Jonathan Ailon, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Emphysematous cystitis, iliopsoas abscess, and pneumorrhachis in an elderly woman: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports · 2023 · senior author
Therapeutic Cannabis Use in Kidney Disease: A Survey of Canadian Nephrologists.
Kidney medicine · 2022 · senior author
Practice Patterns in the Treatment of Patients With Severe Alcohol Withdrawal: A Multidisciplinary, Cross-Sectional Survey
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine · 2020

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Use of an automated prospective clinical surveillance tool to drive screening for unmet palliative needs among patients in the final year of life
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$719,101

All 1 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

Emphysematous cystitis, iliopsoas abscess, and pneumorrhachis in an elderly woman: a case report.

Stein M, Min A, Mohammed B, Mathur S, Ailon J

Journal of medical case reports2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13256-023-03856-7 PMID: 37032335

02

Therapeutic Cannabis Use in Kidney Disease: A Survey of Canadian Nephrologists.

Gitau K, Howe HS, Ginsberg L, Perl J, Ailon J

Kidney medicine20229 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100453 PMID: 35518836

03

Practice Patterns in the Treatment of Patients With Severe Alcohol Withdrawal: A Multidisciplinary, Cross-Sectional Survey

Buell D, Filewod N, Ailon J, Burns KEA

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine202012 citations

DOI: 10.1177/0885066619847119

04

Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers to Measuring and Improving Quality in Palliative Care Programs

Kamini E. Kuchinad, Ritu Sharma, Sarina Roslyn Isenberg, Nebras Abu Al Hamayel, Sallie J. Weaver, Junya Zhu, Susan M. Hannum, Arif H. Kamal, Anne Margaret Walling, Karl Lorenz, Jonathan Ailon, Sydney Morss Dy

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®20204 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/1049909120916702 PMID: 32336104

05

Web Exclusive. Annals Story Slam - A Beginning Towards a Better End.

Ailon J

Annals of internal medicine2018First author

DOI: 10.7326/w18-0039 PMID: 30508455

06

Ultrasound Curricula in Undergraduate Medical Education: A Scoping Review

Usman Tarique, Brandon Tang, Manni Singh, Kulamakan Mahan Kulasegaram, Jonathan Ailon

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine2017197 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1002/jum.14333 PMID: 28748549

07

Internal Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum: Consensus Recommendations from the Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) Group

Ma IWY, Arishenkoff S, Wiseman J, Desy J, Ailon J, Martin L, Otremba M, Halman S, Willemot P, Blouw M

Journal of General Internal Medicine2017159 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-4071-5 PMID: W2613075569

08

First-year medical students use of ultrasound or physical examination to diagnose hepatomegaly and ascites: a randomized controlled trial

Arora S, Cheung AC, Tarique U, Agarwal A, Firdouse M, Ailon J

Journal of Ultrasound201722 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s40477-017-0261-6 PMID: W2745448143

09

An electronic documentation system improves the quality of admission notes: a randomized trial.

Jamieson T, Ailon J, Chien V, Mourad O

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2017

DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocw064 PMID: 27274016

10

A two-site survey of clinicians to identify practices and preferences of intensive care unit transfers to general medical wards

Michael E. Detsky, Jonathan Ailon, Adina S. Weinerman, André Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral, Chaim M. Bell

Journal of Critical Care20148 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.10.026 PMID: 25499415

Use of an automated prospective clinical surveillance tool to drive screening for unmet palliative needs among patients in the final year of life

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Downar, James; graves, elan; Kutty, Sudha; Wegier, Pete

Keywords: Advance Care Planning; Clinical Surveillance; Early Identification; Evaluation; Knowledge Translation; Mortality Risk; Palliative Care; Quality Improvement

$719,101

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Medicine
Department of Medical Imaging
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Department of Family & Community Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Ailon, 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 "Emphysematous cystitis, iliopsoas abscess, and pneumorrhachis in an elderly woman: a case report." (2023), 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]