Short-acting beta agonist, antibiotics, oral corticosteroid and association with mortality and cardiopulmonary events in patients with COPD: a retrospective cohort study in Alberta, Canada.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine the association between short-acting beta agonist (SABA), antibiotic and oral corticosteroid (OCS) use and mortality and cardiopulmonary outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Design: Retrospective cohort study using administrative health data from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2020.

Setting: Alberta, Canada.

A Qualitative Exploration of the Role of Culturally Relevant Social Prescribing in Supporting Pakistani Carers Living in the UK.

Background: Approximately 5.7 million people in the UK are providing informal care. Carers across all ethnic groups can experience negative impacts on their physical and mental health but some minority ethnic groups face greater challenges.

An Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Weltevreden Illnesses in the United States Linked to Frozen Precooked Shrimp Imported from India - 2021.

In 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state partners investigated a multistate sample-initiated retrospective outbreak investigation (SIROI) consisting of a cluster of nine Salmonella Weltevreden illnesses associated with frozen, precooked shrimp imported from India.

Acute and chronic complication profiles among patients with chronic kidney disease in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective observational study.

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses a substantial burden to individuals, caregivers, and healthcare systems. CKD is associated with higher risk for adverse events, including renal failure, cardiovascular disease, and death. This study aims to describe comorbidities and complications in patients with CKD.

Pediatric pulmonary thromboembolism: a 3-year Canadian Pediatric Surveillance Program study.

Background: Pediatric pulmonary embolism (PE) is a rare event associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Awareness of clinical presentation and practices unique to children may aid clinicians in prompt identification and treatment.

Objectives: To describe the incidence, risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnostic and therapeutic practices, and short-term outcomes of pediatric PE.

The participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents in Australian trials of parenting programs for improving children's health: a scoping review.

Objectives: To assess the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents in trials of parenting programs in Australia; the involvement of Indigenous fathers in such studies; and whether parenting programs are designed to be culturally appropriate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Study Design: Scoping review of peer-reviewed journal publications that report quantitative outcomes for Australian randomised control trials of parenting programs in which the participants were parents or caregivers of children under 18 years of age, and with at least one outcome related to children's health, health behaviour, or wellbeing.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Scopus databases.

Heightened long-term cardiovascular risks after exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Objective: To examine the risk of adverse cardiovascular (CV) events following an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methods: This retrospective cohort study identified patients with COPD using administrative data from Alberta, Canada from 2014 to 2019. Exposure periods were 12 months following moderate or severe exacerbations; the reference period was time preceding a first exacerbation.

Prevalence of Adult Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Related Complications in Alberta, Canada: A Retrospective, Observational Study Using Administrative Data.

Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent chronic disease and a leading cause of morbidity/mortality in Canada. We evaluated the burden of T2DM in Alberta, Canada, by estimating the 5-year period prevalence of T2DM and rates of comorbidities and complications/conditions after T2DM.

Methods: We conducted a population-based, retrospective study linking administrative health databases.

Migraine Treatment and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Alberta, Canada.

Background: Migraine poses a significant burden worldwide; however, there is limited evidence as to the burden in Canada. This study examined the treatment patterns, healthcare resource use (HRU), and costs among newly diagnosed or recurrent patients with migraine in Alberta, Canada, from the time of diagnosis or recurrence.

Methods: This retrospective observational study utilized administrative health data from Alberta, Canada.

Burden of Episodic Migraine, Chronic Migraine, and Medication Overuse Headache in Alberta.

Objective: To describe demographic and clinical characteristics, healthcare resource use, costs, and treatment patterns in three migraine cohorts.

Methods: This retrospective observational study using administrative data examined patients with episodic migraine (EM), chronic migraine (CM) (without medication overuse headache [MOH]), and medication overuse headache in Alberta, Canada. Migraine patients were identified between 2012 and 2018 based on ≥ 1 diagnostic codes or triptan prescription.

Supporting carers to improve patient safety and maintain their well-being in transitions from mental health hospitals to the community: A prioritisation nominal group technique.

Introduction: Carers of people with mental illness may face distinct challenges, including navigating fragmented health and social services during discharge from mental health hospitals. Currently, limited examples of interventions that support carers of people with mental illness in improving patient safety during transitions of care exist. We aimed to identify problems and solutions to inform future carer-led discharge interventions, which is imperative for ensuring patient safety and the well-being of carers.

Trends in major adverse cardiac events and healthcare utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada.

Background: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic altered the usual care of ambulatory and acute cardiac patients. This study aimed to describe ASCVD-related clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) patterns during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Alberta, Canada, relative to the three preceding years.

Acute Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Rest Redistribution With Heavier Loads in Resistance-Trained Men.

Chae, S, Hill, DW, Bailey, CA, Moses, SA, McMullen, SM, and Vingren, JL. Acute physiological and perceptual responses to rest redistribution with heavier loads in resistance-trained men. J Strength Cond Res 37(5): 994-1000, 2023-The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of rest redistribution with heavier loads (RR + L) on physiological and perceptual responses in resistance-trained men.

Trends in osteoporosis care patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada.

Purpose/introduction: The objective of this study was to describe osteoporosis-related care patterns during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Alberta, Canada, relative to the 3-year preceding.

Methods: A repeated cross-sectional study design encompassing 3-month periods of continuous administrative health data between March 15, 2017, and September 14, 2020, described osteoporosis-related healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and treatment patterns. Outcomes included patients with osteoporosis-related healthcare encounters, physician visits, diagnostic and laboratory test volumes, and treatment initiations and disruptions.

Trends in osteoporotic fracture and related in-hospital complications during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada.

Unlabelled: Fragility fractures (i.e., low-energy fractures) account for most fractures among older Canadians and are associated with significant increases in morbidity and mortality.

Disease Burden of Huntington's Disease (HD) on People Living with HD and Care Partners in Canada.

Background: Huntington's disease (HD) has been shown to reduce health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and affect healthcare resource utilization (HRU) among patients and care partners internationally but has not been studied specifically in the Canadian context.

Objective: To characterize the burden of HD on individuals with HD and care partners of individuals with HD in Canada.

Methods: An online survey was distributed (September 14-November 23, 2020) through patient organizations to collect data on demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as: HRQoL, measured using the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36v1); HRU, measured using the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI); and care partner burden, measured using the Caregiver Strain Index (CSI) and Huntington's Disease Quality of Life Battery for Carers (HDQoL-C).

Epidemiology and economic burden of Huntington's disease: a Canadian provincial public health system perspective.

Aims: To evaluate the epidemiology, healthcare resource utilization, and direct healthcare costs associated with Huntington's disease in a Canadian setting with a universal healthcare system.

Materials And Methods: Using Albertan administrative health data, a retrospective cohort was identified applying an algorithm requiring two HD diagnostic codes within two years, using the first record as the index date (i.e.

Primary-level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low- and middle-income countries.

Background: Community-based primary-level workers (PWs) are an important strategy for addressing gaps in mental health service delivery in low- and middle-income countries.  OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of PW-led treatments for persons with mental health symptoms in LMICs, compared to usual care.  SEARCH METHODS: MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, ClinicalTrials.

Position Statement: Mass Gathering Medical Care.

The National Association of Emergency Medicine Services (EMS) Physicians (NAEMSP) recognizes the continued growth and complexity of mass gathering events and the integral role of the medical director in their planning and management. There is a growing body of literature that provides additional insight into patient presentations as well as preparation, staffing, and planning for these events. The clinical practice of EMS medicine encompasses the provision of care in a variety of out-of-hospital environments, including those defined as mass gathering events.

The Value of Using an Acuity Score for Neonatal Nursing Research.

The Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology (SNAP) is a physiological-based illness severity tool developed in 1993, and since that time, it has been revised to include SNAP-II Perinatal Extension (SNAPPE-II) for mortality risk assessment and SNAP-II to assess severity of illness. The purpose of this methodologically based article is to provide an overview of SNAP methodology and then to critically evaluate the feasibility and utility of SNAP-II in neonatal nursing research. The SNAP-II scoring measure is parsimonious and has been utilized in a variety of retrospective and prospective medical research with good results; yet, it is not often employed in nursing studies.

Health care practitioners' views of the support women, partners, and the couple relationship require for birth trauma: current practice and potential improvements.

Aim: To examine health care practitioners' views of the support women, partners, and the couple relationship require when affected by birth trauma, barriers to gaining such support, and potential improvements.

Background: Ongoing distress following psychologically traumatic childbirth, also known as birth trauma, can affect women, partners, and the couple relationship. Birth trauma can lead to post traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) or disorder (PTSD).

Health-care practitioners' assessment and observations of birth trauma in mothers and partners.

Background: Evidence shows that traumatic childbirth can cause ongoing distress, often referred to as birth trauma. This can have an impact on parents and the couple relationship, and consequently identifying and supporting parents with birth trauma is important to practice.

Aim: To investigate the experiences of health-care practitioners from the United Kingdom (UK) in assessment for birth trauma, perceived occurrence of birth trauma and observed impact on parents and the couple relationship.