Portrait de Dan Poenaru

Dan Poenaru

Membre académique associé
Professeur, McGill University, Département de chirurgie pédiatrique
Sujets de recherche
Apprentissage automatique médical
IA en santé
IA et santé

Biographie

Dan Poenaru est professeur de chirurgie pédiatrique à l’Université McGill et chercheur principal à l’Institut de recherche du Centre universitaire de santé McGill, à Montréal. Il est titulaire d’une maîtrise en éducation aux professions de la santé et en développement international, et d’un doctorat en stratégie et gestion de la santé.

Chercheur financé par le Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS) et les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC) dans le domaine des soins chirurgicaux centrés sur le patient, il est également chef du laboratoire CommiSur de l’Université McGill, directeur de la bourse Jean-Martin-Laberge en chirurgie pédiatrique mondiale et membre fondateur de l’Initiative mondiale pour la chirurgie infantile (GICS).

Ses domaines d’intérêt actuels sont la communication chirurgicale et l’enseignement médical assistés par la technologie, y compris l’IA, la réalité virtuelle et les dispositifs de santé numériques, les soins chirurgicaux centrés sur le patient et le développement de la capacité de recherche chirurgicale mondiale.

Étudiants actuels

Mohsen Amoei
Doctorat - McGill
Ella Boone
Maîtrise recherche - McGill
Site web
Oliver Cafferty Cafferty
Doctorat - McGill
Github
Carmel Daskalo
Doctorat - McGill
Site web
Aylin Erman
Doctorat - McGill
Superviseur⋅e principal⋅e :
Jackie Cheung
Sean Jeffries
Doctorat - McGill
Site web
Google Scholar
Shreenik Kundu
Doctorat - McGill
Hakima Laribi
Doctorat - Université de Sherbrooke
Co-superviseur⋅e :
Martin Vallières
Site web
Github
Olivier Lefebvre
Doctorat - Université de Sherbrooke
Co-superviseur⋅e :
Martin Vallières
Github
Eve Wang
Maîtrise recherche - McGill
Github

Publications

The effect of gestational age on short- and long-term complications following primary esophageal atresia repair
Mathias Johansen
Samuel Wasserman
Dan Poenaru
Jean Martin Laberge
Sam J. Daniel
Thomas Engelhardt
2024-08-02
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (publié)
doi.org
GAPS phase II: development and pilot results of the global assessment in pediatric surgery, an evidence-based pediatric surgical capacity assessment tool for low-resource settings.
Yasmine Yousef
Sarah Cairo
Etienne St-Louis
Laura F. Goodman
Doulia M. Hamad
Robert Baird
Emily R. Smith
Sherif Emil
Jean Martin Laberge
Mohamed Abdelmalak
Zipporah Gathuy
Faye Evans
Maryam Ghavami Adel
Ki K. Bertille
Milind Chitnis
Leecarlo Millano
Peter Nthumba
Sergio d’Agostino
Bruno Cigliano
Luis Enrique Zea-Salazar … (voir 4 de plus)
Emmanuel Ameh
Doruk Ozgediz
Elena Guadagno
Dan Poenaru
2024-06-18
Pediatric surgery international (Print) (publié)
doi.org
Implementation of a Global Pediatric Trauma Course in an Upper Middle–Income Country: A Pilot Study
Abbie Naus
Madeleine Carroll
Ayla Gerk
David P. Mooney
Natalie L. Yanchar
Julia Ferreira
Dan Poenaru
Karen E. Gripp
Caroline Ouellet
Fabio Botelho
2024-05-31
Journal of Surgical Research (publié)
doi.org
ChatGPT: What Every Pediatric Surgeon Should Know About Its Potential Uses and Pitfalls
Raquel González
Dan Poenaru
Russell Woo
A Francois Trappey
Stewart Carter
David Darcy
Ellen Encisco
Brian Gulack
Doug Miniati
Edzhem Tombash
Eunice Y. Huang
2024-04-30
Journal of Pediatric Surgery (publié)
doi.org
Patient-Centered Surgical Care for Children in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) - A Systematic Scoping Review of the Literature
Riya Sawhney
Kacylia Roy Proulx
Ayla Gerk
Elena Guadagno
Dan Poenaru
2024-04-30
Journal of Pediatric Surgery (publié)
doi.org
The Impact of Educational Materials on Parental Anxiety and Productivity: A Clinical Trial in Pediatric Appendicitis
Julia Ferreira
Nadia Safa
Fabio Botelho
Robin Petroze
Hussein Wissanji
Dan Poenaru
Pramod Puligandla
Kenneth Shaw
Maeve Trudeau
Sherif Emil
Elena Guadagno
Jean-Martin Laberge
2024-04-30
Journal of Pediatric Surgery (publié)
doi.org
Essential surgery delivery in the Northern Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Luc Kalisya Malemo
Ava Yap
Boniface Mitume
Christian Salmon
Kambale Karafuli
Dan Poenaru
Rosebella Onyango
2024-03-21
BMC Surgery (publié)
doi.org
GAPS II: Development and Pilot Results of the Global Assessment in Pediatric Surgery, an Evidence-Based Pediatric Surgical Capacity Assessment Tool for Low-Resource Settings
Yasmine Yousef
Sarah Cairo
Etienne St-Louis
Laura F. Goodman
Doulia M. Hamad
Robert Baird
Emily R. Smith
Sherif Emil
Jean-Martin Laberge
Mohamed Abdelmalak
Zipporah Gathuy
Faye Evans
Maryam Ghavami Adel
Ki K. Bertille
Milind Chitnis
Leecarlo Millano
Peter Nthumba
Sergio d'Agostino
Bruno Cigliano
Luis Zea-Salazar … (voir 4 de plus)
Emmanuel Ameh
Doruk Ozgediz
Elena Guadagno
Dan Poenaru
PURPOSE: Pediatric surgical care in low- and middle-income countries is often hindered by systemic gaps in healthcare resources, infrastruc… (voir plus)ture, training, and organisation. This study aims to develop and validate the Global Assessment of Pediatric Surgery (GAPS) to appraise pediatric surgical capacity and discriminate between levels of care across diverse healthcare settings. METHODS: The GAPS Version 1 was constructed through a synthesis of existing assessment tools and expert panel consultation. The resultant GAPS Version 2 underwent international pilot testing. Construct validation categorized institutions into providing Basic or Advanced Surgical Care. GAPS was further refined to Version 3 to include only questions with a > 75% response rate and those that significantly discriminated between Basic or Advanced Surgical settings. RESULTS: GAPS Version 1 included 139 items, which, after expert panel feedback, was expanded to 168 items in Version 2. Pilot testing, in 65 institutions yielded a high response rate. Of the 168 questions in GAPS Version 2, 64 significantly discriminated between Basic and Advanced Surgical Care. The refined GAPS Version 3 tool comprises 64 questions: Human Resources (9), Material Resources (39), Outcomes (3), Accessibility (3), and Education (10). CONCLUSION: The GAPS Version 3 tool presents a validated instrument for evaluating pediatric surgical capabilities in low-resource settings.
2024-03-11
Research Square (Research Square) (prépublication)
doi.org
Virtual Reality for Pediatric Trauma Education - A Face and Content Validation Study
Fabio Botelho
Said Ashkar
Shreenik Kundu
TJ Matthews
Elena Guadgano
Jason Harley
Dan Poenaru
Purpose: Pediatric trauma is a leading cause of death and disability among children. While trauma education can improve these outcomes, it r… (voir plus)emains expensive and available only to a few providers worldwide. Innovative educational technologies like virtual reality (VR) can be key to democratizing trauma education. This study, therefore, evaluates the face and content validity of a VR platform designed to enhance pediatric trauma skills. Specifically, we seek to determine whether the platform effectively presents an injured child and comprehensively covers the essential tasks to successfully treat them within a trauma team. Methods: Physicians were invited to test a VR platform simulating a child with blunt head and truncal trauma. After the simulation, they filled out surveys assessing the face and content validity of the scenario, including their opinions on the realism, interaction, ease of use, and the educational content of the platform. Additionally, they completed a cybersickness questionnaire. Demographic data were also collected, including age, gender, country of medical education, and previous experience with VR. A descriptive analysis was performed. Results: Eleven physicians graduated from eight different countries tested the VR platform. Most (87%) found it valuable, and 81% preferred using it over high-fidelity mannequins for training purposes. The platform received more favorable evaluations for non-technical skills training (median: 5, IQR: 5.0 to 5.0) than for technical skills (median: 4, IQR: 3.0 to 5.0). Regarding cybersickness, 73% of the participants reported experiencing any or minimal discomfort during the simulation, and none needed to stop the test due to discomfort. Conclusion: Our initial validation of a VR platform designed for pediatric trauma education was positive. Participants endorsed VR and its potential to enhance performance, particularly in non-technical skills. Encouraged by these results, we will proceed with feasibility and implementation studies, comparing VR to high-fidelity mannequins.
2024-02-17
MedRxiv (prépublication)
doi.org
The impact of gender on pediatric surgical access and outcomes in Africa
Sacha Williams
Olivia Serhan
Jenny Wang
Christian Guindi,
Elena Guadagno
Maeve Trudeau
Emmanuel Ameh
Kokila Lakhoo
Dan Poenaru
Girls, whose care is often affected by barriers steeped in gender inequity, may be at higher risk of poor surgical outcomes. This study expl… (voir plus)ored the impact of gender on pediatric surgical care in Africa. Differences in access to care and clinical outcomes for boys and girls were examined for pediatric surgical conditions that do not differ by physiological sex. A systematic review of African pediatric surgical studies ensued, followed by a random effects meta-analysis, and risk of bias assessment. Of the 12281 records retrieved, 54 were selected for review. Most studies were retrospective (57.4%), single-site (94.4%), from Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, or Ethiopia (55.6%), focussed on gastrointestinal conditions (63.0%), published in 2010 or sooner (85.1%), had study durations of 5 years or less (68.5%), and cohorts of less than 200 children (57.4%). Sixty percent reported the outcome of mortality. Meta-analysis odds ratios revealed surgery was performed 3.6 times more often on boys (95% CI: 2.6, 4.9); and mortality was 1.6 times greater for girls (95% CI: 1.3, 2.0). African girls appear to face gender inequities in pediatric surgical care. Findings will be further explored in a mixed-methods study. I Gender disparities in global surgical care have been documented in the African adult population. However gender specific differentials in surgical access and outcomes have yet to be documented for African pediatric populations. This study provides first-time evidence of gender inequity in pediatric surgical care in Africa.
2024-02-10
Pediatric surgery international (Print) (publié)
doi.org
Adaptation, Translation, and Validation of a Patient-Reported Experience Measure for Children and Young People for the Canadian Context
Zanib Nafees
Julia Ferreira
Elena Guadagno
Jo Wray
Agneta Anderzén-Carlsson
Dan Poenaru
2024-01-31
Journal of Pediatric Surgery (publié)
doi.org
Improving Pediatric Trauma Education by Teaching Non-technical Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Fabio Botelho
Ayla Gerk
Jason M. Harley
Dan Poenaru
2024-01-31
Journal of Pediatric Surgery (publié)
doi.org