Local Publications
The following publications used ISAAC data from the Saskatoon centre:
- Habbick BF, Pizzichini MM, Taylor B, Rennie D, Senthilselvan A, Sears MR. Prevalence of asthma, hay fever and eczema in children in two canadian cities: the ISAAC study. CMAJ 1999; 160: 1824-1829.
- Pizzichini MM, Rennie D, Senthilselvan A, Taylor B, Habbick BF, Sears MR. Limited agreement between written and video asthma symptom questionnaires. Pediatr Pulmonol 2000; 30(4): 307-12.
- Wang H-Y, Pizzichini MMM, Becker AB, Duncan JM, Ferguson AC, Greene JM, Rennie DC, Senthilselvan A, Taylor BW, Sears MR. Disparate geographic prevalences of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and atopic eczema among adolescents in five Canadian cities. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2010; 21(5): 867–877.
Saskatoon Centre
| Phase OneView Centre Details | Phase Two | Phase Three | |||
| Centre: | Saskatoon, Canada ( North America ) | ||||
| Principal Investigator: | Professor Donna Rennie | ||||
| Age Groups: | 13-14, 6-7 | Timeframe: | October 2003 to December 2003 | ||
| Sampling Frame: | All schools in Saskatoon, the same sampling frame as Phase One. | ||||
Personnel
Dr Brian Habbick
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Canada
Roles:
- Phase One collaborator for Saskatoon
- Co-Investigator for Phase One
Dr Josh Lawson
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Canada
Roles:
- Phase Three collaborator for Saskatoon
Professor Donna Rennie
College of Nursing/Canadian Centre for health and Safety in Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Canada
Roles:
- Phase Three Principal Investigator for Saskatoon
- Phase One collaborator for Saskatoon
Dr A Senthilselvan
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Canada
Roles:
- Phase One collaborator for Saskatoon
- Phase Three collaborator for Saskatoon
Dr Brett Taylor
Director of Emergency Medicine
IWK Health Centre
Saskatoon
Canada
Roles:
- Phase One Principal Investigator for Saskatoon
ISAAC in Saskatoon
Saskatoon participated in the first and third phases of ISAAC. Our involvement in Phase I of ISAAC was an exciting time as we had limited knowledge before this study of what was the prevalence of asthma in Canadian cities and a belief that unless we employed standardized questionnaires in identifying asthma, we would not be able to understand the relative importance of our findings. Under the leadership of Drs. Brian Habbick and Brett Taylor we completed Phase I in 1993. Dr A. Senthilselvan and Donna Rennie were co-investigators. For Phase I we worked closely with Dr. Malcolm Sears and his group from McMasters University. This Canadian collaboration resulted in two publications on the prevalence of asthma, rhinitis and hay fever and assessment of the validity of the video questionnaire with Canadian populations.
Our interest in ISAAC continued with participation in Phase 3 in 2003. Again, working with Dr. Sears from McMaster University, and several other Canadian sites we launched a much wider study of the Candian prevalence of childhood asthma, rhinitis and eczema. Unfortunately, unlike the 1993 study, response rates in all of the study sites in Phase 3 were low and results from many of the participating Canadian Centres could not be used in ISAAC Phase 3 analyses. However, we have since published on our findings from the Canadian sites and this publication definitely adds to the understanding of the importance of asthma for Canadian children. The research team at the Saskatoon site for Phase 3 included Dr. Rennie as principal investigator and Drs. Josh Lawson, University of Saskatchewan and Dr. A. Senthilselvan, University of Alberta as co-investigators. It has been a pleasure and an honor to be part of the ISAAC team.
Our work continues and many of the researchers who gained research experience through ISAAC teams have continued to work together on other research projects related to childhood asthma.
