Research

Implementation Science - ongoing projects

  • Scoping review on the current uses of POCUS in the outpatient GIM clinic 

  • Implementation of POCUS in the outpatient GIM clinic  

  • Understanding the barriers and facilitators to POCUS uptake in GIM

Medical Education - ongoing projects

  • University of Ottawa GIM POCUS curriculum evaluation

Knowledge Translation

Dann M, Ruller S, Gaudreau-Simard M. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) for the  Assessment of Hydronephrosis in Outpatient Nephrology. CSIM 2023. Québec City, Québec. Available at:  https://csim.ca/csim-annual-meeting-2023/eposter-hall/research-qi-posters/ 

Saiyin T, Woo M, McInnes M, Ruller S, Clark E, Wooller K, Kilabuk E, Gaudreau-Simard M.  Diagnostic accuracy and use of point-of-care ultrasonography in patients with acute kidney injury. CSIM 2023.  Québec City, Québec. Available at: https://csim.ca/csim-annual-meeting-2023/eposter-hall/research-qi-posters/ 

Gaudreau-Simard M, Kilabuk E, Halman S, Wooller K, Woo M, Arntfield R, Ma I, Forster AJ. Start spreading the news: a deliberate approach to POCUS program development and implementation. Ultrasound J 15, 13 (2023).  

Gaudreau-Simard M, Wiskar K, Kilabuk E, Walsh M, Sattin M, Wong J, Burhani Z, Arishenkoff S, Yu J, Lam AW; Ma IWY. An Overview of Internal Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound Rotations in Canada. Ultrasound J 14, 37 (2022).

Guay J-M, Gaudreau-Simard M, Halman S. University of Ottawa GIM POCUS curriculum development. Eposter presentation. Presented at CSIM 2022. Victoria, British Columbia. Available at: https://csim.ca/conferences/csim-annual-meeting-2022/e-poster-hall/csim-qi-posters-2022/