Dr. O.G.’s academic & peer reviewed

Publications

Resident Wellness
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Resident Wellness

Journal of General Internal Medicine: Seven in ten residents are in a state of burnout after completing internal medicine ward rotations. Interventions to mitigate burnout development during periods of high intensity clinical training are needed.

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Ethics of restraint use during COVID-19
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Ethics of restraint use during COVID-19

Canadian Geriatrics Journal: Physical restraints were used on cognitively impaired patients during the COVID-19 pandemic to limit the risk of contracting or transmitting the disease. The ethics, medical, and legal ramifications are reviewed.

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Post-ICU Cognitive Impairment
Olivia Geen Olivia Geen

Post-ICU Cognitive Impairment

Canadian Geriatrics Society CME: Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) encompasses new or worsening cognitive, mental, or physical health impairments following an admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). Older adults who survive ICU are at increased risk for PICS.

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Frailty
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Frailty

McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine: Frailty occurs through a complex interplay of comorbid diseases, aging, genetics, as well as social and environmental factors. Although frailty increases with age, it is distinct from chronologic age and is more analogous to the “biologic age” of an individual.

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Geriatric 5M’s in the ICU
Olivia Geen Olivia Geen

Geriatric 5M’s in the ICU

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia: Over 50% of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) in Canada are over the age of 65. We propose a popular geriatric framework—the Geriatric 5Ms —can be used by ICU teams to improve the care of older adults.

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Geriatric Critical Care
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Geriatric Critical Care

Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ): The integration of geriatric principles into routine care in the intensive care unit (ICU) should be considered as part of the comprehensive care of all older adults.

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Assessing short-term global health experiences
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Assessing short-term global health experiences

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Shedding light on what short-term global health trips can expect to encounter through a cross-sectional study of patient demographics, socioeconomic markers, and the prevalence of diseases encountered on a short-term medical service trip to Lima, Peru.

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Novel pathway in Ovarian Cancer
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Novel pathway in Ovarian Cancer

Clinical and Translational Medicine: Basic science research into the role of transcriptional factor snail in the neovascularization, growth, and metastasis of ovarian cancer, in a mouse model.

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Using Tamiflu in Pancreatic Cancer
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Using Tamiflu in Pancreatic Cancer

Cellular Signalling: Basic science research into the potential role of Tamiflu for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, using mouse models.

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