Maxime Berthout

Prospective case series of 15 patients participating in the Pre-Operative Program of the MUHC. This program consists of exercise, nutritional, and cognitive-based interventions to optimize patients with ASD or lumbar stenosis prior to surgery.

Prehabilitation to enhance functional capacity after Spine Sx: physical exercise, nutritional modifications, stress reduction

Yang Wu

Our review paper will be on the use of biodegradable polymeric drug delivery systems in the treatment of ocular diseases. This will be a fundamental science-oriented paper, focusing on pharmacology, treatment targets and materials science. Therefore those with a background in fundamental science are welcome.

Selection criteria:
-Past experience in fundamental/pharmacology/materials science research
-Knowledge of the following keywords: nanomicelles, nanoparticles, nanosuspensions, nanofiber, nanosphere, nanocapsule, microneedles, microemulsion, liposomes, dendrimers, hydrogels, contact lenses, inserts
-Know how to make figures/flowcharts 
-Ideally have a PhD or MSc degree
-Write well in English 
-Availability for the next two weeks to work on the article

Application deadline: December 25th at 11:59pm EST
Selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. 
If interested, please send me an email at wuyangkevin1@hotmail.com with your CV emphasizing your academic background, past peer-reviewed publications and research projects. Other details (e.g., community service, awards/scholarships) can be omitted.

p.s This paper will be published in a peer-reviewed journal (IF 6.52), and the publication is almost guaranteed, since we were directly invited by the editor to write the article.

The use of biodegradable polymeric drug delivery systems in the treatment of ocular diseases

Caroline Najjar

This project aims to identify the correlation between sun exposure in the Canadian population and the risk of developing basal cell carcinoma (BCC).
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Basal cell carcinoma and sun exposure in Canada

This study aims to examine the outcomes of young adults aged 14-20 who undergo surgical management of appendicitis vs non-surgical management with antibiotic therapy.

Surgical vs non-surgical management of appendicitis in teenagers

Studying the role that growth factors have on the development of Huntington's disease.

Role of growth factors in Huntington's Disease

Michael Verret

Our study goal is to conduct a scoping review that will describe clinical trials evaluating the impact of pharmacologic intraoperative opioid minimization practices on patient-centred outcomes and identify promising pharmacologic intraoperative opioid minimization strategies. This scoping review will identify knowledge practice gaps, inform future research, and summarize clinical and methodological strengths and limitations.

Intraoperative pharmacologic opioid minimization strategies and patient-centred outcomes after surgery: a scoping review 

I am nephrologist and clinical researcher based at the Montreal General Hospital. My research focuses on clinical outcomes in dialysis patients. 
Some of my publications can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=emilie+trinh&sort=date
 
I am currently looking for a medical student to help lead a review on the topic of Indigenous health in patients with end-stage kidney disease.
 
If interested, please contact me at: emilie.trinh@mcgill.ca

Racial inequities among Indigenous patients with end-stage kidney disease

emilie.trinh@mcgill.ca

Single center quality improvement project examining the trajectory of advanced care directives in patients with end-stage kidney disease on hemodialysis.

Trajectory of advanced care directives in patients with end-stage kidney disease 

Amir Razaghizad

The aim of this project is to provide an overview and evaluate the effectiveness of artificially-intelligent interactive voice response (AI-IVR) technologies that use a natural spoken language input for the purposes of diagnostic screening of a disease, focusing on their clinical applications, digital reliability, and diagnostic accuracy.  

Intelligent Interactive Voice Response Systems For Disease Screening in Healthcare: A Scoping Review 

Kevin Yang Wu

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Our review paper will be on retinal prosthesis/artificial retina (i.e. bionic eyes). This paper will be published in a peer-reviewed journal (IF 3.85), and the publication is almost guaranteed, since we were directly invited by the editor to write the article.
Our&nbsp;review&nbsp;paper will be on the use of retinal implantable sensors and devices in assisting patients with severe retinal degeneration. This will be a technology-oriented paper, focusing on&nbsp;materials and device technologies. Therefore those with a background in engineering are welcome.
Selection criteria:
-Past experience in engineering research. Here are some examples of papers similar to our review article:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6350159/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6350159/</a>
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31486609/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31486609/</a>
<a href="https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.ezproxy.usherbrooke.ca/pmc/articles/PMC6761377/">https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.ezproxy.usherbrooke.ca/pmc/articles/PMC6761377/</a>
-Knowledge of the following keywords: Implantable electronic devices, flexible sensors/actuators, human&ndash;machine interface, photovoltaic, tissue electronics
-Know how to make figures/flowcharts&nbsp;
-Write well in English&nbsp;
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If interested, please send me an email at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:wuyangkevin1@hotmail.com">wuyangkevin1@hotmail.com</a> with your CV emphasizing your academic background, past peer-reviewed publications and research projects. Other details (e.g., community service, awards/scholarships) can be omitted.
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Happy Holidays!
-K.Y. Wu, MD, DMD
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-yang-wu-md-dmd-5ab5a2b1/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-yang-wu-md-dmd-5ab5a2b1/</a>
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The use of retinal implantable sensors and devices in assisting patients with severe retinal degeneration

Our review paper will be on retinal prosthesis/artificial retina (i.e. bionic eyes). This paper will be published in a peer-reviewed journal (IF 3.85), and the publication is almost guaranteed, since we were directly invited by the editor to write the article.
Our&nbsp;review&nbsp;paper will be on the use of retinal implantable sensors and devices in assisting patients with severe retinal degeneration. This will be a technology-oriented paper, focusing on&nbsp;materials and device technologies. Therefore those with a background in engineering are welcome.
Selection criteria:
-Past experience in engineering research. Here are some examples of papers similar to our review article:
<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6350159/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6350159/</a>
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31486609/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31486609/</a>
<a href="https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.ezproxy.usherbrooke.ca/pmc/articles/PMC6761377/">https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.ezproxy.usherbrooke.ca/pmc/articles/PMC6761377/</a>
-Knowledge of the following keywords: Implantable electronic devices, flexible sensors/actuators, human&ndash;machine interface, photovoltaic, tissue electronics
-Know how to make figures/flowcharts
-Write well in English&nbsp;
&nbsp;
If interested, please send me an email at&nbsp;<a>wuyangkevin1@hotmail.com</a> with your CV emphasizing your academic background, past peer-reviewed publications and research projects. Other details (e.g., community service, awards/scholarships) can be omitted.
&nbsp;
Happy Holidays!
-K.Y. Wu, MD, DMD
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-yang-wu-md-dmd-5ab5a2b1/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-yang-wu-md-dmd-5ab5a2b1/</a>

Camille Tessier

Bonjour &agrave; tous!
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Je suis &agrave; la recherche d'un externe (ou r&eacute;sident junior) pour participer &agrave; mon projet de recherche sur les leuc&eacute;mies plasmocytaires (PCL). L'objectif du projet est de mieux caract&eacute;riser cette maladie tr&egrave;s rare et d'essayer de comprendre pourquoi certains patients avec un my&eacute;lome se transforment en PCL.
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Il s'agit d'un projet r&eacute;trospectif multicentrique, qui implique 8 h&ocirc;pitaux universitaires, dont le Jewish General Hospital. Je suis donc &agrave; la recherche d'une personne pour effectuer la collecte de donn&eacute;es dans cet h&ocirc;pital. Comme je suis r&eacute;sidente en h&eacute;matologie &agrave; Sherbrooke, je n'ai aucun acc&egrave;s au syst&egrave;me informatique de McGill. La personne qui effectuera la collecte de donn&eacute;e doit donc absolument avoir ses propres codes d'acc&egrave;s et &ecirc;tre autonome avec l'utilisation du syst&egrave;me informatique du JGH.
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L'implication requise est tr&egrave;s courte puisqu'il n'y a que 8 patients &agrave; collecter (temps total &lt; 10h).&nbsp;
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Si vous &ecirc;tes int&eacute;ress&eacute; ou si vous avez des questions, n'h&eacute;sitez pas &agrave; me contacter!
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Hello everyone!
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I am looking for an 3rd or 4th year med stutent (or junior resident) to participate in my research project on plasma cell leukemia (PCL). The objective of the project is to better understand this very rare disease and to try to understand why some patients with multiple myeloma transform into PCL.
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This is a multicentre retrospective project, which involves 8 teaching hospitals, including the Jewish General Hospital. I am looking for a person to carry out data collection in this hospital. As I am a resident in hematology in Sherbrooke, I have no access to the McGill computer system. The person who will carry out the data collection must absolutely have his own access codes and be autonomous with the use of the JGH computer system.
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The involvement required is very short since there are only 8 patients (total time &lt; 10h).
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If you are interested or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me!

Projet de recherche en hématologie maligne / Research project in malignant hematology

Todd Lee

We conduct research with trainees in a variety of areas, usually thematically aligned with their interests.&nbsp; Projects can range in size and scope and can be synthesis based (e.g., narrative or systematic review), observational (working with data sources including pre-existing databases) and/or bench microbiology projects.&nbsp; We also conduct randomized controlled trials and have a funded clinical trials fellowship for trainees who already have an independent practice licence.
Some examples of trainee publications from our lab include:
Evaluations of diagnostic tests:
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34464734/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34464734/</a>
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32479781/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32479781/</a>
Evaluations of various treatments:
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35944134/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35944134/</a>
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36632358/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36632358/</a>
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33894072/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33894072/</a>
Conduct of controlled trials and prospective observational cohorts:
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32667982/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32667982/</a>
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33813124/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33813124/</a>

Dealing with dogma in infectious diseases and internal medicine

Alexandra de Pokomandy

I am the director of research at the Department of Family Medicine, McGill University. Many researchers in our department could create an opportunity for medical student(s) interested to explore or gain experience in research. The specific project, tasks, work hours and duration would depend on the student interests, the project and the researcher.

Research in Primary Care

Amro Mohammad 

Dr Diaz team extracted extensive information on 425 patient over 2 years. Details of the table can be offered upon request.&nbsp;
We pubished one manuscript on the effect of dexamethasone use on peri-operative complication (In Press).&nbsp;
Another paper is under review for a survival advantage after metformin use in glioblastoma patients&nbsp;
Third project (help neeeded here!) Wbc count &amp; neutrophils/Lymphocytes ratio and other parameteres with or without Dex use on survival and other outcomes of GBM patients&nbsp;

Dexamethasone-induced leukocytosis in glioblastoma patients

Catherine Sohier-Poirier

<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">This QI project aims to assess heterogeneity in practice among hematologists and radiation oncologists at the MUHC in treatment of limited stage Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL). This will serve to harmonize the practices across the MUHC, with eventual benefit of lowering toxicity to patients with limited stage DLBCL and lead to implementation of MUHC internal guidelines on treatment of limited stage DLBCL.&nbsp;