Dr. Eddy S. Lang
Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital
3755 Cote Ste Catherine
Montreal Quebec, H9G2N2
CA
EW #14310 is an Assistant Professor at McGill University and member of the Quebec Society of Medical Experts. Significant medicolegal experience in defending physicians and representing patients as plaintiffs.
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Office:
514-340-8222 (5568)
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514-340-8138
Pager:
514-626-7959
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514-413-0691
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Curriculum Vitae
EW #14310 MDCM CFPC (MU) CSPQ
Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec
Licensure
2000: Certificat de Specialisation en Medecine dUrgence (CSPQ)
1992: College des Medecins du Quebec (92 197)
Professional Experience
July 1993 - present: Attending Staff, Geographic full time, Emergency Department,
Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital,
Assistant Professor, McGill University
1992 1993:
Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine
Urgences Sante
Attending Staff
1992 1993:
Montreal Chest Hospital
ICU and ward coverage part time
1992 1993: Mount Sinai Hospital
Ward Coverage part time
Certification
2000: Specialty Certification in Emergency Medicine (CMQ)
1994: Instructor: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1993: Emergency Medicine Proficiency Certificate: CCFP (EM)
1993: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1992: College of Family Physicians of Canada (#206561)
1992: Attestation de Connaissance de Franais (14 2494)
1992: Pediatric Advanced Life Support
1991: Neonatal Advanced Life Support
1988: Advanced Trauma Life Support
Awards/Honors
2004: Winner of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Teacher of the Year Award.
2004: Semi-finalist, annual CPC (Clinical Pathological Conference) competition. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. Orlando, May 2004 (preliminaries) San Francisco, October 2004 (finals).
2002: 2nd place. Research Competition, Association des Medecins Urgentologues de Quebec meeting, Montreal.
2001: 1st place Resident Research Competition (Dr. Eleena Pearson), McGill University Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccination Program in a Canadian Emergency Department.
2000: Teacher of the year. McGill University Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program.
2000: 3rd place Resident Research Competition (Dr. Christine Meyers), McGill University Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program: A meta-analysis of helical CT in the evaluation of emergency department patients presenting with flank pain.
Consultative Roles / Expertise
2005: External reviewer, research protocol, National Grants competition Sick Kids Foundation
2005: External reviewer, systematic review on Emergency Crowding, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
2003 - present: Granted membership to the Societ des Mdecins Experts de Quebec
2003 - present: Medicolegal expertise with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) through the firm of McCarthyTtrault.
2001 - present: President, Examination Committee (Jury) in Emergency Medicine, College of Physicians of Quebec. Examination development and administration.
2003 - present: Member of the Examination Board Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Emergency Medicine.
2002 - 2004: Medicolegal expertise for the firms of:
Prochaska, Scott & Craig, Wichita Kansas, USA
The Wells Law Firm, Kansas City Missouri, USA
2001: External reviewer, research protocols, Drummond Foundation.
1999 present: Medical Consultant to Conceptis Technologies Inc.
Journalship
2005: Associate editor Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Journal Club / EBM section
2005: Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal: Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
2005: Editorial Board: Education for Evidence Based Practice (new journal)
2004 - present: Associate Editor: Primary Care Perspectives in Cardiovascular Health. A quarterly publication of TheHeart.org
2004 - present: Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal: Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM).
2001- present: Research abstract reviewer, research section, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) annual meeting.
2002 - present: Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal: Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).
2002 - 2003: Sentinal reader for ACP Journal Club and Evidence-based Medicine. McMaster University,Canadian Center for Health Evidence.
2002 - present: Managing editor of Magazine; 15 chapters.
Publications
2006: Clinical Evidence. BMJ Publishing Group. January 2006
2006: Impact of an electronic link between the emergency department and family physicians: a randomized controlled trial. In press, Canadian Medical Association Journal, January 31, 2006.
2006: Clinical Assessment of Ligamentous and Meniscal Knee Injuries. Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Rational Clinical Examination Series. Annals of Emergency Medicine (In press).
2005: Successful Implementation of a Combined Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccination Program in a Canadian Emergency Department. Can J Emerg Med 2005;7(6):371-7
2005:Evidence-based emergency medicine/systematic review abstract. Treatment of carotid artery dissection. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Sep;46(3):294-5
2005: Principes, limites et applications de la smiologie de la douleur thoracique l'urgence. pp. 9-28. Chapitre de livre dans Ducass JL : Douleurs thoraciques en urgence. Masson diteur, France. Paris 2005.
2005: Review: transfer for primary angioplasty is better than immediate thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction. ACP J Club. 2004 Jul-Aug;141(1):1.
2005: ED use of magnesium sulphate improved rate control in atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response (commentator) Evid Based Med 2005 10: 139
2005: Issues related to Emergency Department and Primary Care Communication Links. MedActuel FMC, In press.
2004: The Why and the How of Evidence-Based Medicine: McGill Journal of Medicine. 2004; 8; 90-94.
2004: Review: the Ottawa knee rule accurately rules out knee fractures and can substantially reduce the need for x rays in patients with acute knee injuries (commentator) Evid Based Med 2004 9: 151
2004: Mdecine Preuves l'Appui: The Randomized Double Blinded Trial; Whos really blind. MedActuel FMC, January/February.
2004: Delayed diagnosis of splenic rupture following minor trauma: Beware of comorbid conditions. Can J Emerg Med 2004;6(3):217-9
2003: Top 10 EM websites. MedActuel FMC, January/February.
2003: Intervention to decrease emergency department crowding: Does it have an impact on return visits and hospital readmission? Annals of Emergency Medicine 2003; 41(2): 173-185.
2002:Use of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with unstable angina and non ST-segment elevation myocardial infraction. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2002; 40(5): 518-20.
2002: Use of thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Series. Volume 39, No. 3 p. 296 299. March, 2002.
2002: Should emergency physicians use B-type natriuretic peptide testing in patients with unexplained dyspnea? Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2003, 5(3): 162-165.
2002: Use of low molecular weight heparins in patients with acute venous thromboembolism. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Series. Volume 35, No. 9 p. 555-558, May, 2002.
2001: Mdecine Preuves l'Appui: changement fondamental du raisonnement clinique ou nouveau terme pour anciens concepts? MedActuel FMC, Novembre/Decembre 2001.
1999: Co-Author of Ammonia Toxicity published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic846.htm
1999: Co-Author of Chlorine Gas Toxicity published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic851.htm
1998: Author of Vertebrobasilar Atherothrombotic Disease published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA.
1998: Author of Vertebral Artery Dissection published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA.
Research Grants/Projects
Grants Obtained:
1999-2006
1. PROJECT: Selective D Dimer Testing Compared With Uniform D Dimer Testing in the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Randomized Trial.
INVESTIGATORS: YEAR: 2005 2009
AGENCY: Canadian Patient Safety Institute
AMOUNT: $ 90,000
2. PROJECT: Selective D Dimer Testing Compared With Uniform D Dimer Testing in the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Randomized Trial.
INVESTIGATORS:
YEAR: 2005 2009
AGENCY: Heart and Stroke Foundation
AMOUNT: $ 48,000
EW #14310 MDCM CFPC (MU) CSPQ
Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec
Licensure
2000: Certificat de Specialisation en Medecine dUrgence (CSPQ)
1992: College des Medecins du Quebec (92 197)
Professional Experience
July 1993 - present: Attending Staff, Geographic full time, Emergency Department,
Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital,
Assistant Professor, McGill University
1992 1993:
Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine
Urgences Sante
Attending Staff
1992 1993:
Montreal Chest Hospital
ICU and ward coverage part time
1992 1993: Mount Sinai Hospital
Ward Coverage part time
Certification
2000: Specialty Certification in Emergency Medicine (CMQ)
1994: Instructor: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1993: Emergency Medicine Proficiency Certificate: CCFP (EM)
1993: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1992: College of Family Physicians of Canada (#206561)
1992: Attestation de Connaissance de Franais (14 2494)
1992: Pediatric Advanced Life Support
1991: Neonatal Advanced Life Support
1988: Advanced Trauma Life Support
Awards/Honors
2004: Winner of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Teacher of the Year Award.
2004: Semi-finalist, annual CPC (Clinical Pathological Conference) competition. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. Orlando, May 2004 (preliminaries) San Francisco, October 2004 (finals).
2002: 2nd place. Research Competition, Association des Medecins Urgentologues de Quebec meeting, Montreal.
2001: 1st place Resident Research Competition (Dr. Eleena Pearson), McGill University Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccination Program in a Canadian Emergency Department.
2000: Teacher of the year. McGill University Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program.
2000: 3rd place Resident Research Competition (Dr. Christine Meyers), McGill University Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program: A meta-analysis of helical CT in the evaluation of emergency department patients presenting with flank pain.
Consultative Roles / Expertise
2005: External reviewer, research protocol, National Grants competition Sick Kids Foundation
2005: External reviewer, systematic review on Emergency Crowding, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
2003 - present: Granted membership to the Societ des Mdecins Experts de Quebec
2003 - present: Medicolegal expertise with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) through the firm of McCarthyTtrault.
2001 - present: President, Examination Committee (Jury) in Emergency Medicine, College of Physicians of Quebec. Examination development and administration.
2003 - present: Member of the Examination Board Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Emergency Medicine.
2002 - 2004: Medicolegal expertise for the firms of:
Prochaska, Scott & Craig, Wichita Kansas, USA
The Wells Law Firm, Kansas City Missouri, USA
2001: External reviewer, research protocols, Drummond Foundation.
1999 present: Medical Consultant to Conceptis Technologies Inc.
Journalship
2005: Associate editor Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Journal Club / EBM section
2005: Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal: Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
2005: Editorial Board: Education for Evidence Based Practice (new journal)
2004 - present: Associate Editor: Primary Care Perspectives in Cardiovascular Health. A quarterly publication of TheHeart.org
2004 - present: Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal: Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM).
2001- present: Research abstract reviewer, research section, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) annual meeting.
2002 - present: Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for the peer-reviewed journal: Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).
2002 - 2003: Sentinal reader for ACP Journal Club and Evidence-based Medicine. McMaster University,Canadian Center for Health Evidence.
2002 - present: Managing editor of Magazine; 15 chapters.
Publications
2006: Clinical Evidence. BMJ Publishing Group. January 2006
2006: Impact of an electronic link between the emergency department and family physicians: a randomized controlled trial. In press, Canadian Medical Association Journal, January 31, 2006.
2006: Clinical Assessment of Ligamentous and Meniscal Knee Injuries. Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Rational Clinical Examination Series. Annals of Emergency Medicine (In press).
2005: Successful Implementation of a Combined Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccination Program in a Canadian Emergency Department. Can J Emerg Med 2005;7(6):371-7
2005:Evidence-based emergency medicine/systematic review abstract. Treatment of carotid artery dissection. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Sep;46(3):294-5
2005: Principes, limites et applications de la smiologie de la douleur thoracique l'urgence. pp. 9-28. Chapitre de livre dans Ducass JL : Douleurs thoraciques en urgence. Masson diteur, France. Paris 2005.
2005: Review: transfer for primary angioplasty is better than immediate thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction. ACP J Club. 2004 Jul-Aug;141(1):1.
2005: ED use of magnesium sulphate improved rate control in atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response (commentator) Evid Based Med 2005 10: 139
2005: Issues related to Emergency Department and Primary Care Communication Links. MedActuel FMC, In press.
2004: The Why and the How of Evidence-Based Medicine: McGill Journal of Medicine. 2004; 8; 90-94.
2004: Review: the Ottawa knee rule accurately rules out knee fractures and can substantially reduce the need for x rays in patients with acute knee injuries (commentator) Evid Based Med 2004 9: 151
2004: Mdecine Preuves l'Appui: The Randomized Double Blinded Trial; Whos really blind. MedActuel FMC, January/February.
2004: Delayed diagnosis of splenic rupture following minor trauma: Beware of comorbid conditions. Can J Emerg Med 2004;6(3):217-9
2003: Top 10 EM websites. MedActuel FMC, January/February.
2003: Intervention to decrease emergency department crowding: Does it have an impact on return visits and hospital readmission? Annals of Emergency Medicine 2003; 41(2): 173-185.
2002:Use of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with unstable angina and non ST-segment elevation myocardial infraction. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2002; 40(5): 518-20.
2002: Use of thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Series. Volume 39, No. 3 p. 296 299. March, 2002.
2002: Should emergency physicians use B-type natriuretic peptide testing in patients with unexplained dyspnea? Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2003, 5(3): 162-165.
2002: Use of low molecular weight heparins in patients with acute venous thromboembolism. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Series. Volume 35, No. 9 p. 555-558, May, 2002.
2001: Mdecine Preuves l'Appui: changement fondamental du raisonnement clinique ou nouveau terme pour anciens concepts? MedActuel FMC, Novembre/Decembre 2001.
1999: Co-Author of Ammonia Toxicity published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic846.htm
1999: Co-Author of Chlorine Gas Toxicity published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic851.htm
1998: Author of Vertebrobasilar Atherothrombotic Disease published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA.
1998: Author of Vertebral Artery Dissection published in The Emergency Medicine Online Text" a web-based reference text available at WWW.EMEDICINE.COM. Boston Publishing Corporation, USA.
Research Grants/Projects
Grants Obtained:
1999-2006
1. PROJECT: Selective D Dimer Testing Compared With Uniform D Dimer Testing in the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Randomized Trial.
INVESTIGATORS: YEAR: 2005 2009
AGENCY: Canadian Patient Safety Institute
AMOUNT: $ 90,000
2. PROJECT: Selective D Dimer Testing Compared With Uniform D Dimer Testing in the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Randomized Trial.
INVESTIGATORS:
YEAR: 2005 2009
AGENCY: Heart and Stroke Foundation
AMOUNT: $ 48,000
Emergency Medicine Acute Stroke Care Transient Ischemic Attack Tia Tia Pulmonary Embolism Cva Mini Stroke Cerebrovascular Accident Emergency Medicine Neurologic Emergencies Tia Thrombolysis Transient Ischemic Attacks Stroke Vertebral Artery Dissection Vertebrobasilar Stroke Vertebrobasilar Insfficiency Posterior Circulation Stroke Cva Venous Thromboembolism Deep Vein Thrombosis Pulmonary Embolism Dvt Pe Evidence Based Medicine Status Epilepticus Emergency Cardiology Expert
acute stroke care, cerebrovascular accident, cva, deep vein thrombosis, DVT / PE, emergency cardiology, emergency medicine, evidence-based medicine, expert, mini stroke, neurologic emergencies, Posterior Circulation Stroke / CVA, pulmonary embolism, status epilepticus, stroke, thrombolysis, tia, transient ischemic attack tia, transient ischemic attacks, venous thromboembolism, vertebral artery dissection, vertebrobasilar insfficiency, vertebrobasilar stroke
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