Publications by authors named "M T Beauchesne"
Background: The use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in nephrology practice is increasingly becoming standard of care in patients with diabetes or those with proteinuria.
Objectives: The primary outcome was to identify the proportion of pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) G3a, G3b, or G4 prescribed an SGLT2i and describe their characteristics.
Methods: This was a retrospective, multicentric, cross-sectional study of patients with CKD followed at 4 pre-dialysis clinics in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient care must include confirming a diagnosis with postbronchodilator spirometry. Because of the clinical heterogeneity and the reality that airflow obstruction assessed by spirometry only partially reflects disease severity, a thorough clinical evaluation of the patient should include assessment of symptom burden and risk of exacerbations that permits the implementation of evidence-informed pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions. This guideline provides recommendations from a comprehensive systematic review with a meta-analysis and expert-informed clinical remarks to optimize maintenance pharmacologic therapy for individuals with stable COPD, and a revised and practical treatment pathway based on new evidence since the 2019 update of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) Guideline.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: According to the World Health Organization, every minute, one woman is diagnosed with cervical cancer, and every 2 minutes, one woman dies of cervical cancer globally (World Health Organization, 2022). The biggest tragedy is 99% of cervical cancer is caused by a preventable sexually transmitted infection known as human papilloma virus (World Health Organization, 2022).
Local Problem: Many US universities indicate approximately 30% of their admissions are international students.
Objective: e-MEDRESP is a novel web-based tool that provides easily interpretable information on patient adherence to asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications, using pharmacy claims data. This study investigated the feasibility of implementing e-MEDRESP in primary care.
Material And Methods: In this 16-month prospective cohort study, e-MEDRESP was integrated into electronic medical records.
Background: Achieving asthma control is often difficult, despite the availability of effective medications. Because of their expertise, regular contact with patients, and accessibility, community pharmacists can play an important role in helping patients manage uncontrolled asthma.
Objective: To develop a community pharmacy-based intervention for improving asthma control in patients with uncontrolled moderate to severe asthma.