A5042539932- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
University of Alberta
2016-2025
Columbia University
2024
Day Family Medicine
2023
Southwestern Medical Center
2021
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2021
Utah AIDS Foundation
2021
University of Miami Hospital
2019
University of Mississippi
2016
University of Waterloo
2015-2016
University of Calgary
2015-2016
Hypertension control rates remain suboptimal. Pharmacists' scope of practice is evolving, and their position in the community may be ideal for improving hypertension care. We aimed to study impact pharmacist prescribing on blood pressure (BP) community-dwelling patients.We designed a patient-level, randomized, controlled trial, enrolling adults with above-target BP (as defined by Canadian guidelines) through pharmacies, hospitals, or primary care teams 23 communities Alberta. Intervention...
Bell palsy is an idiopathic weakness or paralysis of the face peripheral nerve origin, with acute onset. It affects 20–30 persons per 100 000 annually, and 1 in 60 individuals will be affected over course their lifetime.[1][1],[2][2] The major cause believed to
Background— Use of cardiovascular disease risk calculators is often recommended by guidelines, but research on consistency in assessment among limited. Method and Results— A search PubMed Google was performed. Five clinicians selected 25 independent review. Hypothetical patients were created with the use 7 factors (age, sex, smoking, blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, diabetes mellitus) dichotomized to high low, generating 2 (128 total). These assessed each...
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...
Family medicine physicians manage the highest complexity of conditions in their practices.[1][1] must actively stay up to date on new advances and recent evidence; care for patients all ages throughout many stages lives; share patients' struggles triumphs
To update the 2015 clinical practice guideline and provide a simplified approach to lipid management in prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for primary care.Following Institute Medicine's Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust, multidisciplinary, pan-Canadian panel was formed. This represented by care providers, free from conflicts interest with industry, included patient perspective. A separate scientific evidence team performed reviews on statins, ezetimibe, proprotein convertase...
Introduction Sleep-time blood pressure correlates more strongly with adverse cardiovascular events than does daytime pressure. The BedMed trial evaluates whether bedtime antihypertensive administration, as compared conventional morning use, reduces major events. Methods and analysis Design Prospective randomised, open-label, blinded end-point trial. Participants Hypertensive primary care patients using lowering medication free from glaucoma. Setting Community providers in 5 Canadian...