Melissa Chan

MD, FRCPC PEM

Investigator and Pediatric Emergency Physician, BC Children's Hospital
Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Dr. Chan has a keen interest in knowledge translation. She has experience in simulation and medical education, and has previously been involved in curriculum development, program assessment and guideline development.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
  • Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Implementing Knowledge for Equity and System Change

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1

2022 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: From the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Adult and Pediatric Task Forces of the American Heart Association in Collaboration With the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association f

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Atkins, D.L. and Sasson, C. and Hsu, A. and Aziz, K. and Becker, L.B. and Berg, R.A. and Bhanji, F. and Bradley, S.M. and Brooks, S.C. and Chan, M. and Chan, P.S. and Cheng, A. and Clemency, B.M. and De Caen, A. and Duff, J.P. and Edelson, D.P. and Flores, G.E. and Fuchs, S. and Girotra, S. and Hinkson, C. and Joyner, B.L. and Kamath-Rayne, B.D. and Kleinman, M. and Kudenchuk, P.J. and Lasa, J.J. and Lavonas, E.J. and Lee, H.C. and Lehotzky, R.E. and Levy, A. and McBride, M.E. and Meckler, G. and Merchant, R.M. and Moitra, V.K. and Nadkarni, V. and Panchal, A.R. and Ann Peberdy, M. and Raymond, T. and Roberts, K. and Sayre, M.R. and Schexnayder, S.M. and Sutton, R.M. and Terry, M. and Topjian, A. and Walsh, B. and Wang, D.S. and Zelop, C.M. and Morgan, R.W.

DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.122.008900

How safe are paediatric emergency departments? A national prospective cohort study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Plint, A.C. and Newton, A.S. and Stang, A. and Cantor, Z. and Hayawi, L. and Barrowman, N. and Boutis, K. and Gouin, S. and Doan, Q. and Dixon, A. and Porter, R. and Joubert, G. and Sawyer, S. and Crawford, T. and Gravel, J. and Bhatt, M. and Weldon, P. and Millar, K. and Tse, S. and Neto, G. and Grewal, S. and Chan, M. and Chan, K. and Yung, G. and Kilgar, J. and Lynch, T. and Aglipay, M. and Dalgleish, D. and Farion, K. and Klassen, T.P. and Johnson, D.W. and Calder, L.A.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2021-014608

Guidance for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Children With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

Pediatrics

Morgan, R.W. and Atkins, D.L. and Hsu, A. and Kamath-Rayne, B.D. and Aziz, K. and Berg, R.A. and Bhanji, F. and Chan, M. and Cheng, A. and Chiotos, K. and de Caen, A. and Duff, J.P. and Fuchs, S. and Joyner, B.L. and Kleinman, M. and Lasa, J.J. and Lee, H.C. and Lehotzky, R.E. and Levy, A. and McBride, M.E. and Meckler, G. and Nadkarni, V. and Raymond, T. and Roberts, K. and Schexnayder, S.M. and Sutton, R.M. and Terry, M. and Walsh, B. and Zelop, C.M. and Sasson, C. and Topjian, A.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-056043

Part 4: Pediatric basic and advanced life support 2020 American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care

Pediatrics

Topjian, A.A. and Raymond, T.T. and Atkins, D. and Chan, M. and Duff, J.P. and Joyner, B.L. and Lasa, J.J. and Lavonas, E.J. and Levy, A. and Mahgoub, M. and Meckler, G.D. and Roberts, K.E. and Sutton, R.M. and Schexnayder, S.M. and Bronicki, R.A. and de Caen, A.R. and Guerguerian, A.M. and Kadlec, K.D. and Kleinman, M.E. and Knight, L.J. and McCormick, T.N. and Morgan, R.W. and Roberts, J.S. and Scholefield, B.R. and Tabbutt, S. and Thiagarajan, R. and Tijssen, J. and Walsh, B. and Zaritsky, A.

DOI: 10.1542/PEDS.2020-038505D

Implementation and evaluation of a curriculum on the assessment and treatment of disruptive behaviour disorders

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Doja, A. and Pringsheim, T. and Andrade, B.F. and Cowley, L. and Healy, S.A. and Baron, T. and Chan, M. and DiBartolo, M. and Gripp, K. and Manos, S. and Silverman, J.A. and Writer, H. and Gorman, D.A.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxab008

Pediatric life support 2020 international consensus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care science with treatment recommendations

Pediatrics

Maconochie, I.K. and Aickin, R. and Hazinski, M.F. and Atkins, D.L. and Bingham, R. and Couto, T.B. and Guerguerian, A.-M. and Nadkarni, V.M. and Ng, K.-C. and Nuthall, G.A. and Ong, G.Y.K. and Reis, A.G. and Schexnayder, S.M. and Scholefield, B.R. and Tijssen, J.A. and Nolan, J.P. and Morley, P.T. and van de Voorde, P. and Zaritsky, A.L. and de Caen, A.R. and Moylan, A. and Topjian, A. and Nation, K. and Ohshimo, S. and Bronicki, R.A. and Kadlec, K.D. and Knight, L.J. and McCormick, T.N. and Morgan, R.W. and Roberts, J.S. and Tabbutt, S. and Thiagarajan, R. and Walsh, B. and Raymond, T. and Chan, M. and Duff, J.P. and Joyner, B.L. and Lasa, J.J. and Levy, A. and Roberts, K.E. and Sutton, R.M. and de Lucas, N. and Hoffmann, F. and Turner, N. and Biarent, D. and Lauritsen, T. and Brissaud, O. and Johannesdottir, G. and Djakow, J. and Mejias, A.M. and Meckler, G. and Buchanan, M. and Morrison, L.J.

DOI: 10.1542/PEDS.2020-038505B

2021 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

Hsu, A. and Sasson, C. and Kudenchuk, P.J. and Atkins, D.L. and Aziz, K. and Becker, L.B. and Berg, R.A. and Bhanji, F. and Bradley, S.M. and Brooks, S.C. and Chan, M. and Chan, P.S. and Cheng, A. and Clemency, B.M. and de Caen, A. and Duff, J.P. and Edelson, D.P. and Flores, G.E. and Fuchs, S. and Girotra, S. and Hinkson, C. and Joyner, B.L. and Kamath-Rayne, B.D. and Kleinman, M. and Lasa, J.J. and Lavonas, E.J. and Lee, H.C. and Lehotzky, R.E. and Levy, A. and Mancini, M.E. and McBride, M.E. and Meckler, G. and Merchant, R.M. and Moitra, V.K. and Morgan, R.W. and Nadkarni, V. and Panchal, A.R. and Peberdy, M.A. and Raymond, T. and Roberts, K. and Sayre, M.R. and Schexnayder, S.M. and Sutton, R.M. and Terry, M. and Walsh, B. and Wang, D.S. and Zelop, C.M. and Topjian, A.

DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.008396

2019 American Heart Association focused update on pediatric advanced life support: An update to the American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care

Pediatrics

Duff, J.P. and Topjian, A.A. and Berg, M.D. and Chan, M. and Haskell, S.E. and Joyner, B.L. and Lasa, J.J. and Jill Ley, S. and Raymond, T.T. and Sutton, R.M. and Hazinski, M.F. and Atkins, D.L.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-1361

Pediatric Life Support: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations

Resuscitation

Maconochie, I.K. and Aickin, R. and Hazinski, M.F. and Atkins, D.L. and Bingham, R. and Couto, T.B. and Guerguerian, A.-M. and Nadkarni, V.M. and Ng, K.-C. and Nuthall, G.A. and Ong, G.Y.K. and Reis, A.G. and Schexnayder, S.M. and Scholefield, B.R. and Tijssen, J.A. and Nolan, J.P. and Morley, P.T. and Van de Voorde, P. and Zaritsky, A.L. and de Caen, A.R. and Moylan, A. and Topjian, A. and Nation, K. and Ohshimo, S. and Bronicki, R.A. and Kadlec, K.D. and Knight, L.J. and McCormick, T.N. and Morgan, R.W. and Roberts, J.S. and Tabbutt, S. and Thiagarajan, R. and Walsh, B. and Raymond, T. and Chan, M. and Duff, J.P. and Joyner, B.L. and Lasa, J.J. and Levy, A. and Roberts, K.E. and Sutton, R.M. and de Lucas, N. and Hoffmann, F. and Turner, N. and Biarent, D. and Lauritsen, T. and Brissaud, O. and Johannesdottir, G. and Djakow, J. and Mejias, A.M. and Meckler, G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.09.013

Part 4: Pediatric Basic and Advanced Life Support: 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

Circulation

Topjian, A.A. and Raymond, T.T. and Atkins, D. and Chan, M. and Duff, J.P. and Joyner, B.L. and Lasa, J.J. and Lavonas, E.J. and Levy, A. and Mahgoub, M. and Meckler, G.D. and Roberts, K.E. and Sutton, R.M. and Schexnayder, S.M.

DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000901

Exploring paediatric residents' perceptions of competency in neonatal intensive care

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Cormier, S. and Chan, M. and Yaskina, M. and Van Manen, M.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxy061

P102: A quality improvement project: identifying and managing latent safety threats though a zone wide emergency department in-situ multidiscipline simulation program

CJEM

L. Mews and D. ODochartaigh and M. Chan and T. Brown and A. Robb and W. Ma

DOI: 10.1017/cem.2018.300

05 / 2018

Exploring the transition into practice of general paediatricians from a Canadian residency program

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Chan, M. and Van Manen, M.A.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxx188

2018 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Advanced Life Support: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

Circulation

Duff, J.P. and Topjian, A. and Berg, M.D. and Chan, M. and Haskell, S.E. and Joyner, B.L. and Lasa, J.J. and Ley, S.J. and Raymond, T.T. and Sutton, R.M. and Hazinski, M.F. and Atkins, D.L.

DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000612

Treating and reducing anxiety and pain in the paediatric emergency department - TIME for ACTION - The TRAPPED quality improvement collaborative

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Trottier, E.D. and Ali, S. and Thull-Freedman, J. and Meckler, G. and Stang, A. and Porter, R. and Blanchet, M. and Dubrovsky, A.S. and Kam, A. and Jain, R. and Principi, T. and Joubert, G. and Le May, S. and Chan, M. and Neto, G. and Lagac{\'e}, M. and Gravel, J.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxx186

Paediatric emergency department overcrowding and adverse patient outcomes

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Chan, M. and Meckler, G. and Doan, Q.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxx111

Creating a student-led health magazine with an urban, multicultural, resource-restricted elementary school: Approach, process and impact

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Porepa, M. and Chan, M. and Huber, J. and Lam, C.G. and Au, H. and Birken, C.S.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/21.3.119

Simulated diabetic ketoacidosis therapy in vitro elicits brain cell swelling via sodium-hydrogen exchange and anion transport

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Rose, K.L. and Watson, A.J. and Drysdale, T.A. and Cepinskas, G. and Chan, M. and Fraser, D.D. and Fraser, D.D.

DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00107.2015

How safe are our paediatric emergency departments? Protocol for a national prospective cohort study

BMJ Open

Amy C Plint and Amanda Newton and Antonia Stang and Maala Bhatt and Nick Barrowman and Lisa Calder

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007064

A Qualitative Description of the Development and Evaluation of Our Voice, a Health Promotion Magazine Created by Pediatric Patients for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients

Hospital Pediatrics

Paola D. Luca and Melissa Chan and Sanjukta Basak and Audrey O. Segal and Michelle Porepa and Marie Pinard and Hosanna Au and Catherine S. Birken

DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2012-0038

01 / 2013

End-of-life care in Toronto neonatal intensive care units: Challenges for physician trainees

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

El Sayed, M.F. and Chan, M. and McAllister, M. and Hellmann, J.

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303000

Erythema multiforme in children: The steroid debate

Canadian Family Physician

Chan, M. and Goldman, R.D.

Cervical spine injuries and collar complications in severely injured paediatric trauma patients

Spinal Cord

Chan, M. and Al-Buali, W. and Charyk Stewart, T. and Singh, R.N. and Kornecki, A. and Seabrook, J.A. and Fraser, D.D.

DOI: 10.1038/sc.2013.6

Injury analyses in rural children: Comparison of old-order anabaptists and non-anabaptists

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Forward, K. and Chan, M. and Stewart, T.C. and Gilliland, J. and Campbell, C. and Fraser, D.D.

DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181fa7e25

De Novo footdrop resulting from an isolated acute repetitive strain injury

Pediatric Emergency Care

Chan, M. and Campbell, C. and Lim, R.K.

DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318196fac3

Women in medicine: The challenge of finding balance

Canadian Family Physician

Mobilos, S. and Chan, M. and Brown, J.B.

A needs assessment for obesity-related anticipatory guidance in the paediatric emergency department

Paediatrics and Child Health

Warkentin, J. and Chan, M. and Igric, A. and Seabrook, J.A. and Matsui, D. and Lim, R. and Joubert, G.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/13.9.769

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