Dr. Elham Rahme
Academic title(s):
Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University
Current research:
My area of research is pharmacoepidemiology. I am currently working on
- the risk of depression and suicide in patients with Psoriasis
- the risk of depression and suicide in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
- the efficacy and safety of the new oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation and patients with venous thromboembolism.
Projects:
- Using administrative databases to assess the efficacy, safety and costs of the new oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation
- Using administrative databases to assess the efficacy and safety of the new oral anticoagulants in patients for secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism
Selected publications:
Research areas:
Cardiovascular diseases
Drug discovery/ Therapeutics
Epidemiology
Psychiatry