Current Research Projects

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Title Lead Researcher Institution Research Area(s)
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
SONRIS: Sepsis outcome network to improve survival John Boyd St Paul's Hospital Management, Prevention, Population and Public Health
CETP Inhibition as a novel treatment to remove pathogen lipids and improve survival in sepsis John Boyd St Paul's Hospital Management
Using aerobic exercise to improve health outcomes for sepsis survivors John Boyd Centre for Heart Lung Innovation Prevention, Population and Public Health
Vital Video: a system to identify critically ill infants using video monitoring in Malawi Guy Dumont University of British Columbia Diagnosis
Integrating a neonatal healthcare package for Malawi David Goldfarb University of British Columbia Management, Prevention, Population and Public Health
Development, validation, and implementation of a saline gargle test for COVID-19 David Goldfarb Margaret Mokomane BC Children's Hospital Research Institute and Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership Prevention, Population and Public Health
Evaluating an automated blood culture system at a hospital in Botswana David Goldfarb University of British Columbia Diagnosis
What Families Think and Do? A survey for families visiting the pediatric emergency department Ran Goldman BC Children's Hospital Prevention, Population and Public Health

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.

Action on Sepsis Research Cluster

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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