March 11, 2025

IARS Trustee and 2016 IMRA Recipient Daniel I. McIsaac, MD, MPH, FRCPC

IARS Board Member and 2016 IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient Daniel I. McIsaac, MD, MPH, FRCPC, discussed his recent PREPARE Trial results and the value of the International Clinical Trials Pre-Conference, held on March 20 at the start of the 2025 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, in Honolulu, Hawaii, during a video interview with Anesthesiology News.

A professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and the School of Epidemiology & Public Health, and the Chair in Innovative Perioperative Care at University of Ottawa, Dr. McIsaac and his co-authors at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute followed 15,000 patients receiving planned surgeries. This prehabilitation, or prehab study, integrated exercise, enhanced nutrition, psychological support and cognitive training with the intention of helping patients recover more quickly. Data from these patients showed a reduction in complications by 40-50 percent and length of hospital stay postsurgery.

Dr. McIsaac will be presenting more details on the results and future developments for this clinical trial during this leading-edge meeting. Add this special program to your registration to discover how this important clinical trial is advancing the specialty of anesthesiology and patient care!

Watch the video to learn more!