Clinical
The Division of Respirology provides
24-hour seven days per week inpatient
service as well as inpatient and outpatient
consultative services for the diagnosis
and management of the broad spectrum of
respiratory conditions. While the majority
of consultations are from the greater Kingston
catchment area, specialty referrals come
from Southeastern Ontario and from as far
as Ottawa, Peterborough, Moose Factory,
Toronto, and occasionally other provinces
like New Brunswick.
This role includes the provision of secondary
and tertiary level inpatient care. Several
members of the Division contribute the equivalent
of 1 FTE to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU),
which is described elsewhere. The Division
provides ambulatory care through a variety
of general, urgent, and specialized clinics
and programs including Asthma, COPD, Sleep
Disorders, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Rehabilitation,
Cystic Fibrosis, and Pulmonary Hypertension
clinics. The Lung Cancer Diagnostic clinic
is held collaboratively with the Cancer
Centre of Southeastern Ontario at Kingston
General Hospital.
Research
The primary research focus of the Division
is clinical research examining the physiology
and pathophysiology of various respiratory
disorders and diseases such as COPD, asthma,
sleep disorders, dyspnea, and weaning from
mechanical ventilation. Additional research
foci of the Division include epidemiology
and clinical trials.
The Division supports the Respiratory Investigation
Unit, Asthma Research Unit, Pulmonary
Function and Sleep
Laboratories that provide the settings
for much of the research activity conducted
within the Division. The multidisciplinary
research of the Division involves participation
in networks of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease and asthma researchers, collaborations
in groups (Circulatory, Cardiovascular and
Respiratory Research Group) and with departments
such as the Departments of Physiology and
Biochemistry, Physical Education, Nursing,
and Palliative Care. Furthermore the Division
supports Research in Progress seminars to
facilitate the dissemination of research
results.
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