Hisham Alshaer, University of Toronto

Research

Copd Disease Management Information Systems And Technology Mobile Technology Software And Development Wearable Devices

Latest papers

Relationship between airflow limitation in response to upper airway negative pressure during wakefulness and obstructive sleep apnea severity.
Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024
Correction: Validation of a Manual Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device (PragmaVAC) for Acute and Chronic Wounds: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.
World journal of surgery · 2022 · senior author
Validation of a Manual Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device (PragmaVAC) for Acute and Chronic Wounds: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.
World journal of surgery · 2022 · senior author

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Developing a wearable device and a mobile application that aids patients in self-management of their COPD by providing biofeedback, education and guidance
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$197,304

All 1 grants and awards

28 publications.

01

Relationship between airflow limitation in response to upper airway negative pressure during wakefulness and obstructive sleep apnea severity.

Lim J, Alshaer H, Ghahjaverestan NM, Bradley TD

Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2024

DOI: 10.1007/s11325-023-02892-3 PMID: 37548919

02

Correction: Validation of a Manual Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device (PragmaVAC) for Acute and Chronic Wounds: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Hariri M, Maaz B, Netfagi M, Alawa J, Sattouf A, Dubies HA, Alahmad J, Seyitisa MF, Godier-Furnemont A, Ghali A, Ghandour A, Abdullah Z, Alsaleh M, Almousa I, Habib W, Alshaer H

World journal of surgery2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06785-6 PMID: 36255479

03

Validation of a Manual Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device (PragmaVAC) for Acute and Chronic Wounds: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Hariri M, Maaz B, Netfagi M, Alawa J, Sattouf A, Dubies HA, Alahmad J, Seyitisa MF, Godier-Furnemont A, Ghali A, Ghandour A, Abdullah Z, Alsaleh M, Almousa I, Habib W, Alshaer H

World journal of surgery2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06713-8 PMID: 36175648

04

Relative tidal volume and respiratory airflow estimation using tracheal sound and movement during sleep.

Montazeri Ghahjaverestan N, Kabir MM, Saha S, Gavrilovic B, Zhu K, Taati B, Alshaer H, Yadollahi A

Journal of sleep research2021

DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13279 PMID: 33538057

05

Automatic Respiratory Phase Identification Using Tracheal Sounds and Movements During Sleep.

Montazeri Ghahjaverestan N, Kabir M, Saha S, Zhu K, Gavrilovic B, Alshaer H, Taati B, Yadollahi A

Annals of biomedical engineering2021

DOI: 10.1007/s10439-020-02651-5 PMID: 33403452

06

Portable diagnosis of sleep apnea with the validation of individual event detection.

Saha S, Kabir M, Montazeri Ghahjaverestan N, Hafezi M, Gavrilovic B, Zhu K, Alshaer H, Yadollahi A

Sleep medicine2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.12.021 PMID: 32045854

07

Toward mitigating pressure injuries: Detecting patient orientation from vertical bed reaction forces.

Wong G, Gabison S, Dolatabadi E, Evans G, Kajaks T, Holliday P, Alshaer H, Fernie G, Dutta T

Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering2020

DOI: 10.1177/2055668320912168 PMID: 32284876

08

Long-term effects of cardiac rehabilitation on sleep apnea severity in patients with coronary artery disease.

Mendelson M, Inami T, Lyons O, Alshaer H, Marzolini S, Oh P, Bradley TD

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2020

DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8124 PMID: 31957654

09

Dissociation between objectively quantified snoring and sleep quality.

Macarthur KE, Bradley TD, Ryan CM, Alshaer H

American journal of otolaryngology2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.102283 PMID: 31526628

10

Heart rate variability in pulmonary hypertension with and without sleep apnea.

Carvalho CG, Bresler R, Zhi YX, Alshaer H, Granton JT, Ryan CM

Heliyon2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02034 PMID: 31317084

Developing a wearable device and a mobile application that aids patients in self-management of their COPD by providing biofeedback, education and guidance

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Catalyst Grant: Personalized Health Catalyst Grants

Principal investigators: Wu, Robert; Alshaer, Hisham I; de Lara, Eyal; Gershon, Andrea S; Rudzicz, Frank

Keywords: Copd; Disease Management; Information Systems And Technology; Mobile Technology; Software And Development; Wearable Devices

$197,304

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

Medicine
Occupational Therapy
Health Policy and Management
Department of Medicine
Research
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Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Azadeh Yadollahi

Occupational Therapy

6 shared papers, latest 2021

Elham Dolatabadi

Health Policy and Management

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Lisa Mielniczuk

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Robert Wu

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2018

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Copd Dear Professor Alshaer, 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 "Relationship between airflow limitation in response to upper airway negative pressure during wakefulness and obstructive sleep apnea severity." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]

Hisham Alshaer

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Relationship between airflow limitation in response to upper airway negative pressure during wakefulness and obstructive sleep apnea severity.

Correction: Validation of a Manual Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device (PragmaVAC) for Acute and Chronic Wounds: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Validation of a Manual Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device (PragmaVAC) for Acute and Chronic Wounds: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Relative tidal volume and respiratory airflow estimation using tracheal sound and movement during sleep.

Automatic Respiratory Phase Identification Using Tracheal Sounds and Movements During Sleep.

Portable diagnosis of sleep apnea with the validation of individual event detection.

Toward mitigating pressure injuries: Detecting patient orientation from vertical bed reaction forces.

Long-term effects of cardiac rehabilitation on sleep apnea severity in patients with coronary artery disease.

Dissociation between objectively quantified snoring and sleep quality.

Heart rate variability in pulmonary hypertension with and without sleep apnea.

Developing a wearable device and a mobile application that aids patients in self-management of their COPD by providing biofeedback, education and guidance

Frequent collaborators

Azadeh Yadollahi

Babak Taati

Paul Oh

Elham Dolatabadi

Sharon Gabison

Elham Dolatabadi

Susan Marzolini

Daniela Malta

Eyal de Lara

Lisa Mielniczuk

Clodagh Ryan

Tilak Dutta

Frank Rudzicz

Robert Wu