Recent Publications
O'Hearn K
Pediatr Crit Care Med
2022
O'Hearn K, Cayouette F, Cameron S, Martin DA, Tsampalieros A, Menon K; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Assent in Pediatric Critical Care Research: A Cross-Sectional Stakeholder Survey of Canadian Research Ethics Boards, Research Coordinators, Pediatric Critical Care Researchers, and Nurses. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 Oct 13. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003135. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36511694.
Brooks SC
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open
2022
Brooks SC, Rosychuk RJ, Perry JJ, Morrison LJ, Wiemer H, Fok P, Rowe BH, Daoust R, Vatanpour S, Turner J, Landes M, Ohle R, Hayward J, Scheuermeyer F, Welsford M, Hohl C; Canadian COVID‐19 Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN) for the Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers (NCER) and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group (CCCTG). Derivation and validation of a clinical decision rule to risk-stratify COVID-19 patients discharged from the emergency department: The CCEDRRN COVID discharge score. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2022 Dec 22;3(6):e12868. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12868. PMID: 36579029; PMCID: PMC9780419.
Fiest KM
Can J Anaesth
2022
Fiest KM, Krewulak KD, Jaworska N, Spence KL, Mizen SJ, Bagshaw SM, Burns KEA, Cook DJ, Fowler RA, Olafson K, Patten SB, Rewa OG, Rochwerg B, Spence S, West A, Stelfox HT, Parsons Leigh J; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Impact of restricted visitation policies during COVID-19 on critically ill adults, their families, critical care clinicians, and decision-makers: a qualitative interview study. Can J Anaesth. 2022 Oct;69(10):1248-1259. doi: 10.1007/s12630-022-02301-5. Epub 2022 Aug 17. PMID: 35978160; PMCID: PMC9385091
CCCTG MEMBERS
New guideline standardizes consent for research participants in Canada

The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Ethics Office have created a simplified template for informed consent in clinical research. It was published September 15 as a guideline in CMAJ.
For more information and to view the published guideline, click 'More' below.
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