Speaker(s): Dr. Andrew JE Seely, MD PhD FRCSC
Divisions of Thoracic Surgery & Critical Care Medicine,  The Ottawa Hospital. Associate Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Associate Professor, University of Ottawa. Director of Research, Division of Thoracic Surgery.  Chair, Research, Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons
Date/Time: November 10, 2011, 18.00-19.30
Location: ME4342, Carleton University
Parking: Parking fees apply.
Registration: Free to attend
Organizer: Yuu Ono
Organizer e-mail: Yuu.Ono@ieee.org
Organized by: Ottawa Section Chapter Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Society
Url: http://www.ieeeottawa.ca/embs

Abstract

The science of complex systems has evolved considerably over several
decades and is poised to offer exciting diagnostic and treatment
strategies at the bedside. Clinical insights derived from complexity
include the important realization of irreducible uncertainty in
patient trajectories, and the fact that critical illness is a systemic
emergent illness that requires novel data integration techniques.
Multiorgan variability monitoring offers a potential means to better
track the system state over time. Detecting infection early,
determination of critical illness severity and its trajectory, and
improved prediction of extubation failure all offer potential clinical
applications of variability monitoring. Results and ongoing research
in these areas will be discussed. Last, the present and future
challenges of applying multiorgan variability monitoring to improve
patient care will be highlighted.

Biography

Andrew JE Seely is an Associate Professor of Surgery within the
Divisions of Thoracic Surgery and Critical Care Medicine at the
University of Ottawa, Associate Scientist with the Ottawa Hospital
Research Institute, Chair of Research for the Canadian Association of
Thoracic Surgeons, and Director of Research for the Ottawa Division of
Thoracic Surgery. Education includes undergraduate honours physics at
Carleton University, followed by medical school, general surgery
training, and a doctoral degree in basic science from McGill
University, and thoracic surgery and critical care medicine training
at the University of Ottawa. Scholarly interests include theoretical
research exploring the clinical insights of complex systems science,
experimental research applying continuous variability analysis at the
bedside, and development of means to continuously monitor quality of
surgical care. Dr Seely is the founder and Chief Science officer of
Therapeutic Monitoring Systems Inc, whose mission is to develop and
evaluate software to perform continuous monitoring of multiorgan
variability in order to improve care for patients at risk for or with
existing critical illness. Dr Seely has published over 30
peer-reviewed papers, presented at numerous international meetings,
and was awarded a “New Investigator” Award by the Canadian Institutes
of Health Research in 2005. He shares his family life with Kathy
Patterson and their daughters Phoebe and Ruby in Ottawa.