PUBLICATIONS  

Watt-Watson J*, McGillion M*, Lax L*, Oskarsson J, Hunter J, MacLennan C, Knickle K and Victor JC. (2019). Evaluating an Innovative eLearning Pain Education Interprofessional Resource: A Pre-Post Study. Pain Medicine. DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny105 *Shared recognition as 1st author

Murphy L, Lax L, Musa R, Langlois S, Kanofsky S, Hunter J, Kumbhare D, Promislow S, Oskarsson J, Davies R, Cockburn L, Barry M, Bjelajac Mejia A, Lanca J, Dao T, Watt-Watson J, Stevens B. (2018). Mapping of Pain Curricula Across Health Professions Program at the University of Toronto, Canadian Journal of Pain. 2:1, 182-190. DOI:10.1080/24740527.2018.1479841

Miller Amanda, Lax Leila, Woolridge Nick, Agur Anne. The Case of Ken Lowery: Visual Knowledge Building and Translation of Volumetric Radiographic Imagery for Dynamic 3D Medical Legal Visualization. Journal of Biocommunication, [S.l.], v. 42, n. 2, dec. 2018. ISSN 0094-2499. Available at: <https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/jbc/article/view/9549/7686>. Date accessed: 10 apr. 2019.

Kim S, Lax LR, Ross D, Ng D, Grossi D, Gupta R, Sockalingham S, Mason R and Taylor V. (2017). Visualizing the Neurobiology of Trauma: Design and evaluation of an eLearning module for continuing professional development of Family Physicians in the Online Psychiatric Education Network. Journal of Biocommunication 41(2).

Watt-Watson J, Lax LR, Davies R, Langlois S, Oskarsson J, Raman-Wilms L. The Pain Interprofessional Curriculum Design Model. Pain Medicine. 2017(18):1040-1048. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnw337

Lax Leila, Philip Don, Singh Anita, Kim Hyon & Mazzotta Paolo. (2016). Core-periphery assessment of collaboration for knowledge building and translation in continuing medical education. QWERTY:  Interdisciplinary journal of technology, culture and education. 11(2);48-78.

Lax, L., Singh, A., Scardamalia, M., & Librach, L. (2015). Self-Assessment for Knowledge Building in Health Care. QWERTY: Journal of Technology and Culture. Vol.10(1) 47-68. (Selected for republication in 10th Anniversary Edition with other leading researchers in the field).   

Lax, L, Watt-Watson, J., Lui, M., Dubrowski, A., McGillion, M., Hunter, J., MacLennan, C., Knickle, K., Robb, A. & Lapeyre, J. (2011). Innovation and Design of a Web-based Pain Education Interprofessional Resource. Pain Research and Management, Journal of the Canadian Pain Society, Nov/Dec 2011, 16(6):427-432. Available at: http://www.pulsus.com:80/journals/toc.jsp?sCurrPg=journal&jnlKy=7&isuKy=1003 (under Original Articles #2)  

Nelles, Laura Jayne, Smith, Cathy M., Lax, Leila R., and Russell, M. Lynn (2011). Translating Face-to-Face Experiential Learning to Video for a Web-Based Communication Program. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 8. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2011.1.8  Available at: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol2/iss1/8  

Lax, L., Scardamalia, M., Watt-Watson, J., Hunter, J., & Bereiter, C. (2010). Beyond Learning Management Systems: Designing for interprofessional knowledge building in the health sciences. Canadian Journal for Learning and Technology, 36(1).  http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/issue/view/70  

Lax, Leila. R., Russell, M. Lynn, Nelles, L.J., and Smith. Cathy M. Scaffolding Knowledge Building in a Web-based Communication and Cultural Competence Program for International Medical Graduates. Acad Med. 2009;84(10 Suppl)S5-S8.

Lax, Leila, Singh, Anita, Tamber, Anoo, and Kim, Hyon. (2009). Design Research Outcomes of Collaborative Knowledge Building in a Web-based Continuing Education and Professional Development Program for Family Physicians. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on E-Learning. Toronto, Ontario, July 2009.

Hunter Judith, Watt-Watson, Judy; McGillion, Michael; Raman-Wilms, Lalitha; Cockburn, Lynn; Lax, Leila; Stinson, Jennifer; Cameron, Andrea; Dao, Thuan; Pennefather, Peter; Schreiber, Martin; Librach, Larry; Kavanagh, Trish; Gordon, Allan; Cullen, Nora; Mock, David; Salter, Michael. (2008). An Interfaculty Pain Curriculum: Lessons learned from six years experience. Pain: International Association for the Study of Pain. Elsevier Science.

Lax, L., Singh, A., Scardamalia, M., & Librach, L. (2006). Self-Assessment for Knowledge Building in Health Care. QWERTY: Journal of Technology and Culture. Vol.1(2) 19-37.  

Mader, S., Wilson-Pauwels, L., Nancekivell, S., Lax, L., Agur, A., & Mazierski, M. (2005). Medical-Legal Illustrations, Animations and Interactive Media: Personal injury lawyers’ perceptions of effective attributes. Journal of Biocommunications. 31:3.  

Lax, L., Rogers, T., Brierley, M., Wilson-Pauwels, L., and Mackay, M. (2004a). Visualization of Forensic Demonstrative Evidence for the Canadian Courtroom: A collaborative initiative between Biomedical Communications and Forensic Anthropology. Journal of Biocommunications. 30:3.  

Lax, L., Taylor, I., Wilson-Pauwels, L., and Scardamalia, M. (2004b). Dynamic Curriculum Design in Biomedical Communications: Integrating a Knowledge Building Approach and a Knowledge Forum® Learning Environment in a Medical Legal Visualization Course. Journal of Biocommunications. 30:1.  

Watt-Watson J, Hunter J, Pennefather P, Librach L, Raman-Wilms L, Schreiber M, Lax L, Stinson J, Dao T, Gordon A, Mock D, Salter M. (2004). An Integrated Undergraduate Pain Curriculum, Based on IASP Curricula, for Six Health Science Faculties.  Pain: International Association for the Study of Pain. Elsevier Science.  

AWARDS  

eLearning Curriculum Design & Development Awards

2010 Association of Faculties of Medicine John Ruedy Award for Innovation in Medical Education for the Communication & Cultural Competence Program Website, Dr. Lynn Russell, Prof. Leila Lax, Laura Jayne Nelles, & Dr. Cathy Smith.  

2010 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Alan Blizzard Award for the Communication & Cultural Competence Website and Medical Literacy Program, Lynn Russell, Leila Lax, Cathy Smith, Laura Jayne Nelles, Lorena Dobbie, Kevin Hobbs, Jacquie Jacobs, Stan Rogal, and Colette Peters.

2006-2007 Fred Fallis Award of Excellence in Online Learning, Continuing Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Dr. Anita Singh and Prof. Leila Lax for the End-of-Life Care Distance Education Program, collaborative knowledge building in Knowledge Forum, Nov. 30, 2007.  

Teaching

Innovation in Teaching Award, "BMC Director's Award for Innovation in Teaching", Division of Biomedical Communications, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1998-1999.

Teaching Award, "Certificate of Appreciation for Excellence in Teaching", Division of Biomedical Communications, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, from Year II M.Sc.BMC students, 2005-2006; 2003-2004; 2000-2001; 1998-1999; 1995-1996.  

Curriculum Development

2007 Northrup Frye Award for the Interfaculty Pain Curriculum, Department/Divisional Category, University of Toronto, Interfaculty Pain Curriculum Committee (contributions to curriculum design, program evaluation and website development).  

Publication

2005 Literary Award for best research article published in the Journal of Biomedical Communications, Association of Medical Illustrators, presented at the Annual Meeting, Aug. 2005. Re: Lax, L., Rogers, T., Brierley, M., Wilson-Pauwels, L., and Mackay, M. (2005). Visualization of Forensic Demonstrative Evidence for the Canadian Courtroom: A collaborative initiative between Biomedical Communications and Forensic Anthropology. Journal of Biocommunications. 30:4.  

2019 Literary Award for Best Paper Published in the Journal of Biocommunication, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, July 20, 2018, Newton, MA. Kim S, Lax LR, Ross D, Ng D, Grossi D, Gupta R, Sockalingham S, Mason R and Taylor V. Visualizing the Neurobiology of Trauma: Design and evaluation of an eLearning module for continuing professional development of Family Physicians in the Online Psychiatric Education Network. Journal of Biocommunication. 2017:41(2). Accessed at: https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/jbc/issue/view/530/showToc

Research Poster

J. Watt-Watson, J. Hunter, P. Pennefather, L. Librach, L. Raman-Wilms, M. Schreiber, L. Lax, J. Stinson, T. Dao, A. Gordon, D. Mock. Undergraduate Interprofessional Pain Education Curricula: A Model for Six Health Science Faculties. American Pain Society 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, March 20-23, 2003, #724 Chicago IL, USA.  

Medical Illustration

Keith L. Moore Award in Biomedical Illustration, Honourable Mention, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, 1981.  

Fine Art

Hart House Art Competition, 1st Prize, University of Toronto, 1983. Hart House Art Competition, Honourable Mention, University of Toronto, 1983. Nineteenth Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, 1st Prize in graphic art, Mintmark Press, 1980. University College Art Contest, 1st in graphic art, University of Toronto, 1979. University College Art Contest, 2nd Prize in graphic art, University of Toronto, 1979. University College Art Contest, 2nd Prize in graphic art, University of Toronto, 1978.  

Academic

W.J. McAndrews Prize, University College, University of Toronto, Achievement Award, 1979.