Search Results - "Ivers, M"

Characteristics and Health Care Use of Patients Attending Virtual Walk-in Clinics in Ontario, Canada: Cross-sectional Analysis by Lapointe-Shaw, Lauren, Salahub, Christine, Bird, Cherryl, Bhatia, R Sacha, Desveaux, Laura, Glazier, Richard H, Hedden, Lindsay, Ivers, Noah M, Martin, Danielle, Na, Yingbo, Spithoff, Sheryl, Tadrous, Mina, Kiran, Tara

“…Funding changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic supported the growth of direct-to-consumer virtual walk-in clinics in several countries. Little is known…”
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Effects of an academic detailing service on benzodiazepine prescribing patterns in primary care by Lacroix, Meagan, Abdelmalek, Fred, Everett, Karl, Salach, Lena, Bevan, Lindsay, Burton, Victoria, Ivers, Noah M, Tadrous, Mina

“…Benzodiazepines are commonly used to treat anxiety and/or insomnia but are associated with substantial safety risks. Changes to prescribing patterns in primary…”
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Mediation analysis with a time-to-event outcome: a review of use and reporting in healthcare research by Lapointe-Shaw, Lauren, Bouck, Zachary, Howell, Nicholas A, Lange, Theis, Orchanian-Cheff, Ani, Austin, Peter C, Ivers, Noah M, Redelmeier, Donald A, Bell, Chaim M

“…Mediation analysis tests whether the relationship between two variables is explained by a third intermediate variable. We sought to describe the usage and…”
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Effectiveness of interventions for managing multiple high-burden chronic diseases in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kastner, Monika, PhD, Hayden, Leigh, MD PhD, Cardoso, Roberta, PhD, Lai, Yonda, MN, Treister, Victoria, MPH, Hamid, Jemila S., PhD, Straus, Sharon E., MD MSc, Wong, Geoff, MBBS MD(Res), Ivers, Noah M., MD PhD, Liu, Barbara, MD, Marr, Sharon, MD MED, Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna, MD

“…ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION More than half of older adults (age ≥ 65 yr) have 2 or more high-burden multimorbidity conditions (i.e., highly prevalent chronic…”
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Allocation techniques for balance at baseline in cluster randomized trials: a methodological review by Ivers, Noah M, Halperin, Ilana J, Barnsley, Jan, Grimshaw, Jeremy M, Shah, Baiju R, Tu, Karen, Upshur, Ross, Zwarenstein, Merrick

“…Reviews have repeatedly noted important methodological issues in the conduct and reporting of cluster randomized controlled trials (C-RCTs). These reviews…”
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Measurement without management: qualitative evaluation of a voluntary audit & feedback intervention for primary care teams by Wagner, Daniel J, Durbin, Janet, Barnsley, Jan, Ivers, Noah M

“…The use of clinical performance feedback to support quality improvement (QI) activities is based on the sound rationale that measurement is necessary to…”
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Clinical performance comparators in audit and feedback: a review of theory and evidence by Gude, Wouter T, Brown, Benjamin, van der Veer, Sabine N, Colquhoun, Heather L, Ivers, Noah M, Brehaut, Jamie C, Landis-Lewis, Zach, Armitage, Christopher J, de Keizer, Nicolette F, Peek, Niels

“…Audit and feedback (A&F) is a common quality improvement strategy with highly variable effects on patient care. It is unclear how A&F effectiveness can be…”
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Development and validation of an administrative data algorithm to estimate the disease burden and epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Ontario, Canada by Widdifield, Jessica, Ivers, Noah M, Young, Jacqueline, Green, Diane, Jaakkimainen, Liisa, Butt, Debra A., O’Connor, Paul, Hollands, Simon, Tu, Karen

“…Background: Few studies have assessed the accuracy of administrative data for identifying multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Objectives: To validate…”
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Interventions to help people understand community immunity: A systematic review by Hakim, Hina, Provencher, Thierry, Chambers, Christine T., Driedger, S. Michelle, Dube, Eve, Gavaruzzi, Teresa, Giguere, Anik M.C., Ivers, Noah M., MacDonald, Shannon, Paquette, Jean-Sebastien, Wilson, Kumanan, Reinharz, Daniel, Witteman, Holly O.

“…•Little evidence is available about the effects of communicating about community immunity.•Effective communication about community immunity may increase…”
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Engaging patients to select measures for a primary care audit and feedback initiative by Ivers, Noah M., MD PhD, Maybee, Alies, BA

“…To help health providers identify and close the gaps between ideal evidence-based practices and the care routinely received by patients, health systems often…”
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What is the role of randomised trials in implementation science? by Foy, Robbie, Ivers, Noah M, Grimshaw, Jeremy M, Wilson, Paul M

“…Abstract Background There is a consistent demand for implementation science to inform global efforts to close the gap between evidence and practice. Key…”
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Web and phone-based COVID-19 syndromic surveillance in Canada: A cross-sectional study by Lapointe-Shaw, Lauren, Rader, Benjamin, Astley, Christina M, Hawkins, Jared B, Bhatia, Deepit, Schatten, William J, Lee, Todd C, Liu, Jessica J, Ivers, Noah M, Stall, Nathan M, Gournis, Effie, Tuite, Ashleigh R, Fisman, David N, Bogoch, Isaac I, Brownstein, John S

“…Syndromic surveillance through web or phone-based polling has been used to track the course of infectious diseases worldwide. Our study objective was to…”
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Validity of Administrative Data for Identifying Patients Who Have Had a Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Using EMRALD as a Reference Standard by Tu, Karen, MD, MSc, Wang, Myra, BSc, MSc, Young, Jacqueline, BSc, MSc, Green, Diane, BSc, Ivers, Noah M., MD, Butt, Debra, MD, MSc, Jaakkimainen, Liisa, MD, MSc, Kapral, Moira K., MD, MSc

“…Abstract Background Surveillance for stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) using administrative data has traditionally been limited to reporting patients who…”
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The co-development of a linguistic and culturally tailored tele-retinopathy screening intervention for immigrants living with diabetes from China and African-Caribbean countries in Ottawa, Canada by Umaefulam, Valerie, Wilson, Mackenzie, Boucher, Marie Carole, Brent, Michael H, Dogba, Maman Joyce, Drescher, Olivia, Grimshaw, Jeremy M, Ivers, Noah M, Lawrenson, John G, Lorencatto, Fabiana, Maberley, David, McCleary, Nicola, McHugh, Sheena, Sutakovic, Olivera, Thavorn, Kednapa, Witteman, Holly O, Yu, Catherine, Cheng, Hao, Han, Wei, Hong, Yu, Idrissa, Balkissa, Leech, Tina, Malette, Joffré, Mongeon, Isabelle, Mugisho, Zawadi, Nguebou, Marlyse Mbakop, Pabla, Sara, Rahman, Siffan, Samandoulougou, Azaratou, Visram, Hasina, You, Richard, Zhao, Junqiang, Presseau, Justin

“…Diabetic retinopathy is a sight-threatening ocular complication of diabetes. Screening is an effective way to reduce severe complications, but screening…”
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What works to increase attendance for diabetic retinopathy screening? An evidence synthesis and economic analysis by Lawrenson, John G, Graham-Rowe, Ella, Lorencatto, Fabiana, Rice, Stephen, Bunce, Catey, Francis, Jill J, Burr, Jennifer M, Aluko, Patricia, Vale, Luke, Peto, Tunde, Presseau, Justin, Ivers, Noah M, Grimshaw, Jeremy M

“…Diabetic retinopathy screening (DRS) is effective but uptake is suboptimal. To determine the effectiveness of quality improvement (QI) interventions for DRS…”
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Characterization of non-adopters of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions through a national cross-sectional survey to assess attitudes and behaviours by Lang, Raynell, Atabati, Omid, Oxoby, Robert J., Mourali, Mehdi, Shaffer, Blake, Sheikh, Hasan, Fullerton, Madison M., Tang, Theresa, Leigh, Jeanna Parsons, Manns, Braden J., Marshall, Deborah A., Ivers, Noah M., Ratzan, Scott C., Hu, Jia, Benham, Jamie L.

“…Adoption of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) remains critical to curtail the spread of COVID-19. Using self-reported adherence to NPIs in Canada,…”
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In Vivo Changes in Lamina Cribrosa Microarchitecture and Optic Nerve Head Structure in Early Experimental Glaucoma by Ivers, Kevin M, Sredar, Nripun, Patel, Nimesh B, Rajagopalan, Lakshmi, Queener, Hope M, Twa, Michael D, Harwerth, Ronald S, Porter, Jason

“…The lamina cribrosa likely plays an important role in retinal ganglion cell axon injury in glaucoma. We sought to (1) better understand optic nerve head (ONH)…”
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Equity in prenatal healthcare services globally: an umbrella review by Ladak, Zeenat, Grewal, Nagma, Kim, Minji Olivia, Small, Stephanie, Leber, Alexia, Hemani, Mehdiya, Sun, Qiuyu, Hamza, Deena M, Laur, Celia, Ivers, Noah M, Falenchuk, Olesya, Volpe, Richard

“…Timely, appropriate, and equitable access to quality healthcare during pregnancy is proven to contribute to better health outcomes of birthing individuals and…”
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Validation of a questionnaire exploring patient attitudes towards bedside teaching by Carey, M O, O'Riordan, N, Carty, M, Ivers, M, Taylor, L K, Higgins, M F

“…Bedside teaching (BST) facilitates medical education and has reduced in practice, often due to patient-related concerns. This study aimed to validate a…”
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Beyond quality improvement: exploring why primary care teams engage in a voluntary audit and feedback program by Wagner, Daniel J, Durbin, Janet, Barnsley, Jan, Ivers, Noah M

“…Despite its popularity, the effectiveness of audit and feedback in support quality improvement efforts is mixed. While audit and feedback-related research…”
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