Maureen Meade

Maureen Meade is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University, with extensive contributions to critical care research. Her work spans mechanical ventilation strategies, organ donation practices, clinical trial methodology, and critical care ethics.

• Key research themes: Critical Care Medicine, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Mechanical Ventilation Protocols, Organ Donation Systems, Clinical Trial Design

Her scholarly activity includes over 150 publications across major critical care journals, focusing on optimizing ventilator management, improving organ donor practices, and advancing clinical trial methodologies. Recent articles examine point-of-care ultrasound applications, stress ulcer prophylaxis, and novel decision support tools for organ donation.

Current research interests include:

• Development of evidence-based checklists for donor management
• Comparative effectiveness of fluid resuscitation strategies in septic shock
• Implementation science for clinical practice guidelines
• Systematic reviews of ventilator weaning protocols
• Multi-center observational studies on organ donation practices

She has led or co-led multiple high-impact trials including the OSCILLATE trial (high-frequency oscillation for ARDS), SLEAP trial (sedation protocols), and DONATE study (organ donation practices). Her work frequently appears in journals like New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, and Critical Care Medicine.