Centre Publications 2020

  1. Marchand-Senécal X, Brasg IA, Kozak R, Elligsen M, Vermeiren C, Corbeil AJ, Barker KR, Katz K, Powis JE, Gold WL, Leis JA. Impact of Rejection of Low-Quality Wound Swabs on Antimicrobial Prescribing: A Controlled Before-After Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 13;8(1):ofaa609.
  2. Grant KL, Lee DD, Cheng I, Baker GR. Reducing preventable patient transfers from long-term care facilities to emergency departments: a scoping review – CORRIGENDUM. CJEM. 2020 Nov;22(6):E16.
  3. Koyle MA. What the Editors are Reading – Quality improvement and patient safety. J Pediatr Urol. 2020 Dec;16(6):853-856.
  4. Greaney D, Roy R, McDonnell C. Opioid-related harm in a quaternary pediatric hospital: A 5-year review. J Opioid Manag. 2020 Sep/Oct;16(5):375-382.
  5. Dresser L, Stephen MS, McIntyre M, Jorgoni L, Jorgensen SCJ, Nelson S, Bell C, et al. Evaluating the effect of nurse-initiated discussion of infection management during ICU bedside rounds. BMJ Open Qual. 2020 Nov;9(4):e001037.
  6. Leis JA, Born KB, Theriault G, Ostrow O, et al. Using antibiotics wisely for respiratory tract infection in the era of covid-19. BMJ. 2020 Nov 13;371:m4125.
  7. Cottrell J, Yip J, Campisi P, Chadha NK, Damji A, Hong P, Lachance S, Leitao D, Nguyen LH, Saunders N, Strychowsky J, Yunker W, Vaccani JP, Chan Y, de Almeida JR, Eskander A, Witterick IJ, Monteiro E. Quality indicators for the diagnosis and management of pediatric tonsillitis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Dec;139:110441.
  8. Quinn KL, Shurrab M, Gitau K, Kavalieratos D, Isenberg SR, Stall NM, Stukel TA, Goldman R, Horn D, Cram P, Detsky AS, Bell CM. Association of Receipt of Palliative Care Interventions With Health Care Use, Quality of Life, and Symptom Burden Among Adults With Chronic Noncancer Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA. 2020 Oct 13;324(14):1439-1450.
  9. Levy BB, Song JZ, Luong D, Perrier L, Bayley MT, Andrew G, Arbour-Nicitopoulos K, Chan B, Curran CJ, Dimitropoulos G, Hartman L, Huang L, Kastner M, Kingsnorth S, McCormick A, Nelson M, Nicholas D, Penner M, Thompson L, Toulany A, et al. Transitional Care Interventions for Youth With Disabilities: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2020 Nov;146(5):e20200187.
  10. Ross PT, Lypson ML, Byington CL, Sánchez JP, Wong BM, et al. Learning from the Past and Working in the Present to Create an Antiracist Future for Academic Medicine. Acad Med. 2020 Dec;95(12):1781-1786.
  11. Lapointe-Shaw L, Rader B, Astley CM, Hawkins JB, Bhatia D, Schatten WJ, Lee TC, Liu JJ, et al. Web and phone-based COVID-19 syndromic surveillance in Canada: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2020 Oct 2;15(10):e0239886.
  12. Farrell BJ, Jeffs L, et al. Patient and provider perspectives on the development and resolution of prescribing cascades: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatr. 2020 Sep 25;20(1):368.
  13. Kwan JL, Lo L, Ferguson J, Goldberg H, Diaz-Martinez JP, Tomlinson G, Grimshaw JM, Shojania KG. Computerised clinical decision support systems and absolute improvements in care: meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials. BMJ. 2020 Sep 17;370:m3216.
  14. Amadio JM, Bouck Z, Sivaswamy A, Chu C, Austin PC, Dudzinski D, Nesbitt GC, Edwards J, Yared K, Wong B, Hansen M, Weinerman A, et al. Impact of Appropriate Use Criteria for Transthoracic Echocardiography in Valvular Heart Disease on Clinical Outcomes. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Dec;33(12):1481-1489.
  15. Cohen M, Kiran T. Closing the gender pay gap in Canadian medicine. CMAJ. 2020 Aug 31;192(35):E1011-E1017.
  16. Abramovich A, de Oliveira C, Kiran T, et al. Assessment of Health Conditions and Health Service Use Among Transgender Patients in Canada. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Aug 3;3(8):e2015036.
  17. Goldman J, Xyrichis A. Interprofessional working during the COVID-19 pandemic: sociological insights. J Interprof Care. 2020 Sep-Oct;34(5):580-582.
  18. Silver S, Amaral N, et al. Simulation-Based Learning During COVID-19: A Teaching Strategy for Protected Code Blues. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020 Sep 1;51(9):399-401.
  19. Sierralta Born MC, Milford K, Rickard M, Shkumat N, Amaral JG, Koyle MA, et al. In-hospital resource utilization, outcome analysis and radiation exposure in children undergoing appendicostomy vs cecostomy tube placement. J Pediatr Urol. 2020 Oct;16(5):648.e1-648.e8.
  20. Beavers L, Christofilos V, Duclos C, McMillen K, Sheehan J, Tomat L, Jeffs L, et al. Perceptions of preparedness: How hospital-based orientation can enhance the transition from academic to clinical learning. Can Med Educ J. 2020 Aug 6;11(4):e62-e69.
  21. Razak F, Shin S, Pogacar F, Jung HY, Pus L, Moser A, Lapointe-Shaw L, Tang T, Kwan JL, Weinerman A, Rawal S, Kushnir V, Mak D, Martin D, Shojania KG, Bhatia S, Agarwal P, Mukerji G, Fralick M, Kapral MK, Morgan M, Wong B, et al. Modelling resource requirements and physician staffing to provide virtual urgent medical care for residents of long-term care homes: a cross-sectional study. CMAJ Open. 2020 Aug 20;8(3):E514-E521.
  22. Kiran T, et al. Awareness and Use of Community Services among Primary Care Physicians. Healthc Policy. 2020 Aug;16(1):58-77.
  23. de Almeida JR, Noel CW, Forner D, Zhang H, Nichols AC, Cohen MA, Wong RJ, McMullen C, Graboyes EM, Divi V, Shuman AG, Rosko AJ, Lewis CM, Hanna EY, Myers J, Paleri V, Miles B, Genden E, Eskander A, Enepekides DJ, Higgins KM, Brown D, Chepeha DB, Witterick IJ, Gullane PJ, Irish JC, Monteiro E, et al. Development and validation of a surgical prioritization and ranking tool and navigation aid for head and neck cancer (SPARTAN-HN) in a scarce resource setting: Response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cancer. 2020 Aug 11:10.1002/cncr.33114. [Epub ahead of print]
  24. Bodley T, Rassos J, Mansoor W, Bell CM, et al. Improving Transitions of Care between the Intensive Care Unit and General Internal Medicine Ward. A Demonstration Study. ATS Sch. 2020 Jul 16;1(3):288-300.
  25. O’Kelly F, Sparks S, Seideman C, Gargollo P, Granberg C, Ko J, Malhotra N, Hecht S, Swords K, Rowe C, Whittam B, Spinoit AF, Dudley A, Ellison J, Chu D, Routh J, Cannon G, Kokorowski P, Koyle M, et al. A survey and panel discussion of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric urological productivity, guideline adherence and provider stress. J Pediatr Urol. 2020 Aug;16(4):492.e1-492.e9.
  26. O’Neill B, Ferrer R, O’Brien P, Watt G, Gottlieb L, Pinto A, Willems S, Currie J, Harriott D, Leitch J, Zsager A, Kidd M, Kiran T. Improving Equity Through Primary Care: Proceedings of the 2019 Toronto International Conference on Quality in Primary Care. Ann Fam Med. 2020 Jul;18(4):364-369.
  27. Quinn KL, Stukel T, Stall NM, Huang A, Isenberg S, Tanuseputro P, Goldman R, Cram P, Kavalieratos D, Detsky AS, Bell CM. Association between palliative care and healthcare outcomes among adults with terminal non-cancer illness: population based matched cohort study. BMJ. 2020 Jul 6;370:m2257.
  28. Ferreira R, Keefe D, Wang Y, McGrath M, Koyle MA, et al. Pediatric urological surgery readiness condition (PedsUROCON). Can Urol Assoc J. 2020 Jul;14(7):E290-E293.
  29. Kruger SZ, Bronskill SE, Jeffs L, Steinberg M, Morris AM, Bell CM. Evaluating and prioritizing antimicrobial stewardship programs for nursing homes: A modified Delphi panel. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep;41(9):1028-1034.
  30. Jeffs L, Merkley J, Amaral N, et al. Co-Designing a Collaborative Academic Professional Practice Model for an Integrated Health System: Sinai Health’s Journey. Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2020 Jun;33(2):7-20.
  31. Kim JK, Koyle MA, et al. Pediatric Kidney Transplant Experience in Ontario: A Review of Division of the Surgical and Medical Management Across Local Tertiary Care Institutions. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2020 Jun 8;7:2054358120925712.
  32. Lee EY, Detsky ME, Ma J, Bell CM, et al. Variation in antibiotic use across intensive care units (ICU): A population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep;41(9):1035-1041.
  33. Tadrous M, Fung K, Desveaux L, Gomes T, Taljaard M, Grimshaw JM, Bell CM, et al. Effect of Academic Detailing on Promoting Appropriate Prescribing of Antipsychotic Medication in Nursing Homes: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 May 1;3(5):e205724.
  34. Lam PW, Sehgal P, Andany N, Mubareka S, Simor AE, Ozaldin O, Leis JA, et al. A virtual care program for outpatients diagnosed with COVID-19: a feasibility study. CMAJ Open. 2020 May 23;8(2):E407-E413.
  35. Liu JJ, Goldberg HR, Lentz EJ, Matelski JJ, Alam A, Bell CM. Association Between Web-Based Physician Ratings and Physician Disciplinary Convictions: Retrospective Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020 May 14;22(5):e16708.
  36. Schwartz KL, Murti M, Finkelstein M, Leis JA, et al. Lack of COVID-19 transmission on an international flight. CMAJ. 2020 Apr 14;192(15):E410.
  37. Kiran T, et al. Association of physician payment model and team-based care with timely access in primary care: a population-based cross-sectional study. CMAJ Open. 2020 May 7;8(2):E328-E337.
  38. Soong C, Cho HJ, Shojania KG. Choosing quality problems wisely: identifying improvements worth developing and sustaining. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 Oct;29(10):1-2.
  39. McIntyre M, Robinson LR, Mayo A. Practical Considerations for Implementing Virtual Care in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: For the Pandemic and Beyond. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Jun;99(6):464-467.
  40. Thampi N, Szymczak JE, Leis JA. Applying behavioral frameworks to antimicrobial stewardship. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 May;41(5):628-630.
  41. Kozak R, Prost K, Yip L, Williams V, Leis JA, et al. Severity of coronavirus respiratory tract infections in adults admitted to acute care in Toronto, Ontario. J Clin Virol. 2020 May;126:104338.
  42. Leis JA, et al. Introduction of Group Electronic Monitoring of Hand Hygiene on Inpatient Units: A Multicenter Cluster Randomized Quality Improvement Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 17;71(10):e680-e685.
  43. Tilli T, Hunchuck J, Dewhurst N, Kiran T. Opioid stewardship: implementing a proactive, pharmacist-led intervention for patients coprescribed opioids and benzodiazepines at an urban academic primary care centre. BMJ Open Qual. 2020 Apr;9(2).
  44. Yorke E, Huang L, Orkin J, Chalk T, Ladha F, Toulany A. Analysis of Extreme Length of Stay Hospitalizations for Children and Youth in a Quaternary Care Hospital. Healthc Q. 2020 Apr;23(1):47-52.
  45. Davie S, Kiran T. Partnering with patients to improve access to primary care. BMJ Open Qual. 2020 Apr;9(2).
  46. Shojania KG, Marang-van de Mheen PJ. Identifying adverse events: reflections on an imperfect gold standard after 20 years of patient safety research. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 Apr;29(4):265-270.
  47. Ma NH, Walker SAN, Elligsen M, Kiss A, Palmay L, Ho G, Powis J, Bansal V, Leis JA. Retrospective multicentre matched cohort study comparing safety and efficacy outcomes of intermittent-infusion versus continuous-infusion vancomycin. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Apr 1;75(4):1038-1046.
  48. Franklin BD, Abel G, Shojania KG. Medication non-adherence: an overlooked target for quality improvement interventions. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 Apr;29(4):271-273
  49. Schröder A, Farhat WA, Bägli DJ, Lorenzo AJ, Koyle MA. Turning a new “page”: ways to decrease the number of pages after hours without compromising patient care. Can J Surg. 2020 Mar 27;63(2):E155-E160.
  50. Cottrell J, Yip J, Chan Y, Chin CJ, Damji A, de Almeida JR, Desrosiers M, Eskander A, Janjua A, Kilty S, Lee JM, Macdonald KI, Meen EK, Rudmik L, Sommer DD, Sowerby L, Tewfik MA, Thamboo A, Vescan AD, Witterick IJ, Wright E, Monteiro E. Quality Indicators for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2020 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print]
  51. Verma AA, Kumachev A, Shah S, Guo Y, Jung HY, Rawal S, Lapointe-Shaw L, Kwan JL, Weinerman A, et al. Appropriateness of peripherally inserted central catheter use among general medical inpatients: an observational study using routinely collected data. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 Nov;29(11):905-911.
  52. Kiran T, et al. Patient and caregiver experience in the transition from hospital to home – brainstorming results from group concept mapping: a patient-oriented study. CMAJ Open. 2020 Mar 2;8(1):E121-E133.
  53. Quinn KL, Hsu AT, Smith G, Stall N, Detsky AS, Kavalieratos D, Lee DS, Bell CM, et al. Association Between Palliative Care and Death at Home in Adults With Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Mar 3;9(5):e013844.
  54. Stephens RF, Noel CW, Su JS, Xu W, Krahn M, Monteiro E, et al. Mapping the University of Washington Quality of life questionnaire onto EQ-5D and HUI-3 indices in patients with head and neck cancer. Head Neck. 2020 Mar;42(3):513-521.
  55. Koyle MA. Musings on leadership, quality and safety, and burnout: what goes up must come down. J Pediatr Urol. 2020 Oct;16(5):530-534.
  56. Rowland P, Boyd V, Lising D, Goldman J, et al. When logics of learning conflict: an analysis of two workplace-based continuing education programs. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2020 Aug;25(3):673-689.
  57. Shojania KG. Beyond CLABSI and CAUTI: broadening our vision of patient safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 May;29(5):361-364.
  58. Arnstead N, Campisi P, Takahashi SG, Hong CJ, Mok F, Noel CW, Siu J, Wong BM, Monteiro E. Feedback Frequency in Competence by Design: A Quality Improvement Initiative. J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Feb;12(1):46-50.
  59. Goldman J, Kuper A, Baker GR, Bulmer B, Coffey M, Jeffs L, Shea C, Whitehead C, Shojania K, Wong B. Beyond Experiential Learning in Project-Based Quality Improvement Education: Questioning Assumptions and Identifying Future Directions. Acad Med. 2020 Nov;95(11):1745-1754.
  60. Goldman J, Wong BM. Nothing soft about ‘soft skills’: core competencies in quality improvement and patient safety education and practice. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 Aug;29(8):619-622.
  61. Soong C, Shojania KG. Education as a low-value improvement intervention: often necessary but rarely sufficient. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 May;29(5):353-357.
  62. Ma J, Wong BM, et al. Vision to improve: quality improvement in ophthalmology. Can J Ophthalmol. 2020 Apr;55(2):107-115.
  63. Jeffs L, McIsaac W, Zahradnik M, Senthinathan A, Dresser L, McIntyre M, Tannenbaum D, Bell C, et al. Barriers and facilitators to the uptake of an antimicrobial stewardship program in primary care: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2020 Mar 5;15(3):e0223822.
  64. MacKinnon NJ, Baker GR. Transparency of health care safety outside of the institutional setting: Call to action. Can Fam Physician. 2020 Feb;66(2):94-95.
  65. Kiran T, et al. Working with patients to improve care. CMAJ. 2020 Feb 10;192(6):E125-E127.
  66. Munshey F, Parra DA, McDonnell C, Matava C. Ultrasound-guided techniques for peripheral intravenous placement in children with difficult venous access. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 Feb;30(2):108-115.
  67. Hsu JH, Calzavara A, Vigod S, Stukel TA, Kiran T, et al. Factors Associated With Diabetes Care Quality Among Patients With Schizophrenia in Ontario, Canada. Psychiatr Serv. 2020 Feb 1;71(2):188-191.
  68. Tseng EK, Mukerji G, Weinerman A, Fuller J, McLeod A, Wong BM, et al. Choosing Words Wisely: Residents’ Use of Rhetorical Appeals in Conversations About Unnecessary Tests. Acad Med. 2020 Feb;95(2):275-282.
  69. Seto E, Ross H, Tibbles A, Wong S, Ware P, Etchells E, et al. A Mobile Phone-Based Telemonitoring Program for Heart Failure Patients After an Incidence of Acute Decompensation (Medly-AID): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Jan 22;9(1):e15753.
  70. Ostrow O, et al. Pediatric Emergency Department Return Visits: An Innovative and Systematic Approach to Promote Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Dec;36(12):e726-e731.
  71. Lam PW, Tarighi P, Elligsen M, Gunaratne K, Nathens AB, Tarshis J, Leis JA. Self-reported beta-lactam allergy and the risk of surgical site infection: A retrospective cohort study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Jan 23:1-6.
  72. Dainty KN, Kiran T. ‘Spending the day with your Family Health Team’: rapid ethnography of a patient-centred quality improvement event. BJGP Open. 2020 May 1;4(1):bjgpopen20X101002.
  73. Kiran T, et al. Patient and caregiver priorities in the transition from hospital to home: results from province-wide group concept mapping. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 May;29(5):390-400.
  74. Gaudreault-Tremblay MM, McQuillan RF, et al. Quality improvement in pediatric nephrology-a practical guide. Pediatr Nephrol. 2020 Feb;35(2):199-211.
  75. Tseng EK, Mukerji G, Weinerman A, Fuller J, McLeod A, Wong BM, et al.  Choosing Words Wisely: Residents’ Use of Rhetorical Appeals in Conversations About Unnecessary Tests. Acad Med. 2020 Feb;95(2):275-282.
  76. Mundle W, Howell-Belle C, Jeffs L. Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Multipronged Collaborative Approach. J Nurs Care Qual.2020 Jan/Mar;35(1):83-87.
  77. Leis JA, Born KB, Ostrow O, et al. Prescriber-led practice changes that can bolster antimicrobial stewardship in community health care settings. Can Commun Dis Rep. 2020 Jan 2;46(1):1-5.
  78. Tomasi JN, Hamilton MV, Fan M, Pinkney SJ, Middaugh KL, Parshuram CS, Trbovich PL. Assessing the electronic Bedside Paediatric Early Warning System: A simulation study on decision-making and usability. Int J Med Inform. 2020 Jan;133:103969.
  79. Wolfstadt JI, Wayment L, Koyle MA, et al. The Development of a Standardized Pathway for Outpatient Ambulatory Fracture Surgery: To Admit or Not to Admit. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Jan 15;102(2):110-118.
  80. Lofters AK, Baker NA, Schuler A, Rau A, Baxter A, Baxter NN, Kucharski E, Leung FH, Weyman K, Kiran T. A “Tea and Cookies” Approach: Co-designing Cancer Screening Interventions with Patients Living with Low Income. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jan;35(1):255-260.
  81. Taher A, Bunker E, Chartier LB, Ostrow O, et al. Application of the Informatics Stack framework to describe a population-level emergency department return visit continuous quality improvement program. Int J Med Inform. 2020 Jan;133:103937.
  82. Wong BM, Baum KD, Headrick LA, Holmboe ES, Moss F, Ogrinc G, Shojania KG, et al. Building the Bridge to Quality: An Urgent Call to Integrate Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Education With Clinical Care. Acad Med. 2020 Jan;95(1):59-68.
  83. Lapointe-Shaw L, Bell CM, et al. Community pharmacy medication review, death and re-admission after hospital discharge: a propensity score-matched cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 Jan;29(1):41-51.
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