ICES uOttawa

ICES uOttawa is located at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute at the Civic Campus of The Ottawa Hospital. Our team includes scientists with a wide range of research interests working collaboratively with analysts, research coordinators, a privacy officer and administrative, technical and security staff. ICES uOttawa aims to conduct high quality, high impact health services research that will lead to improvements in health care in Ontario and the health of Ontarians. Our location in Ottawa facilitates research through the involvement of our local partner and peer organizations.

Recent Publications

12/18/2020

Delivery of palliative care in acute care hospitals: a population-based retrospective cohort study describing the level of involvement and timing of inpatient palliative care in the last year of life

Webber C, Chan R, Scott M, Brown C, Spruin S, Hsu AT, Bush SH, Isenberg SR, Quinn K, Scott J, Tanuseputro P. J Palliat Med. 2020; Dec 18 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0056

12/17/2020

Sepsis-associated mortality, resource use, and healthcare costs: a propensity-matched cohort study

Farrah K, McIntyre L, Doig CJ, Talarico R, Taljaard M, Krahn M, Fergusson D, Forster AJ, Coyle D, Thavorn K. Crit Care Med. 2021; 49(2):215-27. Epub 2020 Dec 17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000004777

12/3/2020

Association of splanchnic vein thrombosis on survival: 15-year institutional experience with 1561 cases

Wells PS, Theberge I, Bowdridge J, Kelly E, Kielar A, Forgie MA, John S, van Walraven C. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020; 9(24):e016600. Epub 2020 Dec 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.016600

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Recent ICES Grants

Predictors, patterns, and outcomes of opioid use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Principal investigator: Kuenzig E
Co-investigators: Benchimol E, Gomes T, Juurlink D

American College of Gastroenterology, Clinical Research Award
2019-2020; $49,524

Safe Analgesia For Elders receiving Peripheral Nerve Blocks for hip fracture (SAFE PNB)

Principal investigators: Forster AJ, McIsaac DI, van Walraven C
Co-investigators: Abdallah FW, Beaule PE, Boet S, Fernando SM, Huang AR, McCartney CJ, Meulenkamp B, Perry JJ, Power BE, Ramlogan R, Taljaard M, Tanuseputro P, Wijeysundera DN

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2019-2021; $183,600

Predicting the future burden of the inflammatory bowel diseases: a study of the Canadian Gastro-Intestinal Epidemiology Consortium (CanGIEC)

Principal investigators: Kaplan GG, Lee K, Murthy SK, Targownik LE
Co-investigators: Benchimol EI, Bernstein CN, Bitton A, Carroll MW, Coward S, Jacobson K, Jones JL, Kuenzig ME, Lee L, Morrin L, Nguyen GC, Otley AR, Pena-Sanchez JN, Sadatsafavi M, Singh H, Veldhuyzen Van Zanten, SJ, Windsor JW

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2019-2024; $845,325

Recent Awards & Recognitions

Clinical Research Chair in Strengthening Primary Care for Integrated Health Equity

2020-2025: Awarded to Dr. Claire Kendall by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa.

11/4/2020

Crohns and Colitis Canada Rising Star Award

2018: Awarded to Dr. Sanjay Murthy. Recipients of the award are innovative and productive leaders who are advancing Crohn's and colitis research in Canada.

11/23/2018

American Heart Association Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award finalist

2018: Dr. Louise Sun is a finalist for the Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award. The award acknowledges the accomplishments of early career investigator members of the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia (CVSA) who are focusing on fundamental and applied surgical research.

2/21/2018

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