2016
Dr. Schemitsch selected for OTA Bovill Award
December 20, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Emil Schemitsch, Professor and Chair/Chief, Department of Surgery, whose paper, "Simple Decompression vs Anterior Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve for Distal Humerus Fractures Treated with Plate Fixation - A Multi Centre Randomized Controlled Trial" has been selected by the Orthopaedic Trauma Association for the prestigious Bovill Award.Timely Surgical Care for Acute Biliary Disease: An Indication of Quality
December 13, 2016
Division of General Surgery members, on behalf of the Western Ontario Research Collaborative on Acute Care Surgery, conclude that the rate of index cholecystectomy for acute biliary admissions is an appropriate indicator of quality and readily available to measure and report.Drs. James Howard and Brent Lanting receive President's Award for Innovation
November 29, 2016
Congratulations to Drs. James Howard and Brent Lanting of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery on receiving the President’s Award for Innovation. The President’s Award for Innovation recognizes an individual or team who has demonstrated innovation capabilities that have made a significant difference to the effectiveness of London Health Sciences Centre.MSc in Surgery Public Lecture
November 24, 2016
The topic, "Translational Study of Liver Cancer and Hypertrophy: TranSLiCH" will be presented by Dr. Mauro Tun Abraham, MSc Candidate, on Friday, November 25, Room B2-116, London Health Sciences Centre – Victoria Hospital, at 4:00 PM.Surgery faculty receive MAC awards
November 23, 2016
Congratulations to Division of Orthopaedic Surgery members, Dr. Graham King, Professor and Director, Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre, and Dr. Mark MacLeod, Associate Professor and Chief Medical Officer, London Health Sciences Centre, on being recognized for their outstanding contributions and leadership by the Joint Medical Advisory Committee.Western Medical Innovation Fellowship advances innovative solutions
November 16, 2016
John Matheson is one of inaugural recipients of the Western Medical Innovation Fellowship. Created in partnership with the Western Bone and Joint’s Collaborative Training Program in Musculoskeletal Health, the 10-and-a-half-month fellowship focuses on developing new medical technologies.The best advice is to be preventative
November 16, 2016
Says Dr. Bob Kiaii, Professor and Chair/Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery. More tips on preventing coronary artery disease in the current issue of InsideLHSC.Helping patients regain their quality of life
November 16, 2016
A patient recounts her long road to recovery, with the help of Dr. David Sanders, Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery.Keeping the line of communication open
November 16, 2016
Dr. Neil Parry, Associate Professor, Division of General Surgery, on caring for trauma patients and their families. Read a family's perspective on trauma care in the winter issue of InsideLHSC.MSc in Surgery: Candidate Feature
November 16, 2016
Meet Dr. Patrick Murphy, PGY 4 General Surgery Resident and MSc in Surgery candidate.Dr. Alexandra Istl, PGY 2, and Dr. Vivian McAlister, Professor, of the Division of General Surgery study medical volunteerism in the First World War
November 14, 2016
Staff of the No. 10 Canadian Stationary Hospital and the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital retained excellent morale throughout the war despite heavy medical demand, poor conditions, aerial bombardment and external medical politics.Remembrance Day activities at Western University
November 10, 2016
The University Students' Council, King's University College, and Huron University College will all be hosting ceremonies to honour Canadian veterans and armed forces still serving.Is Casting for Non-Displaced Simple Scaphoid Waist Fracture Effective? A CT Based Assessment of Union
October 26, 2016
Study by Drs. Grewal, Suh, and MacDermid, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, finds SATSC effective for non-displaced simple scaphoid waist fractures.Medical research by Surgery faculty highlighted at St. Joseph's Tribute Dinner
October 25, 2016
Watch the exciting work being done by members of the divisions of Orthopaedic Surgery and Urology.Acuity STAR v5.18 Reference Guide
October 24, 2016
The latest version of Acuity STAR was released on October 21, 2016. STAR now functions identically with all three major browsers Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer.Decisions: A four-month-old boy with bilateral undescended testes
October 20, 2016
Clinical scenario addressed by Dr. Sumit Dave, Associate Professor in the Divisions of Paediatric Surgery and Urology, in the current issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Association between day of the week of elective surgery and postoperative mortality
October 18, 2016
Drs. Luc Dubois, Division of Vascular Surgery, Kelly Vogt, Division of General Surgery, Chris Vinden, Division of General Surgery, and colleagues at ICES Western find that the day of the week on which elective surgery took place has no effect on postoperative mortality.Bedside identification of blunt thoracic aortic injury with point-of-care transesophageal echocardiography
October 17, 2016
Case report by members of the divisions of Vascular Surgery, General Surgery and the Trauma Program at LHSC describes the point-of-care diagnosis of Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) using transesophageal echocardiog-raphy (TEE).Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Unstable Ankle Fractures
October 13, 2016
Dr. David Sanders, Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, comments on the Willett K, et al study, "Close contact casting vs surgery for initial treatment of unstable ankle fractures in older adults" in the October issue of JAMA.Comparison of isoflurane and sevoflurane in cardiac surgery: a randomized non-inferiority comparative effectiveness trial
October 11, 2016
Cardiac Surgery faculty and colleagues from the departments of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Critical Care, and Clinical Perfusion Services determine whether sevoflurane was non-inferior to isoflurane on a clinically important primary outcome in a heterogeneous group of adults undergoing cardiac surgery.Home safe home: Evaluation of a childhood home safety program
October 06, 2016
Initial findings of study by General Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, and Trauma Program faculty indicate LHSC Home Safety Program is effective in reducing home injuries in children up to 2 years of age.Urinary incontinence: Making sense of the urinary microbiota in clinical urology
October 03, 2016
Drs. Gregor Reid and Jeremy Burton, Division of Urology, discuss the roles bacteria may have in a number of urological conditions such as urge incontinence, and the implications for how urologists diagnose disease and treat patients.Lessons From Rocket Science: Reframing the Concept of the Physician Health Advocate
October 03, 2016
Dr. Sayra Cristancho and colleagues suggest a need to reconceptualize health advocacy using a systems mind-set rather than a physician-centric perspective.Comparison of Gait Characteristics Between Patients With Nontraumatic and Posttraumatic Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
September 30, 2016
Dr. J. Robert Giffin, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, and colleagues compare differences in knee kinematics and kinetics between patients with posttraumatic versus nontraumatic medial compartment knee OA.Minimally Invasive Periareolar Approach to Unroofed Coronary Sinus Atrial Septal Defect Repair
September 28, 2016
Case report published in Annals of Thoracic Surgery by Drs. Aaron Grant, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Michael Chu, Cardiac Surgery, and colleagues.Project 6 Summit: SAGES telementoring initiative
September 21, 2016
Dr. Chris Schlachta and colleagues publish a white paper on the development and management of telementoring intitiatives.Thrive or overload? The effect of task complexity on novices’ simulation-based learning
September 21, 2016
Dr. Sandrine de Ribaupierre and colleagues investigate the effects of variations in task complexity on novices’ cognitive load and learning during simulation-based procedural skills training.Faculty Support for Research in Education (FSRE)
September 20, 2016
FSRE grants are intended to support full-scale education research projects and pilot projects where there is a plan to collect preliminary data in preparation for a larger upcoming application to an external funding agency. Deadline: Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 4:00 pmRoyal Society of Canada visits Western
September 20, 2016
Darren Gilmour, Executive Director of the RSC, along with two members of the RSC Secretariat are visiting Western University on September 22nd. They will join the RSC Foreign Secretary, Dr. Jeremy McNeil (department of Biology) in delivering a talk about the mission and vision of the society, its role as our National Academy, international relationships with other academies, and opportunities for Western researchers within their three main awards programs. A lunch celebration will take place in honour of the Western members of the RSC 2016 Class.New Faculty Announcements
September 16, 2016
Welcome to our new Faculty members Drs. Waleed Kishta, Anton Skaro, and Hongji Yang.Endobronchial Carcinoid Tumour with Extensive Ossification: An Unusual Case Presentation
September 12, 2016
Dr. Richard Inculet, Chair/Chief of Thoracic Surgery, and colleagues discuss the case in this issue of Case Reports in Medicine.Conversation and Coffee with the Dean
September 01, 2016
RSVP today for the September 15 Conversation and Coffee session.Reporting standards of the Society for Vascular Surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome
September 01, 2016
Dr. Audra Duncan, Chair/Chief, Vascular Surgery, and colleagues aim to produce consistency in diagnosis, description of treatment, and assessment of results.International Meniscus Reconstruction Experts Forum (IMREF) 2015 Consensus Statement on the Practice of Meniscal Allograft Transplantation.
August 31, 2016
Dr. Alan Getgood and colleagues develop a consensus statement on the practice of MAT.Dr. Gerald Brock discusses testosterone therapy with Endocrine Today
August 23, 2016
9-Month Efficacy and Safety Study of Testosterone Solution 2% for Sex Drive and Energy in Hypogonadal Men: Results of a 6-Month Open Label Extension of a 3-Month Double-Blind Study. Brock G, et al. J Urol. 2016;doi:10.1016/j.juro.2016.04.065.Dr. Ruby Grewal and colleagues investigate the reproducibility of the Short-WORC in patients with rotator cuff disorders
August 22, 2016
Recently, a shorter version of Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (Short-WORC) was proposed as a subset of 7 items from the original 21-item WORC. However, the reproducibility of the Short-WORC has not been established.Study by orthopaedic surgery faculty finds nonoperative management as treatment option for selected anteromedial coronoid fractures.
August 19, 2016
Surgical fixation is currently recommended for unstable anteromedial coronoid fractures, but the role of nonoperative management is not well defined. Our purpose was to report the functional and radiographic outcomes of select patients managed nonoperatively. Study by Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Center members Drs. Kevin Chan, Ken Faber, Graham King and George Athwal.Compartment syndrome causes systemic inflammation in a rat
August 18, 2016
Drs. Abdel Rahman-Lawendy and David Sanders publish study on the relationship between compartment syndrome in a limb and systemic inflammation and dysfunction in a remote organ.Nutrition Therapy in Critically Ill Patients Following Cardiac Surgery: Defining and Improving Practice.
August 18, 2016
Dr. Dave Nagpal and colleagues define nutrition therapy after cardiac surgery to identify opportunities for improvement.Dr. David Holdsworth talks to CTV News about new imaging technology
August 18, 2016The Microbiota of Breast Tissue and Its Association with Breast Cancer.
August 17, 2016
Drs. Brackstone, Reid and colleagues publish study on the role the breast microbiome plays in the development and progression of breast cancer.Timelines for the next CIHR Foundation Grant and Project Grant funding opportunities
August 17, 2016New systematic review and meta-analysis by Drs. Bagur, Kiaii, Chu and colleagues, explores clinical outcomes associated for TAVI without preimplantation BAV
August 16, 2016Professional Development Funding from RCPSC: Detweiler Travelling Fellowship
August 16, 2016
Intended to improve the quality of medical and surgical practice in Canada. The fellowship will enable the recipient to visit medical centres in Canada (other than their own) or abroad, to study or gain experience in the use or application of new knowledge or techniques or to further the pursuit of a project relevant to clinical practice or research.Accuracy of the modified Hardinge approach in acetabular positioning
August 02, 2016
Orthopaedic surgery faculty examine the accuracy in orienting the acetabular component using the modified Hardinge approach.Nomogram tool developed by Dr. Muriel Brackstone and colleagues is the first of its kind and may change breast cancer management
July 28, 2016First North American Experience With the Engager Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve: Insights From the London Health Sciences Centre Heart Team
July 28, 2016Dr. Robert Litchfield talks about the work done at the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic
July 27, 2016CTA-UWO Faculty Development Fund
July 26, 2016
Applications for the second round of funding for 2016 are now being received. Deadline to apply is September 1.Successful first run for the annual Trauma Conference International meeting
July 25, 2016Faculty members receive Faculty Development Teaching Certificate
July 21, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Tina Mele, Associate Professor, Division of General Surgery, and Dr. Elizabeth Saettler, Assistant Professor, Division of General Surgery.Dr. Robert Litchfield, Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, on concussion research and awareness
July 21, 2016Latest Funding Opportunities - Schulich Research Office
July 21, 2016Dr. Chris Schlachta for London Health Sciences Foundation's What's your why?
July 20, 2016Dr. Bob Kiaii for London Health Sciences Foundation's What's your why?
July 20, 2016Robert Maudsley Fellowship for Studies in Medical Education: Deadline to apply is Sep 9
July 19, 2016
If you are registered in a Master's or PhD-level program for studies in Medical Education, visit the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada website for details on this fellowship.CIHR Funding Results for Spring 2016
July 18, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Emil Schemitsch and Dr. David O'Gorman on their successes with CIHR in the recent operating grants competition.Resident Spotlight: Dr. Christopher Del Balso, PGY4, Orthopaedic Surgery
July 13, 2016MAC Awards: Call for nominations
July 13, 2016
The Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) annually recognizes hospital and professional staff who go above and beyond the call of duty. These individuals are recognized for their outstanding contributions to St. Joseph's Health Care London and London Health Sciences Centre through nominations endorsed by the Medical Advisory Executive Committee. There are four different awards in total. Visit the MAC Awards intranet site for nomination form and Award Criteria. Nominations are due Friday Sept. 16.Applications for 2016-17 to the Medical Innovation Fellowships Program now being accepted
July 12, 2016
The Western Medical Innovation Fellowship is the first-of-its-kind in Canada. It is a 10.5-month program, providing fellows the opportunity to work with clinicians in identifying market needs and developing solutions with researchers, clinicians, and technology transfer offices to generate new intellectual property.Minimally-Invasive Cardiac Surgical Procedures at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
July 12, 2016
Dr. Michael Chu, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiac Surgery, and colleagues publish the 2016 joint position statement for Open and Endovascular Surgery for Thoracic Aortic Disease.In the news: Dr. Blayne Welk
July 12, 2016
Dr. Blayne Welk, Assistant Professor, Division of Urology, talks to HCB News about a recent study on whether or not Gadolinium exposure is connected to Parkinson's disease.Lawson IRF 2016 Spring Competition results announced
July 12, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Bailey, Associate Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, on being one of the winners of the Spring 2016 IRF Competition.Team ICES Western wins big
July 05, 2016Matthew Teeter receives CIHR New Investigator Award
July 05, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Teeter, Assistant Professor, Affiliated Institute Scientist, on receiving CIHR's New Investigator Award.Q&A with Dr. Ruby Grewal about her work at the Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre
June 29, 2016
Dr. Grewal sat down with Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry to discuss her work at HULC.In the News: Dr. Gregor Reid
June 28, 2016
Bacteria that have the potential to abet breast cancer are present in the breasts of cancer patients, says study by Dr. Gregor Reid and PhD candidate Camilla Urbaniak.Dr. Blayne Welk talks mesh implants with CTV News
June 21, 2016
Dr. Blayne Welk, Assistant Professor, Division of Urology, talks with CTV News about mesh implants.IMPACT program website launched by London Health Sciences Centre's Trauma Program
June 16, 2016Treating scoliosis
June 09, 2016
Dr. Timothy Carey talks about bracing as an option for treating scoliosis.Heart team at London Health Sciences Centre perform Canada's first transcaval TAVI procedure.
June 09, 2016
Drs. Michael Chu, Luc Dubois, Bob Kiaii and the rest of the LHSC heart team are the first in Canada to perform a transcaval TAVI procedure.'It's alarming': Study finds increased number of children with gallstones
June 08, 2016
Dr. Sarah Jones and Dr. Patrick Murphy were featured on CTV National News for their ICES gallbladder study.Royal College Awards and Grants
June 08, 2016
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada are welcoming submissions for several awards and grants. Deadline to apply is September 9, 2016.Latest Funding Opportunities
June 07, 2016
A list of the latest funding opportunities (as of June 6, 2016) has been posted by the Schulich Research Office.Schulich Awards of Excellence
June 07, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Douglas Ross, Chair/Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Dr. Anthony Jevnikar, Department of Medicine and cross-appointed to the Department of Surgery.Western Email System Change Coming - How will it impact you?
May 01, 2016
Earlier this month, Western University announced that it is beginning the next phase of the project to replace its campus-wide email platform (known as Convergence) to a new cloud-based system called Microsoft Office 365. This next phase includes moving the Western email accounts (i.e. those ending in @uwo.ca) of all faculty and staff in Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. This change will likely impact you...Dr. Nawar Alkhamesi performs Canada's first robotic ventral rectopexy.
April 13, 2016
Dr. Nawar Alkhamesi, assistant professor, and the colorectal surgery team have performed Canada's first robotic ventral rectopexy. Read more about how the procedure was used to treat obstructive defecation syndrome (ODS).Former military tool to target prostate cancer
February 05, 2016
Hon Leong, PhD, assistant professor at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute, and his team have repurposed a machine once used to detect airborne pathogens in the second Gulf War.Thoracic Surgery simulation aims to improve patient safety
February 03, 2016
This in situ, or on-site, simulation scenario occurred in the operating room with the participation of thoracic surgeons, operating room nurses, respiratory therapists, and residents.Study: Cost a tipping point on knee surgeries
January 26, 2016
A new study from Western’s Bone and Joint Research Institute could save the health-care system millions of dollars while also preventing some of the more than 250 million knee osteoarthritis (OA) sufferers from going under the knife.Dr. Emil Schemitsch appointed as Chair of the Department of Surgery
January 06, 2016
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Emil Schemitsch has been appointed as Chair of the Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University and Chief of the Department of Surgery for London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care London, effective January 1, 2016.Minimally invasive cardiac surgery at LHSC
January 09, 2024
Surgical footage of Dr. Bob Kiaii, Professor and Chair/Chief of Cardiac Surgery, and his physician team performing minimally invasive cardiac surgery at LHSC.Dupuytren’s disease susceptibility gene, EPDR1, is involved in myofibroblast contractility
January 09, 2024
Drs. Bing Gan and David O'Gorman, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, investigate the role of EPDR1 in Dupuytren’s Disease.
