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Impact on Survival of Time From Definitive Surgery to Initiation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer by LOHRISCH, Caroline, PALTIEL, Charles, GELMON, Karen, SPEERS, Caroline, TAYLOR, Suzanne, BARNETT, Jeff, OLIVOTTO, Ivo A

“…To determine if time to start of adjuvant chemotherapy after curative surgery influences survival in early-stage breast cancer. A retrospective review was…”
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The Medium Is the Message: How Do Canadian University Students Want Digital Medication Information? by Monkman, Helen, Kushniruk, Andre, Borycki, Elizabeth, Sheets, Debra, Barnett, Jeff, Nøhr, Christian

“…(1) Background: To facilitate optimal prescription medication benefits and safety, it is important that people are informed about their prescription…”
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Opportunities for improving how and when Canadians are informed about new prescription medications by Monkman, Helen, Kushniruk, Andre W, Borycki, Elizabeth M, Sheets, Debra, Barnett, Jeff, Park, Hannah, | |

“…The Canadian prescription process requires a person to go through several steps. Prescription medications have associated risks and benefits and it is…”
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Adjuvant Therapy with Raltitrexed in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Intolerant of 5-Fluorouracil: British Columbia Cancer Agency Experience by Wilson, Kenneth S., Fitzgerald, Catherine A., Barnett, Jeff B., Pharm, B., Gill, Sharlene, Khoo, Kong E.

“…Background: Severe 5-FU toxicity in adjuvant therapy of colorectal cancer may require change of therapy. We retrospectively explored the safety and efficacy of…”
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Renal safety of 1-hour pamidronate infusion for breast cancer and multiple myeloma patients: comparison between clinical trials and population-based database by de Lemos, Mário L, Taylor, Suzanne C, Barnett, Jeff B, Hu, Francis, Levin, Adeera, Moravan, Veronika, O'Reilly, Susan E

“…Purpose. The American Society of Clinical Oncology recommends infusion of pamidronate over 2 hours to avoid renal deterioration, although there are data to…”
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The impact of new chemotherapeutic and hormone agents on survival in a population‐based cohort of women with metastatic breast cancer by Chia, Stephen K., Speers, Caroline H., D'yachkova, Yulia, Kang, Anna, Malfair‐Taylor, Suzanne, Barnett, Jeff, Coldman, Andy, Gelmon, Karen A., O'Reilly, Susan E., Olivotto, Ivo A.

“…BACKGROUND. Over the past decade, a number of new therapeutic agents have become available in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC). This study…”
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Deriving a Set of Privacy Specific Heuristics for the Assessment of PHRs (Personal Health Records) by Furano, Riccardo F, Kushniruk, Andre, Barnett, Jeff

“…With the emergence of personal health record (PHR) platforms becoming more widely available, this research focused on the development of privacy heuristics to…”
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Understanding and managing zoonotic risk in the new livestock industries by Liverani, Marco, Waage, Jeff, Barnett, Tony, Pfeiffer, Dirk U, Rushton, Jonathan, Rudge, James W, Loevinsohn, Michael E, Scoones, Ian, Smith, Richard D, Cooper, Ben S, White, Lisa J, Goh, Shan, Horby, Peter, Wren, Brendan, Gundogdu, Ozan, Woods, Abigail, Coker, Richard J

“…In many parts of the world, livestock production is undergoing a process of rapid intensification. The health implications of this development are uncertain…”
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Teleoncology uptake in British Columbia by Clarke, Melissa, Barnett, Jeff

“…Telehealth enables the delivery of specialized health care to patients living in isolated and remote regions. The purpose of this analysis is to determine the…”
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Are Health Literacy and eHealth Literacy the Same or Different? by Monkman, Helen, Kushniruk, Andre W, Barnett, Jeff, Borycki, Elizabeth M, Greiner, Leigh E, Sheets, Debra

“…Many researchers assume that there is a relationship between health literacy and eHealth literacy, yet it is not clear whether the literature supports this…”
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Pharmacy information systems in Canada by Barnett, Jeff, Jennings, Heather

“…The goal of Canada Health Infoway is to provide at least 50% of all Canadians with an electronic health record (EHR) by 2010. The goal of the Infoway Drug…”
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Adopting and introducing new technology to improve patient care: a wedding of clinicians and informatics specialists by Barnett, Jeff, Syme, Ann

“…The BC Cancer Agency sees 128,172 patients per year, of which 2,186 are referred to the Patient Symptom Management/Palliative Care (PSMPC) clinics for tertiary…”
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Toward a population-based approach to end-of-life care surveillance in Canada: initial efforts and lessons by Lau, Francis, Downing, Michael, Tayler, Carolyn, Fassbender, Konrad, Lesperance, Mary, Barnett, Jeff

“…This paper describes a project undertaken by the Hospice Palliative End-of-Life Care Surveillance Team Network--one of four Cancer Surveillance and…”
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Risk of early recurrence among postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor‐positive early breast cancer treated with adjuvant tamoxifen by Kennecke, Hagen, McArthur, Heather, Olivotto, Ivo A., Speers, Caroline, Bajdik, Chris, Chia, Stephen K., Ellard, Susan, Norris, Brian, Hayes, Malcolm, Barnett, Jeff, Gelmon, Karen A.

“…BACKGROUND Adjuvant aromatase inhibitors (AIs), instead of or after tamoxifen, are effective in decreasing recurrence in postmenopausal women with estrogen…”
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Telehealth--a change in a practice model in oncology by Weinerman, Brian Harvey, Barnett, Jeff, Loyola, Margarita, den Duyf, Johanna, Robertson, Sarah, Ashworth, Valerie, Apland, Lars, Kazanjian, Arminee

“…A clinical study to examine the barriers to using telehealth for oncologic visits was performed by the British Columbia Cancer Agency's Vancouver Island Centre…”
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Sharing data from pharmacy information systems by Barnett, Jeff

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Assessing the feasibility of data mining techniques for early liver cancer detection by Kuo, Mu-Hsing, Hung, Chang-Mao, Barnett, Jeff, Pinheiro, Fabiola

“…The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of a data mining association analysis technique, the FP Growth algorithm, for the detection of…”
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The introduction and evaluation of mobile devices to improve access to patient records: a catalyst for innovation and collaboration at BCCA by Wu, Jonn, Waldron, John, Hood, Shaina, Kahnamelli, Adam, Khan, Mohamed, Barnett, Jeff, French, John, Slager, Stacey, Melhem, Shadi, Shabestari, Omid

“…Prompt and efficient access to patient records is vital in providing optimal patient care. The Cancer Agency Information System (CAIS) is the primary patient…”
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Characteristics of patients at risk for adverse drug events: designing for patient safety and decision support by Borycki, Elizabeth, Barnett, Jeff, Walisser, Susan, Bellwood, Paule, Clarke, Melissa, Greig, David

“…Adverse drug events are a significant global health issue. In this paper we describe our research work to date in identifying the characteristics of patients…”
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Sociotechnical evaluation of a clinical transformation project in a specialized cancer care centre by Bishop, Margaret, Barnett, Jeff, Vlachaki, Maria T, Pai, Howard

“…The radiation therapy (RT) department at the British Columbia Cancer Agency - Vancouver Island Centre (VIC) is responsible for delivering radiation treatments…”
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