Mark Ansermino
@MarkAnsermino
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I am a Professor at UBC and a Pediatric Anesthesiologist at BC Children’s Hospital. My research is in devices to support personalized healthcare.
Vancouver
Joined September 2012
New publication alert ❕Our newest study exploring the impacts of patient advisory council engagement is now published on PLOS One 📑 Read more about the study and access knowledge translation materials co-created with our patient partners here ➡️ https://t.co/aIfG8cyiqy
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🌍✨ Team Spotlight: Team Badger Data Science An interdisciplinary group of students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ICU Data Science Lab, they utilized an ensemble of 5 gradient boosted ML models. 🔎 Learn more about their approach: https://t.co/U2amCTsRhv
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🌍✨ Team Spotlight: Team HELP A team of data scientists from the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute in South Korea, they used a random forest algorithm for training their model. 🔎 Learn more about their approach: https://t.co/JBAaB8ezzq
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🌍✨ Team Spotlight: Team AIMS – winners of the 2024 #PediatricSepsis Data Challenge! A collaboration across Cameroon, Uganda, Morocco & Canada, they built a top-performing model using the LightGBM framework. 🔎 Learn more about their approach: https://t.co/Yt2iug9hMG
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Ready to take your #PhD journey global? 🌍 Join us as a #PostdoctoralFellow! Work on digital health initiatives in Africa, support frontline care with evidence‑based tech, and lead impactful, real‑world research. More info➡️ https://t.co/zloOcbohK8
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📢 Our resource on improving patient engagement experiences in health research networks - co-created with our Patient Advisory Council and informed by our study - is now available on @Passerelle_NTE website! Available in English & French. Access here: https://t.co/rGsvWalFZf
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A new study shows that Smart Triage—a digital risk-based triage system cut time to IV antibiotics by 57% at a hospital in Kenya. It also reduced: 🏥 Admissions by 47% in Kenya ⚰️ Mortality by 75% in Uganda Read the full story ➡️ https://t.co/0ZfxdQLOJx
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What if the danger begins after discharge? Too many children in Uganda die after leaving the hospital. Our Smart Discharges Program is changing that and saving lives with tech-driven follow-ups and risk detection. Now scaling nationwide with the @MinofHealthUG.
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📢Announcing the 2025-26 IGH Seed Grant Competition! The purpose of this grant is to catalyze the development of high-quality global health projects in research, education, or capacity-building that transform child & maternal health. For more information➡️ https://t.co/Pjoj67ry7o
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🔬Action on Sepsis member Dr. Bob Hancock and collaborators are developing a tool to identify neonatal sepsis early using molecular markers found at birth. Read the story by @CIHR_IRSC ➡️
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Recent publications by our Action on Sepsis members💡 This consensus statement identifies 9 key outcomes to standardize reporting and improve synthesis in neonatal sepsis research. Read here ➡️ https://t.co/XnZRErYFi8
#Sepsis #NeonatalSepsis
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Thanks to the Smart discharge program by @WalimuNGO , our children's ward received a 65 inch television screen to facilitate health education and fight child mortality. More on this story is in this link: https://t.co/wKeBXl03OE
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Improve the use of pulse oximetry in your health facility with a new, free, downloadable, customizable infographic from https://t.co/xofOa0XZ70! Just click https://t.co/b0aiDb3m9J to get started And learn how clinicians in #Pakistan🇵🇰 #Nigeria 🇳🇬 & #Uganda 🇺🇬are using the
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In Gulu District, a quiet revolution is underway to save the lives of the most vulnerable- children under 5 who face severe illness. Smart Discharge project, spearheaded by Walimu is more than just a health program @BCCHresearch,@lacor_hospita : https://t.co/dEHE3i8s3M
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In the heart of Gulu District, a quiet revolution is underway to save the lives of the most vulnerable- children under five years old who face […]
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🎙️Don’t miss the Global Health Spotlight Series – In Conversation with Dr. Kishore Mulpuri on May 20! Hear his insights and impact in global child health. Discover how his experiences shaped innovative & equitable care models. #GlobalHealth Register➡️ https://t.co/nb5LdlvZ9b
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Research done in The Gambia 🌎 Action on Sepsis members explore how a genetic signature in newborns can predict neonatal sepsis before symptoms show. Read here ➡️ https://t.co/ROZ7adp1kP
#PediatricSepsisWeek #PediatricSepsis
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🌍 Celebrate #WishboneDay2025 (an international awareness day for Osteogenesis Imperfecta) w/ GPED! Join this free webinar Wishbone Day in Action on May 5, 1PM GMT—exploring OI care in low-resource settings with global experts and real-world insights. ➡️ https://t.co/YWOhdd6Lkf
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Hot off the press: An interview with @MarkAnsermino and I about our RRate application following a recent paper on it's repeatability for measuring respiratory rate on children in busy hospitals in Uganda. https://t.co/1aew08LXxV Paper: https://t.co/1l9EkJTK6H At @BCCWH_Global
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Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children globally. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) pneumonia diagnosis relies on accurate assessment of respiratory rate, which can be unrelia...
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🚨 The Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security launched Feb 18 '25, revealing major gaps in access that elevate mortality & weaken pandemic preparedness. https://t.co/Lo5uOD9AdA 📍 Pre-CUGH 2025 panel workshop highlights key findings & action plans. #CUGH2025
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This #SepsisSurvivorWeek, we honour and recognize the resilience of survivors and caregivers. Hear from patient voices through our patient stories and sepsis podcast: https://t.co/WAYUE6DeQf
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