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Appropriateness of COVID-19 public health guidelines for an Alberta First Nations community by Soprovich, Allison L., Wozniak, Lisa A., Lee, Cerina, Sharma, Vishal, Samanani, Salim, Eurich, Dean T.

“…Objectives The First Nations people experience significant challenges that may influence the ability to follow COVID-19 public health directives on-reserve…”
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Safe opioid prescribing: a prognostic machine learning approach to predicting 30-day risk after an opioid dispensation in Alberta, Canada by Sharma, Vishal, Kulkarni, Vinaykumar, Eurich, Dean T, Kumar, Luke, Samanani, Salim

“…ObjectiveTo develop machine learning models employing administrative health data that can estimate risk of adverse outcomes within 30 days of an opioid…”
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Predicting falls-related admissions in older adults in Alberta, Canada: a machine-learning falls prevention tool developed using population administrative health data by Sharma, Vishal, Kulkarni, Vinaykumar, Joon, Tanya, Eurich, Dean T, Simpson, Scot H, Voaklander, Don, Wright, Bruce, Samanani, Salim

“…Objective To construct a machine-learning (ML) model for health systems with organised falls prevention programmes to identify older adults at risk for…”
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Measures of stimulant medications: A population-based study in Alberta, Canada by Dubois, Cerina, Ye, Ming, Weaver, Olivia, Samanani, Salim, Jess, Ed, Gilani, Fizza, Eurich, Dean T.

“…•Stimulants are being used by a high percentage of the general population for a wide range of reasons.•A clear measure of stimulant use is needed to determine…”
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Mental health experiences with COVID-19 public health measures in an Alberta First Nations Community by Lee, Cerina, Wozniak, Lisa A, Soprovich, Allison L, Sharma, Vishal, Healy, Bonnie, Samanani, Salim, Eurich, Dean T

“…First Nations (FN) people of Canada experience health, social, and systemic inequities due to colonization. Consequently, COVID-19 has placed further mental…”
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A Population-Based Examination of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist & Z-drug Dispensations in the Alberta Population: Prevalence of Use and Indicators of Potentially Inappropriate Use and Prescribing by Weir, Daniala, Samanani, Salim, Niruban, Selvanayagam John, Jess, Ed, Gilani, Fizza, Eurich, Dean

“…IntroductionCanadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety disorders and insomnia suggest that benzodiazepine receptor agonist and Z-drug…”
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Defining opioid naïve and implications for monitoring opioid use: A population‐based study in Alberta, Canada by Lee, Cerina, Ye, Ming, Weaver, Olivia, Jess, Ed, Gilani, Fizza, Samanani, Salim, Eurich, Dean T.

“…Purpose Reducing initial exposure of “opioid naïve” patients to opioids is a public health priority. Identifying opioid naïve patients is difficult, as…”
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Predicting 30-day risk from benzodiazepine/Z-drug dispensations in older adults using administrative data: A prognostic machine learning approach by Sharma, Vishal, Joon, Tanya, Kulkarni, Vinaykumar, Samanani, Salim, Simpson, Scot H., Voaklander, Don, Eurich, Dean

“…•This study considered the perspective of health regulators and their mandate to monitor adverse outcomes related to benzodiazepine use in older…”
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Predicting 30-Day Readmissions in Patients With Heart Failure Using Administrative Data: A Machine Learning Approach by Sharma, VISHAL, KULKARNI, VINAYKUMAR, MCALISTER, FINLAY, EURICH, DEAN, KESHWANI, SHANIL, SIMPSON, SCOT H., VOAKLANDER, DON, SAMANANI, SALIM

“…We sought to develop machine learning (ML) models trained on administrative data which predict risk of readmission in patients with heart failure and to…”
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Concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines/Z-drugs in Alberta, Canada and the risk of hospitalisation and death: a case cross-over study by Sharma, Vishal, Simpson, Scot H, Samanani, Salim, Jess, Ed, Eurich, Dean T

“…ObjectivesCoprescribing of benzodiazepines/Z-drugs (BZDs) and opioids is a drug-use pattern of considerable concern due to risk of adverse events. The…”
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Characterisation of concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepine/Z-drugs in Alberta, Canada: a population-based study by Sharma, Vishal, Weir, Daniala, Samanani, Salim, Simpson, Scot H, Gilani, Fizza, Jess, Ed, Eurich, Dean T

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to characterise concurrent use of benzodiazepine receptor modulators and opioids among prescription opioid users in…”
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Effectiveness of RADAR on diabetes processes of care for First Nations communities in Alberta, Canada by Eurich, Dean T., Wozniak, Lisa A., Soprovich, Allison, Lee, Cerina, Minhas-Sandhu, Jasjeet K., Crowshoe, Lynden, Johnson, Jeffrey A., Samanani, Salim

“…The epidemic of type-2 diabetes in First Nations communities is tragic. Culturally-appropriate approaches addressing multiple components, focusing beyond…”
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Effectiveness of RADAR: An Innovative Model to Organize Diabetes Care in First Nations Communities by Eurich, Dean T, Wozniak, Lisa A, Soprovich, Allison, Minhas-Sandhu, Jasjeet K, Crowshoe, Lynden, Johnson, Jeffrey A, Samanani, Salim

“…Challenges exist for the management of diabetes care in First Nations populations. RADAR (Reorganizing the Approach to Diabetes through the Application of…”
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Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Model to Estimate Risk of Adverse Outcomes Within 30 Days of Opioid Dispensation by Sharma, Vishal, Kulkarni, Vinaykumar, Jess, Ed, Gilani, Fizza, Eurich, Dean, Simpson, Scot H, Voaklander, Don, Semenchuk, Michael, London, Connor, Samanani, Salim

“…Machine learning approaches can assist opioid stewardship by identifying high-risk opioid prescribing for potential interventions. To develop a machine…”
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Addressing the gaps in diabetes care in first nations communities with the reorganizing the approach to diabetes through the application of registries (RADAR): the project protocol by Eurich, Dean T, Majumdar, Sumit R, Wozniak, Lisa A, Soprovich, Allison, Meneen, Kari, Johnson, Jeffrey A, Samanani, Salim

“…Type-2 diabetes rates in First Nations communities are 3-5 times higher than the general Canadian population, resulting in a high burden of disease,…”
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227 - Re-imagining the 5Rs through RADAR in First Nations Communities by Wozniak, Lisa A., Meneen, Kari, Samanani, Salim, Majumdar, Sumit R., Johnson, Jeffrey A., Eurich, Dean T.

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Re-imagining the 5Rs through RADAR in First Nations Communities by Wozniak, Lisa A., Meneen, Kari, Samanani, Salim, Majumdar, Sumit R., Johnson, Jeffrey A., Eurich, Dean T.

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The integration of barcode scanning technology into Canadian public health immunization settings by Pereira, Jennifer A, Quach, Susan, Hamid, Jemila S, Quan, Sherman D, Diniz, Amanda Jane, Van Exan, Robert, Malawski, Jeffrey, Finkelstein, Michael, Samanani, Salim, Kwong, Jeffrey C

“…Highlights • We compared barcode scanning of vaccines with manual electronic approaches. • Barcode scanning led to more accurate immunization records. •…”
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Benzodiazepine receptor agonist dispensations in Alberta: a population-based descriptive study by Weir, Daniala L, Samanani, Salim, Gilani, Fizza, Jess, Ed, Eurich, Dean T

“…There is increasing concern over the use of benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs). The objective of this study was to describe BZRA dispensations in the…”
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Reorganizing the Approach to Diabetes through the Application of Registries (RADAR) in First Nations Communities by Eurich, Dean T., Majumdar, Sumit R., Wozniak, Lisa A., Soprovich, Allison, Meneen, Kari, Johnson, Jeffrey A., Samanani, Salim

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