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Kathryn Bush

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Calgary

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Kathryn Bush

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2023.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Cardiovascular Health Policy Research Health Services Research Infection Prevention And Control Infection Surveillance Surgical Site Infections

Latest papers

The associated impact of standardized admission screening on vancomycin-resistant Enterococci bloodstream infections.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2023 · senior author
Complex cardiac implantable electronic device infections in Alberta, Canada: An epidemiologic cohort study of validated administrative data.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2023
Development of machine learning models for the detection of surgical site infections following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a multicenter cohort study.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2023

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Use of Administrative Health Data to Assess the Feasibility of a Surveillance System for Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: An Alberta Pilot
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$107,625

All 1 grants and awards

18 publications.

The associated impact of standardized admission screening on vancomycin-resistant Enterococci bloodstream infections.

Pfister TR, Chow B, Shen Y, Ellison J, Bush K

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.239 PMID: 36200345

Complex cardiac implantable electronic device infections in Alberta, Canada: An epidemiologic cohort study of validated administrative data.

King TL, Chew DS, Leal J, Cannon K, Exner DV, Smith S, Larios O, Bush K, Yuen B, Zhang Z, Rennert-May E

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2023

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.48 PMID: 37183997

Development of machine learning models for the detection of surgical site infections following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a multicenter cohort study.

Wu G, Cheligeer C, Southern DA, Martin EA, Xu Y, Leal J, Ellison J, Bush K, Williamson T, Quan H, Eastwood CA

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control2023

DOI: 10.1186/s13756-023-01294-0 PMID: 37658409

Risk of transmission of respiratory viruses during aerosol-generating medical procedures (AGMPs) revisited in the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.

Leal J, Farkas B, Mastikhina L, Flanagan J, Skidmore B, Salmon C, Dixit D, Smith S, Tsekrekos S, Lee B, Vayalumkal J, Dunn J, Harrison R, Cordoviz M, Dubois R, Chandran U, Clement F, Bush K, Conly J, Larios O

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control2022

DOI: 10.1186/s13756-022-01133-8 PMID: 35953854

Validating administrative data to identify complex surgical site infections following cardiac implantable electronic device implantation: a comparison of traditional methods and machine learning.

Rennert-May E, Leal J, MacDonald MK, Cannon K, Smith S, Exner D, Larios OE, Bush K, Chew D

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control2022

DOI: 10.1186/s13756-022-01174-z PMID: 36357948

A comparison of surgical site infections following total hip replacement and total knee replacement surgeries identified by Infection Prevention and Control and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in Alberta, Canada.

Ellison JJR, Boychuk LR, Chakravorty D, Chandran AU, Conly JM, Howatt A, Kim J, Litvinchuk S, Pokhrel A, Shen Y, Smith C, Bush K

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.159 PMID: 34027841

Prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms in smaller Canadian hospitals: Community, Rural, and Northern Acute Care Point Prevalence (CNAPP-19) Survey, 2019.

Thomas S, Tropper DG, Knight B, Sheppard D, Lary T, Mackenzie J, German G, Frenette C, Bush K, Ellison J, Happe J, Shurgold J

Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada2022

DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v48i1112a09 PMID: 38222826

Antimicrobial use in Canadian acute-care hospitals: Findings from three national point-prevalence surveys between 2002 and 2017

Liang JJ, Rudnick W, Mitchell R, Brooks J, Bush K, Conly J, Ellison J, Frenette C, Johnston L, Lavallée C

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology202211 citations

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.519

Hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infections in Alberta: The validity of laboratory-identified event surveillance versus clinical infection surveillance.

Almond J, Leal J, Bush K, Rogers E, Henderson EA, Ellison J

American journal of infection control2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.09.029 PMID: 31733811

Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms in Canadian Hospitals. Comparison of point-prevalence survey results from 2010, 2012, and 2016.

Martin P, Abou Chakra CN, Williams V, Bush K, Dyck M, Hirji Z, Kiss A, Larios OE, McGeer A, Moore C, Weiss K, Simor AE, Infection Prevention and Control Canada

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2019

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.279 PMID: 30394232

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cardiovascular Dear Professor Bush, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The associated impact of standardized admission screening on vancomycin-resistant Enterococci bloodstream infections." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Use of Administrative Health Data to Assess the Feasibility of a Surveillance System for Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: An Alberta Pilot" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Kathryn Bush

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The associated impact of standardized admission screening on vancomycin-resistant Enterococci bloodstream infections.

Complex cardiac implantable electronic device infections in Alberta, Canada: An epidemiologic cohort study of validated administrative data.

Development of machine learning models for the detection of surgical site infections following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a multicenter cohort study.

Risk of transmission of respiratory viruses during aerosol-generating medical procedures (AGMPs) revisited in the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.

Validating administrative data to identify complex surgical site infections following cardiac implantable electronic device implantation: a comparison of traditional methods and machine learning.

A comparison of surgical site infections following total hip replacement and total knee replacement surgeries identified by Infection Prevention and Control and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in Alberta, Canada.

Prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms in smaller Canadian hospitals: Community, Rural, and Northern Acute Care Point Prevalence (CNAPP-19) Survey, 2019.

Antimicrobial use in Canadian acute-care hospitals: Findings from three national point-prevalence surveys between 2002 and 2017

Hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infections in Alberta: The validity of laboratory-identified event surveillance versus clinical infection surveillance.

Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms in Canadian Hospitals. Comparison of point-prevalence survey results from 2010, 2012, and 2016.

Use of Administrative Health Data to Assess the Feasibility of a Surveillance System for Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: An Alberta Pilot

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