Francine Ducharme

Research

Acute Asthma Children Intravenous Magnesium Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure Randomized Clinical Trial

Latest funding

Effect of Intravenous Magnesium versus Placebo on Respiratory Distress Among Children with Refractory Acute Asthma in the Emergency Department-a Randomized Clinical Trial (MAGICIAN trial)
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$952,425
Magnesium Nebulization Utilization in Management of Pediatric Asthma - MagNUM PA Trial
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$2,137,058

Effect of Intravenous Magnesium versus Placebo on Respiratory Distress Among Children with Refractory Acute Asthma in the Emergency Department-a Randomized Clinical Trial (MAGICIAN trial)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schuh, Suzanne; Alqurashi, Waleed; Coates, Allan L; Ducharme, Francine M; Elliott, Jesse; Eltorki, Mohamed; Finkelstein, Yaron; Freedman, Stephen B; Gravel, Jocelyn; Johnson, David W; Klassen, Terry P; Wells, George A; Zemek, Roger

Keywords: Acute Asthma; Children; Intravenous Magnesium; Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure; Randomized Clinical Trial

$952,425

Magnesium Nebulization Utilization in Management of Pediatric Asthma - MagNUM PA Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Schuh, Suzanne

Keywords: Acute Asthma; Nebulized Magnesium; Randomized Controlled Trial

$2,137,058

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Acute Asthma Dear Professor Ducharme, 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]. Your research on acute asthma 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 "Effect of Intravenous Magnesium versus Placebo on Respiratory Distress Among Children with Refractory Acute Asthma in the Emergency Department-a Randomized Clinical Trial (MAGICIAN trial)" (2023), 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]