Finalists Announced in 2009 Residents’ Research Competition

The 14th Annual Residents’ Research Competition at Lake Louise is slated for:

Sunday, March 1, 2009
2:30 PM
Main Lecture Hall

Thanks to Novartis for sponsoring this year’s competition!

Congratulations to the 2009 Finalists

• Dr. Osama Alhadramy, University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta)
  “Is Visual Interpretation of Coronary Angiography Reliable in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Undergoing Primary Angioplasty? Insights from APEX-AMI”
  

• Dr. Benoit Daneault, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Québec)
  “Reduction of Delays in Primary PCI”

• Dr. Mark Kotowycz, McGill University (Montréal, Québec)
  “Is it feasible to discharge low-risk patients with STEMI after only 2-3 days of observation?”

• Dr. Katia Dyrda Langelaan, Montréal Heart Institute (Montréal, Québec)
  “Therapeutic Hypothermia: The Montreal Heart Institute Experience”

All conference attendees are invited to attend the competition, which takes place immediately prior to the conference’s opening scientific session. There will be an opportunity after presentations for attendees to submit questions and comments to the residents about their work.

Judges for this year’s competition include Drs. Matthias Freidrich, Peter Liu and David Waters. Dr. J. Wayne Warnica is the Director of the Annual Residents’ Research Competition at Lake Louise.

The winner will also present his or her research on Wednesday during scientific sessions.

Competitions in previous years have been exciting — and regularly involve residents who have gone on to play to an active role in academic and clinical cardiology in Canada.

Previous Winners
2008 – Dr. Jonathan Afilalo, McGill University
2007 – Dr. Francois-Pierre Mongeon, CHU Montreal
2006 – Dr. E. Marc Jolicoeur, Montreal
2005 – Dr. Jean-Francois Sarrazin, Quebec City
2004 – Dr. Justin Ezekowitz, U of Alberta
2003 – Dr. Subodh Verma, U of Calgary, U of Toronto
2000 – Dr. P. J. Devereaux, Dalhousie
1998 – Dr. Satish Raj, Queen’s U, Ontario
1997 – Dr. Chris Simpson, Queen’s U, Ontario
1996 – Dr. Derek Exner, U of Calgary