An Integrated Rapid Response Model for Pediatric Patients Requiring In-Patient Medical Stabilization: Lessons Learned to Enable Regional Capacity Building.

There was an unprecedented surge in admissions for medical stabilization of pediatric patients with eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. Eleven hospitals established an integrated rapid response model to ensure timely in-patient access for these patients. This population was cared for in re-allocated community hospital beds as a result of engaging hospital leadership, strengthening partnerships, consulting experts, leveraging existing resources and developing regional bed access strategies.

The haemophilia joint health score for the assessment of joint health in patients with haemophilia.

Introduction: The haemophilia joint health score (HJHS) is a tool used to assess joint changes in patients with haemophilia. There is lack of consensus on the interpretation of HJHS scores and their clinical relevance.

Aim: To evaluate available literature reporting HJHS changes over time and assess a possible cut-off value for clinically relevant outcomes and the ideal follow-up for a meaningful score change.

Designing Peer-Led Strategies Meeting the Needs of People With Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders.

This article documents the contribution of peer support in reducing harms of substance use and advancing recovery. Data based on the experience of participants were collected using semi-structured interviews. Twenty-three participants were interviewed including four peer support workers.

Characteristics of family physicians with additional training or focused practices in caring for older adults: Population-based retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To identify FPs with additional training and focused practice activities relevant to the needs of older patients within health administrative data and to describe their medical practices and service provision in community-based primary care settings.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Ontario.

Academic leadership in nursing: A concept analysis.

Background: Research on improving academic leadership in nursing is paramount to increase new faculty support, improve retention, and ensure a high academic standard for the next generation of nurses. However, an operational definition of academic leadership in nursing is missing from the literature and a common language is needed to cohere research.

Aim: This study aimed to analyze the concept of academic leadership in nursing to inform future research on the factors that affect nursing faculty career development, job satisfaction, and retention.

A Primer on Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Administrators.

Healthcare administrators steer their organizations' strategic direction with an emphasis on quality, value and efficiency, aiming to improve patient outcomes and ensure operational sustainability. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force in healthcare in the past decade, with Canadian health systems and research institutions investing in AI solutions to address critical healthcare challenges. This primer delivers a fundamental guide to essential AI concepts in healthcare and provides practical guidance to prepare organizations for AI readiness.

Assessing the impact of Canadian primary care research and researchers: Citation analysis.

Objective: To describe the citation impact and characteristics of Canadian primary care researchers and research publications.

Design: Citation analysis.

Setting: Canada.

The Community Paramedicine at Clinic Program: Improving Participant Health while Preserving Healthcare System Resources.

Vulnerable populations such as low-income older adults in social housing suffer from poor quality of life and are impacted by chronic diseases. These populations are also high users of emergency services, which contribute to high healthcare costs. Community-based, patient-centred interventions, such as community paramedicine (CP) programs, can address the healthcare gaps for these underserved populations.

Impact of a cognitive behavioural therapy training program on family physician practices: Cross-sectional study in Norway.

Objective: To investigate changes in FPs' self-reported clinical practices after participation in a comprehensive 1-year cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) training course.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Norway.

Pelvic Floor Health Index: Initial validation of a practical postpartum tool for busy clinicians.

Objective: To design a primary care clinical tool (Pelvic Floor Health Index [PFHI]) to screen for postpartum pelvic floor disorders, as well as complete its psychometric validation.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Two tertiary care obstetric centres in Vancouver, BC.

Lipid-lowering therapies for cardiovascular disease prevention and management in primary care: PEER umbrella systematic review of systematic reviews.

Objective: To assess the benefits and harms of lipid-lowering therapies used to prevent or manage cardiovascular disease including bile acid sequestrants (BAS), ezetimibe, fibrates, niacin, omega-3 supplements, proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, and statins.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and a grey literature search.

Study Selection: Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials published between January 2017 and March 2022 looking at statins, ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, fibrates, BAS, niacin, and omega-3 supplements for preventing cardiovascular outcomes were selected.

PEER simplified lipid guideline 2023 update: Prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in primary care.

Objective: To update the 2015 clinical practice guideline and provide a simplified approach to lipid management in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for primary care.

Methods: Following the Institute of Medicine's , a multidisciplinary, pan-Canadian guideline panel was formed. This panel was represented by primary care providers, free from conflicts of interest with industry, and included the patient perspective.