Micah Burns

Overview: As a pediatric anesthesiologist specializing in regional blocks and pain management, research is needed to improve post-surgical outcomes and rapid return to function. Some surgeries are quite invasive and can have lengthy rehabilitation. Proper pain management is essential in aiding recovery and getting patients back to their normal lives.
Publications: Anesthesiologists' Preferences regarding Visitor Presence during Placement of Neuraxial Labor Analgesia
Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Kumaraswami, S. and Pothula, S. and Inchiosa, M.A. and Kubal, K.P. and Burns, M.A.
DOI: 10.1155/2018/3481975
2018
Sciatic (Popliteal Fossa) Catheter for Pediatric Pain Management of Sickle Cell Crisis: A Case Report
A & A case reports
Weber, G. and Liao, S. and Burns, M.A.
DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000598
2017
Research: Chronic Pain in Patients
Chronic pain can be difficult to live with and treat. I am currently looking at projects aimed at better understanding the patients who come to the chronic pain service, to assess if the therapies used in clinic are effective long term when the patients return home.

I am also interested in studying how the use of marijuana impacts the effectiveness of pain management therapies and anesthetics.

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Research Roundup: April 2022

This month’s Research Roundup covers the impact of mandatory Active Play Standards on childcare centres’ policies and practices in British Columbia, a positive and supportive way to increase health behaviours and maintain bone health in children, and how changing terminology can help support kids with neurodisability.

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BC Children’s Hospital part of new pediatric COVID-19 research network

BC Children’s Hospital is part of a new cross-Canada network called the Pediatric Outcome Improvement through Coordination of Research Networks (POPCORN). The overall objective of POPCORN is to further understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to prepare child health researchers and their networks for the next pandemic or public health issue of importance.

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Training the child health researchers of the future

BC Children’s Hospital is part of a new national training platform for child health researchers that was just awarded $2.4 million from the CIHR.

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Research Roundup: March 2022

This month’s Research Roundup covers the potential link between prenatal alcohol exposure and the development of rheumatoid arthritis, genetic factors that influence cardiac safety of a common anti-nausea medication, and patient responses to learning about their “surprise” genetic disease susceptibilities.

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Helping youth “shred” the burden of concussion

BC Children’s Hospital researchers are recruiting young athletes across the province for a study to help improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of concussions in youth sport.

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