PREP is an RA program in the paediatric emergency department at the Children's Hospital - LHSC
PREP is a clinical research assistant program in the paediatric emergency department at the Children's Hospital - London Health Sciences Centre. Our RAs are involved in clinical research studies that touch on the various topics commonly seen in emergency medicine.
Operating as usual
12/24/2022
Happy holidays and a joyful New Year from our (research) family to yours!!
Enjoy some holiday riddles below! Answers are in the comments.
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What does a clinical research want for the holidays?
What do you call an elf who sing?
Do reindeer go to school?
12/23/2022
Meet the Research Coordinator!
Patrick Siedlecki is a Registered Kinesiologist with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario and is currently awaiting graduation from Western University with a PhD in Kinesiology. His research interests include examining the interactions between the cardiovascular, cardiorespiratory, and postural control systems in young and older adults. Patrick obtained his MSc at Lakehead University in 2017 by investigating end-tidal carbon dioxide levels in individuals with persistent concussion symptoms under physical and cognitive stress. He previously worked as a clinical assistant where he aided a physiatrist treating chronic musculoskeletal disorders, as well as a research assistant updating clinical assessment and management forms for the treatment of outpatients with various medical conditions. Patrick joined the Department of Paediatric Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre in 2022 as a Clinical Research Coordinator for research studies involving mental health, gastrointestinal, respiratory illnesses, and musculoskeletal injuries in paediatrics.
12/22/2022
Meet the Senior Clinical Research Coordinator!
Kamary Coriolano is a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Department of Paediatric Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital – London Health Sciences Centre. Kamary joined the department in 2016 and has worked with Dr. Naveen Poonai as the senior coordinator in several local and national clinical trials. Kamary has a Masters’ degree and Ph.D. in Rehabilitation sciences and has been managing large trials such as the “Adaptive randomized controlled non-inferiority multicentre trial (the Ketodex Trial) on intranasal dexmedetomidine plus ketamine for procedural sedation in children: study protocol.” This study is a multicenter trial that I anticipate will have a remarkable clinical impact by showing that procedural sedation using a nasal spray is non-inferior to intravenous sedation used to reduce an upper limb fracture in children.
Kamary has published several research papers in high-impact journals and can serve as a content expert in clinical trial management. As such, he has experience managing project start-up, enrollment, monitoring, reviewing adverse events and closeout of multicentre studies. He can develop the materials and tools necessary to train individuals involved in the conduct of the study appropriately. I can obtain institutional approvals, develop methods for data sharing and review subsite agreements. He has extensive experience developing research protocols, promoting staff education, and developing patient safety standards. His primary objectives are reducing risk for subjects participating in clinical trials while maintaining the quality of the data obtained.
12/21/2022
We facilitate our department's research assistants (RAs) through the Paediatric Research Experience Program (PREP). PREP is a great way for individuals to get hands on experience in clinical research and to explore the world of paediatric emergency medicine through a research lens. RAs are involved in the screening, recruitment, and carrying out of various studies that are active in the department and have the opportunity to engage with patients and their families and work with various members of the health care team.
Over the years, RAs have been able to use the experiences gained in the program for their graduate school, medical school, and CaRMS applications. There have been former RAs who have had the opportunity to present research they’ve worked on at conferences. Former RAs have also had the opportunity to be listed as a co-author on published manuscripts and abstracts.
To learn more about our program or to inquire about potentially becoming an RA, please contact the PREP coordinator, Holly Stevens, at [email protected]
12/20/2022
Meet the Research & PREP Coordinator!
Holly Stevens is a Clinical Research Associate in the Department of Paediatric Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital – London Health Sciences Centre. Holly first joined the department as a research assistant under Dr. Naveen Poonai over five and a half years ago while she was an undergraduate psychology student at Western University. She has been working for Dr. Poonai since and has been able to obtain a large amount of experience in the area of paediatric pain. Most notably, she received publication for her significant involvement in a study focused on children presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain. This study compared Hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan) versus acetaminophen for the treatment of nonspecific abdominal pain, a type of abdominal pain that would often go untreated. In addition, Holly was intimately involved in a study using light sedation for laceration repair (Dose-Finding) in order to reduce distress in children undergoing suture repair. Dose-finding is currently in manuscript preparation. Her experience with both the Buscopan and Dose-Finding trials provided greater insight into the importance of addressing paediatric pain and the impact it can have on the patient. This experience further motivates her to understanding the role that chronic pain has on a child’s mental wellbeing. As a result, she is working with Dr. Poonai on launching a 21-year longitudinal study investigating predictors of chronic pain in children and young adults. In addition, she coordinates the research assistantship program in paediatric emergency medicine, the program she started out in 5+ years ago, aiming to cultivate a passion for clinical research in RAs.
12/19/2022
Meet the Principal Investigator!
Dr. Naveen Poonai completed his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Toronto in 2004 and his paediatric residency and emergency medicine fellowship training at Western University in 2009. He obtained his Master of Science in Health Research Methodology from McMaster University in 2013. He is the Chair of the Children’s Health & Therapeutics Division of the Children’s Health Research Institute, and the Research Director of the Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine. On a national level, he is a Decision Editor for the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, a member of the executive of Empowering Next Generation Researchers in Child Health (ENRICH) Health Research Training Platform and Paediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC), and a contributor to the national knowledge mobilization networks: Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK), Children’s Healthcare Canada, and the Hospital for Sick Children’s Online Paediatric Pain Curriculum. His research interests include procedural sedation and management of acute pain in children.
12/16/2022
“Clinical research is research with the goal of improving the diagnosis, and treatment (including rehabilitation and palliation), of disease and injury; improving the health and quality of life of individuals as they pass through normal life stages. Clinical research usually encompasses research on, or for the treatment of, patients.” (CIHR)
PREP focuses on clinical research in paediatric emergency medicine and as a result involves children. Our research often includes cohort studies, surveys, clinical trials, and medical record reviews and touch upon the various topics commonly seen in emergency medicine.
To learn more about our program or to inquire about potentially becoming an RA, please contact the PREP coordinator, Holly Stevens, at [email protected]
12/15/2022
The Paediatric Research Experience Program (PREP) is a research assistant program in the paediatric emergency department at the Children’s Hospital - LHSC in London, Ontario. PREP consists. The RA program consists of upper year undergraduate, graduate, and medical students who are involved in the screening, recruitment, and carrying out of various studies that we have going on in the department. All of our studies involve clinical (patient-related) rather than fundamental science (bench) research involving children. Most of our studies focus on Dr. Naveen Poonai’s research areas and those of his Paediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) network colleagues. These include cohort studies, surveys, clinical trials, and medical record reviews.
To learn more about our program or to inquire about potentially becoming an RA, please contact the PREP coordinator, Holly Stevens, at [email protected]
Are you a Western University medical student? If so, come join our program!! We are looking for medical student volunteers to assist in paediatric emergency research. Contact program administrator for more information!
Featured Content:
https://academic.oup.com/pch/article-abstract/26/Supplement_1/e26/6414106?redirectedFrom=fulltext
02/23/2022
PREP-LHSC Trainee Spotlight
Meet Sarah Meulendyks
Sarah is a second-year medical student at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry who has been a member of the Pediatric Emergency Department Research Program since September 2020. Prior to medical school, she completed a Bachelor of Medical Sciences and a Bachelor of Science Nursing in the Compressed Time Frame Program, both at Western University. Sarah worked as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at University Hospital following completion of her undergraduate education. She has been involved in research throughout every stage of her education and is enjoying the hands-on clinical research experience that this program offers to contribute to the growing body of knowledge in the field of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Sarah has been an invaluable member of our research team!
10/28/2021
Featured content
Two of our PREP trainees Shaily Brahmbhatt and Holly Stevens were co-authors on this paper!
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/48/E1612
Hyoscine butylbromide versus acetaminophen for nonspecific colicky abdominal pain in children: a randomized controlled trial BACKGROUND: Less than two-thirds of children with abdominal pain in the emergency department receive analgesia. We sought to determine whether hyoscine butylbromide was superior to acetaminophen for children with nonspecific colicky abdominal pain. METHODS: We randomly allocated children aged 8–17...
10/28/2021
PREP Trainee Spotlight!
Shaily Brahmbhatt joined our program over 4 years ago. Her contributions have been invaluable. She started as an undergraduate student, continued on through medical school, and is now part of the MD+ program at Schulich... and STILL part of our program.
Why PREP?
* Trainees include, medical students, undergrads,
graduate students
* PREP trainees learn about various types of
research
* PREP provides opportunities to improve
communication skills by interacting with families
and health providers
* PREP volunteers make valuable connections in
paediatrics & emergency medicine
* PREP volunteers present research at conferences
* PREP volunteers often are co-authors on
published manuscripts and abstracts
10/28/2021
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