2021
New Interactive App: Impact of COVID-19 on the USA Population
December 03, 2021
The app allows users to see the impact COVID-19 has had on the population of the United States using three metrics; excess deaths, life expectancy, and years of life lost.New Publication: Identifying a Basket of Surgical Procedures to Standardize Global Surgical Metrics: An International Delphi Study
December 01, 2021New Publication: Global wealth disparities drive adherence to COVID-safe pathways in head and neck cancer surgery
November 01, 2021New Publication: Impact of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination on postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection
November 01, 2021New Publication: Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study
October 15, 2021
MEDICI publishes with the COVIDSurg Collaborative a prospective cohort study of 20,006 patients from 466 hospitals in 51 countries with 15 cancer types, studying the impact of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic on delivery of cancer surgeries, to identify areas requiring immediate strengthening within cancer surgery systems worldwide.New Publication and Online Risk Calculator: Machine Learning Risk Prediction of Mortality for Patients Undergoing Surgery with Perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg Mortality Score
September 13, 2021
Dr. Janet Martin publishes with the COVIDSurg Collaborative on developing and validating a risk score based on machine-learning to predict postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative infection of SARS-CoV-2. The article includes a link to the COVIDSurg Mortality Score online tool.New Publication: Effects of Preoperative Isolation on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications after Elective Surgery: an International Prospective Cohort Study
September 13, 2021
Dr. Janet Martin co-authors study with the COVIDSurg and GlobalSurg Collaboratives on the impact preoperative isolation has on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery.New Publication: SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Venous Thromboembolism after Surgery: an International Prospective Cohort Study.
September 13, 2021
Dr. Janet Martin publishes with the COVIDSurg and GlobalSurg Collaboratives on the impact of perioperative or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on risk of venous thromboembolism in surgical patients.New Publication: Impact of COVID-19 on Excess Mortality, Life Expectancy, and Years of Life Lost in the United States.
September 13, 2021
Drs. Eunice Y.S. Chan, Davy Cheng, and Janet Martin of the MEDICI Centre publish in PLOS One on the impact of COVID-19 on the population of the United States using three metrics: excess deaths, life expectancy, and total years of life lost.New Publication: UK Head and neck cancer surgical capacity during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: Have we learned the lessons?
September 10, 2021
This study evaluated and compared surgical capacity in the UK for head and neck cancer during March-June 2020 and January-February 2021.New Publication: Global Surgery, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Indicator Definitions and Reporting: An Utstein Consensus Report
September 09, 2021
The Utstein Consensus Report published the results of experts in surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia convening with experts in global indicators, data and policy to appraise and refine the original six indicators proposed in the 2015 Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, as well as define the data points necessary in order to derive these indicators.New Publication: IDEAL-D Framework for Device Innovation: A Consensus Statement on the Preclinical Stage
September 08, 2021Dr. Martin Presents at the 17th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists
September 06, 2021Dr. Davy Cheng is Founding Dean of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
September 01, 2021
Dr. Davy Cheng is serving in his new position as Founding Dean and Presidential Chair Professor of the School of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen in China. Dr. Davy Cheng previously served as Chair-Chief of the Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, for 16 years (2001-2017).Speaking Event: African Conversations Series
June 18, 2021
Dr. Janet Martin moderated the panel, featuring panelists Dr. Kandala Ngianga-Bakwin and Dr. Ava John-Baptiste on Thursday June 24, 2021.Dr. Janet Martin Presents: COVID-19: Surgical Mortality Risk, Backlogs, Vaccinations, and Opportunities for Improvement
June 02, 2021
Dr. Martin presented at the SJH Perioperative Multidisciplinary Grand RoundsDr. Martin Presents: COVID-19 & Surgery Timing Post-Recovery and Role of Vaccines
April 30, 2021
Dr. Martin presented on GlobalSurg - CovidSurg Collaborative Research at the Anesthesia Regional Rounds.Rewriting the Pandemic Playbook: MEDICI Research Profiled by Western University
April 29, 2021
Western University highlights MEDICI's collaborative work with the GlobalSurg and CovidSurg Collaboratives.Dr. Shehzad Ali and Dr. Ava John-Baptiste deliver Schulich New Faculty Lecture
April 28, 2021
Dr. Shehzad Ali, joined by Dr. Ava-John Baptiste, delivered the Schulich New Faculty Lecture on May 7, 2021, titled "What is Not Measured Is Not Managed: Bringing Health Equity into Decision-Making"New Publication: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Modelling for Safe Surgery to Save Lives: Data from an International Prospective Cohort Study
March 26, 2021
The COVIDSurg and GlobalSurg Collaboratives, with Dr. Janet Martin of the MEDICI Centre, publish international prospective cohort study on supporting safe surgery using the COVID-19 vaccine.Dr. Shehzad Ali: Can We Develop a More Equitable Health System?
March 17, 2021
Dr. Shehzad Ali, PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Western University and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Public Health Economics, featured on Daring to Ask Series from Schulich at Western.New Publication: Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study
March 12, 2021
Building on prior global work with GlobalSurg, the MEDICI Centre served as a global and national lead to help design, implement and disseminate a number of studies throughout the COVID pandemic. The largest study, entitled GlobalSurg-CovidSurg-Week, enrolled over 140,000 patients from 1674 hospitals in 116 countries, making this the largest ever prospective international surgical study. The first paper from this study, on the timing of surgery after SARS-CoV-2 infection, has now been published.MEDICI Collaboration with CovidSurg Recognized as Notable Research Impact at Western
February 11, 2021
Dr. Janet Martin of the MEDICI Centre is the Canadian Lead for the CovidSurg Collaborative, a platform of studies designed and conducted by an international team dedicated to furthering knowledge of the impact COVID-19 has on surgical patients and services.New Publication: Efficacy and Safety of Caudal Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Infra-Umbilical Surgery: a Meta-Analysis and Trial-Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
February 10, 2021New Book Publication: Evidence-Based Practice in Perioperative Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery
January 22, 2021New Publication: Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries
January 18, 2021
MEDICI provides methodological expertise, co-authors multicentre prospective study examining postoperative mortality following cancer surgery in 82 countries.Dr. Cheng delivers statement on Antimicrobial Resistance at the 148th WHO Executive Board meeting
January 15, 2021MEDICI participates in first virtual WHO Collaborating Centre forum
January 15, 2021
