Search Results - "Stempien, James"
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Communication between consultants providing advice and referring physicians: a scoping review
Published in BMJ open (21-11-2023)“…ObjectiveCommunication during consultations between referring and consultant physicians is often cited as a source of adverse events, medical error and…”
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Factors associated with frequent buprenorphine / naloxone initiation in a national survey of Canadian emergency physicians
Published in PloS one (05-02-2024)“…To identify individual and site-related factors associated with frequent emergency department (ED) buprenorphine/naloxone (BUP) initiation. BUP initiation, an…”
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Outcomes of a controlled trial with visiting therapy dog teams on pain in adults in an emergency department
Published in PloS one (09-03-2022)“…Pain is a primary reason individuals attend an Emergency Department (ED), and its management is a concern. Change in symptoms and physiologic variables at 3…”
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Health Literacy and Serious or Persistent Mental Illness: A Mixed Methods Study
Published in Health literacy research and practice (01-01-2023)“…Health literacy is increasingly recognized as a major determinant of health; however, our insights into the health literacy strengths and needs of adults…”
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Participatory Modeling with Discrete-Event Simulation: A Hybrid Approach to Inform Policy Development to Reduce Emergency Department Wait Times
Published in Systems (Basel) (01-07-2023)“…We detail a case study using a participatory modeling approach in the development and use of discrete-event simulations to identify intervention strategies…”
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Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Among Adult Emergency Department Patients in Canada
Published in The western journal of emergency medicine (01-11-2020)“…Tobacco smoking is a priority public health concern, and a leading cause of death and disability globally. While the daily smoking prevalence in Canada is…”
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At Risk for Emotional Harm in the Emergency Department: Older Adult Patients’ and Caregivers’ Experiences, Strategies, and Recommendations
Published in Gerontology and geriatric medicine (01-01-2018)“…Background: Emergency departments (ED) serve a critical role in addressing the health care needs of older adults, although organizational and provider…”
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A case study of the patient wait experience in an emergency department with therapy dogs
Published in Patient experience journal (22-04-2019)“…The quality of patient healthcare is a growing concern in Canada’s hospital emergency departments (ED) due to increasing wait times and associated adverse…”
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Radiological errors in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
Published in Canadian journal of emergency medicine (01-09-2014)“…To systematically evaluate the accuracy of text descriptions and labeling of radiologic images published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM)…”
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Understanding why older adults choose to seek non-urgent care in the emergency department: the patient's perspective
Published in Canadian journal of emergency medicine (01-03-2019)“…Older adults make up a significant proportion of patients seeking care in the ED, with about 25% of these visits classified as "non-urgent." This study…”
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Understanding Emergency Medicine Physician Leadership Within the Saskatchewan Health Authority
Published 01-01-2023“…This thesis explores the qualities that support Emergency Medicine (EM) physicians’ leadership work and how the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) may better…”
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A comparison of self-triage tools to nurse driven triage in the emergency department
Published in PloS one (28-08-2024)“…Canadian patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) typically undergo a triage process where they are assessed by a specially trained nurse and…”
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Strength in the gap: A rapid review of principles and practices for urgent care centres
Published in Healthcare management forum (01-03-2023)“…Responding to a provincial government decision to develop two Urgent Care Centres (UCCs) in Saskatchewan, we undertook a rapid review of published literature…”
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Unidentified patients in the emergency department: a historical cohort study
Published in Canadian journal of emergency medicine (01-11-2021)“…To characterize unidentified patients presenting to a single, urban emergency department (ED) in Canada. We report their demographics, ED course, post-ED…”
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Beliefs of physician directors on the management of devastating brain injuries at the Canadian emergency department and intensive care unit interface: a national site-level survey
Published in Canadian journal of anesthesia (01-08-2024)“…Purpose Insufficient evidence-based recommendations to guide care for patients with devastating brain injuries (DBIs) leave patients vulnerable to inconsistent…”
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Patient Opinion of Visiting Therapy Dogs in a Hospital Emergency Department
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (24-04-2020)“…To date there have been no studies examining whether patients want emergency department (ED) therapy dog programs. This patient-oriented study examined the…”
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A determination of emergency department pre-triage times in patients not arriving by ambulance compared to widely used guideline recommendations
Published in Canadian journal of emergency medicine (01-07-2017)“…Emergency department (ED) lengths of stay are measured from the time of patient registration or triage. The time that patients wait in line prior to…”
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Global emergency medicine: four part series : Paper 4: Global EM education and professionalization
Published in Canadian journal of emergency medicine (01-08-2024)“…In 2018, the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) academic symposium included developing recommendations on supporting global emergency medicine…”
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The impact of alternate level of care on access block and operational strategies to reduce emergency wait times: a multi-center simulation study
Published in Canadian journal of emergency medicine (01-07-2023)“…Lengthy emergency department (ED) wait times caused by hospital access block is a growing concern for the Canadian health care system. Our objective was to…”
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Global emergency medicine: four part series on best practices : Paper 1: Introduction and overview of global emergency medicine
Published in Canadian journal of emergency medicine (01-06-2024)“…The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians' (CAEP) Global Emergency Medicine committee presents a four-part series that builds upon the Academic…”
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