A5008472236- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
University of Calgary
2014-2025
University of Alberta
2009-2025
Queen's University
2025
Alberta Health Services
2014-2025
Health Sciences Centre
2023
Cook Children's Medical Center
2022
Hospital for Sick Children
2016
University of Zimbabwe
2009
To develop a clinical practice guideline to support the management of chronic pain, including low back, osteoarthritic, and neuropathic pain in primary care.The was developed with an emphasis on best available evidence shared decision-making principles. Ten health professionals (4 generalist family physicians, 1 management-focused physician, anesthesiologist, physical therapist, pharmacist, nurse practitioner, psychologist), patient representative, nonvoting pharmacist methodologist...
<h3>Background:</h3> The relation between emergency department opioid prescribing and subsequent harm is complex poorly studied. We sought to quantify adverse outcomes, incremental risk, rates of prolonged use among patients receiving an prescription propensity-matched controls. <h3>Methods:</h3> used administrative data sample all Alberta visits over 10 years, excluding with cancer, palliative care, or concurrent use. Treated filled within 72 hours after their index visit; untreated did...
Objective: To evaluate the analgesic activity of ibuprofen against paracetamol using a simple pain model.Design: A double-blind study.Setting: Twenty general practitioners in Harare, Zimbabwe.Patients: Adults with acute sore throat maximum two days’ duration.Interventions: One hundred and thirteen patients associated tonsillopharyngitis randomly received either 400mg or 1000mg paracetamol. The study design included repeated administration up to 48 hours assess tolerability.Main outcome...
Objectives To compare treated to self-reported prevalence of chronic pain (CP) and estimate health services utilization (HSU) costs patients for CP in Alberta, Canada. Methods Patients were identified by the physician billing codes from practitioner claims database fiscal year 2021/22. The (number these divided population) was compared previously estimated (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0272638). Costs patients’ HSU included general (GP), specialist, inpatient, emergency department, outpatient...
The impact of telephone consultations between pain specialists and primary care physicians regarding the patients with chronic is unknown.To evaluate pain.Patients referred to an interdisciplinary service were randomly assigned either receive usual by physician, or have their case discussed in a consultation specialist referring physician. Patients completed numerical rating scale for pain, Pain Disability Index Short Form-36 on referral, as well three six months later. Primary brief survey...
Abstract Objective Documenting cannabis use is important for patient care, but no formal requirements consistent reporting exist in primary care. The objective of this study was to understand how documented care electronic medical record (EMR) data. Results This a cross-sectional using de-identified EMR data from over 398,000 patients and 333 providers Alberta, Canada. An automated pattern-matching algorithm developed identify text ICD-9 diagnostic codes indicating the EMR. There total...
Formuler des lignes directrices de pratique clinique pour soutenir la prise en charge douleur chronique, y compris lombaire, arthrosique et neuropathique, dans les soins primaires. MÉTHODES: Ces ont été élaborées mettant l’accent sur meilleures données probantes disponibles principes décision partagée. Dix professionnels santé (4 omnipraticiens, 1 médecin famille spécialisée gestion douleur, anesthésiste, physiothérapeute, pharmacienne, infirmière praticienne psychologue), représentant...
<h3>Objectives</h3> To describe how the development of a clinical practice guideline on management chronic pain (including back pain, osteoarthritis, and neuropathic pain) can potentially lead to better control with fewer medications. <h3>Methods</h3> Based needs family physicians, emphasized use best available evidence shared decision making. A panel (10 health professionals patient representative) no financial conflicts interest identified key questions later created recommendations based...