281 results match your criteria: "University of Alberta in Edmonton.[Affiliation]"
Too soon or too late? Choosing the right screening test intervals.
Can Fam Physician
February 2021
Professor and Associate Director of Research, Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
Widespread misconceptions about pregnancy for women living with obesity.
Can Fam Physician
February 2021
Objective: To determine the proportion of chronic low back pain patients who achieve a clinically meaningful response from different pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments.
Data Sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and gray literature search.
Study Selection: Published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that reported a responder analysis of adults with chronic low back pain treated with any of the following 15 interventions: oral or topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), exercise, acupuncture, spinal manipulation therapy, corticosteroid injections, acetaminophen, oral opioids, anticonvulsants, tricyclic antidepressants, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, cannabinoids, oral muscle relaxants, or topical rubefacients.
Take urgent action diagnosing, treating, and controlling hypertension in older women.
Can Fam Physician
October 2020
Pharmacologic treatment of alcohol use disorder.
Can Fam Physician
August 2020
Family physician and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
Caring for patients with lived experience of homelessness.
Can Fam Physician
August 2020
Associate Professor in the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre at the Bruyère Research Institute, and a member of the Campbell and Cochrane Equity Methods Group, the World Health Organization Guideline Review Committee, and the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
Objective: To guide family physicians working in a range of primary care clinical settings on how to provide care and support for patients who are vulnerably housed or experiencing homelessness.
Sources Of Information: The approach integrates recommendations from evidence-based clinical guidelines, the views of persons with lived experience of homelessness, the theoretical tenets of the Patient's Medical Home framework, and practical lessons learned from family physicians working in a variety of clinical practice settings.
Main Message: Family physicians can use simple and effective approaches to identify patients who are homeless or vulnerably housed; take initial steps to initiate access to housing, income assistance, case management, and treatment for substance use; and work collaboratively using trauma-informed and anti-oppressive approaches to better assist individuals with health and social needs.
Objective: To determine the effect of mask use on viral respiratory infection risk.
Data Sources: MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library.
Study Selection: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) included in at least 1 published systematic review comparing the use of masks with a control group, either in community or health care settings, on the risk of viral respiratory infections.
Approach to red blood cell antibody testing during pregnancy: Answers to commonly asked questions.
Can Fam Physician
July 2020
Transfusion Medicine Specialist in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University Health Network in Toronto, Assistant Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto, a consultant in the neonatal intensive care unit and in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and Program Investigator in the Quality in Utilization, Education, and Safety in Transfusion (QUEST) research collaboration at the University of Toronto.
Objective: To provide family physicians with an understanding of blood bank tests performed during pregnancy. The value of routine blood type and antibody tests, as well as the follow-up required when a patient develops a red blood cell antibody or experiences a fetal-maternal hemorrhage (FMH) will be reviewed.
Sources Of Information: The approach described is based on the authors' clinical expertise and peer-reviewed literature from 1967 to 2020.
Validation of a case definition for speech and language disorders: In community-dwelling older adults in Alberta.
Can Fam Physician
March 2020
Objective: To validate a case definition for speech and language disorders in community-dwelling older adults and to determine the prevalence of speech and language disorders in a primary care population.
Design: This is a combined case definition validation and cross-sectional prevalence study. Chart review was considered the reference standard and was used to estimate prevalence.
PEER simplified decision aid: osteoarthritis treatment options in primary care.
Can Fam Physician
March 2020
Family physician, Director of Programs and Practice Support at the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
Subclinical hypothyroidism and TSH screening.
Can Fam Physician
March 2020
Family physician practising in Collingwood, Ont.
Evaluating the implementation of collaborative teams in community family practice using the Primary Care Assessment Tool.
Can Fam Physician
December 2019
Family physician at Westgrove Clinic in Spruce Grove, Alta, Director of Research and Evaluation for the WestView Primary Care Network, and Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
Objective: To examine patients' perceptions of care outcomes following the introduction of collaborative teams into community family practices.
Design: Cross-sectional, longitudinal study comprising 4 patient telephone surveys between 2007 and 2016, using random sampling of telephone records based on postal codes.
Setting: Ten WestView Primary Care Network (WPCN) clinics in Alberta, serving a suburban-rural population of approximately 89 000 and an aggregate clinic panel of 61 611 (in 2016).