Lisa Findlay-Shirras, McGill University

Research

Breast Surgery Opioids Postoperative Analgesia Postoperative Care Postoperative Pain Surgery

Latest funding

Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,316,201
Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000

Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fiore Jr, Julio F; Abou Khalil, Jad; Desbiens, Christine; Feldman, Liane S; Findlay-Shirras, Lisa; Maciver, Allison; McDonald, Emily G; Meterissian, Sarkis H; Prakash, Ipshita; Quan, May Lynn; Rivard, Justin; Wong, Stephanie M

Keywords: Breast Surgery; Opioids; Postoperative Analgesia; Postoperative Care; Postoperative Pain; Surgery

$1,316,201

Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Fiore Jr, Julio F; Abou Khalil, Jad; Desbiens, Christine; Feldman, Liane S; Findlay-Shirras, Lisa; Maciver, Allison; McDonald, Emily G; Meterissian, Sarkis H; Prakash, Ipshita; Quan, May Lynn; Rivard, Justin; Wong, Stephanie M

Keywords: Breast Surgery; Opioids; Postoperative Analgesia; Postoperative Care; Postoperative Pain; Surgery

$100,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Breast Surgery Dear Professor Findlay-Shirras, 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 breast surgery 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 "Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled 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]