Centre Publications 2019

  1. Quinn KL, Campitelli MA, Diong C, Daneman N, Stall NM, Morris AM, Detsky AS, Jeffs L, Maxwell CJ, Bell CM, et al. Association between Physician Intensity of Antibiotic Prescribing and the Prescription of Benzodiazepines, Opioids and Proton-Pump Inhibitors to Nursing Home Residents: a Population-Based Observational Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Dec;34(12):2763-2771
  2. Wegier P, Koo E, Ansari S, Kobewka D, O’Connor E, Wu P, Steinberg L, Bell C, et al. mHOMR: a feasibility study of an automated system for identifying inpatients having an elevated risk of 1-year mortality. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Dec;28(12):971-979.
  3. Raveendran L, Koyle M, et al. Developing a Value-Based Approach to Outcome Reporting in Pediatric Surgery. Healthc Pap. 2019 Dec;18(4):20-27.
  4. Parmar A, Yeh EA, Korczak DJ, Weiss SK, Lu Z, Zweerink A, Toulany A, et al. Family functioning among adolescents with narcolepsy. Paediatr Child Health. 2019 Dec;24(8):490-494.
  5. Kitson A, Carr D, Conroy T, Feo R, Grønkjær M, Huisman-de Waal G, Jackson D, Jeffs L, et al. Speaking Up for Fundamental Care: the ILC Aalborg Statement. BMJ Open. 2019 Dec 9;9(12):e033077.
  6. Costa AP, Schumacher C, Jones A, Dash D, Campbell G, Junek M, Agarwal G, Bell CM, et al.  DIVERT-Collaboration Action Research and Evaluation (CARE) Trial Protocol: a multiprovincial pragmatic cluster randomised trial of cardiorespiratory management in home care. BMJ Open. 2019 Dec 15;9(12):e030301.
  7. Aoyama K, Pinto R, Ray JG, Hill AD, Scales DC, Lapinsky SE, Hladunewich M, Seaward GR, et al. Variability in intensive care unit admission among pregnant and postpartum women in Canada: a nationwide population-based observational study. Crit Care. 2019 Nov 27;23(1):381.
  8. Yousefi Nooraie R, Khan S, Gutberg J, Baker GR. A Network Analysis Perspective to Implementation: The Example of Health Links to Promote Coordinated Care. Eval Health Prof. 2019 Dec;42(4):395-421.
  9. Tharmaratnam T, Bouck Z, Sivaswamy A, Wijeysundera HC, Chu C, Yin CX, Nesbitt GC, Edwards J, Yared K, Wong B, Weinerman A, et al. Low-Value Transthoracic Echocardiography, Healthcare Utilization, and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2019 Nov;12(11):e006123.
  10. Bodley T, Kwan JL, et al. Self-reported test ordering practices among Canadian internal medicine physicians and trainees: a multicenter cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Nov 8;19(1):820.
  11. Leis JA, Soong C. De-adoption of Routine Urine Culture Testing-A Call to Action. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Nov 1;179(11):1466-1468.
  12. Etchells E. Web Exclusive. Annals Story Slam – Seven Extraordinary Words. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Nov 5;171(9):SS1.
  13. Corpus C, Williams V, Salt N, Agnihotri T, Morgan W, Robinson L, Maze Dit Mieusement L, Cobbam S, Leis JA. Prevention of respiratory outbreaks in the rehabilitation setting. BMJ Open Qual. 2019 Oct 9;8(4):e000663.
  14. Hannick JH, O’Kelly F, Wolfstadt JI, Ward SE, Koyle MA. Improving care in pediatric urology-A primer on quality improvement methodology and how to apply it to pediatric urology. J Pediatr Urol. 2019 Oct;15(5):503-512.
  15. O’Kelly F, Hannick JH, Wolfstadt JI, Ward SE, Koyle MA. Quality improvement in pediatric urology-a historical perspective on street pumps, puerperal fever, surgical infection, and contemporary methodology. J Pediatr Urol. 2019 Oct;15(5):495-502.
  16. Kouyoumdjian F, Kim M, Kiran T, et al. Attachment to primary care and team-based primary care: Retrospective cohort study of people who experienced imprisonment in Ontario. Can Fam Physician. 2019 Oct;65(10):e433-e442.
  17. Lin YL, Tomasi J, Guerguerian AM, Trbovich P. Technology-mediated macrocognition: Investigating how physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists make critical decisions. J Crit Care. 2019 Oct;53:132-141.
  18. Wolfstadt JI, Soong C, Ward SE. Improving patient outcomes following total joint arthroplasty: is there an app for that? BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Oct;28(10):775-777.
  19. Strauss R, Cressman A, Cheung M, Weinerman A, Waldman S, Etchells E, et al. Major reductions in unnecessary aspartate aminotransferase and blood urea nitrogen tests with a quality improvement initiative. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Oct;28(10):809-816.
  20. Kim JK, Chua ME, Teoh CW, Lee MJ, Kesavan A, Hebert D, Lorenzo AJ, Farhat WA, Koyle MA. Assessment of prophylactic heparin infusion as a safe preventative measure for thrombotic complications in pediatric kidney transplant recipients weighing <20 kg. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 Sep;23(6):e13512.
  21. Shojania KG. Are increases in emergency use and hospitalisation always a bad thing? Reflections on unintended consequences and apparent backfires. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Sep;28(9):687-692.
  22. Youssef A, Chaudhary ZK, Wiljer D, Mylopoulos M, Sockalingam S. Mapping evidence of patient experiences in integrated care settings: Protocol for a scoping review. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2019 Aug 16;61:1-9.
  23. Koyle MA, Caldamone AA. Current relevance of quality improvement (and patient safety) in surgery. J Pediatr Urol. 2019 Oct;15(5):494.
  24. Yang S, Chaudhary Z, Mylopoulos M, Hashmi R, Kwok Y, Colman S, Yogaparan T, Sockalingam S. Using simulation to explore medical students’ understanding of integrated care within geriatrics. BMC Med Educ. 2019 Aug 28;19(1):322.
  25. Stall NM, Fischer HD, Fung K, Giannakeas V, Bronskill SE, Austin PC, Matlow JN, Quinn KL, Mitchell SL, Bell CM, Rochon PA. Sex-Specific Differences in End-of-Life Burdensome Interventions and Antibiotic Therapy in Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Aug 2;2(8):e199557.
  26. Fralick M, Goldberg N, Rohailla S, Guo Y, Burke MJ, Lapointe-Shaw L, Kwan JL, Weinerman AS, et al. Value of routine echocardiography in the management of stroke. CMAJ. 2019 Aug 6;191(31):E853-E859.
  27. Ambasta A, Pancic S, Wong BM, et al. Expert Recommendations on Frequency of Utilization of Common Laboratory Tests in Medical Inpatients: a Canadian Consensus Study. J Gen Intern Med. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Dec;34(12):2786-2795.
  28. So M, Morris AM, Nelson S, Bell CM, Husain S. Antimicrobial stewardship by academic detailing improves antimicrobial prescribing in solid organ transplant patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Oct;38(10):1915-1923.
  29. Toulany A, et al. Association of Primary Care Continuity With Outcomes Following Transition to Adult Care for Adolescents With Severe Mental Illness. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Aug 2;2(8):e198415.
  30. Smith MA, Puckrin R, Lam PW, Lamb MJ, Simor AE, Leis JA. Association of Increased Colony-Count Threshold for Urinary Pathogens in Hospitalized Patients With Antimicrobial Treatment. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Jul 1;179(7):990-992.
  31. Wilcox ME, Vaughan K, Chong CAKY, Neumann PJ, Bell CM. Cost-Effectiveness Studies in the ICU: A Systematic Review. Crit Care Med. 2019 Aug;47(8):1011-1017.
  32. Zhao G, Kennedy C, Mabaya G, Okrainec K, Kiran T. Patient engagement in the development of best practices for transitions from hospital to home: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2019 Aug 5;9(8):e029693.
  33. Farhang Zangneh H, Wong WWL, Sander B, Bell CM, et al. Cost Effectiveness of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance After a Sustained Virologic Response to Therapy in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Advanced Fibrosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Aug;17(9):1840-1849.e16.
  34. Pinkney SJ, Fan M, Koczmara C, Trbovich PL. Untangling Infusion Confusion: A Comparative Evaluation of Interventions in a Simulated Intensive Care Setting. Crit Care Med. 2019 Jul;47(7):e597-e601.
  35. Guo M, Fortin C, Mayo AL, Robinson LR, Lo A. Quality Improvement in Rehabilitation: A Primer for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialists. PM R. 2019 Jul;11(7):771-778.
  36. Okrainec K, Hahn-Goldberg S, Abrams H, Bell CM, Soong C, Hart M, Shea B, Schmidt S, Troup A, Jeffs L. Patients’ and caregivers’ perspectives on factors that influence understanding of and adherence to hospital discharge instructions: a qualitative study. CMAJ Open. 2019 Jul 18;7(3):E478-E483.
  37. Born KB, Moriates C, Valencia V, Kerssens M, Wong BM. Learners as Leaders: A Global Groundswell of Students Leading Choosing Wisely Initiatives in Medical Education. Acad Med. 2019 Jul 9. [Epub ahead of print]
  38. Fan-Lun C, Chung C, Lee EHG, Pek E, Ramsden R, Ethier C, Soong C. Reducing unnecessary sedative-hypnotic use among hospitalised older adults. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Jul 3.[Epub ahead of print]
  39. Lam J, Arsenault-Blanchard L, Toulany A. Difficult to digest: A hard diagnosis to swallow. Paediatr Child Health. 2019 Jul;24(4):221-223.
  40. Fan M, Tscheng D, Hamilton M, Hyland B, Reding R, Trbovich P. Diversion of Controlled Drugs in Hospitals: A Scoping Review of Contributors and Safeguards. J Hosp Med. 2019 Jul;14(7):419-428.
  41. Guo M, Lo A, Fortin C, Mayo A, Robinson L. Quality Improvement in Rehabilitation – A Primer for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialists. PM R. 2019 Jul;11(7):771-778.
  42. de Vries M, Fan M, Tscheng D, Hamilton M, Trbovich P. Clinical observations and a ealthcare ailure ode and ffect nalysis to identify vulnerabilities in the security and accounting of medications in Ontario hospitals: a study protocol. BMJ Open. 2019 Jun 29;9(6):e027629.
  43. Biskup M, Dzioba A, Sowerby LJ, Monteiro E, Strychowsky J. Opioid prescribing practices following elective surgery in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Jun 24;48(1):29.
  44. Mundle W, Howell-Belle C, Jeffs L. Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Multipronged Collaborative Approach. J Nurs Care Qual. 2019 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print]
  45. Hensel JM, Shaw J, Ivers NM, Desveaux L, Vigod SN, Cohen A, Onabajo N, Agarwal P, Mukerji G, Yang R, Nguyen M, Bouck Z, Wong I, Jeffs L, et al. A Web-Based Mental Health Platform for Individuals Seeking Specialized Mental Health Care Services: Multicenter Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2019 Jun 4;21(6):e10838.
  46. Soong C, et al. An Implementation Guide to Promote Sleep and Reduce Sedative-Hypnotic Initiation for Noncritically Ill Inpatients. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print]
  47. Spithoff S, Kiran T, et al. Quality of primary care among individuals receiving treatment for opioid use disorder. Can Fam Physician. 2019 May;65(5):343-351.
  48. Brindle ME, Heiss K, Scott MJ, Herndon CA, Ljungqvist O, Koyle MA; on behalf Pediatric ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) Society. Embracing change: the era for pediatric ERAS is here. Pediatr Surg Int. 2019 Jun;35(6):631-634.
  49. Mondoux S, Shojania KG. Evidence-based medicine: A cornerstone for clinical care but not for quality improvement. J Eval Clin Pract.  2019 Jun;25(3):363-368.
  50. Kwan JL, Yermak D, Markell L, Paul NS, Shojania KG, Cram P. Follow Up of Incidental High-Risk Pulmonary Nodules on Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography at Care Transitions. J Hosp Med. 2019 Jun 1;14(6):349-352.
  51. Jamieson T, Mamdani MM, Etchells E. Linking Quality Improvement and Health Information Technology through the QI-HIT Figure 8. Appl Clin Inform. 2019 May;10(3):528-533.
  52. Lin YL, Trbovich P, et al. Association of Data Integration Technologies With Intensive Care Clinician Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 May 3;2(5):e194392.
  53. Liu JJ, Rotteau L, Bell CM, Shojania KG. Putting out fires: a qualitative study exploring the use of patient complaints to drive improvement at three academic hospitals. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 May 23. [Epub ahead of print]
  54. Myers JS, Wong BM. Measuring outcomes in quality improvement education: success is in the eye of the beholder. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 May;28(5):345-348.
  55. Farmanova E, Baker GR, Cohen D. Combining Integration of Care and a Population Health Approach: A Scoping Review of Redesign Strategies and Interventions, and their Impact. Int J Integr Care. 2019 Apr 11;19(2):5.
  56. Nhan D, Lentz EJM, Steinberg M, Bell CM, Morris AM. Structure of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Leading US Hospitals: Findings of a Nationwide Survey. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Apr 6;6(4):ofz104.
  57. Meltzer CJ, Irish J, Angelos P, Busaidy NL, Davies L, Dwojak S, Ferris RL, Haugen BR, Harrell RM, Haymart MR, McIver B, Mechanick JI, Monteiro E, et al. American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Section clinical consensus statement: North American quality statements and evidence-based multidisciplinary workflow algorithms for the evaluation and management of thyroid nodules. Head Neck. 2019 Apr;41(4):843-856.
  58. Lockhart E, Hawker GA, Ivers NM, O’Brien T, Mukerji G, Pariser P, Stanaitis I, Pus L, Baker GR. Engaging primary care physicians in care coordination for patients with complex medical conditions. Can Fam Physician. 2019 Apr;65(4):e155-e162.
  59. Hall J, Mirza R, Quinlan J, Chong E, Born K, Wong B, et al. Engaging residents to choose wisely: Resident Doctors of Canada resource stewardship recommendations. Can Med Educ J. 2019 Mar 13;10(1):e39-e55.
  60. Najeeb U, Wong B, et al. Moving beyond orientations: a multiple case study of the residency experiences of Canadian-born and immigrant international medical graduates. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2019 Mar;24(1):103-123.
  61. Stall NM, Kim SJ, Hardacre KA, Shah PS, Straus SE, Bronskill SE, Lix LM, Bell CM, et al. Association of Informal Caregiver Distress with Health Outcomes of Community-Dwelling Dementia Care Recipients: A Systematic Review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Mar;67(3):609-617.
  62. Shah PS, Dunn M, Aziz K, Shah V, Deshpandey A, Mukerji A, Ng E, Mohammad K, Ulrich C, Amaral N, et al. Sustained quality improvement in outcomes of preterm neonates with a gestational age less than 29 weeks: results from the Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality Phase 3. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2019 Mar;97(3):213-221.
  63. Guo M, Tam A, Dey A, Fraser B, Podalak M, Bayley M, Soong C, Lo A. Increasing the use of home medication lists in an outpatient neurorehabilitation clinic. BMJ Open Qual. 2019 Mar 1;8(1):e000358.
  64. Morris AM, Bai A, Burry L, Dresser LD, Ferguson ND, Lapinsky SE, Lazar NM, McIntyre M, Matelski J, Minnema B, Mok K, Nelson S, Poutanen SM, Singh JM, So M, Steinberg M, Bell CM. Long-Term Effects of Phased Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Academic ICUs: 2007-2015. Crit Care Med. 2019 Feb;47(2):159-166.
  65. Callum J, Etchells E, Shojania K. Addressing the identity crisis in healthcare: positive patient identification technology reduces wrong patient events. Transfusion. 2019 Mar;59(3):899-902.
  66. Clairman H, Dettmer E, Buchholz A, Cordeiro K, Ibrahim Q, Maximova K, Toulany A, et al. Pathways to eating in children and adolescents with obesity. Int J Obes (Lond).  2019 Mar;43(3):638.
  67. Gilmour JA, Sykes J, Etchells E, Tullis E. Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes Screening in Adults: A Gap Analysis and Evaluation of Accuracy of Glycated Hemoglobin Levels. Can J Diabetes. 2019 Feb;43(1):13-18.
  68. Kiran T, et al. Cancer screening rates among transgender adults: Cross-sectional analysis of primary care data. Can Fam Physician. 2019 Jan;65(1):e30-e37.
  69. Spackman E, Clement F, Allan GM, Bell CM, et al.  Developing key performance indicators for prescription medication systems. PLoS One. 2019 Jan 15;14(1):e0210794.
  70. Sadeghi M, Leis JA, et al. Standardisation of perioperative urinary catheter use to reduce postsurgical urinary tract infection: an interrupted time series study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Jan;28(1):32-38.
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