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Michael Esser
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Latest papers
Introduction of Continuous Video EEG Monitoring into 2 Different NICU Models by Training Neonatal Nurses
Advances in Neonatal Care · 2018
Canadian Paediatric Neurology Workforce Survey and Consensus Statement
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences · 2016
A double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention trial of 3 and 10 mg sublingual melatonin for post-concussion syndrome in youths (PLAYGAME): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials · 2014
Latest funding
- $19,999,843
RareKids-CAN: Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials and Treatment Network
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $224,922
International Collaboration On Neuroinflammation in Traumatic Brain Injury (ICON-TBI)
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
- $3,717,141
Advancing Concussion Assessment and Treatment in Children and Youth
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
3 publications.
Introduction of Continuous Video EEG Monitoring into 2 Different NICU Models by Training Neonatal Nurses
Goswami I, Bello-Espinosa L, Buchhalter J, Amin H, Howlett A, Esser M, Thomas S, Metcalfe C, Lind J, Oliver N
Canadian Paediatric Neurology Workforce Survey and Consensus Statement
Doja A, Orr SL, McMillan HJ, Kirton A, Brna P, Esser M, Tang-Wai R, Major P, Poulin C, Prasad N
A double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention trial of 3 and 10 mg sublingual melatonin for post-concussion syndrome in youths (PLAYGAME): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Barlow KM, Brooks BL, MacMaster FP, Kirton A, Seeger T, Esser M, Crawford S, Nettel-Aguirre A, Zemek R, Angelo M, Kirk V, Emery CA, Johnson D, Hill MD, Buchhalter J, Turley B, Richer L, Platt R, Hutchison J, Dewey D
RareKids-CAN: Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials and Treatment Network
Principal investigators: Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Anagnostou, Evdokia; Baribeau, Danielle A; Batthish, Michelle; Bernard, Geneviève; Bernier, Francois P; Butcher, Nancy J; Campbell, Craig Gordon N; Cross, Andrea; Dyack, Sarah; Gantt, Soren M; Gravel, Christopher; Haddad, Elie; Heath, Anna; Kelly, Lauren; King, Alexandra; Klassen, Terry P; Knisley, Lisa; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Lewis, Tamorah R; Marwaha, Ashish K; McBride, Kim; Mitchell, John J; Moore Hepburn, Charlotte; Mooser, Vincent E; Myers, Kenneth A; Offringa, Martin; Oskoui, Maryam; Portales-Casamar, Elodie; Pot, Sara; Potter, Elizabeth K; Richer, Lawrence P; Round, Jeff; Stewart, Breanne; Subbarao, Padmaja; Thebaud, Bernard; Turvey, Stuart E; Ward, Leanne M; Wong-Rieger, Durhane; Wright, Nicola A; Yeh, Ann E.
Keywords: Child Health; Data Science; Drug Development; Paediatric Clinical Research Units; Paediatric Clinical Trials; Patient And Public Involvement; Patient Registries; Precision Medicine; Rare Diseases; Real-World Evidence
International Collaboration On Neuroinflammation in Traumatic Brain Injury (ICON-TBI)
Principal investigators: Barlow, Karen M
Keywords: Animal Studies; Human Studies; Neuroimaging; Neuroinflammation; Pathology; Traumatic Brain Injury
Advancing Concussion Assessment and Treatment in Children and Youth
Principal investigators: Yeates, Keith O
Keywords: Concussion; Diagnosis; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Treatment
PLAY GAME: Post-concussion syndrome Affecting Youth: GABAergic effects of Melatonin
Principal investigators: Barlow, Karen M; Dewey, Deborah M
Keywords: Behavioural Outcome; Children; Cognitive Testing; Concussion; Functional Mri; Melatonin; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Post-Concussion Syndrome; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Treatment
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Deborah Dewey and Adam Kirton: 10 shared papers
- Adam Kirton and Michael Esser: 2 shared papers
- Ipsita Goswami and Michael Esser: 1 shared paper
- David Callen and Adam Kirton: 1 shared paper
- David Callen and Philippe Major: 1 shared paper
- David Callen and Michael Esser: 1 shared paper
- Deborah Dewey and David Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Deborah Dewey and Lawrence Richer: 1 shared paper
- Deborah Dewey and Michael Esser: 1 shared paper
- Adam Kirton and David Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Adam Kirton and Philippe Major: 1 shared paper
- Adam Kirton and Lawrence Richer: 1 shared paper
- David Johnson and Lawrence Richer: 1 shared paper
- David Johnson and Michael Esser: 1 shared paper
- Philippe Major and Michael Esser: 1 shared paper
- Lawrence Richer and Michael Esser: 1 shared paper
- Pediatrics
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Pediatrics | Child and Family Health Research Unit
- Medicine
- Neurosciences
Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Adam Kirton
Pediatrics
2 shared papers, latest 2016
David Callen
Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Deborah Dewey
Department of Pediatrics | Child and Family Health Research Unit
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Ipsita Goswami
Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2018
David Johnson
Department of Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Philippe Major
Neurosciences
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Lawrence Richer
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2014
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