Samina Ali, MD

Area of Study / Keywords

pediatric pain pediatric sedation substance misuse pediatrics fracture emergency department pain measurement distraction procedural pain opioid medication clinical trials survey methodology digital technology

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About

I am a Professor of Pediatrics and an Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine, as well as a practicing pediatric emergency physician. I have completed medical schoolat McGill University, a General Pediatrics residency from Memorial University, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine sub-specialty training from McGill University.

I hold provincial and national funding for the study of children's acute care and emergencies. I supervise many learners in both clinical and research realms.

I was the program director for Pediatric Emergency Medicine from 2003-2008, and again from 2010-2013. I was the Director of Professionalism for UME from 2010-2013, and the Assistant Dean, Professionalism for the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry from 2013-2016. I am currently the research director for the division of pediatric emergency medicine, the Vice-Chair of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada, and Western Canadian hub lead forSolutions for Kids in Pain, a national knowledge mobilization organization.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Research

My research program is focused on improving children's pain and distress, mainly as it relates to emergency department visits and procedures. There are many ways to improve the pain experience for children in both hospitals and the community. I focus my efforts on determining what works best, and how best to help the community adopt it.

Lavoie B., Bourque C.J., Côté A.J., Rajagopal M., Clerc P., Bourdeau V., Ali S., Doyon-Trottier E., Castonguay V., Fontaine-Pagé É., Burstein B., Desaulniers P., Goldman R.D., Thompson G., Berthelot S., Lagacé M., Gaucher N.

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 August; 24 (5):482-492 10.1007/s43678-022-00306-z

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Richer L.P., Ali S., Johnson D.W., Rosychuk R., Newton A.S., Rowe B.H.

HEADACHE. 2022 June; 62 (6):681-689 10.1111/head.14307

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Ali S., Gourlay K., Yukseloglu A., Rosychuk R.J., Ortiz S., Watts R., Johnson D.W., Carleton B., Le May S., Drendel A.L.

BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2022 May; 6 (1) 10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001428

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Ali S., Kammerer E., Thompson G., Mater A., Rajagopal M., Bone J.N., Birnie K.A., Oberlander T., Chambers C.T., Goldman R.D.

British Journal of Pain. 2022 May; 10.1177/20494637221090452

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Nicole E MacKenzie, Christine T Chambers, Jennifer A Parker, Erin Aubrey, Isabel Jordan, Dawn P Richards, Justina Marianayagam, Samina Ali, Fiona Campbell, G Allen Finley, Emily Gruenwoldt, Bonnie Stevens, Jennifer Stinson, Kathryn A Birnie

Canadian Journal of Pain. 2022 May; 6 (1):48-64 10.1080/24740527.2022.2045192

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Eltorki M., Busse J.W., Freedman S.B., Thompson G., Beattie K., Serbanescu C., Carciumaru R., Thabane L., Ali S.

BMJ Open. 2022 April; 12 (4) 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056499

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Böhrer M., Fitzpatrick E., Hurley K., Xie J., Lee B.E., Pang X.L., Zhuo R., Parsons B.D., Berenger B.M., Chui L., Tarr P.I., Ali S., Vanderkooi O.G., Freedman S.B., Zemek R., Newton M., Meckler G., Poonai N., Bhatt M., Maki K., McGahern C., Emerton R.

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2022 April; 29 (4):429-441 10.1111/acem.14434

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Moharrami M., Ali S., Dick B.D., Moeinvaziri F., Amin M.

Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2022 April; 32 (4):548-555 10.1111/pan.14395

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Ali S., Rajagopal M., Stinson J., Ma K., Vandermeer B., Felkar B., Schreiner K., Proctor A., Plume J., Hartling L.

BMJ Open. 2022 March; 12 (3):e057892 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057892

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Tarr G.A.M., Downey E., Pang X.L., Zhuo R., Strickland A.J., Ali S., Lee B.E., Chui L., Tarr P.I., Freedman S.B.

JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2022 February; 225 (4):723-732 10.1093/infdis/jiab429

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Killackey T., Baerg K., Dick B., Lamontagne C., Poolacherla R., Allen Finley G., Noel M., Birnie K.A., Choinière M., Gabrielle Pagé M., Dassieu L., Lacasse A., Lalloo C., Poulin P., Ali S., Battaglia M., Campbell F., Harris L., Mohabir V., Nishat F., Benayon M., Jordan I., Stinson J.

Children-Basel. 2022 February; 9 (2) 10.3390/children9020230

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Ali S., Kammerer E., Thompson G., Mater A., Rajagopal M., Bone J.N., Birnie K.A., Oberlander T., Chambers C.T., Goldman R.D.

British Journal of Pain. 2022 January; - (-):- 10.1177/20494637221090452

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Ali S.

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 January; 24 (1):88-89 10.1007/s43678-021-00208-6

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MacKenzie N.E., Chambers C.T., Parker J.A., Aubrey E., Jordan I., Richards D.P., Marianayagam J., Ali S., Campbell F., Finley G.A., Gruenwoldt E., Stevens B., Stinson J., Birnie K.A.

Canadian Journal of Pain. 2022 January; 6 (1):48-64 10.1080/24740527.2022.2045192

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Lavoie B., Bourque C.J., Côté A.J., Rajagopal M., Clerc P., Bourdeau V., Ali S., Doyon-Trottier E., Castonguay V., Fontaine-Pagé É., Burstein B., Desaulniers P., Goldman R.D., Thompson G., Berthelot S., Lagacé M., Gaucher N.

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 January; May (11):1-11 10.1007/s43678-022-00306-z

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Am N.B., Thull-Freedman J., Ali S.

Open Access Emergency Medicine. 2021 December; 13 10.2147/OAEM.S337900

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Ahrari M., Ali S., Hartling L., Dong K., Drendel A.L., Klassen T.P., Schreiner K., Dyson M.P.

PEDIATRICS. 2021 December; 148 (6) 10.1542/peds.2021-051927

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Gaudet L.A., Elliott S.A., Ali S., Kammerer E., Stauffer B., Felkar B., Scott S.D., Dennett L., Hartling L.

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2021 November; 10.1111/acem.14421

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Freedman S.B., Xie J., Lee B.E., Ali S., Pang X.L., Chui L., Zhuo R., Vanderkooi O.G., Tellier R., Funk A.L., Tarr P.I.

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2021 October; 73 (8):1414-1423 10.1093/cid/ciab451

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Ali S., Manaloor R., Johnson D.W., Rosychuk R.J., LeMay S., Carleton B., McGrath P.J., Drendel A.L., Freedman S.B., Zemek R., Ali S., Newton A.S., Meckler G., Bhatt M., Le C.K., McGahern C., Emerton B.

PLoS One. 2021 September; 16 (9 September):e0257021 10.1371/journal.pone.0257021

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Douma MJ, Ali S, Bone A, Dainty KN, Dennett L, Smith KE, Frazer K, Kroll T

Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2021 September; 47 (5):778-788 10.1016/j.jen.2021.02.006

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Davis A.L., Sunderji A., Marneni S.R., Seiler M., Hall J.E., Cotanda C.P., Klein E.J., Brown J.C., Gelernter R., Griffiths M.A., Hoeffe J., Gualco G., Mater A., Manzano S., Thompson G.C., Ahmed S., Ali S., Goldman R.D.

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021 August; 16 10.1007/s43678-021-00174-z

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Schuh S, Freedman SB, Zemek R, Plint AC, Johnson DW, Ducharme F, Gravel J, Thompson G, Curtis S, Stephens D, Coates AL, Black KJ, Beer D, Sweeney J, Rumantir M, Finkelstein Y; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada.

JAMA Network Open. 2021 July; 4 (7):e2117542 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17542

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Zhuo R, Ding X, Freedman S, Lee B, Ali S, Luong J, Xie J, Chui L, Wu Y, Pang XL, on behalf of the Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE)

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2021 July; 21 10.1128/JCM.00986-21

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Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) Virtual Conference. 2021 June;

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Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) 2021 Conference (Virtual). 2021 June;

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Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) Virtual Conference. 2021 June;

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Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) 2021 Conference (Virtual). 2021 June;

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Goldman RD, Staubli G, Parra Cotanda C, Brown JC, Hoeffe J, Seiler M, Gelernter R, Hall JE, Griffiths MA, Davis AL, Manzano S, Mater A, Ahmed S, Hurt TL, Sheridan D, Hansen M, Ali S, Thompson GC, Shimizu N, Klein EJ

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2021 June; 17 (6):1607-1611 10.1080/21645515.2020.1834325

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Killackey T., Noel M., Birnie K.A., Choinière M., Pagé M.G., Dassieu L., Lacasse A., Lalloo C., Brennenstuhl S., Poulin P., Ingelmo P., Ali S., Battaglia M., Campbell F., Smith A., Harris L., Mohabir V., Benayon M., Jordan I., Marianayagam J., Stinson J.

JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2021 June; 5 (1):139-150 10.1080/24740527.2021.1931069

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Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) Virtual Conference. 2021 June;

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Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) Virtual Conference. 2021 June;

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Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) 2021 Conference (Virtual). 2021 June;

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Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) Virtual Conference. 2021 June;

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Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) 2021 Conference (Virtual). 2021 June;

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Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) Virtual Conference. 2021 June;

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Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual Meeting. 2021 May;

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Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual Meeting. 2021 May;

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Ali S, Morrison E, Shwetz S, Yaskina M, Rajagopal M, Estey A, Drendel AL

Paediatrics & Child Health. 2021 May; https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxab011

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Gaucher N, Trottier ED, Côté A, Ali H, Lavoie B, Bourque C, Ali S

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021 May; https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-021-00129-4

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41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society. 2021 April;

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Canadian Pain Society (Virtual). 2021 April;

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Ali S, Hopkin G, Poonai N, Richer L, Yaskina M, Heath A, Klassen T, McCabe C

Trials. 2021 March; 22 (1):206 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05164-1

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Schlegelmilch M, Roback MG, Bhatt M; Sedation Safety Study Group of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC), Johnson DW, Farion KJ, Ali S, Beno S, Dixon A, McTimoney CM, Travassos G, McGahern C, Cantor Z, Fitzpatrick E, Dow N, Naranian T, Allard G

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2021 March; 46 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.03.014

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Jun E, Ali S, Yaskina M, Dong K, Rajagopal M, Drendel A, Fowler M, Poonai N

Paediatrics & Child Health. 2021 February; 26 (1):19-26 10.1093/pch/pxz162

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Ali S, Manaloor R, Ma K, Sivakumar M, Beran T, Scott SD, Vandermeer B, Beirnes N, Graham TAD, Curtis S, Jou H, Hartling L

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021 January; 23 (1):85-93 10.1007/s43678-020-00023-5

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Goldman R, McGregor S, Marneni S, Katsuta T, Griffiths M, Hall J, Seiler M, Klein E, Parra Cotanda C, Gelernter R, Hoeffe J, Davis A, Gualco G, Mater A, Manzano S, Thompson G, Ahmed S, Ali S, Brown J

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2021 January; 228 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.005

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Heath A, Rios JD, Pullenayegum E, Pechlivanoglou P, Offringa M, Yaskina M, Watts R, Rimmer S, Klassen TP, Coriolano K, Poonai N; PERC-KIDSCAN Ketodex Study Group

Trials. 2021 January; 22 (1):15 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04946-3

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McLaren S, Cruz AT, Yen K, Lipshaw MJ, Bergmann KR, Mistry RD, Gutman CK, Ahmad FA, Pruitt CM, Thompson GC, Steimle MD, Zhao X, Schuh A, Thompson AD, Hanson HR, Ulrich SL, Meltzer JA, Dunnick J, Schmidt SM, Nigrovic LE, Waseem M, Velasco R, Ali S, Cullen DL, Gomez B, Kaplan RL, Khanna K, Strutt J, Aronson PL, Taneja A, Sheridan DC, Chen CC, Bogie AL, Wang A, Dayan PS

PEDIATRICS. 2021 January; 147 (1) 10.1542/peds.2020-1571

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Pabbaraju K, Tellier R, Pang XL, Xie J, Lee B, Chui L, Zhuo R, Vanderkooi O, Ali S, Tarr P, Funk A, Freedman S

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2020 December; 59 (1) 10.1128/JCM.02287-20

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Poonai N, Coriolano K, Klassen T, Heath A, Yaskina M, Beer D, Sawyer S, Bhatt M, Kam A, Doan Q, Sabhaney V, Offringa M, Pechlivanoglou P, Hickes S, Ali S

BMJ Open. 2020 December; 10 (12) 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041319

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Ali S, Maki C, Xie J, Lee BE, Dickinson J, MacDonald S, Poonai N, Thull-Freedman J, Vanderkooi O, Rajagopal M, Sivakumar M, Chui L, Graham TAD, Nettel-Aguirre A, Svenson L, Freedman SB

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2020 December; 231 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.12.029

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Hodapp J, Ali S, Drendel AD

Children-Basel. 2020 November; 7 (11):243 10.3390/children7110243

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Koh JJ, Klaiman M, Miles I, Cook J, Kumar T, Sheikh H, Dong K, Orkin AM, Ali S, Shouldice E

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020 November; 22 (6):768-771 10.1017/cem.2020.459

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Goldman RD, Marneni SR, Seiler M, Brown JC, Klein EJ, Cotanda CP, Gelernter R, Yan TD, Hoeffe J, Davis AL, Griffiths MA, Hall JE, Gualco G, Mater A, Manzano S, Thompson GC, Ahmed S, Ali S, Shimizu N; International COVID-19 Parental Attitude Study (COVIPAS) Group

CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS. 2020 November; 42 (11):2124-2133 10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.09.012

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Goldman RD, Yan TD, Seiler M, Parra Cotanda C, Brown JC, Klein EJ, Hoeffe J, Gelernter R, Hall JE, Davis AL, Griffiths MA, Mater A, Manzano S, Gualco G, Shimizu N, Hurt TL, Ahmed S, Hansen M, Sheridan D, Ali S, Thompson GC, Gaucher N, Staubli G; International COVID-19 Parental Attitude Study (COVIPAS) Group

VACCINE. 2020 November; 38 (48):7668-7673 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.09.084

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Bhavanam S, Freedman SB, Lee BE, Zhuo R, Qiu Y, Chui L, Xie J, Ali S, Vanderkooi OG, Pang XL, On Behalf Of The Alberta Provincial Pediatric Enteric Infection Team Appetite

Microorganisms. 2020 November; 8 (12):1873 10.3390/microorganisms8121873

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Poonai N, Elsie S, Kumar K, Coriolano K, Thompson G, Brahmbhatt S, Dzongowski E, Stevens H, Gupta P, Miller M, Ashok D, Joubert G, Lim R, Butter A, Ali S

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 2020 November; 192 (48):E1612-E1619 10.1503/cmaj.201055

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International Conference on Social Robotics. 2020 November;

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American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition AAP Experience Virtual 2020. 2020 October;

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Freedman S, Xie J, Pang XL, Tarr G, Zhuo R, Chui L, Lee B, Vanderkooi O, Tarr P, Ali S, MacDonald S

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY. 2020 October; 131 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104565