37 results match your criteria: "and the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.[Affiliation]"
Strength in family medicine research: New CFPC efforts identify opportunities and set priorities.
Can Fam Physician
June 2024
Professor in the Max Rady College of Medicine, the Department of Community Health Sciences, and the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
Top studies of 2023 relevant to primary care: From the PEER team.
Can Fam Physician
April 2024
Director of Programs and Practice Support at the CFPC.
Article Synopsis
- The objective was to summarize important medical articles from 2023 that are relevant for family physicians.
- The articles were selected and ranked by the PEER team, focusing on evidence-based medicine and monitoring high-impact medical journals for useful research.
- Key topics covered include lipid management, cardiovascular outcomes, vaccines for older adults, and new medications like retatrutide and fezolinetant, all relevant to primary care practice.
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and to describe its management in Canadian primary care.
Design: Retrospective cohort study using primary care electronic medical record data.
Setting: Canada.
PEER simplified lipid guideline 2023 update: Prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in primary care.
Can Fam Physician
October 2023
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.
Reduce unnecessary routine vitamin D testing.
Can Fam Physician
September 2023
Resident in internal medicine at Western University in London, Ont, and was a summer student with Choosing Wisely Canada at the time this article was written.
Objective: To support family physicians in preventing atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients at risk and in identifying and managing those with established AF; and to summarize key recommendations for ideal screening and care of patients.
Sources Of Information: The 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society comprehensive guidelines for the management of AF, based on current evidence and clinical experience related to AF.
Main Message: Atrial fibrillation, which is estimated to affect at least 500,000 Canadians, is associated with high risks of stroke, heart failure, and death.
Impact of patient partner co-design on survey development in primary care research: Case study.
Can Fam Physician
March 2022
Chair and Full Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa, Clinician Investigator in the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre at the Bruyère Research Institute, and Co-Executive Director of the Ontario eConsult Centre of Excellence.
Objective: To develop a clinical practice guideline to support the management of chronic pain, including low back, osteoarthritic, and neuropathic pain in primary care.
Methods: The guideline was developed with an emphasis on best available evidence and shared decision-making principles. Ten health professionals (4 generalist family physicians, 1 pain management-focused family physician, 1 anesthesiologist, 1 physical therapist, 1 pharmacist, 1 nurse practitioner, and 1 psychologist), a patient representative, and a nonvoting pharmacist and guideline methodologist comprised the Guideline Committee.
COVID-19 vaccine fast facts.
Can Fam Physician
March 2021
Pharmacist with Alberta Health Services Provincial Drug Utilization and Stewardship.
Night sweats as a manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Can Fam Physician
December 2020
Assistant Professor, all in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
How long are Canadians waiting to access specialty care? Retrospective study from a primary care perspective.
Can Fam Physician
June 2020
Objective: To calculate patient wait times for specialist care using data from primary care clinics across Canada.
Design: Retrospective chart audit.
Setting: Primary care clinics.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) initiative to improve thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test ordering for patients with no identified indication for this test.
Design: Retrospective parallel cohort study using routinely collected electronic medical record (EMR) data. The CWC initiative included supporting primary care leads in each participating family health team, providing education on better test ordering, and allowing adaptation appropriate to each local context.
Quality of warfarin management in primary care: Determining the stability of international normalized ratios using a nationally representative prospective cohort.
Can Fam Physician
June 2019
Family physician, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, and Director of the Pragmatic Trials Collaborative (Multi-Provincial Practice-Based Research Network).
Objective: To determine the stability of warfarin anticoagulation using a nationally representative sample of Canadian primary care patients and providers.
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Setting: Primary care practices associated with the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network.
Using your electronic medical record to deliver evidence-based diabetes care.
Can Fam Physician
January 2019
Scientist at Women's College Research Institute in Toronto, Ont, a family physician at Women's College Hospital, Adjunct Scientist in ICES, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, and Innovation Fellow at the Women's College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care.
Diabetes Canada 2018 clinical practice guidelines: Key messages for family physicians caring for patients living with type 2 diabetes.
Can Fam Physician
January 2019
Staff endocrinologist in the Department of Medicine at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Dissemination and Implementation Committee at the Canadian Diabetes Association, Associate Scientist in the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's Hospital, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Objective: To summarize the 2018 Diabetes Canada clinical practice guidelines, focusing on high-priority recommendations for FPs managing people who live with type 2 diabetes.
Quality Of Evidence: A prioritization process was conducted to focus the efforts of Diabetes Canada's guideline dissemination and implementation efforts. The resulting identified key messages for FPs to consider when managing patients with type 2 diabetes are described.
Leading from where you teach: Educational leader role within the Fundamental Teaching Activities Framework.
Can Fam Physician
October 2017
Director of Faculty Development and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Members of the Working Group on Faculty Development, which prepared the Fundamental Teaching Activities Framework.
Data quality in electronic medical records in Manitoba: Do problem lists reflect chronic disease as defined by prescriptions?
Can Fam Physician
May 2017
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba, Director of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, and Manitoba Heart and Stroke Chair in Primary Prevention Research.
Objective: To determine if the problem list (health conditions) in primary care electronic medical records (EMRs) accurately reflects the conditions for which chronic medications are prescribed in the EMR.
Design: A retrospective analysis of EMR data.
Setting: Eighteen primary care clinics across rural and urban Manitoba using the Accuro EMR.