Talks

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Oral Presentations

  1. Leung KHB*, Clegg GR, Lac D, Chan TCY. "Modelling trade-offs in fairness, equity, and efficiency in public defibrillator placement", CORS Annual Meeting, June 2024 (upcoming).

  2. Chu J*, Leung KHB, Blewer AL, Krychtiuk K, Nelson DM, Powell S, McNally BF, Granger CB, Ornato JP, Mark DB, Chan TCY, Starks MA. "Rural-urban differences for integrated first responder and drone automated external defibrillator delivery in North Carolina", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2023.
    (Winner of the Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award)

  3. Leung KHB*, Clegg GR, Lac D, Chan TCY. "Modelling trade-offs in fairness, equity, and efficiency in public defibrillator placement", INFORMS Annual Meeting, October 2023.

  4. Leung KHB*, Clegg GR, Lac D, Chan TCY. "Modelling trade-offs in fairness, equity, and efficiency in public defibrillator placement", INFORMS Healthcare Conference, July 2023.

  5. Leung KHB*. "Modelling trade-offs in fairness, equity, and efficiency in public defibrillator placement", University of Toronto MIE Graduate Research Symposium, June 2023.
    (Highlighted as a top submitted abstract)

  6. Leung KHB*, Clegg GR, Lac D, Chan TCY. "Fairness-efficiency tradeoff in public defibrillator placement", INFORMS Annual Meeting, October 2022.

  7. Leung KHB*, Clegg GR, Lac D, Chan TCY. "Fairness-efficiency tradeoff in public defibrillator placement", CORS / INFORMS International Conference, June 2022.

  8. Heidet M, Leung KHB*, Grunau B, Chan TCY, Deakin J, Bougoin W, Hubert H, Jost D, Frattini B, Mermet E, Vaux J, Lecarpentier E. "Reduction in EMS response times for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using drone-like flying ambulances in large urban areas in France and Canada: an international, quasi-experimental study", EMS Europe, May 2022.
    (Highlighted as a top submitted abstract)

  9. Leung KHB*. "Optimal public naloxone locations for opioid overdoses", University of Toronto Engineering Research Conference, July 2021.

  10. Leung KHB*, Chu J, Cheskes S, Snobelen P, Nevils G, Drennan IR, Chan TCY. "A machine learning-based dispatch rule for drone-delivered defibrillators", NAEMSP Annual Meeting, January 2021.
    (Winner of the Best Student/Resident/Fellow Research Presentation Award)

  11. Chu J, Leung KHB*, Cheskes S, Snobelen P, Nevils G, Drennan IR, Chan TCY. "A machine learning-based dispatch rule for drone-delivered defibrillators", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2020.
    (Winner of the Young Investigator Award)

  12. Leung KHB*, Brooks SC, Clegg GR, Chan TCY. "Socioeconomically equitable public defibrillator placement using mathematical ptimization", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2020.

  13. Leung KHB*, Mateen FJ, Vogel AC, Cissé AF, Chan TCY. "A drone delivery network for antiepileptic drugs in the Republic of Guinea: a framework and modeling study in a low-income country", INFORMS Annual Meeting, November 2020.

  14. Leung KHB*. "Optimal defibrillator placement for in-hospital cardiac arrest", University of Toronto MIE Graduate Research Symposium, June 2019.
    (Highlighted as a top submitted abstract)

Poster Presentations

  1. Leung KHB*, Hartley L, Gillon S, Moncur L, Chan TCY, Short S, Clegg GR. "Assessing feasibility of proposed extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation programs in Scotland via geospatial modelling", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2023.

  2. Chu J*, Starks MA, Leung KHB, Blewer AL, Granger CB, McNally BF, Mark DB, Chan TCY. "Predicted one-third improvement in survival for shockable rhythms of a proposed first responder and drone automated external defibrillator delivery program in North Carolina", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2023.

  3. Leung KHB*, Chu J, Krychtiuk K, Blewer AL, Mark DB, Granger CB, Chan TCY, Starks MA. "Racial differences in integrated first responder and drone automated external defibrillator delivery in North Carolina", ACC Scientific Sessions, March 2023.
    (Featured at the Electrophysiology Section Highlights)

  4. Starks MA, Chu J, Leung KHB*, Chan TCY, Blewer AL, Joiner A, Cabanas JG, Harmody MR, Nelson DM, Tyson C, McNally BF, Granger CB, Mark DB. "Accelerating AED use in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with combinations of first responder and drone delivery to achieve 5-minute AED deployment", CANet Expert Knowledge Exchange, November 2022.

  5. Starks MA, Chu J*, Leung KHB, Chan TCY, Blewer AL, Joiner A, Cabanas JG, Harmody MR, Nelson DM, Tyson C, McNally BF, Granger CB, Mark DB. "Accelerating AED use in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with combinations of first responder and drone delivery to achieve 5-minute AED deployment", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2022.

  6. Leung KHB*, Lac D, Chan TCY, Clegg GR. "Mathematically optimised public access defibrillator placement — fairness or accessibility?", EMS Europe, May 2022.

  7. Leung KHB*, Al Assil R, Grunau BE, Deakin J, Cheskes S, Christenson J, Chan TCY. "Comparing base locations for drone-delivered defibrillators", accepted at NAEMSP Annual Meeting, January 2022.
    (Did not present due to COVID-19 travel restrictions)

  8. Leung KHB*, Grunau BE, Lee MK, Buxton J, Helmer J, Van Diepen S, Christenson J, Chan TCY. "Optimizing public naloxone kit locations through mathematical modeling", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2021.

  9. Leung KHB*, Al Assil R, Grunau BE, Deakin J, Cheskes S, Christenson J, Chan TCY. "Comparing base locations for drone-delivered defibrillators", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2021.

  10. Liang L*, Leung KHB, Chan TCY, Helmer J, Meckler G, Christenson J, Grunau BE. "Systematic deployment of AEDs in BC schools: a utility and cost-effectiveness study of in-school and nearby OHCAs", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2021.

  11. Leung KHB*, Alam R, Brooks SC, Chan TCY. "Public defibrillator accessibility and mobility trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2020.

  12. Leung KHB*, Jefkins TT, Gustafson DD, Moore JE. "Resuscitation science training programs: a review", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2020.

  13. Vogel AC*, Leung KHB, Chan TCY, Cissé AF, Mateen FJ. "A drone delivery network for antiepileptic drugs in the Republic of Guinea: a framework and modeling study", AES Annual Meeting, December 2019.

  14. Leung KHB*, Yang M, Sun CLF, Allan KS, Wong N, Chan TCY. "Optimal in-hospital defibrillator placement", AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 2019.

  15. Leung B*, Wang Z*. "Discrete event simulation of queuing systems in MATLAB", University of Toronto Undergraduate Engineering Research Day, August 2015.

Invited Presentations

  1. Leung KHB*. "Improving cardiac arrest response systems using data analytics", University of Ottawa invited seminar, March 2024.

  2. Leung KHB*. "Saving lives: by the numbers", Scottish Cardiac Arrest Symposium, October 2023.

  3. Leung KHB*. "Efficiency, equity, and fairness in public defibrillator placement", University of Twente invited seminar, September 2023.

  4. Leung KHB*. "Data analytics and applications to emergency care", Penang General Hospital invited seminar, January 2023.

  5. Leung KHB*. "Machine learning-based dispatch of drone-delivered defibrillators for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest", Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium ResusRAP Seminar, January 2021.

  6. Chan TCY*, Leung KHB*. "Optimization for AED placement and emergency response", International Seminar on Geospatial Analytics and Operations Research in Emergencies, Singapore, February 2019.