Publications by authors named "G Garber"
Article Synopsis
- Late identification of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in long-term care homes is linked to higher rates of secondary infections and mortality among residents.
- A study of outbreaks in Ontario from March to November 2020 showed that 36.4% were identified late, leading to significantly increased infection (10.3%) and mortality rates (3.2%) compared to early identified outbreaks (3.3% and 0.9% respectively).
- The findings suggest timely outbreak identification is crucial for better management and response to respiratory infections in LTC homes, helping to reduce adverse effects on residents.
Objective: This study utilized social risk data in the electronic heath record collected as part of routine clinical practice and examined relationships with supportive oncology care contacts and healthcare utilization.
Methods: A total of 2,807 cancer patients were screened for four social determinants of health (SDOH) domains (financial resource strain, housing instability, food insecurity, and transportation need) and categorized to low or high risk SDOH groups. The number of patient contacts with supportive oncology was compared amongst the groups.
Background: Medico-legal complaints against physicians are a significant source of anxiety and could be associated with defensive medical practices that may correlate with poor patient outcomes. Little is known about patient concerns brought to regulatory bodies and courts against dermatologists in Canada.
Objective: To characterize factors contributing to medico-legal complaints brought against dermatologists in Canada.
Background: Unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in primary care are common and contribute to antimicrobial resistance in the population. Audit and feedback (A&F) on antibiotic prescribing to primary care can improve the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing, but the optimal approach is uncertain. We performed two pragmatic randomized controlled trials of different approaches to audit and feedback.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous research suggests that medico-legal complaints often arise from various factors influencing patient dissatisfaction, including medical errors, physician-patient relationships, communication, trust, informed consent, perceived quality of care, and continuity of care. However, these findings are not typically derived from actual patients' cases. This study aims to identify factors impacting the interpersonal dynamics between physicians and patients using real patient cases to understand how patients perceive doctor-patient relational problems that can lead to dissatisfaction and subsequent medico-legal complaints.
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