Health Sciences; Life Sciences
David Williamson
- Professeur titulaire de clinique
-
Faculté de pharmacie
Pavillon Jean Coutu, room 2181
Secondary numbers:
514 338-2222 #2666
(Travail 1)
514 343-6120
(Télécopieur)
Profile
education
- 2014 — Ph.D — Sciences cliniques — Université de Sherbrooke
- 1997 — M.Sc. (pharmacothérapie avancée) — Pharmacie — Université de Montréal
- 1996 — B.Pharm — Pharmacie — Université de Montréal
Affiliations and responsabilities
Research affiliations
Teaching and supervision
Teaching
Courses taught (current session only)
- PHA-6225 – Méthodologie de la recherche en pharmacie
- PHA-6320 – Ateliers en évaluation de l'information
- PHM-6514 – Soins pharm. urgence et soins critiques
Programs
Student supervision
Theses and dissertation supervision (Papyrus Institutional Repository)
2023
Influence potentielle des médicaments sédatifs et analgésiques sur le diagnostic de décès neurologique
Graduate : Kolan, Christophe
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
2020
Pharmacological interventions for the hemodynamic management of deceased organ donors
Graduate : Frenette, Anne Julie
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
2006
Les inhibiteurs de pompes à protons comme facteur de risque pour les diarrhées à Clostridium difficile chez des patients de soins intensifs
Graduate : Beaulieu, Mathieu
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Projects
Research projects
2023
- 2028
Impact of Vitamin C on the Reduction of Opioid Consumption After an Emergency Department Visit for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial
Lead researcher :
Raoul Daoust
Co-researchers :
Dominique Rouleau
,
David Williamson
,
Caroline Arbour
,
Alexis Cournoyer
,
Perry Jeffery
,
Marcel Émond
Funding sources:
IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(PJT) Subvention Projet
2022
- 2026
Large reductions in arterial CARbon dioxide and development of acute Brain Injury in invasively mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory failure (CARBI)
Lead researcher :
Yiorgos Alexandros Cavayas
Co-researchers :
Francis Bernard
,
Laurent Létourneau-Guillon
,
François Carrier
,
Mireille Schnitzer
,
David Williamson
,
Eddy Fan
,
Lorenzo Del Sorbo
,
Laveena Munshi
Funding sources:
IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(PJT) Subvention Projet
2020
- 2026
A prospective translational model of the therapeutic potential of cannabidiol in reducing acute pain symptoms and opioid usage following traumatic injury.
Lead researcher :
Louis De Beaumont
Co-researchers :
Gilles Lavigne
,
Francis Bernard
,
Dominique Rouleau
,
David Williamson
,
Caroline Arbour
,
Louis Gendron
,
Yves De Koninck
,
James Patrick Near
,
Anne-Marie Pinard
Funding sources:
IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-Subvention d'équipe
2021
- 2025
Adverse Drug Events and Medication Errors in adult Intensive Care Units
Lead researcher :
Nadezhda Roumeliotis
Co-researchers :
David Williamson
,
Leslie Burry
,
Christopher Parshuram
,
Kirsten Fiest
,
Dominique Piquette
,
Salmaan Kanji
Funding sources:
IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(PJT) Subvention Projet
2021
- 2024
Prise en charge pharmacothérapeutique des conséquences physiques, comportementales et cognitives des lésions cérébrales traumatiques aiguës
Lead researcher :
David Williamson
Funding sources:
FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-Bourse de chercheur-boursier clinicien : Junior 2
2018
- 2024
Quantity of Opioids for Acute Pain and Limit Unused Medication (OPUM study)
Lead researcher :
Raoul Daoust
Co-researchers :
Gilles Lavigne
,
Manon Choinière
,
Jean Marc Chauny
,
Dominique Rouleau
,
David Williamson
,
Jacques Simon Lee
,
Marcel Émond
,
Eddy Lang
,
Sophie Gosselin
Funding sources:
IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(PJT) Subvention Projet
2018
- 2021
Implantation des meilleures pratiques de gestion de la douleur à l'unité des soins intensifs de traumatologie: un travail d'équipe.
Lead researcher :
Céline Gélinas
Funding sources:
FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-Volet 3 - Consortium pour le développement de la recherche en traumatologie
2018
- 2021
Identifier les patients à risque de douleur chronique après un traumatisme craniocérébral modéré/sévère dès les premiers jours d'hospitalisation aux soins intensifs
Lead researcher :
Caroline Arbour
Funding sources:
FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-Volet 1 - Consortium pour le développement de la recherche en traumatologie
2018
- 2020
Sedatives newly prescribed following intensive care unit admission among sedative-naïve elderly patients: Understanding the risk of falls and determining targets for deprescribing (SNOW-FALL)
Lead researcher :
Lisa Denise Burry
Co-researchers :
David Williamson
Funding sources:
IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(PJT) Subvention Projet
2016
- 2020
Agitation et délirium en traumatologie et aux soins intensifs
Lead researcher :
David Williamson
Funding sources:
FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-Bourse de chercheur-boursier clinicien : Junior 1
2016
- 2020
PROSPECT: Probiotics to Prevent Severe Pneumonia and Endotracheal Colonization Trial
Lead researcher :
Jennie Johnstone
Funding sources:
IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs:
2017
- 2019
Revue systématique et méta-analyse sur les agents sédatifs en traumatisme crânien
Lead researcher :
David Williamson
Funding sources:
Fondation NeuroTrauma Marie-Robert
Grant programs:
2016
- 2019
Agitation et délirium en traumatologie et aux soins intensifs
Lead researcher :
David Williamson
Funding sources:
FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-Établissement de jeunes chercheurs Juniors 1
2016
- 2018
Traitement des hémorragies intracrâniennes chez les patients anticoagulés ayant subi un traumatisme crânien léger : Revue systématique et méta-analyse
Lead researcher :
Jean Marc Chauny
Funding sources:
FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-Volet 4 - Consortium pour le développement de la recherche en traumatologie
2016
- 2017
Managing Pain In Collaboration in the Intensive Care Unit (MPIC-ICU): A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial.
Lead researcher :
Céline Gélinas
Funding sources:
IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(PJT) Subvention Projet
2015
- 2017
Interventions pharmacologiques pour le contrôle du délirium et de l'agitation suite à un traumatisme cranio-cérébral: une revue systématique de données cliniques et précliniques
Lead researcher :
David Williamson
Co-researchers :
Francis Bernard
,
Emmanuel Charbonney
,
Jean François Giguère
,
Marc Perreault
,
Anne Julie Frenette
,
François Lamontagne
,
Leslie Burry
,
Marie-Julie Potvin
Funding sources:
FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-Volet 4 - Consortium pour le développement de la recherche en traumatologie
Outreach
Publications and presentations
Publications
Publications des 4 dernières années:
- Leclerc C, Gervais C, Hjeij D, Briand MM, Williamson D, Bernard F, Duclos C, Arbour C. Sleep in hospitalized adults sustaining a traumatic brain injury: A scoping review. J Head Trauma Rehab 2023;ePub 28 sept
- D’Amours M, Ettis F, Ginefri L, Lim J, Lin Poo Yuan A-S, Fontaine J, Wazzan D, Williamson D, Dagenais-Beaulé V. A pilot study to improve geriatric care through a pharmacist-led psychotropic stewardship program. Drugs and Aging 2023;ePub 27 sept.
- El-Hattaf I, Laverdière J, Albert M, Marsot A, Williamson D. Potential Benefits of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Beta-lactam Antibiotics in Augmented Renal Clearance Patients: A Case Report. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2023;ePub 15 sept.
- Daoust R, Paquet J, Marquis M, Williamson D, Fontaine G, Chauny JM, Frégeau A, Orkin A, Cournoyer A. Efficacy and Safety of Prescribed Opioids for Acute Pain after Being Discharged from the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review. Acad Emerg Med (ePub Aug 22nd 2023)
- Duceppe MA, Kanji S, Ruo N, Do A, Cavayas YA, Robert-Halabi M, Albert M, Zavalkoff S, Samoukovic G, Williamson DR. Alterations in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of commonly used antimicrobials in pediatric critical care patients during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review. Pediatric Drugs 2023;25:515-535
- Daoust R, Paquet J, Chauny JM, Williamson D, Huard V, Arbour C, Emond M, Rouleau D, Cournoyer A. Impact of Vitamin C on the Reduction of Opioid Consumption After an Emergency Department Visit for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial Protocol. BMJ Open 2023;13:e699230.
- Kanji S, Williamson D, Hartwick M. Pharmacological confounders in the setting of brain death declaration. Can J Anesth 2023;70:713-23.
- Beaucage-Charron J, Rinfret J, Coveney R, Williamson D. Melatonin and Ramelteon in the Treatment of Delirium: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Psychomatic Res 2023;170:111345.
- Ouerd S, Frenette AJ, Williamson D, Serri K, D’Aragon F, Meade M, Bichet D, Charbonnney E. Vasopressin use in organ donors: a narrative review of the literature and evidences. Crit Care Explorations 2023;5:e0907
- Flynn F, Dobrescu MA, Richard G, Hassan C, Pigeon M, Chagnon M, Charbonney E, Serri K, D’Aragon F, Weiss MJ, Williamson DR, Frenette AJ. Self-perceived role and knowledge of community pharmacists in organ donation. Int J Clin Pharm 2023;45:748-57.
- Duquet-Armand M, Bouziane A, Arruda A, Denault JS, Routhier A, Cusson T, Halwagi A, Williamson D, Perreault M, Lordkipanidzé, Létourneau-Guillon L, Thiboutot Z. Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage and oral anticoagulation: a retrospective study. Can Journ Gen Int Med 2023;18:54-65.
- Duong A, Simard C, Williamson D, Marsot A. Tobramycin a priori dosing regimens based on PopPK model’s simulations in critically ill patients: are they transferable? Ther Drug Monit 2023;45:616-622
- Dionne JC, Johnstone J, Heels-Ansdell D, Duan E, Lauzier F, Arabi YM, Adhikari NKJ, Sligl W, Dodek P, Rochwerg B, Marshall JC, Niven DJ, Williamson DR, Reynolds S, Zytaruk N, Cook D.Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients: A Nested Cohort Study. J Crit Care 2023; 75:154254.
- Burry LD, Bell C, Hill A, Pinto R, Scales DC, Bronskill SE, Williamson D, Rose L, Fu L, Fowler R, Martin CM, Dolovich L, Wunsch H. New and persistent sedative prescription after critical illness among older adults: A population-based cohort study. Chest 2023;163:1425-36.
- Hardy A, Beetz G, Chamali K, Courgeon M, Sandman E, Williamson D, Goetti P, Leduc S, de Beaumont L, Rouleau DM. Traumatic Brain Injuries in Proximal Humeral or Clavicle Fractures Studies: The Missing Link – A Systematic Review. International Orthopedics 2023;47:17-50.
- Daoust R, Paquet J, Williamson D, Perry J, Iseppon M, Castonguay V, Morris J, Cournoyer A. Accuracy of a Self-Report Prescription Opioid Use Diary for Patients Discharge from the Emergency Department with Acute Pain. BMJ Open 2022;12:e062984.
- Duong A, Simard C, Williamson D, Marsot A. Model re-estimation: an alternative for poor predictive performance during external evaluations? Example of gentamicin in critically ill patients. Pharmaceutics 2022 ;14:1426.
- Marsolais P, Larouche G, Lagacé AM, Williams V, Bernard F, Rico P, Frenette AJ, Williamson D, Albert M, Charbonney E. The feasibility of potential organ donors using real case-scenarios; do we need to create a “donor board” process for donors perceived as unlikely feasible? Transplant Intl 2022;35:10107.
- Duong A, Simard C, Williamson D, Thirion D, Marsot A. Aminoglycosides’ dosing and monitoring practices in intensive care unit settings in Quebec. J Chemother 2022; 34:341-44.
- Chan C, Burry L, Tse C, de Castro C, Wunsch H, Williamson D. Impact of ketamine analgosedation on outcomes in critically ill patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Pharmacother 2022; 56:1139-1158
- Daoust R, Paquet J, Marquis M, Chauny JM, Williamson D, Huard V, Arbour C, Émond M, Cournoyer A. Evaluation of Interventions to Reduce Opioid Prescribing for Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(1):e2143425.
- Martineau-Lessard, C., Arbour, C., Germélus, N-É., Williamson, D., De Beaumont, L., Bernard, F. Pupil light reflex for the assessment of analgesia in critically ill sedated patients with traumatic brain injury: A preliminary study. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 2022;54:6-12.
- Daoust R, Paquet J, Huart V, Chauny JM, Lavigne G, Williamson D, Choiniere M, Lang E, Yan JW, Perry JJ, Emond M, Gosselin S, Cournoyer A. Association Between Fentanyl Treatment for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department and Opioid Use Two Weeks After Discharge. Am J Emerg Med 2022;52:137-142.
- Johnstone J, Meade M, Lauzier F, Marshall J, Duan E, Dionne J, Arabi Y, Heels-Ansdell D; Thabane L, Lamarche D; Surette M; Zytaruk N, Mehta S, Dodek, P, Mcintyre L, English S; Rochwerg B,Karachi T, Henderson W, Wood G, Ovakim D, Herridge M, Granton J, Wilcox E, Gioffi A, Stelfox H; Niven D, Muscedere, J, Lamontagne F, D'Aragon, F, St-Arnaud C, Ball I, Nagpal D, Girard M, Aslanian P, Charbonney E, Williamson D, Sligl W, Friedrich J, Adhikari N; Marquis F, Archambault P, Khwaja K, Kristof A, Kutsiogiannis J, Zarychanski R, Paunovic, B, Reeve B, Lellouche F, Hosek P, Tsang J, Binnie A, Trop S, Loubani O, Hall R, Cirone R, Reynolds S, Lysecki P, Golan E, Carten Ceba R, Taylor R, Cook D. Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG in Critical Illness: A Randomized Trial. JAMA 2021;326:1024-33.
- Burry L, Chen W, Williamson D, Guenette M, Hutton B, Mehta S, Egerod I, Kanji S, Adhikari NK, Moher D, Martin C, Rose L. Intensive Care Med 2021;47:943-60.
- Saavedra Mitjans M, David PM, Frenette AJ, Arbour C, Perreault MM, Williams V, Bernard F, Williamson DR. EXperienceS and aTtitudes towards Agitated behaviors in Tbi ICu patients (EXSTATIC): a protocol for an interprofessional mixed-method study. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e045816
- Duceppe MA, Kanji S, Ruo N, Do A, Cavayas YA, Robert-Halabi M, Albert M, Zavalkoff S, Samoukovic G, Williamson DR. Alterations in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of commonly used antimicrobials in critical care patients during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review. Drugs. 2021;81:1307-1329.
- Morris JL, Bernard F, Bérubé M, Dubé JN, Houle J, Laporta D, Morin SN, Perreault M, Williamson D, Gélinas C. Determinants of Pain Assessment Documentation in Intensive Care Units. Can J Anaesth. 2021;68:1176-1184
- Duong A, Simard C, Wang YL, Williamson D, Marsot A. Aminoglycosides in the intensive care unit: what’s new in population PL modeling. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021;10:507.
- Williamson DR, Kanji S, Burry LD. Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner Series – Clinician scientist. Can J Hosp Pharm 2021;74:130-4.
- Bilodeau V, Saavedra Mitjans M, Frenette AJ, Burry L, Albert M, Bernard F, Williamson DR. . J Clin Pharm Ther 2021;46:1020-26.
- Bendayan M, Mardigyan V, Williamson D, Chen-Tournoux A, Eintracht S, Rudski L, MacNamara E, Blostein M, Afilalo M, Afilalo J. Association of Muscle Mass With Direct Oral Anticoagulant Activity in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021;69:1012-1018.
- Williamson DR, Cherifa S, Saavedra Mitjans M, Arbour C, Frenette AJ, Charbonney E, Blais L, Burry LD, Mehta S, Bernard F. A pilot feasibility cohort study of agitated behaviors in critically traumatic brain injury patients. Pilot and feasibility Studies 2020;6:193.
- Gagnon A, Laroche M, Williamson DR, Giguère JF, Giroux M, Bernard F. Incidence and characteristics of cerebral hypoxia after craniectomy in brain injured patients: a cohort study. J Neurosurgery 2020;135 :554-61.
- Flynn F, Richard G, Dobrescu MA, Bouchard J, Williamson DR, Brindamour D, Charbonney E, Dupuis S. Refractory dabigatran-induced hemorrhage despite multiple idarucizumab administration and renal replacement therapy. J Pharm Pract 2022;35:302-07.
- Frenette AJ, Williamson DR, Rochwerg B, Weiss MJ, Ball I, D’Aragon F, Serri K, Brindamour D, Meade M, Charbonney E.Worldwide management of donors after neurological death: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of guidelines. Can J Anesth 2020;67:1839-1857
- Cavayas YA, Noël A, Brunette V, Williamson DR, Bellemare P, Lagrenade-Verdant C, LeGuillan S, Levesque E, Frenette AJ, Lamarche Y, Giasson M, Rico P, Beaulieu Y, Marsolais P, Serri K, Bernard F, Albert M. Early experience with critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Montreal. Can J Anaesth. 2021;68:204-213.
- Burry LD, Barletta J, Williamson D, Kanji S, Maves RC, Dichter J, Christian MD, Geiling J, Erstad B. Chest. 2020;158:2414-2424
- Jutras M, Williamson DR, Chassé M, Leclair G. Development and validation of a liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous quantification of five analgesics and sedatives, and six of their active metabolites in human plasma: Application to a clinical study on the determination of neurological death in the intensive care unit. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2020;190:113521
- Sneyers B, Duceppe MA, Frenette AJ, Burry LD, Rico P, Lavoie A, Gélinas C, Mehta S, Dagenais M, Williamson DR, Perreault MM Drugs 2020 26:1-23.
- Kanji S, Burry L, Williamson D, Pittman M, Dubinsky S, Patel D, Natarajan S, MacLean R, Huh JH, Scales D, Neillipovitz D. Therapeutic Alternatives and Strategies for Drug Conservation in the ICU During Times of Drug Shortage. Can J Anesth. 2020;67:1405-1416
- Burry L, Hutton B, Williamson DR, Mehta S, Adhikari NKJ, Cheng W, Ely EW, Egerod I, Fergusson DA, Rose L. Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of delirium in critically ill adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD011749. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011749.pub2.
- Capilnean A, Martone A, Sandu PR, Rosu VA, Murgoi P, Frenette AJ, Williamson DR, Lecavalier A, Javaraman D, Rico P, Bellemare P, Gelinas C, Perreault MM. Withdrawal assessment in the adult ICU population. Am J Crit Care 2019; 28:361-369.
- Frenette AJ, Veillette C, Poulin F, Albert M, Marsolais P, Bernard F, D’Aragon F, Williamson D, Charbonney E, Serri K. Evaluation of left and right heart function by echocardiography in potential heart donors: a cohort study. J Crit Care 2019;15;54:37-41
- Williamson DR, Frenette AJ, Perreault MM, Burry LD, Charbonney E, Lamontagne F, Potvin MJ, Giguère JF, Mehta S, Bernard F. Pharmacological interventions for agitation and delirium in traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. BMJ Open 2019; 9;9:e029604.
- Fortier M, Ferreira V, Pinsonneault M, Pistre P, Meideros Charbonneau J, Buisson A, Proulx C, Guenette S, Bally M, Williamson DR, Ang A. Impact of a pharmacist antimicrobial checklist on hospital antimicrobial use: A patient-level interrupted time series study. J Hosp infection 2019; 103:251-258.
- Sokoloff C, Williamson D, Serri K, Albert M, Odier C, Charbonney E and Bernard F. Clinical Usefulness of Transcranial Doppler as a Screening Tool for Early Cerebral Hypoxic Episodes in Patients with Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurocritical Care 2020;32:486-91.
- Frenette AJ, Williamson DR, Williams V, Lagacé AM, Charbonney E Serri K. Efficacy and safety of levothyroxine on cardiac function in brain dead organ donors: a pilot study. Prog Transplant 29:261-268.
- Daoust R, Paquet J, Cournoyer A, Piette E, Morris J, Lessard J, Castonguay V, Williamson D, Chauny JM. Opioid Induced Side Effects, Including Constipation, For The Acute Pain of Emergency Department Discharged Patients. Am J Emerg Med 2020;38:695-701.
- Frenette AJ, Charbonney E, D’Aragon F, Serri K, Marsolais P, Chassé M, Meade M, Williamson DR. A Canadian Survey of Deceased organ donor’s management centered on hemodynamic and hormonal aspects. Can J Anesth 2019;66:1162-1172.
- Dupuis S, Brind’amour D, Karzon S, Bellemare P, Charbonney E, Frenette AJ, Burry L, Perreault MM, Williamson DR. Pharmacological interventions used to facilitate mechanical ventilation weaning in difficult to wean patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Can J Anesth 2019;66:318-327
- Duceppe MA, Perreault MM, Frenette AJ, Burry LD, Rico P, Lavoie A, Gélinas C, Mehta S, Dagenais M, Williamson DR. Frequency, risk factors and symptomatology of iatrogenic withdrawal from opioids and benzodiazepines in critically Ill neonates, children and adults: A systematic review of clinical studies. J Clin Pharm Ther 2019;44:148-156.
Areas of expertise
- Axe : Médicament et santé des populations
- Pharmacothérapie (maladies thromboemboliques)
- Pharmacothérapie (complications hématologiques)
- Pharmacothérapie (soins critiques)
- Clinical research
- Recherche épidémiologique