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Catharine M Walsh

Associate Professor, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Child Health Evaluative …
Verified email at utoronto.ca
Cited by 3826

Response to corticosteroids in severe ulcerative colitis: a systematic review of the literature and a meta-regression

D Turner, CM Walsh, AH Steinhart… - Clinical Gastroenterology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Colectomy is a potentially life-saving procedure for patients with severe
attacks of UC who fail medical therapy. We aimed to systematically review studies that …

Virtual reality simulation training for health professions trainees in gastrointestinal endoscopy

…, MA Scaffidi, SC Grover, CM Walsh - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Endoscopy has traditionally been taught with novices practicing on real patients
under the supervision of experienced endoscopists. Recently, the growing awareness of …

Gamification in action: theoretical and practical considerations for medical educators

…, CM Walsh, N Swinger, M Auerbach… - Academic …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Gamification involves the application of game design elements to traditionally nongame
contexts. It is increasingly being used as an adjunct to traditional teaching strategies in medical …

Severe paediatric ulcerative colitis: incidence, outcomes and optimal timing for second-line therapy

D Turner, CM Walsh, EI Benchimol, EH Mann… - Gut, 2008 - gut.bmj.com
Background: Despite the predominance of extensive disease in children with ulcerative
colitis, data concerning severe paediatric ulcerative colitis are sparse. We reviewed rates and …

Impact of COVID-19 on endoscopy trainees: an international survey

…, SA Sánchez-Luna, M Żorniak, CM Walsh… - Gastrointestinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected endoscopy
services globally, the impact on trainees has not been evaluated. We aimed to assess …

Concurrent versus terminal feedback: it may be better to wait

CM Walsh, SC Ling, CS Wang, H Carnahan - Academic Medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background Feedback is an important feature of simulation-based education. This study
investigated the optimal timing of feedback for technical skills learning in novices. Method Thirty …

Virtual reality simulation training in endoscopy: a Cochrane review and meta-analysis

…, BC Johnston, MA Scaffidi, SC Grover, CM Walsh - …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Background Endoscopy programs are increasingly integrating simulation training. We
conducted a systematic review to determine whether virtual reality (VR) simulation training can …

Impact of a simulation training curriculum on technical and nontechnical skills in colonoscopy: a randomized trial

…, E Yong, M Cino, TP Grantcharov, CM Walsh - Gastrointestinal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background GI endoscopy simulation-based training augments early clinical performance;
however, the optimal manner by which to deliver training is unknown. Objective We aimed to …

Training in EUS and ERCP: standardizing methods to assess competence

…, B Petersen, SA Edmundowicz, CM Walsh… - Gastrointestinal …, 2018 - giejournal.org
Postgraduate interventional endoscopy fellowships were created in response to the burgeoning
portfolio of therapeutic endoscopy. 1, 2 Many programs recognized that comprehensive …

Associations between endoscopist feedback and improvements in colonoscopy quality indicators: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, N Causada-Calo, MA Scaffidi, CM Walsh… - Gastrointestinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Colonoscopy quality indicators such as adenoma detection rate (ADR)
are surrogates for the effectiveness of screening-related colonoscopy. It is unclear whether …