9.
  10. 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. 
  11. 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;18(1):1–8.
  12. 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.
  13. 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;7(3):118–23.
  14. 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;7(3):130–4.
  15. 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;8(2):e61. 
  16. Tubman M, Maskalyk J, MacKinnon D, Venugopal R, Fremes E, Ritchie LMP, 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;8(2):e4.
  17. Salmon M, Landes M, Hunchak C, Paluku J, Kalisya LM, Salmon C, Muller MM, Wachira B, Mangan J, Chhaganlal K, Kalanzi J. Azazh A, Berman S, Zied E-S, Lamprecht H. 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.
  18. Debebe F, Azazh A, Maskalyk J. A program to reduce nurse attrition rate in a tertiary care emergency medicine department in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. F1000Research. 2016;5.
  19. 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;6(4):180–4.
  20. 18. Hunchak C, Waji ST, Meshkat N, Meaney C, Ritchie LP. Patterns and predictors of early mortality in the Tikur Anbessa hospital emergency department in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a prospective study. Annals of Global Health. 2015;81(1).
  21. 19. 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;13–9.
  22. Azazh A, Teklu S, Woldetsadi A, Seyoum N, Geremew H, Busse H, Tefera G, Wubben R, Rankin P, Tupesis J, Maskalyk J, Landes M, Mehari E, Derbew M. 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;1–12.
  23. Maskalyk J, Landes M. The Toronto-Addis Ababa academic collaboration: emergency medicine. Ethiopian Medical Journal. 2014;45–8.
  24. Nowacki AK, Landes M, Azazh A, Ritchie LMP. A review of published literature on emergency medicine training programs in low-and middle-income countries. International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013;6(1):1–10.
  25. 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;14(4):211.

 

Other Reports

  1. Landes M, Maskalyk J, Hunchak C, Fremes E. Partnering to establish emergency medicine in Ethiopia: development, implementation and evaluation of a postgraduate residency training program at Addis Ababa University; final technical report. 2014

 

Books

  1. Maskalyk J. Life on the Ground Floor. Anchor Canada; 2018.

 

Media

  1. UHN Teaching the World. Sept 2012 UHN Teaching the World
  2. Puchalski Ritchie, L. Huffington Post. Canadian Doctors Seek to Improve Emergency Health Care in Ethiopia (Nov 2016). https://goo.gl/eo7viN
  3. 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

 

TAAAC-EM Presentations

  1. The “How-tos” of Global Health and Health Equity in Emergency Medicine - success stories that you can bring to your Emergency Department. Presenters: Stefan A, Beyene T, Hulme J. International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM), Montreal Quebec, Canada. May 2025. (Learning Expo)
  2. Shaping the Future of EM: Leadership, Research, and PoCUS in Global Education. Authors: Beyene T, Bryan J. International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM), Montreal Quebec, Canada. May 2025. (Panel Presentation)
  3. An evaluation of the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine partnership. Authors: Cheung E, Beyene T, Dahir M, McKnight A, Girdler H, Fremes E, Zewdu T,  Engida H, Azazh A, Debebe F, Bryan J. International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM), Montreal Quebec, Canada. May 2025. (Poster Presentation)
  4. Emergency medicine continuing professional development in Ethiopia from the ground up: needs assessment and co-creation approach. Authors: Girdler H, Azazh A, Kaufman A, and Beza L. International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM), Montreal Quebec, Canada. May 2025. (Poster Presentation)
  5. Evaluating the East African point-of-care ultrasound training program: lessons learned and best practices. Authors: Girdler H, Beyene T, Zewdu T, Sahota I. International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM), Montreal Quebec, Canada. May 2025. (Poster Presentation)
  6. Surveying point of care ultrasound usage in emergency medicine by Ethiopian emergency physicians: a national needs assessment. Authors: Girdler H, Beyene T, Zewdu T,  Wytsma J, Sahota I.  International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM), Montreal Quebec, Canada. May 2025. (Poster Presentation)
  7. Rethinking global health: why every department needs a global health network. Authors: Deutscher J, Alavian S, Getachew M, Bryan J, Debebe F. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. June 2024.
  8. Emergency Medicine for All: 15 Years of Emergency Medicine in Ethiopia and the TAAAC-EM Partnership. Authors: Alavian S, Cheung E, Debebe F, Landes M, Maskalyk J, Stefan A, Wytsma J.  Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 November 7. (Oral Presentation)
  9. Emergency Medicine Continuing Professional Development from the Ground up: A Co-Creation Approach. Authors: Beza L, Girdler H, Kaufman A. Richard K Reznick Research Research Week, The Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. October 2023. (Oral Presentation)
  10. Collaborations in advancing EM beyond boundaries. Authors: Beyene T, Bryan JM, Cheung E, Nowacki A. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. May 2023. (Workshop)
  11. An educational needs assessment for the toxicology modules of an emergency medicine training program at Addis Ababa University. Authors: Nowacki, A., Kebede, S., Thompson, M., McKnight, A., Azazh, A., and Puchalski Ritchie, L. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. May 2023. (Poster Presentation)
  12. An overview of global health and humanitarian POCUS - lessons from the field. Authors: Douglas-Vail, M., Aspler, A., Stefan, A., Patel, H and Beyene, T. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. May 2023. (Oral Presentation)
  13. Collaborations in advancing EM beyond boundaries. Authors: Abicho, T., Bryan, J., Cheung, E., Aspler, A., Girdler, H., Nowacki, A. and Fremes, E. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. May 2023. (Workshop Presentation)
  14. Developing and evaluating a sepsis treatment protocol tailored to the Tikur Anbessa Hospital emergency department, Ethiopia. African Conference on Emergency Medicine. Accra, Ghana. Authors: Debebe F, Puchalski Ritchie LM, Beza L, Straus S, Wubetie A, Landes M, Azazh A. November 2022. (Poster Presentation)
  15. Canadian faculty experience of participating in a global health partnership working to build emergency medicine capacity in Ethiopia. Authors: Sithamparapillai A, Fremes E, Maskalyk J, Landes M. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. May 2019. (Poster Presentation)
  16. Establishing a global health emergency medicine centre: A reflection of successes and challenges in the last 10 years. Grand Rounds, Emergency Department, University of Calgary. March 2019. (Oral Presentation)
  17. Partnering to establish emergency medicine in Ethiopia. Africa Talks: School of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Hunchak C, Landes M. October 2018. (Oral Presentation)
  18. Examining global health partnerships: TAAAC-EM. Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON: Landes M. December 2016. (Oral Presentation)
  19. Development & Implementation of an Emergency Medicine Residency Training Curriculum: The Toronto-Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. June 2015. (Poster Presentation)
  20. TAAAC-EM: Building Emergency Medicine in Ethiopia. City-wide Ground Rounds, Division of Emergency Medicine, McGill University. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 2015. (Oral Presentation)
  21. ‘Telesimulation’ in Emergency Medicine: connecting Canadian faculty to Ethiopian residents to provide procedural teaching. African Conference on Emergency Medicine. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. November 2014. (Oral Presentation)
  22. Evaluation of a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Scan List in the Emergency Department at Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. African Conference on Emergency Medicine. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. November 2014. (Oral Presentation)
  23. Epidemiology and outcomes of head injury patients in an urban Ethiopian emergency department. African Conference on Emergency Medicine. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. November 2014. (Oral Presentation)
  24. Examining the current health care milieu of the new Ethiopian emergency medicine system: A qualitative analysis of Ethiopian Emergency Medicine Residents. African Conference on Emergency Medicine. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. November 2014. (Oral Presentation)
  25. Development and Implementation of an Emergency Medicine Residency Training Curriculum: The Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM). International Conference on Residency Education. Ontario, Canada. Presenter(s): Cheryl Hunchak. September 2014. (Oral Presentation)
  26. Evaluation of a point of care ultrasound list in an urban Ethiopian ED. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Stachura M, Landes M, Venugopal R, Aklilu F, Sarrazin J. June 2014. (Poster Presentation)
  27. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Head Injury at an Urban Emergency Department in Ethiopia. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Landes M, Venugopal R, Berman S, Azazh A. June 2014. (Poster Presentation)
  28. Telesimulation: Connecting Canadian Faculty to Ethiopian residents to train emergency procedures. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Austin E, Landes M, Miller P, Meshkat N, Okrainec A, Azazh A. June 2014. (Poster Presentation)
  29. Examining graduate retention within the new Ethiopian emergency medicine system: A qualitative analysis of Ethiopian Emergency Medicine trainees. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Lockwood J, Azaj A, Maskalyk J, Berman S, Vaillancourt S, Landes M. June 2014. (Poster Presentation)
  30. Telesimulation: Connecting University of Toronto Faculty to Ethiopian Residents to teach emergency procedures. University of Toronto Division of Emergency Medicine Resident Day. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Austin E, Miller P, Meshkat N, Okrainec A, Azazh A, Landes M. May 2014. (Poster Presentation)
  31. Examining graduate retention within the new Ethiopian emergency medicine system: A qualitative analysis of Ethiopian Emergency Medicine trainees. University of Toronto Division of Emergency Medicine Resident Day. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lockwood J, Azaj A, Maskalyk J, Berman S, Vaillancourt S, Landes M. May 2014. (Poster Presentation)
  32. Use of personal PDA for medical information for emergency medicine residents at Addis Ababa University. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Ben Yakov M, Hunchak C, Landes M. June 2013. (Poster Presentation)
  33. Examining graduate retention within the new Ethiopian emergency medicine system: A qualitative analysis of Ethiopian Emergency Medicine trainees. DFCM Annual Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lockwood J, Azaj A, Maskalyk J, Berman S, Vaillancourt S, Landes M. May 2013. (Poster Presentation)
  34. The Toronto-Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine. Conference publication for the Ethiopian Society of Emergency Professionals First Inaugural Scientific Meeting. Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Authors: Maskalyk J, Landes M. October 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  35. The management of sepsis in low-resource settings. Ethiopian Society of Emergency Professionals Inaugural Meeting and CME. Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. October 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  36. Challenges of an Emergency Medicine Residency in Ethiopia: the Experience of the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine. Conference of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Presenter(s): Landes M, Maskalyk J. June 2012.  (Oral Presentation)
  37. 10 Key Challenges in Establishing a Post-Graduate Training Program in a Low-Resource Setting. Authors: Maskalyk J, Landes M, Teklu S, Azaj A. Global Health Education Consortium. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. November 2011. (Oral Presentation)
  38. A systematic review of emergency medicine training programmes in low to middle income countries. Emergency Medicine in Developing Countries Conference. Capetown, South Africa. Authors: Landes M, Nowacki A, Puchalski-Ritchie L, Azaj A. November 2011. (Oral Presentation)

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We are very grateful for the continued financial support from the following donors and granting agencies (in alphabetical order):

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