CAEP/ACMU 2001 Scientific Abstracts - Oral Abstract Presentation Schedule

CAEP Abstracts

CJEM 2001;3(2):119-120

Oral Abstract Presentation Schedule

WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 2001

Administration

09:30 001 The epidemiology of emergency department presentations in Alberta. Holroyd BR. University of Alberta.

09:45 002 Development and evaluation of a chief complaint classification system for comparing emergency department clientele. Unger B. McGill University.

10:00 003 The impact of a nurse discharge coordinator on the successful discharge of elderly patients from the emergency department. Guttman A. McGill University.

10:15 004 Emergency department overcrowding in Toronto from 1991 to 2000: the effect of systematic hospital restructuring. Schull MJ. University of Toronto.

Decision Rules

10:45 005 An "ultra-sensitive" version of the Canadian CT Head Rule for US physicians. Stiell IG. University of Ottawa.

11:00 006 The validity of a clinical model to predict the presence or absence of deep vein thrombosis in the emergency department. Scheibel N. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

11:15 007 Retrospective validation of the "New Orleans" criteria for minor head injury. Stiell IG. University of Ottawa.

11:30 008 Urgent imaging for suspected renal colic in the emergency department. Papa L. University of Ottawa.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 21, 2001

Respiratory

13:15 009 Long-acting beta-agonists following emergency department discharge: a randomized controlled trial. Rowe BH. University of Alberta.

13:30 010 Are intubation conditions using rocuronium comparable to succinylcholine? A meta-analysis. Perry JJ. Clinical Epidemiology Unit, University of Ottawa.

13:45 011 Emergency department presentations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Alberta. Spooner CH. University of Alberta.

14:00 012 Comparison of Canadian versus US emergency department visits for asthma/COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) exacerbation among older adults. Rowe BH. University of Alberta.

Injury/Trauma

14:30 013 The role of injury mechanism in the evaluation of patients with minor head injury. Stiell IG. University of Ottawa.

14:45 014 Emergency department patients' opinions of screening for intimate partner violence. Campbell SG. Dalhousie University.

15:00 015 How important is mechanism of injury in predicting the risk of cervical spine injury? Stiell IG. University of Ottawa.

15:30 016 Pediatric injuries in organized hockey: Does checking make a difference? Parker MJ. Department of Pediatrics, University of Western Ontario.

THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 2001

Plenary Sessions - Chair: Brian Rowe

08:00 017 The role of clinical assessment in the evaluation of patients with potential cervical-spine injury. Stiell IG. University of Ottawa.

08:15 018 The contribution of blood cultures to the clinical management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective observational study. Campbell SG. Dalhousie University.

08:30 019 Influenza virus as a determinant of emergency department overcrowding. Schull MJ. University of Toronto.

08:45 020 Predicting complications from renal colic after emergency department evaluation. Papa L. University of Ottawa.

Research

09:30 021 The utility of blood cultures in the management of upper urinary tract infection. McInnes JG. Queen's University.

09:45 022 The epidemiology of acute allergy presentations in Alberta. Rowe BH. University of Alberta.

10:00 023 Accuracy and reliability of the Object Recall Test for patients with minor head injury. Stiell IG. University of Ottawa.

10:15 024 The relationship between out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival and community bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation rates. De Maio VJ. University of Calgary.

Research

10:45 025 How accurate is clinical examination in the evaluation of patients with minor head injury? Stiell IG. University of Ottawa.

11:00 026 Potential impact of public access defibrillation based upon cardiac arrest locations. De Maio VJ. University of Calgary.

11:15 027 How well does the Canadian CT Head Rule perform in minor head injury patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15? Stiell IG. University of Ottawa.

11:30 028 What are the outcomes of patients classified as having clinically unimportant cervical-spine injury? Stiell IG. University of Ottawa.

FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 2001

Administration

09:30 029 Emergency department patient willingness to participate in complementary and alternative medicine research. Abu-Laban RB. University of British Columbia.

09:45 030 Survey of computer use in emergency medicine staff and residents. Cummings G. University of Alberta.

10:00 031 Ambulance diversion increases transport delays for patients with chest pain. Schull MJ. University of Toronto.

10:15 032 Use of a structured care map in the emergency department to improve asthma care. Chahal A. University of Alberta.

Thrombosis/Cardiac

10:45 033 Outpatient treatment of deep vein thrombosis from the emergency department: clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction and economic analysis. Zed PJ. University of British Columbia.

11:00 034 An analysis of stroke patient eligibility for tissue plasminogen activator in a Canadian city. Barber PA. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Calgary.

11:15 035 DC cardioversion in atrial fibrillation: a survey of practice by Canadian emergency physicians. Borgundvaag B. Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto.

11:30 036 Canadian Activase for Stroke Effectiveness Study (CASES). Hill MD. University of Calgary.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 23, 2001

Research

13:15 037 Measures of the effectiveness of resident research curricula: a systematic review of the literature. Frank JR. University of Toronto.

13:30 038 Utility of developmental screening in the pediatric emergency department. Millar KR. Department of Pediatrics, University of Western Ontario.

13:45 039 Do residents interpret pediatric chest radiographs accurately? Alghamdi A. University of Western Ontario.

14:00 040 Emergency department revisits as a computer-automated quality assurance target. Bullard M. University of Alberta.

Abdominal pain

14:30 041 A comparison of emergency physician judgement versus a preliminary clinical model to predict severe urinary tract obstruction in renal colic. Papa L. University of Ottawa.

14:45 042 Non-contrast helical computed tomography versus intravenous pyelography for the investigation of suspected acute urolithiasis: a systematic review. Worster A. McMaster University.

15:00 043 How do physicians rate patients' pain after knowing patients' actual pain scores? Papa L. University of Ottawa.

15:30 044 Delayed ultrasound in patients with abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding in the first trimester. Hendry JN. Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.