Dr. Graham Thompson
Positions
Associate Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
Care Transformation for Children Program Director
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Medical Lead - Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research Associate Program
Alberta Childrens Hospital
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
FRCPC Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, 2005
FRCPC Pediatrics, Western University, 2004
Doctor of Medicine Medicine, Western University, 2000
B.Sc. (Hons) Biological Sciences, Messiah University, 1996
Biography
Dr. Thompson loves his work caring for acutely ill and injured children at the Alberta Children's Hospital Emergency Department. He is a clinical researcher focusing on improving diagnostics and management of children with appendicitis and sepsis.
His real passion is being out in the mountains where he can often be found running around with his family.
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Projects
Sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening emergencies in children. Despite widespread implementation of resuscitation protocols, in-hospital mortality from sepsis in children in Canada remains at 5%.
Two types of crystalloid fluids are used for rapid resuscitation in sepsis: Normal Saline (NS) or Balanced Fluid (BF). The goal of this international trial is to determine if resuscitation of children presenting to the Emergency Department in septic shock with BF has improved clinical outcomes compared to those resuscitated with NS.
Accurate, timely diagnosis is important to decrease the risk of serious complications in appendicitis in children. The goal of the PRIMED study is to identify unique “bioprofiles”, like fingerprints, in the blood and urine of children with suspected appendicitis. These profiles can be integrated into point-of-care clinical tests to rapidly identify children at risk.
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