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Laura VanderBeek

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)SurgeryMcMaster University

Research

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11 publications.

01

The TRAAGIC score: early predictors of inpatient mortality in adult trauma patients

Kahnamoui K, Lysecki P, Uy C, Farrokhyar F, VanderBeek L, Akhtar-Danesh G-G, Kahnamoui S, Sne N

Canadian Journal of Surgery20205 citationsOpen Access
02

Video-Based Assessment in Surgical Education: A Scoping Review

McQueen S, McKinnon V, VanderBeek L, McCarthy C, Sonnadara R

Journal of Surgical Education201980 citations
03

The Application of Observational Practice and Educational Networking in Simulation-Based and Distributed Medical Education Contexts

Welsher A, Rojas D, Khan Z, VanderBeek L, Kapralos B, Grierson LEM

Simulation in Healthcare201812 citations
04

Primary Breast Cancer Tumor and Patient Characteristics as Predictors of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy

VanderBeek L, Francescutti V, Farrokhyar F, Lovrics P, Strang B, Kahnamoui K

The Breast Journal20171 citationsFirst author
05

Trauma Association of Canada Abstracts 2016

Petrie C, Anton H, Petrie C, Lampron J, Matar M, Alhinai F, Dekirmendjian A, Kirkpatrick A, Magnone S, McFarlan A

Canadian Journal of Surgery20163 citations
06

Positive perception of pharmacogenetic testing for psychotropic medications

Lanktree MB, Zai G, VanderBeek LE, Giuffra DE, Smithson DS, Kipp LB, Dalseg TR, Speechley M, Kennedy JL

Human Psychopharmacology201422 citationsOpen Access
07

Implications of Current Resident Work-Hour Guidelines on the Future Practice of Surgery in Canada

Maruscak AA, VanderBeek L, Ott MC, Kelly S, Forbes TL

Journal of Surgical Education201210 citations
08

Canadian Surgery Forum: Abstracts of presentations to the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Canadian Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Society, Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology, Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, London, Ont. Sept. 15-18, 2011.

Chiu JC, Shi X, Karmali S, Birch DW, Apriasz I, Alkhamesi NA, Lal A, Schlachta CM, Christou NV, Elkassem S

Canadian Journal of Surgery2011
09

Gallstone Disease

VanderBeek L, Law CH, Tandan VR

2010First author
10

Rapid steroid withdrawal in Hepatitis C Virus positive kidney transplant recipients

Akalin E, Murphy B, Ames S, Sehgal V, Vanderbeek L, Bromberg JS

American Journal of Transplantation2005
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