159 results match your criteria: "at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.[Affiliation]"
Consent forms used by patient assistance programs raise privacy concerns.
Can Fam Physician
January 2024
Clinical Professor in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, is Medical Lead for the Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases program, and is focused on health policy as it applies to rare diseases. Works for the Provincial Health Services Authority in Vancouver.
Approach to prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease in infants by passive immunization.
Can Fam Physician
December 2024
Senior Medical Advisor in the Centre for Immunization Surveillance and Programs at the Public Health Agency of Canada, Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Article Synopsis
- The objective is to help family physicians effectively discuss RSV immunizations with their patients.
- There are three preventive options for severe RSV disease in infants: palivizumab for high-risk infants, nirsevimab for all infants, and the RSVpreF vaccine for pregnant individuals.
- Family doctors need to understand each immunization option's specifics, including recommendations and patient considerations, to support informed choices for parents and infants.
Characteristics of walk-in clinic physicians and patients in Ontario: Cross-sectional study.
Can Fam Physician
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare family physicians working in walk-in clinics with those providing long-term care in Ontario, focusing on their characteristics and patient demographics.
- The research linked a 2019 physician survey with health care data, revealing differences such as a higher percentage of male physicians and a diverse language background among walk-in clinic practitioners.
- Results showed that walk-in clinic physicians typically served younger, less frequently seeking patients, many of whom were from diverse backgrounds and often attached to other family physicians.
Chronic pain management in primary care: Using population-based data to examine family physician practice patterns.
Can Fam Physician
September 2024
Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS, and holds a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Primary Care.
Objective: To examine trends in chronic pain (CP) practice patterns among community-based family physicians (FPs).
Design: Population-based descriptive study using health administrative data.
Setting: British Columbia from fiscal years 2008-2009 to 2017-2018.
Objective: To provide an online interactive decision aid to facilitate shared decision making in the context of medication choices for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Sources Of Information: The best available clinical prediction model for patients with T2DM was selected based on a review of guidelines, DynaMed, and UpToDate and a search of PubMed. A list of pharmacotherapeutic options for T2DM was compiled based on a review of guidelines, narrative reviews, and expert opinion.
Objective: To understand the current landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) for family medicine (FM) research in Canada, identify how the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) could support near-term positive progress in this field, and strengthen the community working in this field.
Composition Of The Committee: Members of a scientific planning committee provided guidance alongside members of a CFPC staff advisory committee, led by the CFPC-AMS TechForward Fellow and including CFPC, FM, and AI leaders.
Methods: This initiative included 2 projects.
Utilizing Experience Bundles: A Novel Approach to Improving Quality of Care in Long-Term Care.
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January 2024
The manager of Client Experience at First Nations Health Authority in Vancouver, BC. During the initiative reported in this paper, she served as the interim regional manager of Experience in Care, Quality and Patient Safety at Vancouver Coastal Health.
People-centred care is foundational to healthcare excellence. One urban Canadian long-term care residence recently participated in an initiative titled "Improving the Care Conference Experience" to engage residents and families in annual care conferences. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement introduced "care bundles" to group evidence-based practices within standard processes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUse of point-of-care ultrasound in rural British Columbia: Scale, training, and barriers.
Can Fam Physician
February 2024
Objective: To determine the scale and scope of use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in rural British Columbia (BC).
Design: Online survey.
Setting: Rural BC.
How to navigate drug shortages with patients in primary care: Beneficial opportunities may exist beyond initial frustrations.
Can Fam Physician
February 2024
Co-chair of the Education Working Group and Editor of Therapeutics Letter, both of the Therapeutics Initiative in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Patient experiences with requests for medical assistance in dying: Perspectives of those with complex chronic conditions.
Can Fam Physician
January 2024
Objective: To explore experiences of patients who have complex chronic conditions (CCCs), such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, when they request medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada.
Design: Qualitative study using semistructured interviews.
Setting: Canada.
Aortic dissection: A story of rural assessment, evacuation, and survival.
Can Fam Physician
January 2024
International effort harnessing the collective voice of primary care: Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS) initiative includes Canadian involvement.
Can Fam Physician
December 2023
Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Research Education in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia.
Objective: To describe clinicians' experiences with assessing patients making track 2 requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID) and providing MAID to such patients in the first 6 months after Canada amended relevant legislation in March 2021 to expand access to MAID.
Design: Online survey with closed and open-ended questions about clinicians' experiences with individual patients making track 2 MAID requests.
Setting: Canada.
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.
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.
Driving and occupational safety assessment in the context of substance use.
Can Fam Physician
October 2023
Physician with the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia.
Changes in comprehensiveness of services delivered by Canadian family physicians: Analysis of population-based linked data in 4 provinces.
Can Fam Physician
August 2023
Associate Faculty member at the School of Leadership Studies, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC and a certified health care consultant.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to analyze changes in the range of services provided by family physicians in four Canadian provinces, focusing on which areas and settings experienced the most significant changes.
- Using billing data linked to physician registries, the research evaluates service comprehensiveness over two fiscal years (1999-2000 and 2017-2018) across various medical settings and service areas.
- Results indicate a decline in service comprehensiveness across all provinces, with the most significant reductions occurring in specific service settings, especially among seasoned male physicians practicing in urban environments.
Ending the generational blame game: Let us move forward with needed primary care change.
Can Fam Physician
August 2023
Objective: To explore the evidence for omega-3 fatty acid (O3FA) supplementation in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Sources Of Information: PubMed, Cochrane reviews, and Google Scholar were searched for meta-analyses and reviews related to O3FAs and CVD. Salient, recent randomized controlled trials referenced in these reviews were retrieved.
Objective: To determine the extent of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalization in easily identifiable high-risk subgroups within a typical primary care practice.
Design: Prospective cohort analysis of administrative claims data.
Setting: British Columbia.
Article Synopsis
- Terminology related to transgender and gender diverse identities has changed over the last 80 years, moving away from negative and stigmatizing labels.
- Although transgender health care has improved by removing terms that classify gender dysphoria as a mental illness, some terms still contribute to oppression.
- The article discusses historical context and warns clinicians about using diagnostic language that may harm patients, highlighting how certain terms can be perceived as either empowering or abusive.