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George Wells

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Toronto

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George Wells

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Knowledge Synthesis Acute Asthma Children Intravenous Magnesium Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure Randomized Clinical Trial Drug Effectiveness Drug Safety

Latest papers

Long-Term Outcomes of Resynchronization–Defibrillation for Heart Failure
New England Journal of Medicine · 2024
Canadian Registry of Electronic Device Outcomes: remote monitoring outcomes in the Abbott battery performance alert-a multicentre cohort.
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2021
Stated Preferences for Attributes of a CYP2C19 Pharmacogenetic Test Among the General Population Presented with a Hypothetical Acute Coronary Syndrome Scenario
ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research · 2020

All 7 publications

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
Update of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) extensions for network meta-analyses, rapid reviews, and scoping reviews
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$416,925
Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network Methods and Applications Group in Indirect Comparisons (DSEN MAGIC) Team
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$4,199,258

All 7 grants and awards

7 publications.

Long-Term Outcomes of Resynchronization–Defibrillation for Heart Failure

Lam NHN, Talajic M, McCarron CE, Redpath CJ, Wells G, Sivakumaran S, Khan H, Parkash R, Exner DV, Thibault B

New England Journal of Medicine202450 citations

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2304542

Canadian Registry of Electronic Device Outcomes: remote monitoring outcomes in the Abbott battery performance alert-a multicentre cohort.

Kumar S, Davis J, Thibault B, Mangat I, Coutu B, Bennett M, Philippon F, Sandhu R, Sterns L, Essebag V, Nery P, Wells G, Yee R, Exner D, Krahn A, Parkash R

Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2021

DOI: 10.1093/europace/euab025 PMID: 33608700

Stated Preferences for Attributes of a CYP2C19 Pharmacogenetic Test Among the General Population Presented with a Hypothetical Acute Coronary Syndrome Scenario

Bereza BG, Coyle D, So DY, Kadziola Z, Wells G, Grootendorst P, Papadimitropoulos EA

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research20205 citations

DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s234298

Incidence, Predictors, and Procedural Results of Upgrade to Resynchronization Therapy

Essebag V, Joza J, Birnie DH, Sapp JL, Sterns LD, Philippon F, Yee R, Crystal E, Kus T, Rinne C

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology201532 citations

DOI: 10.1161/circep.114.001997

Updating the OMERACT filter: implications of filter 2.0 to select outcome instruments through assessment of "truth": content, face, and construct validity.

Tugwell P, Boers M, D'Agostino MA, Beaton D, Boonen A, Bingham CO, Choy E, Conaghan PG, Dougados M, Duarte C, Furst DE, Guillemin F, Gossec L, Heiberg T, van der Heijde DM, Hewlett S, Kirwan JR, Kvien TK, Landewé RB, Mease PJ, Østergaard M, Simon L, Singh JA, Strand V, Wells G

The Journal of rheumatology2014Senior author

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131310 PMID: 24692531

Updating the OMERACT filter: discrimination and feasibility.

Wells G, Beaton DE, Tugwell P, Boers M, Kirwan JR, Bingham CO, Boonen A, Brooks P, Conaghan PG, D'Agostino MA, Dougados M, Furst DE, Gossec L, Guillemin F, Helliwell P, Hewlett S, Kvien TK, Landewé RB, March L, Mease PJ, Ostergaard M, Simon L, Singh JA, Strand V, van der Heijde DM

The Journal of rheumatology2014First author

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131311 PMID: 24692522

Strengthening the reporting of genetic association studies (STREGA): an extension of the STROBE statement.

Little J, Higgins JP, Ioannidis JP, Moher D, Gagnon F, von Elm E, Khoury MJ, Cohen B, Davey-Smith G, Grimshaw J, Scheet P, Gwinn M, Williamson RE, Zou GY, Hutchings K, Johnson CY, Tait V, Wiens M, Golding J, van Duijn C, McLaughlin J, Paterson A, Wells G, Fortier I, Freedman M, Zecevic M, King R, Infante-Rivard C, Stewart A, Birkett N

European journal of epidemiology2009

DOI: 10.1007/s10654-008-9302-y PMID: 19189221

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

Update of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) extensions for network meta-analyses, rapid reviews, and scoping reviews

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Veroniki, Areti Angeliki; Hutton, Brian E; Stevens, Adrienne L; Tricco, Andrea C

Keywords: Guideline; Network Meta-Analysis; Prisma; Rapid Review; Reporting; Scoping Review; Systematic Review; Transparency

$416,925

Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network Methods and Applications Group in Indirect Comparisons (DSEN MAGIC) Team

Principal investigatorCIHR2019DSEN team grants: MAGIC and CAN-AIM

Principal investigators: Tricco, Andrea C; Hutton, Brian E; Moher, David; Straus, Sharon E; Wells, George A

Keywords: Drug Effectiveness; Drug Safety; Knowledge Synthesis; Knowledge Users; Meta-Analysis; Network Meta-Analysis; Systematic Reviews

$4,199,258

CardiacDOC: Prospective multi-centre feasibility and validation of a unified screening tool for Depression, Obstructive sleep apnea and Cognition (DOC) in heart failure patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Swartz, Richard; Edwards, Jodi D

Keywords: Cognitive Impairment; Comorbidity; Depression; Diagnostic Testing; Heart Failure; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Screening; Sensitivity/Specificity; Validation

$100,000

CanROC - Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium: Toward a National Resuscitation Clinical Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2015ICRH Community Development Program Grants - Resuscitation Clinical Research

Principal investigators: Morrison, Laurie J; Christenson, James M; Stiell, Ian G

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest; Clinical Research; Community Engagement; Life Threatening Trauma; National Collaboration; Network; Paediatric And Adult; Patient Outcomes; Population Health And Surveillance; Resuscitation Science

$1,499,760

Methods and Applications Group for Indirect Comparisons

Principal investigatorCIHR2014DSEN Collaborating Centre for Network Meta-Analysis

Principal investigators: Straus, Sharon E; Hutton, Brian E; Moher, David; Tricco, Andrea C; Wells, George A

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness Research; Drug Safety And Effectiveness; Knowledge Synthesis; Knowledge Translation; Network Meta Analysis

$6,998,765

Canadian Imaging Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2012ICRH Emerging Network Grants - LOI

Principal investigators: Wright, Graham A; Tardif, Jean-Claude

Keywords: Cardiac; Clinical Evaluation; Cost-Effectiveness; Healthcare System; Imaging; Knowledge Translation; Network Coordination; Quality Assurance; Respiratory; Technology Development; Training And Mentorship; Vascular

$30,000

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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George Wells

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Long-Term Outcomes of Resynchronization–Defibrillation for Heart Failure

Canadian Registry of Electronic Device Outcomes: remote monitoring outcomes in the Abbott battery performance alert-a multicentre cohort.

Stated Preferences for Attributes of a CYP2C19 Pharmacogenetic Test Among the General Population Presented with a Hypothetical Acute Coronary Syndrome Scenario

Incidence, Predictors, and Procedural Results of Upgrade to Resynchronization Therapy

Updating the OMERACT filter: implications of filter 2.0 to select outcome instruments through assessment of "truth": content, face, and construct validity.

Updating the OMERACT filter: discrimination and feasibility.

Strengthening the reporting of genetic association studies (STREGA): an extension of the STROBE statement.

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)

Update of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) extensions for network meta-analyses, rapid reviews, and scoping reviews

Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network Methods and Applications Group in Indirect Comparisons (DSEN MAGIC) Team

CardiacDOC: Prospective multi-centre feasibility and validation of a unified screening tool for Depression, Obstructive sleep apnea and Cognition (DOC) in heart failure patients

CanROC - Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium: Toward a National Resuscitation Clinical Research Network

Methods and Applications Group for Indirect Comparisons

Canadian Imaging Network

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George Wells

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Peter Tugwell

Ratika Parkash

Vidal Essebag

Jeff Healey

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Peter Tugwell

Vidal Essebag

Jeremy Grimshaw

Roopinder Sandhu

Jacqueline Joza

Habib Khan

Doug Coyle

Andrew Krahn

Paul Grootendorst

Pablo Nery

Dorcas Beaton

Mario Talajic

Derek Exner

Paul Grootendorst

David Moher

France Gagnon

Ratika Parkash

Mario Talajic

Ratika Parkash