Richard Hall, MD, FRCPC, FCCP

Education

• FRCPC Anesthesiology
• MD (Dalhousie University)
• BSc (Dalhousie University)

Professional Appointments

• Chair, Critical Care HR & Promotions Committee, Dalhousie University
• Coordinator, Critical Care Journal Club

Research Interests

Dr. Hall’s research interests have centred on several themes, including use of novel agents in the management of critically ill patients, the role inflammation may play in altering drug effects in the critically ill, and research ethics. He is a founding member of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.

Selected Publications

• Dodek P, Keenan S, Cook D, Heyland D, Jacka M, Hand L, Muscedere J, Foster D, Mehta N, Hall RI, Brun-Buisson C for the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Canadian Critical Care Society. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Annals of Internal Medicine 2004; 141(4):305-13.
• Hall RI, de Antueno C, Webber A. Publication bias in the medical literature: a review by a Canadian Research Ethics Board. Canadian Journal of Anesthesiology May 2007; 54(5):380-8 (PMID: 17470890).
• Roberts DJ, Goralski KB, Volmer DA, Renton KW, Julien LC, Webber AM, Sleno L, Volmer DA, Hall RI. Effect of acute inflammatory brain injury on accumulation of morphine and morphine 3- and 6-glucuronide in the human brain. Critical Care Medicine 2009; 37(10);2767-75.
• Roberts DJ, Haroon B, Hall RI. Sedation for critically ill or injured adults in the intensive care unit: A shifting paradigm. Drugs, October 2012; 72(14):1881-916. PMID: 22950534.
• Hall R, Bryson GL, Flowerdew G, Neilipovitz D, Graboswki-Comeau A, Turgeon A. Drug shortages in Canadian anesthesia: a national survey. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2013; 60(6):539-551. PMID: 23546924.