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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded 14 CIHR grants worth more than $10 million
July 18, 2024
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“Success at CIHR underscores the creativity, dedication and collaboration of our researchers and their teams. Funding for these innovative projects paves the way for groundbreaking advancement in biomedical sciences, improved patient care and progres
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Do anesthesiology consults before surgery improve patient outcomes?
December 6, 2023
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More patients are seeing an anesthesiologist before surgery as the surgical population ages and faces more complex health issues.
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded 19 CIHR grants worth more than $12 million
July 20, 2022
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These projects will advance science and improve health in areas such as cancer, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, autism, Kabuki Syndrome, kidney disease, patient engagement, blood transfusions, sepsis, surgery, anesthesia, plasma donation, muscle
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded 18 CIHR grants worth more than $11 million
February 5, 2022
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These projects will advance science and improve health in areas such as tuberculosis, blood disease, prostate cancer, heart disease, muscle repair, sleep apnea, brain cancer, medical imaging, virtual care, prehab, intellectual disability, sarcoma, CA
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Researchers honoured for outstanding work in anesthesiology, blood disease and cancer
June 4, 2021
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A number of outstanding researchers and research teams have been honoured through The Ottawa Hospital’s Excellence Awards program for 2021.
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Canadian researchers work to understand and improve health for Indigenous Peoples after surgery
May 17, 2021
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are building a research program to better understand Indigenous Peoples’ experience of surgery in Canada. Their latest study, published in CMAJ, is the first to analyze all available sur
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Spinal or epidural anesthesia associated with increased survival compared to general anesthesia for leg artery bypass surgery
November 25, 2020
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A new study published in The BMJ shows that people who had surgery to improve blood flow in their legs under spinal or epidural anesthesia were less likely to die than those who were given general anesthesia. General anesthesia involves using drugs t
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Two researchers at The Ottawa Hospital receive Ontario Early Researcher Awards
September 1, 2020
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Two researchers from The Ottawa Hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa received Early Researcher Awards from the Ontario Research Fund.
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Ottawa a “hotbed of patient partnerships in research”
September 27, 2019
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The Ontario SPOR Support Unit’s summer newsletter showcases how Ottawa has become a “hotbed of patient partnerships in research.” Three stories demonstrate how researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are partnering with patients and caregivers to improve
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The Ottawa Hospital awarded 13 grants worth $11.2 million from Canadian Institutes of Health Research
July 26, 2019
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital have been awarded 13 grants worth a total of $11.2 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The new projects focus on areas such as cancer immunotherapy, hepatitis C infection, blood clots, ar
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Golfer credits Ottawa study for quick recovery after lung cancer surgery
June 4, 2019
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Marie Lapointe took part in a pilot study at The Ottawa Hospital aimed at testing whether a home-based exercise program could help older people better prepare for surgery
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Researchers honoured for outstanding work in Parkinson’s, critical care and surgery
April 11, 2019
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A number of outstanding researchers and research teams were recognized at The Ottawa Hospital’s Excellence Awards Ceremony on April 11. They include the Parkinson Research Consortium, the Operating Room Black Box® Research Program and ICU resear
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Researchers use leading-edge technology to study teamwork and communication in the operating room
February 15, 2019
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are studying whether improving teamwork and communication among operating room staff can make surgery safer for patients. Studies suggest that over half of surgery complications can be l
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Finding better ways to bring health research to life: World-leading Centre for Implementation Research opens at The Ottawa Hospital
January 18, 2018
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Researchers regularly make discoveries that have the potential to improve patient care and quality of life. However, getting those findings adopted by health-care systems can be a challenge.
Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are already world l
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The Ottawa Hospital Emergency Surgery Study: A World Leader in the Delivery of High Quality and Efficient Surgical Care
July 10, 2017
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are tackling the often-overlooked issue of delayed emergency surgeries. Emergency surgeries are those needed quickly to treat serious injuries or life-threatening conditions, such as a
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$150,000 grant to help researchers test whether exercise before surgery can help elderly patients recover
August 17, 2016
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Dr. Daniel McIsaac and his team were awarded $US 150,000 by the International Anesthesia Research Society to test whether home-based exercise training before cancer surgery can improve the outcomes of frail elderly patients. This population is at
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Fighting back against chronic nerve pain: researchers get $295K to test combination therapy
March 9, 2016
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During their war with cancer, it’s common for survivors to find themselves in a new battle with chronic nerve pain. Either damaged by the disease or the treatments used, some of their nerves start sending incorrect signals causing shooting, burni
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