Nicholas Bourgeois
Nicholas Bourgeois is a physiotherapist at the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and he has been working in the Lung Transplant Program for over 12 years with lung transplant candidates and recipients. He completed his master’s degree at the University of Montreal and he is currently a PhD candidate in rehabilitation sciences at McGill University with a research focus on pre-habilitation in lung transplant candidates. He is also a course instructor in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy at McGill University and a teaching assistant at the University of Montreal. He is a steering committee member of the Canadian Network for Rehabilitation and Exercise for Solid Organ Transplant Optimal Recovery (CAN-RESTORE), a member of the research committee of the Canadian Society of Transplantation and a CDTRP trainee.
This session will highlight the most innovative studies our trainees are working on across the themes. Chelsea Lanos, representing themes 1 and 2, will present her project "Organ donation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Canada: a missed opportunity for uDCD?". For theme 3, we have Shiyuan Bian presenting "Investigating the Effect of Mechanical Ventilation on Mouse Lung Scaffolds using a Negative Pressure Wet Ventilation System" and Aisha Adil presenting "Ex Vivo Perfusion De- and Recellularization of Rat Hindlimbs for Vascular Composite Allotransplantation." Javairia Rahim will cover theme 4 with her project "Novel cell surface engineering of the endothelial glycocalyx with sialic acid-containing polymers for the prevention of transplant rejection." Finally, Nicholas Bourgeois will present "Virtual pre-habilitation program in lung transplant candidates" for theme 5. Each of these students will be awarded a prize highlighting their excellent work.
Moderators: Francis Migneault & Jorge Castillo-Prado
This session is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Speakers: Nicholas Bourgeois, Aisha Adil, Chelsea Lanos, Javairia Rahim, Shiyuan Bian
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