Division of Emergency Medicine

Andrew Worster

BSc (New Brunswick), MSc (New Brunswick), MD (Dalhousie), MSc (McMaster), CCFP(EM), FCFP

Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine

Associate Member, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Research Director, Emergency Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences

Associate Editor, ACP Journal Club

Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Academic Interests

Dr. Worster's research interests include: research methods and their application to emergency medicine, utilization and evaluation of screening and diagnostic tests in emergency medicine, quality assessment in emergency medical services.

Selected Publications

  1. Worster A, Richards C. Fluids and diuretics for acute ureteric colic. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jul 20;(3):CD004926.
  2. Worster A, Devereaux PJ, Heels-Ansdell D, Guyatt GH, Opie J, Mookadam F, Hill SA. Capability of ischemia-modified albumin to predict serious cardiac outcomes in the short term among patients with potential acute coronary syndrome. CMAJ. 2005 Jun 21;172(13):1685-90.
  3. Worster A, Bledsoe RD, Cleve P, Fernandes CM, Upadhye S, Eva K. Reassessing the methods of medical record review studies in emergency medicine research. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Apr;45(4):448-51.
  4. Worster A, Haines T. Advanced statistics: understanding medical record review (MRR) studies. Acad Emerg Med. 2004 Feb;11(2):187-92.
  5. Worster A, Preyra I, Weaver B, Haines T. The Accuracy of Non-Contrast Helical Computerized Tomography vs. Intravenous Pyelography in the Diagnosis of Suspected Acute Urolithiasis: A Meta-Analysis. Ann of Emerg. Med. 2002;40:280-286.
  6. Worster A, Haines T. Does Replacing Intravenous Pyelography with Non-contrast Helical Computed Tomography Result in Benefit for Patients with Suspected Acute Urolithiasis in a Community Setting? Can Assoc Radiol J. 2002;53(3):144-8.
  7. Worster A, Innes G, Abu-Laban RB. Diagnostic Testing: An Emergency Medicine Perspective. Can J Emerg Med. 2001; 4(5):348-354.
  8. Worster A, Rowe B. Measures of Association: An Overview With Examples From Canadian Emergency Medicine Research. Can J Emerg Med. 2001; 3(3):219-223.
  9. Worster A, Elliott L, Bose TJ, Chemeris E. Reliability of Manually vs. Electronically Measured Vital Signs at Triage. Euro J Emerg Med. 2003;10(2):108-10.