A5044880959- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Disaster Response and Management
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Pain Management and Treatment
Dalhousie University
2020-2025
University of Calgary
2015-2024
O'Brien Institute
2018-2024
Institute of Public Health Zadar
2024
Nova Scotia Health Authority
2023
Alberta Health Services
2016-2022
University of Toronto
2018-2022
Queen's Medical Center
2022
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2022
Western Caspian University
2022
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact daily life, including health system operations, despite the availability of vaccines that are effective in greatly reducing risks death and severe disease. Misperceptions vaccine safety, efficacy, risks, mistrust institutions responsible for vaccination campaigns have been reported as factors contributing hesitancy. This study investigated hesitancy globally June 2021. Nationally representative samples 1,000 individuals from 23 countries were...
Several early COVID-19 studies aimed to assess the potential acceptance of a vaccine among healthcare providers, but relatively few this population have been published since vaccines became widely available. Vaccine safety, speed development, and low perceived disease risk were commonly cited as factors for hesitancy group. In secondary analysis based on cross-sectional, structured survey, authors associations between self-reported number sociodemographic perception using data from 3,295...
Introduction Efforts to mitigate the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) have largely relied on broad compliance with public health recommendations yet navigating high volume evolving information can be challenging. We assessed self-reported perceptions related COVID-19 including, beliefs (e.g., severity, concerns, health), knowledge transmission, sources), and behaviors physical distancing) understand...
<h3>BACKGROUND:</h3> Transfer of patient care from an intensive unit (ICU) to a hospital ward is often challenging, high risk and inefficient. We assessed provider perspectives on barriers facilitators high-quality transfers recommendations improve the transfer process. <h3>METHODS:</h3> conducted semistructured interviews participants multicentre prospective cohort study ICU at 10 hospitals across Canada. purposively sampled 1 patient, family member provider, each 8 English-speaking sites....
There are concerns that vaccine hesitancy may impede COVID-19 rollout and prevent the achievement of herd immunity. Vaccine is a delay in acceptance or refusal vaccines despite their availability.We aimed to identify which people more less likely take factors associated with inform public health messaging.A Canadian cross-sectional survey was conducted Canada October November 2020, prior regulatory approval vaccines. measured by respondents answering question "what would you do if were...
In response to the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2, hospitals in Canada enacted temporary visitor restrictions limit COVID-19 and preserve personal protective equipment supplies. This study describes extent, variation, fluctuation Canadian adult intensive care unit (ICU) visitation policies before during first wave pandemic.
Abstract Background Critically ill patients require complex care and experience unique needs during after their stay in the intensive unit (ICU). Discharging or transferring a patient from ICU to hospital ward back community (under of general practitioner) includes several elements that may shape outcomes overall experiences. The aim this study was answer question: what facilitate successful, high-quality discharge ICU? Methods This scoping review is an update published 2015. We searched...
Objectives: Discrepancy in the supply-demand relationship for critical care services precipitates a strain on ICU capacity. Strain can lead to suboptimal quality of and burnout among providers contribute inefficient health resource utilization. We engaged interprofessional healthcare explore their perceptions sources, impact, strategies manage capacity strain. Design: Qualitative study using conventional thematic analysis. Setting: Nine ICUs across Alberta, Canada. Subjects: Nineteen focus...
BACKGROUND: Transgender and nonbinary individuals face substantial cardiovascular health uncertainties. The use of gender-affirming hormone therapy can be used to achieve one’s goals. As self-rated is an important predictor outcomes, understanding how this association perceived by transgender using required. objective research was explore individuals’ perceptions in the context therapy. METHODS: In qualitative study, English-speaking adults for 3 months or more were recruited from across...
We aimed to understand how experiences with vaccine-related information and communication challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted motivations behaviors among Canadian adults regarding future vaccines. Semi-structured interviews were conducted participants purposively selected ensure diversity in age, sex at birth, self-identified gender, region. Data analyzed using thematic analysis; findings mapped Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model focusing on factors affecting vaccine...
Healthy eating is influenced by myriad factors ranging from individual to societal. Healthcare organizations have recently adopted healthy policies improve food environments; however, how such shape practice still unknown. This qualitative study explores perspectives on continuous quality improvement (CQI) among healthcare staff and managers working in hospital foodservices post-implementation of a policy aimed at improving environments. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 Nova...
Abstract Background Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of the body’s response to fighting an infection. The global burden sepsis incredibly high, accounting for estimated 20% percent all deaths as well high hospitalization costs and long-term multifaceted sequelae. As most starts in community, public knowledge essential rapid identification medical intervention. current study part multi-study collaborative research program. Following scoping review national survey assess sepsis, we...
Abstract Continuous quality improvement (CQI) has become a widely accepted approach to optimize health services while lowering healthcare costs (Quintuple Aim) and expanded from clinical interventions promotion. Retail food environments (e.g. hospital cafeterias, cafes) are of interest given the increased adoption healthy eating policies influence diet price, promotion, placement product). However, there is lack understanding what organizational policy processes necessary implement CQI for...
Objectives: Guidelines recommend offering family members of critically ill patients the option to attend interdisciplinary team rounds as a way improve communication and satisfaction. Uncertainty remains around benefits risks. Design: We conducted an observational study describe participation in ICU its association with rounding processes. Setting: Rounds under leadership 33 attending physicians seven hospitals across three Canadian cities. Patients: Three hundred two individual on 210...