Adjunct Scientist
St. Michael's Hospital
St. Michael's Hospital
Dr. Allan is the Family Genetic Care Associate at the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario. The purpose of this role is to be a resource for the management of sudden and unexpected deaths and to support families in the navigation after the unexpected death of a loved one, including answering questions, explaining processes or results, connecting the family to the appropriate clinical and support resources. Some of her research in this area aims to (a) determine how many at-risk sudden cardiac death individuals and families are referred for and receive cascade screening; (b) determine the barriers and facilitators with respect to existing referral strategies, from the perspectives of the coroners, family physicians and at-risk SCD families; (c) improve cascade screening uptake by implementing a multicomponent strategy to address identified gaps in the integration of care for at-risk families.
In addition to this role, she is Adjunct Scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, specializing in mixed methods research, with a focus on arrhythmia and resuscitation research. Her research focuses on 3 key areas: (1) understanding the epidemiology of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), including during sports, (2) studying how we respond to SCA events, and (3) exploring how we can prevent it. Using data collected by participating C-SCAN sites, she is co-leading a project that aims to measure the incidence of SCA occurring during sports or physical activity in 5 Canadian Provinces.
Dr. Allan has a strong interest in sudden cardiac arrest advocacy and is Chair and co-founder of CARE (https://c-scan.org/care/), a grassroots organization in Ontario that aims to increase awareness and survival from sudden cardiac arrest through various community based initiatives, including teaching all kids how to save a life.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Saturday, October 26, 2024
12:21 PM – 12:28 PM PT