- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Ethics in medical practice
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Online and Blended Learning
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Education Systems and Policy
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Health, psychology, and well-being
University of Ottawa
2015-2024
Institut du Savoir Montfort
2019-2024
MacEwan University
2020-2023
Montfort Hospital
2020-2023
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
2017-2023
University Health Network
2017-2023
Schmid (Germany)
2023
South Johnston High School
2023
Stamatopoulos and Associates (Greece)
2023
Bruyère
2012-2022
Blended learning, which integrates face-to-face and online instruction, is increasingly being adopted. A gap remains in the literature related to blended self-efficacy, knowledge perceptions undergraduate nursing. To investigate outcomes of implementation a newly course. This was quasi-experimental pre-post test design. study conducted at an university Alberta, Canada. total 217 second-year nursing students participated 187 participants completed all components. convenience sampling method...
While some research has been conducted examining recruitment methods to engage physicians and practices in primary care research, further is needed on methodology as it remains a recurrent challenge plays crucial role research. This paper reviews strategies, common challenges, innovative from five recent health services studies Ontario, Canada. We used mixed qualitative quantitative gather data investigators and/or project staff teams. Team members were interviewed asked fill out brief...
Abstract Background Pharmacists have expanded their roles and responsibilities as a result of primary health care reform. There is currently no consensus on the core competencies for pharmacists working in these evolving practices. The aim this study was to develop validate pharmacists' effective performance roles, so doing, document perceived contribution providing collaborative services. Methods Using modified Delphi process including assessing perception frequency criticality performing...
Variations in the prevalence of traditional cardiac risk factors only partially account for geographic variations incidence cardiovascular disease. We examined extent to which preventive ambulatory health care services contribute event rates.We conducted a cohort study involving 5.5 million patients aged 40 79 years Ontario, Canada, with no hospital stays disease as January 2008, through linkage multiple population-based databases. The primary outcome was occurrence major (myocardial...
Abstract Background COVID-19 has caused significant healthcare service disruptions. Surgical backlogs have been estimated but not for other services. This study aims to estimate the backlog of preventive care services by COVID-19. Methods observational assessed screening rates at three primary clinics in Ottawa, Ontario from March November 2020 using data 22,685 electronic medical records. The change cervical cancer, colorectal and type 2 diabetes were crudely 2016 census data, estimating...
Background: There are limited data on the association of material deprivation with clinical care and outcomes after atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis in jurisdictions universal health care. Methods: This was a population-based cohort study individuals ≥66 years age first AF between April 1, 2007, March 31, 2019, Canadian province Ontario, which provides public funding prohibits private payment for medically necessary physician hospital services. Prescription medications subsidized residents...
Health coaching is a new intervention offering one-on-one focused self-management support program. This study implemented health pilot in primary care clinics Eastern Ontario, Canada to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of integrating into for patients who were either at risk or diagnosed with diabetes. We three practices. Patients diabetes offered six months from their coach, including an initial face-to-face meeting follow-up by email, telephone, according patient preference....
Cruess, Richard L. M.D.; Sylvia R. Johnston, Sharon E. M.A. Author Information
In recent decades, both the concept and performance of professionals have been widely questioned. Professionalism idea service placed under intense pressure, but they survived. Medicine may now an opportunity to reestablish itself as a respected, influential, useful profession in Western society. The authors believe this could occur (1) because strength democratic process place organized medicine within it; (2) medicine's role source relatively impartial expertise is being reestablished...
Given the potential value of self-management support programs for people with chronic diseases, it is vital to understand how they influence participants' health attitudes and behaviours. The Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP), most well-known widely studied such program, funded in many provinces jurisdictions throughout Canada. However, there little published evidence on its impact Canadian health-care system. We reactions perceived impacts attending program one...
To evaluate the appropriateness of potential data sources for population performance indicators primary care (PC) practices. This project was a cross sectional study 7 multidisciplinary teams in Ontario, Canada. Practices were recruited and 5-7 physicians per practice agreed to participate study. Patients participating (20-30) sequentially as they presented attend visit. Data collection included patient, provider surveys, chart abstraction linkage administrative sets. Matched pairs analysis...
As the world's linguistic diversity continues to increase at an unprecedented rate, a growing proportion of patients will be risk experiencing language barriers in primary care settings. We sought examine whether patient-family physician concordance setting is associated with lower rates hospital-based healthcare utilisation and mortality. conducted population-based retrospective cohort study 497 227 home recipients living Ontario, Canada. Patient was obtained from assessments while College...
The purpose of the research was to compare student performance on Advanced Placement (AP) exams from 2009 2011 at Florida Virtual School and explore perceptions their online course experience compared with classroom-based AP experiences. data indicated that students performed levels comparable national sample but higher other students. also showed perceived benefits both classroom courses. Both these findings lend credibility delivery in an format indicate design, delivery, support...
Team-based care can improve integrated health services by increasing comprehensiveness and continuity of in primary healthcare (PHC) settings. Collaborative models involving providers from different professions help to achieve coordinated, high-quality person-centred care. In Canada, there has been variation both the timing/pace adoption approach interprofessional PHC (IPHC) policy. Provinces are at stages development, implementation, evaluation team-based models. This paper describes how...
Background: Studies show the great potential for self-management to improve health outcomes, yet it is carried out in a limited way by patients and providers. This study investigated provider perspective of existing support resources region 1.2 million people. Participants included physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, educators, program managers. Methods: Qualitative using semi-structured, one-on-one interviews. An iterative immersion/crystallization process identified key themes new...
This mixed methods study was designed to explore the acceptability and impact of feedback team performance data primary care interdisciplinary teams. Seven teams were offered a one-hour, facilitated session presenting from comprehensive, previously-conducted evaluation, selecting highlights such as on chronic disease management, access, patient satisfaction function. Several recurrent themes emerged participants' surveys two rounds interviews within three months session. Team measurement...