Current Research Projects

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Title Lead Researcher Institution Research Area(s)
Pediatric Outcome Improvement through Coordination of Research Networks (POPCORN) Caroline Quach Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine Prevention, Population and Public Health
Umbilical mesenchymal stem cells as cellular immunotherapy for septic shock (UC-CISS): a phase II randomized controlled trial Lauralyn McIntyre The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Management
Diagnosis of viral infections in children by metagenomic nanopore sequencing Peter Tilley University of British Columbia Diagnosis, Management
Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock Society of Critical Care Medicine and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Novel criteria for defining pediatric sepsis criteria Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce Society for Critical Care Medicine Diagnosis
Pediatric Sepsis Data Challenge Mark Ansermino Rishikesan Kamaleswaran Institute for Global Health Diagnosis, Prevention, Population and Public Health
Smart Triage Mark Ansermino, Niranjan 'Tex' Kissoon BC Children's Hospital Management
Developing an educational pamphlet on post-sepsis syndrome to improve care for sepsis survivors Marie-Maxime Bergeron, Kristine Russell, Kristin MacDonald, Susan Korstad University of British Columbia Prevention, Population and Public Health
Characterizing the impacts of engaging with patient advisory councils on long-term recovery for sepsis survivors and their families Kristine Russell, Marie-Maxime Bergeron, Marianne Vidler University of British Columbia
CETP Inhibition as a novel treatment to remove pathogen lipids and improve survival in sepsis John Boyd St Paul's Hospital Management

First Nations land acknowledegement

Action on Sepsis operates on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We invite everyone to reflect on the traditional territories and land that they currently work and live on.


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