People are at the heart of the outstanding contributions to patient care, research, education and health technology assessment at the Montreal Children's Hospital. Every day our health care professionals work to improve the health and well being of children.
The efforts and the vision of the experts of the MCH Trauma Programs are highlighted in the following various publications.
Chapters in books
Friedman D, Atkinson J, Saltaris C, Daignault S, Gagnon I. L'approche utilisée dans le programme de traumatologie de l'Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants dans le traitement du traumatisme craniocérébral léger, dans Épidémie Silencieuse : le traumatisme craniocérébral léger symptômes et traitement. Presses de l'Université du Québec, Québec. 2008
Gagnon I, Swaine B, Friedman D, Forget R. L'identification de séquelles suite à un traumatisme crânio-cérébral léger chez l'enfant. Publications du CRIR. 2005; 2: 119-134.
Books
Friedman D, Schopflocher C. Understanding Pediatric and Adolescent Neurotrauma. Montreal Children's Hospital, 1999.
Peer-reviewed scientific journals
Keays G, Pless I.B. Impact of a Celebrity Death on Children's Injury-related Emergency Room Visits. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2010; 101 (2): 115-18.
Osmond, M. H., Klassen, T.P., Wells, G. A., Correll, R. , Jarvis, A., Joubert, G., Bailey, B., Chauvin-Kimoff, L., Pusic, M., McConnell, D., Nijssen-Jordan, C., Silver, N., Taylor, B., Stiell, I.G., for the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Head Injury Study Group. CATCH: a clinical decision rule for the use of computed tomography in children with minor head injury. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2010; 182 (4): 341-348.
Gagnon I, Galli C, Friedman D, Grilli L, Iverson G.L. Active rehabilitation for children who are slow to recover following sport-related concussion, Brain Injury, 2009; 23: 12, 956-964.
Gagnon I, Swaine B, Forget R. Do they actually listen? Using activity diaries to measure children and adolescents' compliance with activity restrictions after a mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 2009; 22: 355-362.
Brosseau-Lachaine O, Gagnon I, Froget R, Faubert J. Complex visual information processing in children after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Injury, 2008, 22: 657-668.
Gagnon I, Swaine B, Champagne F, Lefebvre H. Perspectives of adolescents and their parents regarding service needs following a mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury 2008; 22: 161-173.
Swaine B, Gagnon I, Champagne F, Lefebvre H, Friedman D, Atkinson J, Feldman D. Identifying the specific needs of adolescents after a mild traumatic brain injury: a service provider perspective. Brain Injury 2008; 22: 581-588.
Borsuk DE, Gallant M, Richard D, Williams HB. Silver-coated nylon dressings for pediatric burn victims. Can J Plast Surg; 2007; 15 (1): 29-31.
Pless, I.B., Hagel, B., Patel, H., Leduc, D., & Magdalinos, H. Preventing product-related injuries: a randomized controlled trial of poster alerts. Canadian Journal of Public Health. Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique. 98(4):271-5, 2007 Jul-Aug.
Su W, Hui T, Shaw K. All-terrain vehicle injury patterns: are current regulations effective? Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2006; 41 (5) 931-934.
Gagnon I, Swaine B, Friedman D, Forget R. Comparing the Sensory Organization Test and the Pediatric Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction for Balance in children. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatric 2006; 26: 23-41.
Pless, I.B., Magdalinos, H., & Hagel, B. Risk-compensation behavior in children: myth or reality? Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 160(6):610-4, 2006 Jun.
Gagnon I, Swaine B, Friedman D, Forget R. Exploring children's self-efficacy related to physical activity performance after a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2005; 20: 436-449.
Gagnon I, Swaine B, Friedman D, Forget R. Children demonstrate decreased dynamic balance following a mild traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2004; 85: 444-452.
Gagnon I, Swaine B, Friedman D, Forget R. Visuomotor response time in children with a mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2004; 19: 391-404.
Bienkowski P, Harvey EJ, Reindl R, Berry GK, Benaroch TE, Ouellet JA. The locked flexible intramedullary humerus nail in pediatric femur and tibia shaft fractures: a feasibility study. J Pediatr Orthop 2004; 24 (6): 634-637.
Pickle A, Benaroch TE, Guy P Harvey EJ. Clinical outcome of pediatric calcaneal fractures treated with open reduction and internal fixation. J Pediatr Orthop 2004; 24 (2): 178-180.
Swaine B.R., Friedman D, Activity Restrictions as part of Discharge management for Children with a Traumatic Head Injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation; 2001; 16 (3): 292-301.
Gagnon I, Friedman D, Swaine B, Forget R. Balance findings in a child before and after a mild head injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation; 2001; 16(6): 595-602.
Swaine BR, Pless IB, Friedman D, Montes J. Using the Measure of Processes of Care with parents of children hospitalized for head injury. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1999; 78 (4): 323-329.
Gagnon I, Forget R, Sullivan SJ, Friedman D. Motor performance following a mild traumatic brain injury in children: an exploratory study. Brain Injury; 1998; 12 (10): 843-853.
Swaine BR, Pless IB, Friedman D, Montes J. Parental perceptions of care provided to children hospitalized for head injury. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 1998:11(4)
Research reports
Swaine B, Champagne F, Lefebvre H, Atkinson J, Feldman D, Gagnon I, Friedman D. Identification des besoins spécifiques des adolescents ayant subi un traumatisme craniocérébral léger. Rapport de recherche déposé en juillet 2006 au Programme de Recherche en Réadaptation et Intégration Sociale en Traumatologie. 101 pages.
Non peer-reviewed publications
Gagnon I, Swaine B, Friedman D, Forget R. Capacités motrices et retour aux activités physiques après un traumatisme crânio-cérébral léger chez l'enfant. Physio-Québec 28: 14-15, 2003.
Gagnon I, Forget R, Sullivan SJ, Friedman D: La performance motrice des enfants ayant subi un traumatisme crânio-encéphalique léger: une étude exploratoire. Physio-Québec 23: 18-19, 1998.
Published abstracts
Gagnon I, Galli L, Grilli L, Simard J. Assessing balance in children after a mild traumatic brain injury: Choosing the right tools. Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury, Washington March 10-14, 2010. Brain Injury. 24: 147, 2010.
Friedman D, Gagnon I, Kocilowicz H, Galli C, Grilli, L. Concussion care model Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury, Washington March 10-14, 2010. Brain Injury. 24: 333, 2010.
Hurteau A-M, Doucet K, Parent L, Gagnon I. Developmental outcome of infants with moderate and severe head injury. Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury, Washington March 10-14, 2010. Brain Injury. 24: 179, 2010.
Gagnon I, Grilli L, Galli C, Friedman D. Managing acute ankle sprains in a pediatrics emergency department: Implementing an interdisciplinary approach. Canadian Association of Sport Medicine Annual Meeting, Vancouver May 2009. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 19: 249. 2009
Gagnon I, Galli C, Friedman D, Iverson G. Active rehabilitation for children and adolescents with atypical recovery following a concussion. 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sports, Zurich, October 2008. British Journal of Sport Medicine. 43 (suppl. 1) i97, 2009
Gagnon I, Galli C, Friedman D, Simard J, Kocilowicz H, Grilli L. Returning to sports after a concussion - The Montreal Children's Hospital Return to Sports Program. 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sports, Zurich, October 2008. British Journal of Sport Medicine. 43 (suppl. 1) i97, 2009
Gagnon I, Swaine B. Exploring the impact of Knowledge-Transfer and Exchange tools with clinicians working with teenagers who sustain mild traumatic brain injuries. ACRM-ASNR Annual Educational Conference, Toronto October 2008, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2008, 89: e31.
Gagnon I, Champagne F, Friedman D, Swaine B. Evaluating the implementation and impact of an innovative, integrated approach to identify and orient children and adolescent with MTBI in a pediatric trauma center emergency room. Seventh World Congress on Brain Injury, Lisbonne, April 8-12 2008. Brain Injury. 22: supplement 1, 190.
Gagnon I, Galli C, Friedman D. Taking care of the "miserable minority": Rehabilitation strategies for children and adolescents presenting with atypical recovery following a mild traumatic brain injury. Seventh World Congress on Brain Injury, Lisbonne, April 8-12 2008. Brain Injury. 22: supplement 1, 194.
Gagnon I, Swaine B, Champagne F, Lefebvre H, Atkinson J, Feldman D. Identifying the specific needs of adolescents after a mild traumatic brain injury: a service provider perspective. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Washington, October 2-7, 2007 Volume 88 , Issue 10 , Pages e18 - e19
Brosseau-Lachaine O, Gagnon I, Froget R, Faubert J. Complex visual information processing in children after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting, 5-10 mai 2006. Journal of Vision. 2006
Gagnon I, Swaine B, Friedman D, Forget R. Diaries as an indirect measure of compliance with return to activity; guidelines given to children who sustain a mild head injury. ACRM-ASNR Annual Educational Conference, Chicago, 28 septembre-2 octobre 2005. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2005; 86: e19.
Gagnon I, Forget R, Swaine B, Friedman D. Balance findings after a mild head injury in children. 3rd World congress of Neurorehabilitation, Venise, Italie, 2-6 avril 2002, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2002; 16: 22-3.
Gagnon I, Forget R, Swaine B, Friedman D. Transient increase in response time after a mild head injury in children, 79th Annual Meeting of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Philadelphia, 2-6 octobre 2002. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2002; 83: 1481.
Swaine B, Gagnon I, Forget R, Friedman D. Mild traumatic brain injury affects children's confidence in their physical activity performance, 7th annual conference of the Euroacademia Multidisciplinaria Neurotrumatologica, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, June 26-29 2002, Acta Neurochirurgica, 2002; 144(7): A35.
Gagnon I, Forget R, Sullivan SJ, Friedman D. Motor performance following a mild traumatic brain injury in children: an exploratory study. Annual Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, Orlando, Floride 4-8 juin 1998, Physical Therapy. 78: s81, 1998.