Research


International Survey of ICU Discharges: Health Service Providers

Sponsor:  University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine (Dr. Tom Stelfox & Dr. Pin Li), Ward of the 21st Century 

The primary aim of this research project is to gain detailed information on current ICU discharge practices, and to explore any standardized protocol that exists within Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.  The survey is voluntary and has received ethics approval. To access the survey, please click here.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: Elizabeth Fradgley, Telephone # 403-210-7454, Email: liz.fradgley@ucalgary.ca.

Nurses Health Study 

Are you between 20 and 46 years old? If so, join the world-famous Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) 3 to contribute to groundbreaking research on lifestyle, environment, nurses’ work life and women’s health. NHS 3 builds on the two previous Nurses’ Health Studies, which enrolled more than 230,000 participants combined. Participation requires only an hour of your time each year. Recruitment continues until there are 100,000 enrollees.

No Pain+, No Gain!

McMaster University is conducting a study of a new FREE information service for evidence-based pain management.  Pain+ will make keeping up to date and applying the latest research in clinical practice easier for clinicians. To save you time, these articles will be pre-assessed for quality by research staff, and for clinical relevance and interest by practicing clinicians. A wide range of publications from multiple disciplines are surveyed.  As a “one-stop” access to current best evidence from research on pain management, Pain+  offers a searchable database, email alerting system and links to selected resources.  Pain+ was developed as part of a research study comparing two different types of access to pain research evidence. Study participants will be randomly assigned to one of 2 ways of sharing research evidence.  For more information:  Pain PLUS  ~  Contact person:  Margaret Lomotan at lomotam@mcmaster.ca or 905-525-9140 ext. 27328