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February 2015CURRICULUM VITAE

Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa

a) NAME: THIRUGANASAMBANDAMOORTHY, Venkatesh; Associate ScientistAddress: Clinical Epidemiology Program, F650, The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus

1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9Telephone: 613-798-5555 ext. 17023 Fax: 613-761-5351 Email: [email protected]

b) DEGREES: MSc, University of Ottawa, 2009CCFP-EM, The College of Family Physicians of Canada, 2004CCFP, The College of Family Physicians of Canada, 2002MBBS, Chengelpet Medical College, The TamilNadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, TamilNadu, India, 1994

c) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 2013- Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine,

University of Ottawa2012- Associate Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital

Research Institute2011- Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of

Ottawa 2007- Emergency Physician; Emergency Department, The Ottawa Hospital2009-2010 Emergency Physician; Emergency Department, Capital Health, Halifax2006-2009 Emergency Physician; Emergency Department, Cornwall Community

Hospital2006-2008 Emergency Physician; Emergency Department, Queensway Carleton Hospital2004-2006 Emergency Physician; Emergency Department, Ross Memorial and Minden

Hospitals, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.

d) ACADEMIC HONOURS: DistinctionsUniversity Fellowship, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, Effective: 1997,

ImmunologyCertificate of Excellence in Pediatric Quiz, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, India, Effective: 1993Dr. T. Subramaniam Award for Clinical Surgery, Indian Medical Association, India, Effective: 1993Dr. T.V. Muthukrishnan Award for Clinical Medicine, Dr. T.V. Muthukrishnan and The Chengleput

Medical College, India, Effective: 1993The TamilNadu Tuberculosis Association Award, TamilNadu Tuberculosis Association, India,

Effective: 1992Third Prize for dissertation 'Varicosity of Veins', Association of Anatomists', TamilNadu, India,

Effective: 1989, Anatomy

Research AwardsTop New Investigator Award, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) for

Prognostic Value of Cardiac Biomarkers in the Risk-Stratification of ED Syncope – A Systematic Review. February 2015

Research Scholarship Salary Award, Jump Start Resuscitation Initiative. Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. 2011-2012. $100,000

A.G. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, Effective: 1998, $15,000

e) SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES: 2015 Program Leader, Canadian Arrhythmia Network 2014 Reviewer, Heart Rhythm Journal 2012 Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine2012 Reviewer, Academic Emergency Medicine2010 Founding Member, Canadian Syncope Alliance (CASA)2010 Co-chair, International Panel on ‘Standardized Reporting Guidelines for Emergency

Department Syncope Risk Stratification Research’2013 Scientific Committee Member, International Syncope Meeting, Italy, September 20132013 Reviewer, Ottawa Health Sciences Network Research Ethics Board

f) GRADUATE SUPERVISIONS: Graduate supervision: 9Undergraduate supervision: 5

Emergency Medicine Fellow: 1 Emergency Medicine Residents: 5Medical Students: 5

Completed: 7 In Progress: 7

* Name of Trainee

ProgramType

Dates Degree Received

Year Degree Rec’d

Research Project Current Position

From (MM/YY)

To(MM/YY)

Graduate Supervisor* Kenneth

Kwong†Master’s student

2014 Present Derivation and Internal Validation of a Risk Scale for Adult ED Syncope Patients

Master’s student, University of Ottawa

* Rosa V. F. Ramaekers

Master’s student

2014 Present Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Decision Tool for Reducing Computed Tomography of the Head use Among ED Syncope Patients

Master’s student, University of Ottawa

* Francis Bakewell

PostdoctoralFellow,HealthProfessional

07/2013 Present Refugee Use of the Emergency Department Under the Interim Federal Health Program

FRCPC, University of Ottawa

ShahbazSyed


07/2013 Present Validation of a decision rule to remove people from Cardiac Monitoring

FRCPC, University of Ottawa

Nathan Postdoctoral 07/2012 Present Test Characteristics of Point-of- FRCPC,

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Hecht Fellow,HealthProfessional

Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Posterior Ocular Pathology in Emergency Department Patients

University of Ottawa

Hasan Alzahrani

ResearchFellow

07/2012 07/2013 Can a simplified two view echocardiogram diagnose severe aortic stenosis?

Consultant, King Faisal Hospital, Saudi Arabia

* Koushik Krishnan


07/2012 07/2013 Diagnostic accuracy of chest radiograph interpretation by emergency physicians

Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay, ON

* Ekaterina Turko


08/2009 09/2013 Study to Derive a Preliminary Clinical Decision Rule for ED Non-Traumatic Low Back Pain Patients to Identify Serious Underlying Pathology

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia

* Aparna Vaidynathan


03/2011 10/2013 None A Study to Derive a Clinical Decision Rule for Predicting Serious Outcomes in Emergency Department Syncope Patients Occurring Within 30-Days after Discharge from the Emergency Department - Phase 1

Master’s student in Health Administration, University of Ottawa

Undergraduate Supervisor

* Omair Rahman

MD Program

05/2014 Present Analysis of Reasons for Hospitalization Among ED Syncope Patients

University of Ottawa

* Cristian Toarta

MD Program

05/2013 Present Short-Term Risk of Arrhythmias among Syncope Patients with Non-Sinus Rhythm

Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal

* Valentina Donici

MD Program

07/2012 09/2012 One-year outcome among ED pre-syncope patients

Laval University

* Dominique Ansell

MD Program

06/2010 09/2011 Study to Derive a Preliminary Clinical Decision Rule for ED Non-Traumatic Low Back Pain Patients to Identify Serious Underlying PathologyDefining Abnormal Electrocardiogram in Syncope Patients – A Systematic Review

Post-graduate Resident, University of Ottawa

* Kona Williams

MD Program

06/2007 09/2007 Retrospective Validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule

Forensic Pathology Fellow, Ontario Provincial Forensic Unit

*Primary Supervisor†Winner of the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship

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g) RESEARCH FUNDING:Funding Requested................................................................................................................................$0Total peer-reviewed funding received as Principal Investigator………………...……….$804,082.00Total peer-reviewed funding as Co-Investigator……………………………...…...….…..$471,293.00

FUNDING REQUESTED:Support Period

Title Organization Principal Investigator

Total Amount

March 2015- Feb 2016

Out of Hospital Live Cardiac Monitoring of Syncope Patients at Risk for Serious Arrhythmias after Emergency Department Discharge: A Pilot Randomized Study

The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization (TOHAMO)

V. Thiruganasambandamoorthy

$94,757

March 2015- Feb 2016

Early Disposition of Chest Pain Patients Using the New Troponin Assay to Improve Emergency Department Crowding – Phase II



$95,326

July 2015-Jun 2018

Risk Stratification of Adult Emergency Department Syncope Patients to Predict Short-term Serious Adverse Events after Discharge (RiSEDS Phase II study)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Transitional Open Operating Grant


$576,938

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h) EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING: Support Period


Total Amount

2015-2020 NCE (Networks of Centers of Excellence) Program 9: Optimal Management of Low-Risk Syncope Patients

NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR

Program Lead: V. Thiruganasambandamoorthy

$26,262,024

Sept 2014-Aug 2015

Derivation and Internal Validation of a Risk Scale for Adult ED Syncope Patients

University of Ottawa (Destination 2020 Faculty of Medicine scholarship)

K. Kwong (V. Thiruganasambandamoorthy (Supervisor)

$10,000

July 2014-June 2015

Derivation and Internal Validation of a Risk Scale for Adult ED Syncope Patients

CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship- Masters

K. Kwong (V. Thiruganasambandamoorthy (Supervisor)

$17,500

Mar 2013- Feb 2014

Strategy to Decrease Disposition Time for ED Chest Pain Patients



99,517

Apr 2013- Mar 2014

Test Characteristics of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Posterior Ocular Pathology in Emergency Department Patients

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians

N. Hecht $4,964

2012-2015 A Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study of Adverse Events Among Patients Discharged with Sentinel Cardiovascular Emergency Department Diagnoses

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

L. Calder $428,829

2012-2013 Syncope Clinic for Identification of Arrhythmias and those at risk of Death among Emergency Department Syncope Patients



$61,465

Oct 2011- Sept 2013

Risk Stratification of Adult Emergency Department Syncope Patients to Predict Short-term Serious Adverse Events after Discharge (RiSEDS study)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research


$352,280

May 2011 – Aug 2011

Defining Abnormal Electrocardiogram in Syncope Patients – A Systematic Review

Health Professional Student Research Award – CIHR

D. Ansell $5,000

Mar 2010 – Feb 2012

A Study to Derive a Clinical Decision Rule for Predicting Serious Outcomes in Emergency Department Syncope Patients occurring within 30-days after Discharge from the Emergency Department – Phase 1 Derivation

Physicians Services Inc.


$166,800

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Jun 2010 – May 2011

Study to Derive a Preliminary Clinical Decision Rule for ED Non-Traumatic Low Back Pain Patients to Identify Serious Underlying Pathology

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians


$5,000

May 2010 – Aug 2010


Health Professional Student Research Award – CIHR

D. Ansell $5,000

i) INTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING: Support Period


Total Amount

Nov 2014- Oct 2015

Role of Troponin in Evaluation of Emergency Department Syncope Patients

Emergency Medicine Academic Grant, University of Ottawa


$9980

Nov 2014- Oct 2015

Derivation of the CT Head Rule for Emergency Department Syncope Patients



$9640

May 2013-April 2014

Performance of the Ottawa 3DY Scale as a Screening Tool for Impaired Mental Status in Elderly Emergency Department Patients



$10,000

May 2012- April 2013

Presyncope – A Systematic Review Emergency Medicine Academic Grant, University of Ottawa


$7,310


Emergency Department Presyncope Study Emergency Medicine Academic Grant, University of Ottawa


$9,980


ED Syncope – 1 year Follow Up for Arrhythmias and Death Study



$9,000

May 2011-April 2012

Defining abnormal electrocardiogram in syncope patients – A Systematic Review



$5,150

May 2011-April 2012

Natriuretic Peptides in ED Syncope – Systematic Review and Pilot Study



$9,987

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May 2011-April 2012

Inter-Rater Reliability of Electrocardiogram Abnormalities between Emergency Physicians and Cardiologists



$7,843

May 2010 – Apr 2011

Accuracy of Risk Stratification Tools to Predict Serious Outcomes in Adult emergency Department Syncope Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Emergency Medicine Special Project Academic Grant, University of Ottawa


$8,550

May 2010 – Apr 2011




$8,700

May 2009- Apr 2010

Physician Performance in Detecting Short-Term Serious Outcomes in ED Syncope Patients



$8,480

May 2008-Apr 2009

Retrospective Refining of the San Francisco Syncope Rule



$4,700

May 2007-Apr 2008

Retrospective Validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule



$9,700

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j) PUBLICATIONS: 1)

- Books authored..............................................................................................0- Books edited...................................................................................................0- Refereed Chapters in books...........................................................................1- Non-refereed Chapters in books....................................................................0- Papers in refereed journals...........................................................................15- Papers accepted in refereed journals..............................................................2- Papers submitted in refereed journals............................................................6- Papers in refereed conference proceedings..................................................41 - National ....................................................................................24 - International ...............................................................................17- Major invited contributions and/or technical reports.....................................0- Invited presentations....................................................................................13

2) Details for past seven (7) years same categories as above:

Chapters in Books

1. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Retrospective Validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule for prediction of short-term serious outcomes in adult syncope patients. National Library of Canada 2009; 162 pages (Thesis)

Papers in Refereed Journals15. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Sheldon R. Neurological conditions causing transient

loss of consciousness are not syncope – Reply to article ‘A 62 year old woman with syncope’. Letter to the Editor. CMAJ. January 28, 2015. Published on-line.

14. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells GA, Vaidyanathan A, Mukarram M, Taljaard M, Stiell IG. Outcomes in Pre-Syncope Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study. Annals Emergency Medicine September 2014. Published online. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.07.452.

13. Sun BC, Costantino G, Barbic F, Bossi I, Casazza G, Dipaola F, McDermott D, Quinn J, Reed M, Sheldon RS, Solbiati M, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Krahn AD, Beach D, Bodemer N, Brignole M, Casagranda I, Duca P, Falavigna G, Ippoliti R, Montano N, Olshansky B, Raj SR, Ruwald MH, Shen WK, Stiell I, Ungar A, van Dijk JG, van Dijk N, Wieling W, Furlan R. Priorities for Emergency Department Syncope Research. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Dec;64(6):649-655.

12. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Murray H, Rowe BH, Lang E, McRae A, Sheldon R, Wells GA. Risk Stratification of Adult Emergency Department Syncope Patients to Predict Short-Term Serious Outcomes after Discharge (RiSEDS) Study. BMC Emergency Medicine. 2014 Mar 14;14:8.

11. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Turko E, Ansell D, Vaidyanathan A, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Risk Factors for Serious Underlying Pathology in Adult Emergency Department Non-Traumatic Low Back Pain Patients. J of Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;47(1):1-11.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.07.452

10. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells GA, Hess EP, Turko E, Perry JJ, Stiell IG. Derivation of a Risk Scale and Quantification of Risk Factors for Short-term Serious Adverse Events in Adult Emergency Department Syncope Patients by Health Records Review. CJEM. 2013;15(0):1-11.

9. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Hess EP, Turko E, Perry JJ, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Outcomes in Canadian Emergency Department Syncope Patients - Are We Doing a Good Job? J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb;44(2):321-8.

8. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Hess EP, Turko E, Tran M, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Defining Abnormal Electrocardiography in Adult Emergency Department Syncope Patients – the Ottawa Electrocardiographic Criteria. CJEM 2012;Jul;14(4):248-258.

7. Sun B, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Dela Cruz J. Standardized Reporting Guidelines for Emergency Department Syncope Risk Stratification Research. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2012;19:694-702.

6. Hess EP, Brison RJ, Perry JJ, Calder LA, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Agarwal D, Sadosty A, Sivilotti M, Jaffe A, Montori V, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Development of a Clinical Prediction Rule for 30-day Cardiac Events in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain and Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Feb;59(2):115-125.e1.

5. Sheldon RS, Morillo CA, Krahn AD, O’Neill B, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Standardized approaches to the investigation of syncope – a position paper of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology27(2011)246-253

4. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Hess EP, Alreesi A, Perry JJ, Wells GA, Stiell IG. External Validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule in the Canadian Setting. Ann Emerg Med. 2010; 55: 464-472.

3. Hess EP, Perry JJ, Calder L, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Body R, Jaffe A, Wells GA, and Stiell IG. Prospective validation of a modified TIMI risk score in emergency department patients with chest pain and possible acute coronary syndrome. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2010 Apr; 17 (4): 368-375.

2. Hess EP, Perry JJ, Calder L, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Roger V, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Sex differences in clinical presentation, management and outcome in emergency department this is patients with chest pain. CJEM. 2010 Jul;12(5):405-13.

1. Hess EP, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells GA, Erwin P, Jaffe AS, Hollander JE, Montori VM, Stiell IG. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical prediction rules to exclude acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department setting: a systematic review. CJEM. 2008 Jul;10(4):373-82.

Accepted Articles for Publication:

1. Vaillancourt, C, Rowe BH, Artz JD, Green R, Emond M, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Innes G, Perry JJ, Calder LA, Stiell IG. CAEP 2014 Academic Symposium: “How to Make

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http://www.biowizard.com/pmabstract.php?pmid=18652730

http://www.biowizard.com/pmabstract.php?pmid=18652730

Research Succeed in your Department Panel 3: How to Fund your Research Program. CJEM (accepted, February 2015)

2. Stiell IG, Artz J, Perry JJ, Vaillancourt C, Calder LA, for the for the CAEP 2014 Academic Symposium Authors. Executive Summary of the CAEP 2014 Academic Symposium: How to Make Research Succeed in Your Department CJEM, (accepted, February 2015)

Submitted Articles for Publication:

1. Costantino G, Sun BC, Barbic F, Bossi I, Casazza G, Dipaola F, McDermott D, Quinn J, Reed MJ, Sheldon RS, Solbiati M, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Beach D, Bodemer N, Brignole M, Casagranda I, Del Rosso A, Duca P, Falavigna G, Grossman SA, Ippoliti R, Krahn AD, Montano N, Morillo CA, Olshansky B, Raj SR, Ruwald MH, Sarasin FP, Shen W-K, Stiell I, Ungar A, van Dijk JG, van Dijk N, Wieling W, Furlan R. Syncope clinical management in the Emergency Department: a consensus from the first international workshop on syncope risk stratification in the ED. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Submitted, January 2015.

2. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Kwong K, Stiell IG, Swampillai J, Toarta C, Sumner GL, Kuriachan VP, Mukarram M, Taljaard M, Hazra S, Wells GA, Sheldon R. Short-Term Risk of Arrhythmias among Emergency Department Syncope Patients with Non-Sinus Rhythm. (Submitted International J Cardiology February 2015).

3. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells GA, Taljaard M, Sivilotti MLA, Murray H, Vaidyanathan A, Rowe BH, Calder LA, Lang E, McRae A, Sheldon R, Stiell IG. Emergency Department Management of Syncope – Need for Standardization and Improved Risk-Stratification (Submitted Internal and Emergency Medicine January 2015).

4. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Ramaekers R, Rahman O, Stiell IG, Sikora L, Kelly S-L, Claret P-G, Christ M. Prognostic Value of Cardiac Biomarkers in the Risk-Stratification of Syncope - A Systematic Review. (Submitted Heart Rhythm Journal March 2015).

5. Woo MY; Hecht N; Hurley B; Stitt D, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Test Characteristics of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Posterior Ocular Pathology. Emergency Medicine Journal. Submitted January 2015.

6. Alzahrani H, Woo MY, Johnson C, Pageau P, Millington S, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Can severe aortic stenosis be identified using a simplified two-view echocardiogram? Submitted, Critical Ultrasound Journal, September 2014.

ABSTRACTS

International

17. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V; Ramaekers R; Rahman MO; Stiell IG; Kim S-M; Sikora L; Kelly S-L; Reed M; Prognostic Value of Cardiac Biomarkers in the Risk-Stratification of ED Syncope - A Systematic Review.

16. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V; Kwong K; Taljaard M; Sivilotti MLA; Rowe BH; Sheldon R; Wells GA; Stiell IG. The Canadian Syncope Risk Score to Identify Patients at Risk for Serious Adverse Events after Emergency Department Disposition. (abstract). Accepted for oral presentation at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), San Diego,

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CA May 2015. Acad Emerg Med 2015.

15. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V; Kwong K; Stiell IG; Swampillai J; Toarta C; Mukarram M; Taljaard M; Wells GA; Sheldon R. Short-Term Risk of Arrhythmias among Emergency Department Syncope Patients with Non-Sinus Rhythm. (abstract). Accepted for oral presentation at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), San Diego, CA May 2015. Acad Emerg Med 2015.

14. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V; Taljaard M; Stiell IG; Sivilotti MLA; Rowe BH; Calder LA; Sheldon R; Wells GA. Emergency Department Management of Syncope - Need for Standardization and Improved Risk-Stratification (abstract). Accepted for oral presentation at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), San Diego, CA May 2015. Acad Emerg Med 2015.

13. Woo MY, Hecht N; Hurley B; Stitt D; Pageau P; Worrall J; Reardon M; Taylor M; Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Test Characteristics of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Posterior Ocular Pathology. Accepted for abstract presentation to International Conference on Emergency Medicine, Hong Kong. June 11-14, 2014.

12. Feng X, Tian Z, Rowe B, McRae A, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Rosychuk R, Sheldon R, Lang E. A Four-year Population Based Analysis of Emergency Department Syncope: Predictors Of Admission/Readmission, And Regional Variations In Practice Patterns. Acad Emerg Med 2012;19(4):S105 (abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, May 2012

11. Hess EP, Brison RJ, Perry JJ, Calder LA, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Agarwal DA, Sadosty AT, Sivilotti MA, Jaffe A, Montori VM, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Development of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Low Risk Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain: A Prospective Multicenter Study. Acad Emerg Med 2011;18(5):S16 (abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA, June 2011.

10. Ekanayake R, Lang E, Rowe B, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Sheldon R, Eskin B, and Allegra JR. Admission Rates for Older Emergency Department Patients With Syncope Are Higher in the United States Than Canada. Acad Emerg Med 2011;18(5):S128 (abstract). Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA, June 2011.

9. Hess EP, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Pierce M, Agarwal D, Brison R, Stiell IG. Traditional Cardiac Risk Factors and Cardiovascular History Characteristics are Associated with 30-day cardiac events in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain and Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome. Accepted. AHA Scientific Meeting. Nov 2010, Chicago, Illinois.

8. Hess EP, Perry JJ, Calder LA, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Body R, Jaffe A, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Prospective Validation of a Modified TIMI Risk Score in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain. AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium. Nov 2009, Orlando, Florida.

7. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, AlReesi A, Hess EP, Stiell IG. Development of an

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Improved Rule to Predict Short-term Serious Outcomes in ED Patients with Syncope. Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA, May 15, 2009. Acad.Emerg.Med 2009;16(s1):S150

6. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Hess EP, Perry JJ, Wells G, Stiell IG. Refining the Definition of ‘Abnormal Electrocardiogram’ to Better Predict Short-term Cardiac Outcomes in Adult Syncope Patients. Acad.Emerg.Med 2009;16(s1):S67

5. Hess EP, Perry JJ, Calder L, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells G, Stiell IG. Gender Differences in Clinical Presentation and Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients with Non-traumatic Chest pain. Acad.Emerg.Med 2009;16(s1):S83

4. Hess EP, Perry JJ, Calder L, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells G, Stiell IG. How Accurate Are Emergency Physicians in Predicting the Development of an Adverse Cardiac Event within 30 Days? Acad.Emerg.Med 2009;16(s1):S110

3. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Stiell IG, Wells G. External Validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule (SFSR). Acad.Emerg.Med 2009;15(s1):S179.

2. Hess EP, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells G, Erwin P, Jaffe A, Hollander J,

Montori V, Stiell IG. Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Prediction Rules to Exclude Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department Setting: A Systematic Review. Acad.Emerg.Med 2009;15(s1):S9.

1. Rea T, Cook AJ, Aufderheide TP, Beaudoin T, Bigham B, Callaway C, Chugh S, Davis D, Idris A, Morrison LJ, Nichol G, Powell JL, Stiell IG, Terndrup T, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wittwer L: Predictors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival: influence of the Utstein Measures. Circulation. 2007 October 16; 116(16) [Suppl II]:II-435.

National

24. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V; Ramaekers R; Rahman MO; Stiell IG; Kim S-M; Sikora L; Kelly S-L; Reed M; Prognostic Value of Cardiac Biomarkers in the Risk-Stratification of ED Syncope - A Systematic Review. Submitted for presentation at Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Annual Scientific Meeting, Edmonton, AB, Canada June 2015. Can J Emerg Med. 2015;

23. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V; Kwong K; Taljaard M; Sivilotti MLA; Rowe BH; Sheldon R; Wells GA; Stiell IG. The Canadian Syncope Risk Score to Identify Patients at Risk for Serious Adverse Events after Emergency Department Disposition. (abstract). Submitted for presentation at Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Annual Scientific Meeting, Edmonton, AB, Canada June 2015. Can J Emerg Med. 2015;

22. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V; Kwong K; Stiell IG; Swampillai J; Toarta C; Mukarram M; Taljaard M; Wells GA; Sheldon R. Short-Term Risk of Arrhythmias among Emergency Department Syncope Patients with Non-Sinus Rhythm. (abstract). Submitted for presentation at Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Annual Scientific Meeting, Edmonton, AB, Canada June 2015. Can J Emerg Med. 2015;

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21. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V; Taljaard M; Stiell IG; Sivilotti MLA; Rowe BH; Calder LA; Sheldon R; Wells GA. Emergency Department Management of Syncope - Need for Standardization and Improved Risk-Stratification (abstract). Submitted for presentation at Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Annual Scientific Meeting, Edmonton, AB, Canada June 2015. Can J Emerg Med. 2015;

20. Cheung M, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Hilmi HR. A Practical Device to Warn on Impending Syncopal Episodes. World Congress in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Toronto, 7-12 June 2015. Submitted.

19. Woo MY, Hecht N; Hurley B; Stitt D; Pageau P; Worrall J; Reardon M; Taylor M; Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Test Characteristics of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Posterior Ocular Pathology. Submitted for abstract presentation at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Ottawa, ON, Canada June 2014. Can J Emerg Med. 2014; 15 Suppl 1:S39

18. Alzahrani H, Woo MY, Johnson C, Pageau P, Millington S, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Can a simplified two view echocardiogram screen for severe aortic stenosis? Submitted for abstract presentation at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Ottawa, ON, Canada June 2014. Can J Emerg Med. 2014; 15 Suppl 1: S77.

17. Woo MY, Hecht N; Hurley B; Stitt D; Pageau P; Worrall J; Reardon M; Taylor M; Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Test Characteristics of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Posterior Ocular Pathology. Accepted for oral abstract presentation at the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) Annual Meeting. Halifax, NS, Canada June 2014.

16. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Vaidyanathan A, Calder LA, Donici V, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Adverse Outcomes in ED Pre-Syncope Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study. Can J Emerg Med 2013:15(1):S4 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2, 2013.

15. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Vaidyanathan A, Calder LA, Ladouceur P, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Prospective Syncope Study: Outcomes in Canadian ED Syncope Patients. Can J Emerg Med 2013:15(1):S15 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 3, 2013.

14. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Turko E, Ansell D, Vaidyanathan A, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Risk Factors for Serious Underlying Pathology in Adult Emergency Department Non-Traumatic Low Back Pain Patients. Can J Emerg Med 2013:15(1):S39 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2013.

13. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Dela Cruz J, Sun B. Standardized Reporting Guidelines for Emergency Department Syncope Risk Stratification Research. Can J Emerg Med 2012;14(1):S10 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 3,2012

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12. Feng X, Tian Z, Rowe B, McRae A, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Rosychuk R, Sheldon R, Lang E. A Four-year Population Based Analysis Of Emergency Department Syncope: Predictors Of Admission/Readmission, And Regional Variations In Practice Patterns. Can J Emerg Med 2012;14(1):S25 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 2012

11. Turko E, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Ansell D, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Frequency of visits and Outcomes in the Emergency Department non-traumatic Low Back Pain Patients. Can J Emerg Med 2011;13(3):211 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Newfoundland, Canada, June 2011.

10. Lang E, Ekanayake R, Rowe B, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Sheldon R, Eskin B, and Allegra JR. Admission Rates for Older Emergency Department Patients With Syncope Are Higher in the United States Than Canada. Can J Emerg Med 2011;13(3):179 (Abstract). Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Newfoundland, Canada, June 5, 2011.

9. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Turko E, Perry JJ, Stiell IG. Occurrence, Timing of Short-term Serious Outcomes in Syncope Patients and Emergency Physicians Ability to Predict them in a Canadian Tertiary Care Emergency Department. Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Montreal, Canada May 29-June 2, 2010. Can J Emerg Med 2010;12(3)268 (abstract).

8. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Al-Reesi A, Hess EP, Perry JJ, Wells G, Stiell IG. Development of an Improved Rule to Predict Short-term Serious Outcomes in ED Patients with Syncope. CJEM 2008;11(3):265

7. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Hess EP, Perry JJ, Wells G, Stiell IG. Refining the

Definition of ‘Abnormal Electrocardiogram’ to Better Predict Short-term Cardiac Outcomes in Adult Syncope Patients. Presented at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Ottawa, Canada June 7-11, 2008. CJEM 2008;11(3):263

6. Hess EP, Perry JJ, Calder L, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells G, Stiell IG. Gender

Differences in Clinical Presentation and Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients with Non-traumatic Chest pain. CJEM 2008;11(3):266

5. Hess EP, Perry JJ, Calder L, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells G, Stiell IG. How Accurate Are Emergency Physicians in Predicting the Development of an Adverse Cardiac Event within 30 Days of the Emergency Department visit? CJEM 2008;11(3):277

4. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Stiell IG, Wells G. External Validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule (SFSR) in the Canadian Setting. CJEM 2008;10(3):279

3. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Williams K, Stiell IG, Wells GA. Frequency and

Outcomes of Syncope in the Emergency Department CJEM 2008;10(3):279

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2. Hess EP, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wells G, Erwin P, Jaffe A, Hollander J, Montori V, Stiell IG. Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Prediction Rules to Exclude Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department Setting: A Systematic Review. CJEM 2008;10(3):272

1. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Systematic Qualitative Review of Clinical Decision Rules for Syncope in ED for Predicting Adverse Outcomes. CJEM 2007;9(3):183-226

INVITED PRESENTATIONSInternational

4. Standardized reporting guidelines for emergency department syncope risk-stratification research. First International Workshop on Syncope Risk Stratification in the ED. September 26-27, 2013. Gargnano, Italy.

3. State of the Art: Review of Current Available Clinical Decision Rules Including SFSR, ROSE, BOSTON, OESIL, EGSYS, First International Workshop on Syncope Risk Stratification in the ED. September 26-27, 2013. Gargnano, Italy.

2. Syncope in the ED: what evaluation should be done prior to discharge?, Invited Speaker, National Emergency Medicine Conference, Brazil, September 2011

1. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical prediction rules to exclude acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department setting. Invited Speaker, National Emergency Medicine Conference, Brazil, September 2011

National

8. Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Syncope Patients. Invited Speaker. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Academic Symposium, Ottawa, ON, June 2014.

7. Cardiovascular Emergencies (Syncope, Pre-Syncope and Chest Pain): Towards Optimal Care. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) Clinical Epidemiology Rounds, September 12, 2014.

6. Clinical Decision Rules and Scores. Canadian Syncope Network Meeting, Calgary, AB. November 21, 2013.

5. ‘Development of ER syncope clinical decision rule’ – Canadian Syncope Investigators’ Summit, Vancouver, BC. Oct 24, 2011.

4. Workshop on ‘Syncope – Evidence Based Management’ – 59th Annual Refresher for Family Physicians. University of Ottawa & The Ottawa Hospital, Apr 2010.

3. Syncope – Admit? Observe? Discharge? - 2010 National Capital Conference on Emergency Medicine (NCCEM) Formerly Emergencies for Emergency Physicians Conference), Feb 2010

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2. ‘Workshop on Syncope’ – Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Edmonton, Canada. Oct 2009

1. ‘How to conduct a chart review worthy of publication?’ – Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians’ (CAEP) Annual Conference, Ottawa, Canada. June 2008

University Level

4. Invited presentation: ‘ED Syncope” The Ottawa Hospital Registered Nurses Education Day April 20, 2012

3. Invited Grand Rounds presentation: ‘ED Syncope – an Update and Future Perspectives’, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON. Oct 2011.

2. Invited Grand Rounds presentation: ‘ED Syncope – an Update and Future Directions’, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. Nov 2011.

1. Invited Grand Rounds presentation: ‘Evidence Based Management of Syncope’, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. Apr 2010.

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa:

3. Morbidity & Mortality Rounds – Feb 20102. PGY1 tutorials: Mar 2012, 1. Academic Half Day presentations:

a. Hepatobiliary disorders – Feb 2008, Mar 2009, Jun 2011, Feb 2013b. Pericardial, Myocardial and Valvular heart diseases – Mar 2008, Jan 2010, Jul 2010,

Aug 2011c. Approach to Syncope – Dec 2010, Nov 2011, Oct 2012

SIGNATURE:

DATE: January 10, 2014

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