Jim Potts
PhD
Investigator and Clinical Epidemiologist, BC Children's Hospital
Pediatric Cardiology
De Souza, A.-M. and Armstrong, K.R. and Hoskins, K. and Tran, N. and Naylor, K.C. and Romans, H.V. and Potts, J.E. and Hosking, M.C. and Clarke, D.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04014-0Digital Health
Galvin, C.R. and De Souza, A.M. and Potts, J.E. and Sneddon, P.L. and Sanatani, S. and Armstrong, K.R.
DOI: 10.1177/20552076241309228Pediatric Blood and Cancer
Rogers, P.C. and Cheng, J. and Lim, A. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30936Pediatric Exercise Science
Grishin, N.K. and De Souza, A.M. and Fairbairn, J. and Sheel, A.W. and Puterman, E. and Blydt-Hansen, T. and Potts, J.E. and Armstrong, K.R.
DOI: 10.1123/pes.2023-0066Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
D'Alessandro, P.R. and Bone, J.N. and Davis, J.F. and Potts, J.E. and Deyell, R.J.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxad044Archives of Disease in Childhood
Smyth, A. and Potts, J.E. and Sargent, M.A.
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323491Pediatric Radiology
Buckland, C.C. and Potts, J.E. and Mawson, J.B. and Culham, J.A.G.
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-022-05387-7Pediatric Emergency Care
Shatani, N. and Alshaibani, S. and Potts, J. and Phillips, B. and Bray, H.
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001688Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Ronsley, R. and Jacques, L. and Potts, J.E. and Clement, K. and Dix, D.B. and Mahon, P.
DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2020.1838011CJC Open
Cui, J.Z. and Harris, K.C. and Raedschelders, K. and Hollander, Z. and Potts, J.E. and De Souza, A. and Kiess, M. and McManus, B.M. and Bernatchez, P. and Raffin, L.A. and Paine, H. and van Breemen, C. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Esfandiarei, M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.12.018Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Chan, K.H. and Sanatani, S. and Potts, J.E. and Harris, K.C.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxz078Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Ingley, K.M. and Nadel, H.R. and Potts, J.E. and Wilson, D.C. and Eftekhari, A. and Deyell, R.J.
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001534PLOS ONE
Jerome Bouquet and Tony Li and Jennifer L. Gardy and Xiaoying Kang and Staci Stevens and Jared Stevens and Mark VanNess and Christopher Snell and James Potts and Ruth R. Miller and Muhammad Morshed and Mark McCabe and Shoshana Parker and Miguel Uyaguari and Patrick Tang and Theodore Steiner and Wee-Shian Chan and Astrid-Marie De Souza and Andre Mattman and David M. Patrick and Charles Y. Chiu
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.021219303 / 2019
Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing
Egeli, D. and Bainbridge, L. and Miller, T. and Potts, J.
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000576Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Escudero, C.A. and Potts, J.E. and Lam, P.-Y. and De Souza, A.M. and Duff, K. and Mugford, G.J. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.10.014Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Bovard, J.M. and De Souza, A.M. and Harris, K.C. and Human, D.G. and Hosking, M.C.K. and Potts, J.E. and Armstrong, K. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Cote, A.T.
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001889Pediatric Cardiology
Holowachuk, S. and Zhang, W. and Gandhi, S.K. and Anis, A.H. and Potts, J.E. and Harris, K.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-018-1970-0Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
Fox, D.A. and Kang, K.T. and Potts, J.E. and Bradley, T.J. and Stewart, L.L. and Dionne, J.M. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2018-0346Physiological Reports
Bovard, J.M. and Welch, J.F. and Houghton, K.M. and McKenzie, D.C. and Potts, J.E. and Sheel, A.W.
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13816Europace
Roston, T.M. and Yuchi, Z. and Kannankeril, P.J. and Hathaway, J. and Vinocur, J.M. and Etheridge, S.P. and Potts, J.E. and Maginot, K.R. and Salerno, J.C. and Cohen, M.I. and Hamilton, R.M. and Pflaumer, A. and Mohammed, S. and Kimlicka, L. and Kanter, R.J. and Lapage, M.J. and Collins, K.K. and Gebauer, R.A. and Temple, J.D. and Batra, A.S. and Erickson, C. and Miszczak-Knecht, M. and Kubu?, P. and Bar-Cohen, Y. and Kantoch, M. and Thomas, V.C. and Hessling, G. and Anderson, C. and Young, M.-L. and Choi, S.H.J. and Cabrera Ortega, M. and Lau, Y.R. and Johnsrude, C.L. and Fournier, A. and Van Petegem, F. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euw389PLoS ONE
Roston, T.M. and Haji-Ghassemi, O. and Lapage, M.J. and Batra, A.S. and Bar-Cohen, Y. and Anderson, C. and Lau, Y.R. and Maginot, K. and Gebauer, R.A. and Etheridge, S.P. and Potts, J.E. and Petegem, F.V. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205925Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Escudero, C.A. and Potts, J.E. and Lam, P.-Y. and De Souza, A.M. and Mugford, G.J. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.01.003Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Chen, B. and Schreiber, R.A. and Human, D.G. and Potts, J.E. and Guttman, O.R.
DOI: 10.1155/2017/4217878BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
Duff, D.K. and De Souza, A.M. and Human, D.G. and Potts, J.E. and Harris, K.C.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000197Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Armstrong, K.R. and De Souza, A.M. and Sneddon, P.L. and Potts, J.E. and Claydon, V.E. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1111/apa.14058Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics
Mohammed, S. and Lim, Z. and Dean, P.H. and Potts, J.E. and Tang, J.N.C. and Etheridge, S.P. and Lara, A. and Husband, P. and Sherwin, E.D. and Ackerman, M.J. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.116.001442Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Dvir-Orgad, M. and Anand, M. and De Souza, A.M. and Zadorsky, M.T. and Kiess, M.C. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.09.005Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Cote, A.T. and Duff, D.K. and Escudero, C.A. and De Souza, A.M. and Williams, L.D. and Gill, R. and Zadorsky, M.T. and Harris, K.C. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.04.008Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Armstrong, K.R. and De Souza, A.M. and Sneddon, P.L. and Potts, J.E. and Claydon, V.E. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13750European Eating Disorders Review
Escudero, C.A. and Potts, J.E. and Lam, P.-Y. and De Souza, A.M. and Mugford, G.J. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1002/erv.2409Circulation
Padfield, G.J. and Escudero, C.A. and Desouza, A.M. and Steinberg, C. and Gibbs, K. and Puyat, J.H. and Lam, P.Y. and Sanatani, S. and Sherwin, E. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G. and Krahn, A.D.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.016697American Journal of Cardiology
Mivelaz, Y. and Leung, M.T. and Zadorsky, M.T. and De Souza, A.M. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.05.055Open Heart
McGovern, E. and Kelleher, E. and Potts, J.E. and O'Brien, J. and Walsh, K. and Nolke, L. and McMahon, C.J.
DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2015-000328Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Chen, B. and Schreiber, R.A. and Human, D.G. and Potts, J.E. and Guttman, O.R.
DOI: 10.1155/2016/7125193Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Roston, T.M. and Vinocur, J.M. and Maginot, K.R. and Mohammed, S. and Salerno, J.C. and Etheridge, S.P. and Cohen, M. and Hamilton, R.M. and Pflaumer, A. and Kanter, R.J. and Potts, J.E. and LaPage, M.J. and Collins, K.K. and Gebauer, R.A. and Temple, J.D. and Batra, A.S. and Erickson, C. and Miszczak-Knecht, M. and Kubu?, P. and Bar-Cohen, Y. and Kantoch, M. and Thomas, V.C. and Hessling, G. and Anderson, C. and Young, M.-L. and Ortega, M.C. and Lau, Y.R. and Johnsrude, C.L. and Fournier, A. and Kannankeril, P.J. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.114.002217International Journal of Cardiology
Sandor, G.G.S. and Alghamdi, M.H. and Raffin, L.A. and Potts, M.T. and Williams, L.D. and Potts, J.E. and Kiess, M. and Van Breemen, C.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.082Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Kang, K.T. and Etheridge, S.P. and Kantoch, M.J. and Tisma-Dupanovic, S. and Bradley, D.J. and Balaji, S. and Hamilton, R.M. and Singh, A.K. and Cannon, B.C. and Schaffer, M.S. and Potts, J.E. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.001423Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
Harris, K.C. and Manouzi, A. and Fung, A.Y. and De Souza, A. and Bezerra, H.G. and Potts, J.E. and Hosking, M.C.K.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.001764Heart Rhythm
Kang, K.T. and Potts, J.E. and Radbill, A.E. and La Page, M.J. and Papagiannis, J. and Garnreiter, J.M. and Kubus, P. and Kantoch, M.J. and Von Bergen, N.H. and Fournier, A. and Ct, J.-M. and Paul, T. and Anderson, C.C. and Cannon, B.C. and Miyake, C.Y. and Blaufox, A.D. and Etheridge, S.P. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.04.033Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Harris, K.C. and Holowachuk, S. and Pitfield, S. and Sanatani, S. and Froese, N. and Potts, J.E. and Gandhi, S.K.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.06.093Pediatric Cardiology
Roston, T.M. and De Souza, A.M. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Sanatani, S. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0654-zPediatric Cardiology
Moodley, S. and Sanatani, S. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0392-7Pediatric Cardiology
Alghamdi, M. and De Souza, A.M. and White, C.T. and Potts, M.T. and Warady, B.A. and Furth, S.L. and Kimball, T.R. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0632-5Canadian Journal of Cardiology
Kantor, P.F. and Lougheed, J. and Dancea, A. and McGillion, M. and Barbosa, N. and Chan, C. and Dillenburg, R. and Atallah, J. and Buchholz, H. and Chant-Gambacort, C. and Conway, J. and Gardin, L. and George, K. and Greenway, S. and Human, D.G. and Jeewa, A. and Price, J.F. and Ross, R.D. and Roche, S.L. and Ryerson, L. and Soni, R. and Wilson, J. and Wong, K. and Bowdin, S. and Canter, C. and Drolet, C. and Everitt, M. and Friedberg, M. and Grosse-Wortmann, L. and Hsu, D. and Jefferies, J.L. and Kakadekar, A. and Mital, S. and Kauffman, B. and McKelvie, R. and Pahl, E. and Potts, J. and Raiman, J. and Shah, S. and Stephenson, E. and Adams-Webber, T. and Graham, M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.08.008Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Alhuzaimi, A. and Al Mashham, Y. and Potts, J.E. and De Souza, A.M. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.05.015Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Myers, K.A. and Leung, M.T. and Terri Potts, M. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.06.013Pediatric Blood and Cancer
Brown, T.R. and Vijarnsorn, C. and Potts, J. and Milner, R. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Fryer, C.
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24404Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology
Kennedy, J.M. and Foster, G.E. and Koehle, M.S. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Potts, M.T. and Houghton, K.M. and Henderson, W.R. and Sheel, A.W.
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.01.004American Journal of Cardiology
Harris, K.C. and Al Saloos, H.A. and De Souza, A.M. and Sanatani, S. and Hinchliffe, M. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.05.019Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mivelaz, Y. and Lim, K.I. and Templeton, C. and Campbell, A.I. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11126American Journal of Cardiology
Sandor, G.G.S. and Human, D.G. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.036BMJ Open
Huisma, F.F. and Potts, J.E. and Gibbs, K.A. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001798Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Sanatani, S. and Potts, J.E. and Reed, J.H. and Saul, J.P. and Stephenson, E.A. and Gibbs, K.A. and Anderson, C.C. and MacKie, A.S. and Ro, P.S. and Tisma-Dupanovic, S. and Kanter, R.J. and Batra, A.S. and Fournier, A. and Blaufox, A.D. and Singh, H.R. and Ross, B.A. and Wong, K.K. and Bar-Cohen, Y. and McCrindle, B.W. and Etheridge, S.P.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.112.972620Pediatric Transplantation
Yeung, J.P. and Human, D.G. and Sandor, G.G.S. and De Souza, A.M. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2010.01467.xCanadian Journal of Cardiology
Harris, K.C. and Anis, A.H. and Crosby, M.C. and Cender, L.M. and Potts, J.E. and Human, D.G.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.12.064Canadian Journal of Cardiology
Lim, Z. and Gibbs, K. and Potts, J.E. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(10)70329-9Journal of Pediatrics
Bradley, T.J. and Potts, J.E. and Lee, S.K. and Potts, M.T. and De Souza, A.M. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.002Pediatric Research
Singh, A.J. and Bronshtein, V. and Khashu, M. and Lee, K. and Potts, J.E. and Friel, J. and Chessex, P.
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181da8fe8Pediatric Cardiology
Jeewa, A. and Pitfield, A.F. and Potts, J.E. and Soulikias, W. and DeSouza, E.S. and Hollinger, A.J. and Sandor, G.G.S. and LeBlanc, J.G. and Campbell, A.M. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9581-4Pediatric Cardiology
Alghamdi, M.H. and Steinraths, M. and Panagiotopoulos, C. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9704-yIFMBE Proceedings
Leung, M.T. and Dumont, G.A. and Potts, J.E. and Potts, M.T. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03882-2_121PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Al Dhahri, K.N. and Potts, J.E. and Chiu, C.C. and Hamilton, R.M. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02486.xPediatric Cardiology
Duncan, A.W. and Mawson, J.B. and LeBlanc, J.G. and Potts, J.E. and Duncan, W.J.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9462-xArthritis Care and Research
Houghton, K.M. and Tucker, L.B. and Potts, J.E. and Mckenzie, D.C.
DOI: 10.1002/art.23534European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Mohammadi, S. and Benhameid, O. and Campbell, A. and Potts, J. and Joza, J. and Al-Habib, H. and Sett, S. and Le Blanc, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.06.001Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology"
Leung, M.T. and Dumont, G.A. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Potts, M.T. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4650407American Journal of Cardiology
Bohun, C.M. and Potts, J.E. and Casey, B.M. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.02.095Pediatric Blood and Cancer
De Souza, A.M. and Potts, J.E. and Potts, M.T. and De Souza, E.S. and Rowland, T.W. and Pritchard, S.L. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21122Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Sandor, G.G.S. and Potts, J.E. and Bradley, T.J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.06.008Congenital Heart Disease
Jean-st-michel, E. and Hosking, M.C.K. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2007.00140.xExpert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
Rajagopalan, K. and Potts, J.E. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.4.5.681Pediatric Cardiology
Wong, K.K. and Potts, J.E. and Etheridge, S.P. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-005-1126-xAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Leung, M. and Dumont, G. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260616Journal of Pediatrics
Harris, K.C. and Potts, J.E. and Fournier, A. and Gross, G.J. and Kantoch, M.J. and Cote, J.-M. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.08.076Heart
Young, C.E. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.084384PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
McNeill, E. and Gagnon, R.E. and Potts, J.E. and Yeung-Lai-Wah, J.A. and Kerr, C.R. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.09518.xPediatric Emergency Care
Milliga, J. and Potts, J.E. and Huma, D.G. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000159071.62938.5bAmerican Journal of Cardiology
Bradley, T.J. and Potts, J.E. and Potts, M.T. and DeSouza, A.M. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.06.080Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jackson, C.M. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Lim, K. and Duncan, W.J. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1927Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet
Gengsakul, A. and Potts, J.E. and Sandhu, A. and Patterson, M.W. and Sett, S.S. and Taylor, G. and Sanatani, S.
American Journal of Cardiology
Walmsley, R. and Hishitani, T. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Lim, K. and Duncan, W. and Tessier, F. and Farquharson, D.F. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.049Paediatrics and Child Health
Ebbeson, R.L. and Riley, M.R. and Potts, J.E. and Human, D.G. and Malleson, P.N.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/9.7.466Pediatric Cardiology
Barlow, A.J. and Ward, C. and Webber, S. and Sinclair, B.G. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-003-0452-0Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Sandor, G.G.S. and Hishitani, T. and Petty, R.E. and Potts, M.T. and DeSouza, A. and DeSouza, E. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(03)00407-3Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
Russell, J.L. and LeBlanc, J.G. and Deagle, M.L. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1177/021849230201000309Cardiology in the Young
Sandor, G.G.S. and Cook, A.C. and Sharland, G.K. and Ho, S.Y. and Potts, J.E. and Anderson, R.H.
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951102000756Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
LeBlanc, J.G. and Russell, J.L. and Potts, J.E. and Deagle, M.L. and Sett, S.S.
DOI: 10.1177/021849230100900307Pediatric Cardiology
Sanatani, S. and Potts, J.E. and Human, D.G. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Patterson, M.W.H. and Gordon Culham, J.A.
DOI: 10.1007/s002460010209CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
Sanatani, S. and Potts, J.E. and Ryan, A. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Human, D.G. and Culham, J.A.G.
DOI: 10.1007/s002709910019British Journal of Sports Medicine
Stewart, I.B. and Potts, J.E. and McKenzie, D.C. and Coutts, K.D.
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.34.6.440Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Rowland, T. and Potts, J. and Potts, T. and Sandor, G. and Goff, D. and Ferrone, L.
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200002000-00001International Surgery
LeBlanc, J.G. and Russell, J.L. and Sett, S.S. and Potts, J.E. and Human, D.G. and Culham, J.A.G.
American Heart Journal
Rowland, T. and Potts, J. and Potts, T. and Son-Hing, J. and Harbison, G. and Sandor, G.
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70468-0Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
McKenzie, D.C. and Lama, I.L. and Potts, J.E. and Sheel, A.W. and Coutts, K.D.
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199901000-00016Pediatrics
Momenah, T. and Sanatani, S. and Potts, J. and Sandor, G.G. and Human, D.G. and Patterson, M.W.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.102.1.e7Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Russell, J.L. and LeBlanc, J.G. and Sett, S.S. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00829-7International Surgery
Russell, J.L. and Leblanc, J.G. and Potts, J.E. and Sett, S.S.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Leblanc, J.G. and Russell, J.L. and Sett, S.S. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)01032-7Respiration Physiology
Sheel, A.W. and Coutts, K.D. and Potts, J.E. and McKenzie, D.C.
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(98)00004-8This project examines the impact of virtual health visits (telehealth) on reducing travel-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for pediatric patients seeking specialized cardiac services. As we reflect on all of the implications that the COVID-19 pandemic played on our personal health and that of our health care system in general, one of the strategic changes that occurred as a result of limited in-person visits to medical clinics and hospitals was a large increase in the number of virtual health visits offered by physicians to their patients. This was done to mitigate the risk of transmitting the virus, but there were a number of other benefits that resulted, including a reduction in the time to schedule an appointment, less time away from school or work, not having to worry about travelling long distances to and from the appointment and potentially lower costs associated with the travel. It is important to recognize that not all medical appointments can be held virtually and some medical conditions require in-person visits for diagnosis, specialized medical imaging and treatment. In addition, some rural areas may not have access to high-speed internet or may not have any internet at all. With this in-mind we seek to determine the role of virtual health visits in reducing GHG emissions and whether or not the pandemic played a moderating role.
Recently, virtual reality (VR), an artificial virtual environment that is created with software and presented in a way that is experienced similar to the real world, has been recognized and used as a viable approach to promote physiological, psychological and rehabilitative outcomes in both private and public health settings. In fact, VR-based rehabilitation programs have been found to be superior to traditional rehabilitation in some situations. Although the use of VR is promising, its use in pediatrics is extremely limited in scope. When used for therapeutic purposes, previous reviews have suggested that VR-based technologies provide distinct advantages when compared to traditional programs. Firstly, VR is perceived as more exciting and motivating than traditional programs which can improve adherence to otherwise repetitive and boring exercises. Secondly, VR can present any scenario in the virtual environment, allowing patients participating in the program to develop outcomes by performing similar, if not exact, behaviors that build toward the desired abilities in a safe and controlled environment. Lastly, the VR headset can eliminate distractions, allowing the patient’s full cognitive attention to be focused on the practice behaviors. Distractions can progressively be added to simulate additional cognitive load and stressors expected to present in the real world. In addition, VR could create exercise scenarios that are effective in improving cardiorespiratory fitness and strength, while improving QoL in patients with CHD. The goal of this project is to build on our previous experience with in-person, home-based exercise and live-streamed exercise to encourage and engage children with CHD to be physically active.
Adolescence can be a vulnerable period of time for our youth. From a health perspective, approximately 18% of all adolescents in BC live with a chronic health condition. In addition to medication and treatment, lifestyle choices including diet and exercise can have a large impact on their physical and emotional well-being. Accessing and implementing lifestyle interventions provided only at specialized clinics at BC Children’s Hospital for these children and their families can be costly in terms of lost wages and travel expenses and time-consuming in terms of absence from work or school. These issues may impact the quality of care that patients receive and is neither equitable nor inclusive and may discriminate against families who live in remote parts of the Province or are socio-economically disadvantaged. Digital health interventions can offer affordable and scalable methods to support healthy lifestyle choices, especially in a province the size of B.C where 82% of children aged 0-19 live outside the lower mainland. For the past five years our group has used digital healthcare tools to support and change how we deliver care to our adolescent patients. We have launched a Short Message Service (SMS, text messaging service) to improve medication adherence in solid organ transplant patients and quality of life in patients with dysautonomia of adolescence. We have also developed and implemented a virtual exercise program and a virtual reality exercise program with our adolescent transplant patients. As we attempt to facilitate lifestyle behavior change, we are now employing coaching strategies and need a digital tool that will allow patients access to educational materials and care plans personalized for their individual health and well-being. One option we are exploring is to use an electronic patient portal. An electronic patient portal is a secure website that allows patients to access educational information, review test results and treatment plans, allows patients to communicate directly with their Health Care Provider (HCP), and it can be linked to an Institutional electronic health care record.
Co-Investigator. Developing an electronic patient portal for modifying lifestyle behaviors in adolescent cardiac patients. Funding Source: CW Digital Health Research Accelerator Grant
Co-Investigator. Virtual reality and active gameplay as a model for promoting physical activity in children with congenital heart disease. Funding Source: Brett Boyer Foundation Discovery Award
Co-Investigator. A family-centered initiative to encourage physical activity in children/youth living with solid organ transplantation. Funding Source: Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program
Co-Principal-Investigator. Did virtual health visits play a significant role in reducing travel-related greenhouse gas emissions during the COVID-19 pandemic? A comparison with travel to in-person visits to BC Children’s Hospital and community outreach clinics. Funding Source: Medical and Allied Staff Engagement Fund
Co-Investigator. Expanding the use of a clinical digital messaging (CDM) platform in the Children’s Heart Centre. Funding Source: E2i Seed Grant
Co-Investigator. Virtual reality and gameplay as a model for exercise rehabilitation in pediatric solid organ transplant patients. A patient and family led initiative. Funding Source: Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program
Co-Investigator. Environmental impact of pediatric subspeciality outreach services on greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. Funding Source: Medical and Allied Staff Engagement Fund
Co-Investigator. Using clinical digital messaging to improve pediatric congenital heart disease patient care: Health outcomes, patient satisfaction, facilitators and barriers to implementation. Funding Source: BCCHR
Co-Investigator. VEXT: An 8-week virtual exercise and texting program for pediatric solid organ. Funding Source: Transplant Research Foundation of BC
Co-Investigator. Observational study on the feasibility of collecting comprehensive longitudinal nutritional data on children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer: Correlation with side effects of therapy. Funding Source: Childhood Diseases Seed Grant
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