CJEM Articles: research
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July
2010
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Jonathan Sherbino
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March
2010
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Ian G. Stiell, Janet Nuth, Marianne Yeung
A mentor is a person who takes a special interest in the professional development of a junior colleague and provides guidance and support. Mentoring can be beneficial for students, residents, junior colleagues and researchers and can be very rewarding for the physician who provides this guidance. Although mentoring is a well recognized topic in academic medicine, relatively little has been written about mentoring in emergency medicine (EM). Consequently, we conducted a literature review on mentoring in EM and present our findings in this paper. We discuss different models of mentoring, factors that foster the development of strong mentor ship programs, the responsibilities of mentors and mentees, and issues specific to mentorship of female, minority and research physicians. We also present several case scenarios as a basis for recommendations for teachers and learners in EM.
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January
2010
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B.H. Rowe, C. Villa-Roel, E. Grafstein, J. Bawden, N. Manouchehri
Objective: We sought to examine scholarly outcomes of the projects receiving research grants from the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) during the first 10 years of national funding (i.e., between 1996 and 2005). Methods: We sent email surveys to 62 emergency medicine (EM) researchers who received funding from CAEP. We focused our data collection on grant deliverables and opinions using a 1-7 Likert scale with regard to the value of the award. Results: Fifty eight recipients responded to our survey. Grants were most commonly awarded to residents (21 [36%]), followed by senior (16 [28%]) and junior (13 [22%]) emergency staff. Twenty six applicants from Ontario and 11 from Quebec received the majority of the grants. Overall, 51 projects were completed at the time of contact and, from these, 39 manuscripts were published or in press. Abstract presentations were more common, with a median of 2 abstracts presented per completed project. Abstract presentations for the completed projects were documented locally (23), nationally (39) and internationally (37). Overall, 19 projects received additional funding. The median amount funded was Can$4700 with an interquartile range of $3250-$5000. Respondents felt CAEP funding was critical to completing their projects and felt strongly that dedicated EM research funding should be continued to stimulate productivity. Conclusion: Overall, the CAEP Research Grants Competition has produced impressive results. Despite the small sums avail able, the grants have been important for ensuring study completion and for securing additional funding. CAEP and similar EM organizations need to develop a more robust funding approach so that larger grant awards and more researchers can be supported on an annual basis.
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November
2009
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Jeffrey Freeman
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March
2003
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James Thompson
Informed consent to participation in research is an important protector of potential subjects' rights and autonomy. Ethical research involving critically ill people is challenging because their medical condition often makes obtaining informed consent impossible. This is especially true in the prehospital setting, where additional barriers to obtaining informed consent exist. A recently published Canadian policy (Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans) specifies circumstances under which an exception to the requirement for informed consent may be granted so that vulnerable individuals are not denied the potential benefits of participating in research. This article reviews the rationale for the Tri-Council Policy Statement and illustrates some problems with its application in the context of a Canadian prehospital study on continuous positive airway pressure. A new risk analysis model and a national research ethics board are discussed as possible ways to facilitate interpretation and application of the current exception of informed consent policy.
