Dr. Slawnych initially trained as an electrical engineer at the University of Alberta (B.Sc, M.Sc.) and the University of British Columbia (Ph.D.). He then did a post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Anatomy at the University of British Columbia. He subsequently went on to be a faculty member with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at McGill University. He then went on to study medicine at the University of Calgary, and has completed residencies in internal medicine, cardiology and palliative care. He currently works in both cardiology and palliative care, and has a special interest in cardiac patients near the end of life.
Biography
Area of Focus
Summary of Research
Management of dyspnea at the end of life. Slawnych MP. CMAJ. 2020 May 19;192(20):E550.
- 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Position Statement on the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia and Fibrillation in Patients With Structural Heart Disease.
- Deyell MW, AbdelWahab A, Angaran P, Essebag V, Glover B, Gula LJ, Khoo C, Lane C, Nault I, Nery PB, Rivard L, Slawnych MP, Tulloch HL, Sapp JL; Members of the Secondary Panel. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Jun;36(6):822-836.
- Management of the Dying Cardiac Patient in the Last Days and Hours of Life. Slawnych M. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Jul;36(7):1061-1067.
Area Of Focus
Summary Of Research
Management of dyspnea at the end of life. Slawnych MP. CMAJ. 2020 May 19;192(20):E550.
- 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Position Statement on the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia and Fibrillation in Patients With Structural Heart Disease.
- Deyell MW, AbdelWahab A, Angaran P, Essebag V, Glover B, Gula LJ, Khoo C, Lane C, Nault I, Nery PB, Rivard L, Slawnych MP, Tulloch HL, Sapp JL; Members of the Secondary Panel. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Jun;36(6):822-836.
- Management of the Dying Cardiac Patient in the Last Days and Hours of Life. Slawnych M. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Jul;36(7):1061-1067.