CSRS Courses

CSRS Courses 

Foundations in Resuscitation Science Research (MSC4001H)

Course Directors
Ori Rotstein, MD 
Michelle Sholzberg, MD

Academic oversight/administration
Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto

Planning, Administration and Liaison (CSRS)
Andrea Meeson
Research Education Coordinator
csrsinfo@smh.ca
416 864 6060 x 7843

Description

This half-credit core course is open to MSc and PhD students and is a prerequisite for any PhD student interested in the Advanced Topics course. The course objectives are:

• to provide students an enhanced understanding of the breadth of research in resuscitation science; and
• to ensure that students with disparate fields of research enquiry assemble to discuss common areas of interest, thereby further reinforcing a spirit of interdisciplinary research.

Length:  Full year (Fall and Winter sessions)
No of sessions:  13 (bi-weekly – Mondays, unless otherwise noted)
Value:  Half-credit 
Location:  Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hosptial- 209 Victoria St (Room #s may change for each seminar – please consult the schedule below). Alternatively seminars take place atRescu – St Michael’s Hospital 193 Yonge St, 5th Floor Boardroom
Time:  4.30pm-6pm (unless otherwise notified)

Drop Date: The drop date for a course over two terms (Fall and Winter) is the Winter drop date. Please consult your graduate unit calendar.

 Facilitators: Each session of this course is facilitated by a different senior clinician scientist/investigator. You will be exposed to some of Canada’s leading minds in resuscitation science research and critical care/emergency medicine.

Evaluation:  Students will be evaluated and graded as follows:

Research paper (20%) and Oral Presentation (Elevator Pitches – 15%)
35%

• The research paper will be on a topic selected by the student and approved by the course directors. Students must submit a brief descriptive paragraph outlining their chosen topic for approval . The research paper will be worth 20% of the final mark and will be submitted in the Fall Session.
  • TOPIC SUBMISSION – you will submit the topic for your research paper for vetting by TAs and course directors no later than Monday October 15 2019.
  • Fall Research Paper Due Date – no later than Friday, November 22, 2019. Submission in PDF via email or dropbox (to be confirmed).
• UPDATE: The oral presentation is a group activity in the form of an “elevator pitch of a predetermined topic/idea. The oral presentation is worth 15% of the final mark and will be prepared and presented as assigned, in class, on February 24 2020.

Attendance, participation
30%
Students are required to attend a minimum of 10 sessions, expected to participate actively, contribute to discussion and all assigned activities.

Final Discussion Paper
35%
Students will write a discussion paper (approx 2500 words) on a question/topic either set by the course directors or the student.  The discussion paper is the final submission for this course and is due no later than Friday March 27, 2020.

PLEASE NOTE: A total of 5% of this grade will be given for the completion of peer review. All students will submit on Quercus close to final drafts of their papers on or before 11.59pm on Tuesday March 10. Peer reviews will be assigned by TAs and are due back (in full, on the assigned form) on or before 11.59pm on Tuesday March 17.
Peer reviews submitted late will be docked the 5% 

2019-20 Foundations (MSC4001H) Seminars

Seminar 1 (Sept 9 2019)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 216
Topic: Meet and Greet Launch and Seminar – Defining Your Journey: Mapping your success in research
Time: 4.30-6pm (Meet and Greet from 4.15pm)
Presenters: Tiffany Jefkins RT, PhD(c), Dakota Gustafson, PhD(c) and Julie Moore, MSc, PhD(c) (mentor)

Seminar 2 (September 23 2019)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 216
Time: 4.30-6pm
Topic: Resuscitation Science Primer: Physiology, cardiology and haemodynamics
Presenters:  Michelle Sholzberg, MD and Greg Hare, MD, PhD 

Seminar 3 (October 7 2019)
Location:  Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital  (LKS) Rm 216
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Considerations for Outcomes in Paeds
Presenters:   Anne-Marie Guergeurian, MD  and Ian Drennan, PhD(c)             

Seminar 4 (October 21 2019)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital  (LKS) Rm 241
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Brain Resuscitation
Presenter: Andrew Baker, MD

Seminar 5 (November 11 2019)
Location:Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 216
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Collaboration and Innovation – Engineering and Technology in Resus Science Research and Practice
Presenters:  Steve Brooks, MD, MSc and Christopher Sun, PhD, Post-Doc Fellow (MIT)

Seminar 6 (November 18 2019)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Translational Research
Presenter: Joao Rezende-Neto, MD, PhD and  Steve Lin, MD, MSc

Seminar 7 (December 9 2019 )
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Indigenous Health Systems Research
Presenters: Billie-Jo Hardy, PhD

Seminar 8 (January 6 2020)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Fall Paper Feedback
Presenters: Michelle Sholzberg, TAs and Program Coordinator

Seminar 9 (January 20 2020)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: New Knowledge in Knowledge Translation
Presenters: Katie Dainty, PhD  and  Janet Parsons, PhD

Seminar 10 (February 3 2020)
Location:Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Nursing Perspectives in Resus Science Research
Presenters: Aaron Conway, PhD and Matthew J. Douma

Seminar 11 (February 24 2020)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Elevator Pitches – Assigned/Graded Group Activity
Panel: to be confirmed

Seminar 12 (March 2 2020)
Location:  Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Practitioner Health and Wellness
Presenters: Sara Gray, MD, MPH

Seminar 13 (March 16 2020)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Research and Policy in Practice: How researchers can become trusted policy advocates
Presenters: Sam Vaillancourt, MD , MPH   Tiffany Jefkins, (PhD student)

Seminar 14  (April 6 2020)
Location: To be confirmed
Time: 4pm-6pm
Topic: Final Class – to be announced

Graduate Seminar Series (SRM3333Y)

Course Director
Paul Dorian, MD

Academic oversight/administration
Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto

Planning, Administration and Liaison (CSRS)
Andrea Meeson
Research Education Coordinator
csrsinfo@smh.ca
416 864 6060 x 7843

The Graduate Seminar Series (aka Science and Sushi) is a mandatory, not-for-credit course for students enrolled in the CSRS. Attendance by interested faculty, researchers, students, frontline practitioners etc is welcome, in person or via WebEx. The broad objectives for students are:

• to provide all students in the CSRS an opportunity to meet, network and hear from expert researchers in the field of resuscitation sciences;
• to expose students to current research in this emerging field;
• to facilitate opportunities for collaboration among participants in the program;
• to facilitate students’ appreciation for the interdisciplinary nature of resuscitation sciences; and
• to enhance students’ ability to identify cross disciplinary research opportunities in the field.

Location:  Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hosptial- 209 Victoria St (Room #s may change for each seminar – please consult the schedule below). Alternatively seminars take place atRescu – St Michael’s Hospital 193 Yonge St, 5th Floor Boardroom

***Participation is also optional via Webinar (spaces limited to those outside the GTA) – please contact csrsinfo@smh.ca for details***

Time:  4.30pm-6pm (unless otherwise notified)

2019-20 Graduate Seminar Series
(Science and Sushi)

Session 1  (September 16 2019)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 216
Time: 4.30pm-5.30pm
Topic: AED Delivery Systems Research
Presenter: Sheldon Cheskes, MD

Session 2 (October 28 2019) –
Location:Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 216
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Resuscitation Research and practice in a time of overdose
Presenters: Leigh Chapman, RN, PhD and Michelle Klaiman, MD


Session 3 (November 25 2019)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Storytelling, ethics and advocacy on the research/practice continuum
Presenter: Blair Bigham, MD, MSc 

Session 4 (December 16 2019)
Location:  Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Building EMS Research and Practice
Presenter: Ian Drennan and Shannon Leduc, ACP, MSc(c) 

Session 5 (January 27 2020)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Innovation and Design Thinking in Resuscitation Research: The SOONER Study
Presenters: Kate Sellen and Aaron Orkin

Session 6 (February 10 2020)
Location:  Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 211
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Patient Engagement in Resuscitation Research
Presenters: Bianca Seaton and Matthew Church 

Session 7 (March 30 2020)
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital (LKS) Rm 216
Time: 4.30pm-6pm
Topic: Decision Making in Resuscitation Settings
Presenter:  Laveena Munshi, MD  (to be confirmed)

Advanced Topics in Resuscitation Science Research (MSC4002H)

The course is administered through the Institute for Medical Sciences and is open to graduate students enrolled in the CSRS who have completed the prerequisite Foundations in Resuscitation Science Research (MSC4001H) core course. This advanced course is for 0.5 credit and is designed to counter the isolation of late-stage thesis work; to assist students to establish contact with like-minded colleagues; set the stage for on-going collaborative work groups; and to facilitate the timely completion of projects and prepare students who intend to enter academia and other fields. The overall course objectives of the course are to provide doctoral students:

•  an opportunity to present their research-in-progress in small group sessions with feedback about their presentation skills and research content by both a faculty facilitator and their peers;
• a forum for the exploration of methodological, theoretical and professional development issues in the emerging inter-disciplinary field of Resuscitation Sciences;
• opportunities to learn good leadership and collaboration skills;
• opportunities to improve writing and presentation skills; and
• help to move along methods and analytical sections of their thesis

The course is administrated by the CSRS Research Education Coordinator. All queries related to course enrollment, and other administrative issues should be addressed to CSRSInfo@smh.ca or 416 834 6060 x 7843.