Clinician Scientist
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
University of Toronto
Dr Laurile J. Morrison is Professor and Clinician Scientist in the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. She held the Robert and Dorothy Pitts Chair of Acute Care and Emergency Medicine from 2008 until 2020. Her program of research is focused on the evaluation and implementation of time sensitive interventions in acute emergencies. She conducts clinical trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses in topics pertaining to Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. She established a collaborative prehospital research network to conduct randomized controlled trials and outcome validation studies in resuscitation research (cardiac arrest and trauma) on behalf of the Rescu Investigators. (Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, Canadian CanROC ) She co leads the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network developing clinical decision rules to guide the emergency management of suspected COVID 19. She has held research grants from the US National Institute of Health, Canadian Institute of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Laerdal Foundation, Ontario Government, Brain Canada and the American Heart Association. She is founding member and current chair of the Network of Canadian Emergency Medicine Researchers. This network provides peer review and mentorship of emerging researchers and support for multicenter trials. Dr Morrison has received the Canadian Medical Association award for excellence in mentorship; the May Cohen award and a similar award from the U of T. She received the distinction of Fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2016 and was granted honorary membership by the European Resuscitation Council for life time achievement in resuscitation sciences in 2017. She was awarded the 2017 Dickinson W. Richards Memorial Lecture by the American Heart Association. In 2021 she was named an International Giant in Resuscitation by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.
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Friday, October 27, 2023
14:20 – 14:40 EST