Evaluation of the Ottawa 3DY as a screening tool for cognitive impairment in older emergency department patients.

Objective: This study sought to evaluate the implementation of the Ottawa 3DY Tool, a simple screening instrument for cognitive impairment, by front-line ED clinicians.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study in an academic ED. Patients ≥75 years underwent cognitive screening with the Ottawa 3DY by front-line nurses and physicians.

Parent health literacy and satisfaction with plain language education materials in a pediatric surgery outpatient clinic: a pilot study.

Background: Although significant, the issue of health literacy (HL) among parents attending pediatric surgery outpatient clinics has received little attention.

Purpose: The objectives of this study are to determine the HL skills of parents attending the pediatric surgery outpatient clinic at McMaster Children's Hospital and to describe parent satisfaction with plain language materials.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the pediatric surgery outpatient clinic at McMaster Children's Hospital.

Sclerotherapy for lymphatic malformations in children: a scoping review.

Purpose: This scoping review assesses the literature and summarizes the current evidence on sclerotherapy for the treatment of lymphatic malformations in pediatric patients.

Methods: A comprehensive search of published and unpublished literature was conducted using multiple databases. Title, abstract, and full-text screening was conducted by 2 independent clinicians.