Lessons learned from the chronic pain clinic: a qualitative study of the perspectives of healthcare providers.

The chronic pain clinic (CPC) was established to address chronic non-cancer pain and opioid-related harm. Employing community participatory research design First Nation Metis representatives, clinicians and a researcher collectively agreed to document lessons learned from healthcare providers' perspective, 1 year post-clinic-implementation. 17 individual interviews were conducted.

Patient perspectives from the multi-disciplinary chronic pain clinic: a qualitative study.

The chronic pain clinic (CPC) is a multi-disciplinary program that incorporates pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods, including First Nations healing strategies, to manage pain, improve functioning and reduce opioid misuse among patients with chronic pain in Regina, Canada. The care experiences of ten current clients were explored using a narrative interview approach. The CPC provides high-quality and safe care for effective chronic pain management.

Health promotion needs of women living in rural areas: an exploratory study.

Objectives: To describe the types of health-promoting activities currently engaged in by women who live in rural communities, to explore perceived barriers and facilitators to staying healthy in rural communities, and to examine how these factors may differ for women throughout their adult life.

Design: Qualitative pilot study.

Participants And Setting: Women aged 18 years and older living in a small rural community in Saskatchewan.

Outcomes of bupropion therapy for smoking cessation during routine clinical use.

Background: Knowledge pertaining to the effectiveness of smoking cessation treatments and patient characteristics that may affect success may enable smokers and clinicians to select individualized treatment for each patient and ultimately increase the success rate of smoking cessation in general.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of bupropion as a smoking cessation agent when used in routine clinical practice.

Methods: This was a prospective, observational study with a one year follow-up period.

Perioperative use of warfarin and aspirin in cataract surgery by Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery members: survey.

Purpose: To survey the members of the Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (CSCRS) and identify their practices regarding the perioperative use of warfarin and acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) in cataract surgery.

Setting: Private practice, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Methods: Members of the CSCRS were faxed a questionnaire that examined their perioperative management of patients being treated with warfarin and aspirin.

Complementary therapy use by cancer patients. Physicians' perceptions, attitudes, and ideas.

Objective: To explore family physicians' perceptions of their cancer patients' use of complementary therapy.

Design: Qualitative pilot study.

Setting: British Columbia and Alberta.

Assessment of communication barriers in community pharmacies.

This study identified previously reported facilitators and barriers to pharmacist-client communication and then evaluated their impact on the observed communication behaviors of pharmacists. Pharmacists (n = 100) completed a seven-page questionnaire collecting information on 11 variables that had been organized according to the Policy, Regulatory and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Ecological Development (PROCEDE) model as predisposing, enabling, or reinforcing of pharmacist communication with their clients. Demographic variables also were included.