Andrew McRae, University of British Columbia

Research

Data Registry Emergency Care Harm Reduction Health Services Opioid Poisoning Health Data Health Emergencies Preparedness Influenza

Latest papers

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians position statement on acute ischemic stroke.
CJEM · 2015
Use of prehospital ultrasound in North America: a survey of emergency medical services medical directors.
BMC emergency medicine · 2014

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Sustaining and Expanding the Canadian Emergency Department Research Network to Improve Pandemic and Health Emergencies Preparedness
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$3,000,000
Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,526,175
Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 4 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians position statement on acute ischemic stroke.

Harris D, Hall C, Lobay K, McRae A, Monroe T, Perry JJ, Shearing A, Wollam G, Goddard T, Lang E

CJEM2015

DOI: 10.1017/cem.2015.26 PMID: 26120643

02

Use of prehospital ultrasound in North America: a survey of emergency medical services medical directors.

Taylor J, McLaughlin K, McRae A, Lang E, Anton A

BMC emergency medicine2014

DOI: 10.1186/1471-227x-14-6 PMID: 24580744

Sustaining and Expanding the Canadian Emergency Department Research Network to Improve Pandemic and Health Emergencies Preparedness

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Operating Grant: Pandemic Research Platforms Interim Funding - General

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Moore, Kieran M; Rizzuti, Francesco A; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Cheng, Ivy S; Fok, Patrick T; Grant, Jennifer; Janjua, Naveed Z; Jelic, Tomislav; Leeies, Murdoch A; Legault, Gabrielle; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McRae, Andrew D; Morrison, Laurie J; Perry, Jeffrey J; Picard, Christopher T; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Saxinger, Lynora; Stone-McLean, Jordan; Wiemer, Hana M

Keywords: Health Data; Health Emergencies Preparedness; Influenza; Observational Studies; Pandemic Preparedness; Surveillance

$3,000,000

Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Daoust, Raoul; Dong, Kathryn A; Fok, Patrick T; Grunau, Brian E; Kestler, Andrew; Lock, Kurt; Lysyshyn, Mark; McRae, Andrew D; Moe, Jessica; Morrison, Laurie J; Orkin, Aaron M; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Stone-McLean, Jordan

Keywords: Addictions Care; Data Registry; Emergency Care; Harm Reduction; Health Services; Opioid Poisoning

$1,526,175

Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Daoust, Raoul; Dong, Kathryn A; Fok, Patrick T; Grunau, Brian E; Jelic, Tomislav; Kestler, Andrew; Lock, Kurt; Lysyshyn, Mark; McRae, Andrew D; Moe, Jessica; Morrison, Laurie J; Olszynski, Paul A; Orkin, Aaron M; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Stone-McLean, Jordan

Keywords: Data Registry; Emergency Care; Harm Reduction; Health Services; Opioid Poisoning

$100,000

Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Berger Pelletier, Elyse; Manns, Braden J; Moore, Kieran M; Lang, Eddy S; Morrison, Laurie J; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rosychuk, Rhonda J

Keywords: Biobank Specimens; Covid-19; Decision-Making; Prospective Observational Study; Quasi-Experimental Designs; Risk Prediction

$2,112,500

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

Emergency Medicine
Occupational Therapy

Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Eddy Lang

Occupational Therapy

2 shared papers, latest 2015

Andrew McRae

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2014

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Data Registry Dear Professor McRae, 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 "Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians position statement on acute ischemic stroke." (2015), 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 "Sustaining and Expanding the Canadian Emergency Department Research Network to Improve Pandemic and Health Emergencies Preparedness" (2025), 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]