Publications by authors named "Christopher D Brinton"
Objective: To identify the number of skin tears present at the authors' facility and evaluate a multidisciplinary educational intervention to support treatment of skin tears.
Methods: The authors determined the prevalence of skin tears from an analysis of a wound audit dataset at Baycrest Health Sciences and compared it with the literature to inform the aims of the educational intervention. They developed an educational module and presented it to physicians and students at separate in-person sessions and to clinical care staff at a virtual session.
Background: Polypharmacy is prevalent in long-term care homes (LTCH) and increases the risk of adverse drug events. Feasible and effective deprescribing interventions applicable in the LTCH environment are needed.
Methods: We performed a mixed methods study to evaluate the feasibility, applicability, and effectiveness of an electronic deprescribing tool, MedSafer, to facilitate quarterly medication reviews (QMRs) on two pilot units in an academic long-term care home (LTCH).
Background: Cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CM) is the diagnosis of 2 or more cardiometabolic conditions. Multimorbidity and individual cardiometabolic conditions have been associated with activity limitation, a common form of disability, but few studies have investigated the association between CM and activity limitation.
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of activity limitation among Canadians with CM and to quantify the association between CM and activity limitation.