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Jana Balakumaran

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Assistant Clinical ProfessorMedicineMcMaster University

Research

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6 publications.

01

Feeling the flow with a serious game workshop: GridlockED as Medical Education 2 study (GAME2 study)

Hale SJ, Wakeling S, Bhalerao A, Balakumaran J, Huang S, Mondoux S, Blain JB, Chan TM

AEM Education and Training20219 citations
DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10576
02

Experiences of Participants During In Situ Simulation With a Learner Present

Balakumaran J, Forestell B, Dowhos K, Nagji A

AEM Education and Training20211 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10510
03

Probiotics in hospitalized adult patients: a systematic review of economic evaluations

Lau VI, Rochwerg B, Xie F, Johnstone J, Basmaji J, Balakumaran J, Iansavichene A, Cook DJ

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia202015 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-019-01525-2PMID: W2982801222
04

Bariatric interventions in obesity treatment and prevention in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wang K-W, Ladhani S, Empringham B, Portwine C, Fleming A, Banfield L, Balakumaran J, Sarpong L, Sims ED, Popa AN

Cancer and Metastasis Reviews20207 citations
DOI: 10.1007/s10555-020-09849-y
05

Evaluating the endometabolic and bone health effects of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia: a systematic review protocol

Balakumaran J, Birk T, Golemiec B, Helmeczi W, Inkaran J, Kao Y-Y, Leigh J, Saliba S, Sharma R, Spatafora L

BMJ Open20195 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030092
06

Translating knowledge into action to prevent pediatric and adolescent diabesity: a meeting report

Balakumaran J, Kao Y-Y, Wang K-W, Ronen GM, MacKillop J, Thabane L, Samaan MC

Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics20194 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.2147/ahmt.s209922PMID: W2969373136

Frequent collaborators

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Jana BalakumaranConstantine SamaanLehana ThabaneLaura BanfieldAdam FlemingBram RochwergChristopher HillisDeborah CookFeng XieGabriel RonenJames MacKillopShawn Mondoux
Co-authors at McMaster University. Thicker lines mean more shared papers.Explore the network

Constantine Samaan

Pediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2020

Lehana Thabane

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

3 shared papers, latest 2020

Laura Banfield

McMaster University Libraries

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Uma Athale

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Feng Xie

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Shawn Mondoux

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Alim Nagji

Family Medicine

Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, Innovations in Medical Education

Paula Elizabeth Sneath

Medicine

Educational Games and Gamification, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare

Ronish Gupta

Pediatrics

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