Centre Publications 2021

  1. Kobulnik J, Wang IY, Bell C, et al. Management of Frail and Older Homebound Patients With Heart Failure: A Contemporary Virtual Ambulatory Model. CJC Open. 2021 Aug 29;4(1):47-55.
  2. Lofters AK, Baker NA, Corrado AM, Schuler A, Rau A, Baxter NN, Leung FH, Weyman K, Kiran T. Care in the Community: Opportunities to improve cancer screening uptake for people living with low income. Prev Med Rep. 2021 Oct 25;24:101622.
  3. Lo L, Rotteau L, Shojania K. Can SBAR be implemented with high fidelity and does it improve communication between healthcare workers? A systematic review. BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 17;11(12):e055247.
  4. Walji S, McIsaac W, Moineddin R, Kalia S, Levy M, Tu K, Bell CM. Predicting hospital readmission risk: A prospective observational study to compare primary care providers’ assessments with the LACE readmission risk index. PLoS One. 2021 Dec 15;16(12):e0260943.
  5. Williams V, Kovacs-Litman A, Muller MP, Hota S, Powis JE, Ricciuto DR, Mertz D, Katz K, Castellani L, Kiss A, Linkenheld-Struk A, Leis JA. Impact of COVID-19 on hospital hand hygiene performance: a multicentre observational study using group electronic monitoring. CMAJ Open. 2021 Dec 14;9(4):E1175-E1180.
  6. Persad N, Kelly E, Amaral N, et al. Impact of a “Brain Protection Bundle” in Reducing Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Infants <30 Weeks GA: A Retrospective Single Centre Study. Children (Basel). 2021 Oct 31;8(11):983.
  7. Sauro KM, Baker GR, et al. The role of hospital characteristics in patient safety: a protocol for a national cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2021 Nov 23;9(4):E1041-E1047.
  8. Leis JA, et al. Validation and implementation of group electronic hand hygiene monitoring across twenty-four critical care units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jun 25:1-6. [Epub ahead of print]
  9. Toor J, Du JT, Koyle M, et al. Inventory Optimization in the Perioperative Care Department Using Kotter’s Change Model. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021 Sep 25 [Epub ahead of print]
  10. Verma AA, Murray J, Greiner R, Cohen JP, Shojania KG, et al. Implementing machine learning in medicine. CMAJ. 2021 Aug 30;193(34):E1351-E1357.
  11. Bailey K, Lee S, de Los Reyes T, Lo L, Gorter JW, Toulany A. Quality indicators for transition from paediatric to adult care for adolescents with chronic physical and mental illness: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2021 Nov 1;11(11):e055194.
  12. Anderson NN, Baker GR, et al. Organizational capacity for patient and family engagement in hospital planning and improvement: interviews with patient/family advisors, managers and clinicians. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021 Nov 13;33(4):mzab147.
  13. Shojania KG. Incident Reporting Systems: What Will It Take to Make Them Less Frustrating and Achieve Anything Useful? Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021 Dec;47(12):755-758.
  14. Bhatia RS, Chu C, Kaoutskaia A, Ko DT, Shojania KG, et al. Association of Cardiology Billing Amounts With Health Care Utilization and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Nov 2;10(21):e020708.
  15. Aho-Glele U, Bouabida K, Kooijman A, Popescu IC, Pomey MP, Hawthornthwaite L, Ploquin J, Dunn S, Trbovich P, et al. Developing the first pan-Canadian survey on patient engagement in patient safety. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Oct 15;21(1):1099.
  16. DeRocher M, Davie S, Kiran T. Using positive deviance to improve timely access in primary care. BMJ Open Qual. 2021 Oct;10(4):e001228.
  17. Schiff G, Shojania KG. Looking back on the history of patient safety: an opportunity to reflect and ponder future challenges. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022 Feb;31(2):148-152.
  18. Goldman J, Smeraglio A, Lo L, Kuper A, Wong BM. Theory in quality improvement and patient safety education: A scoping review. Perspect Med Educ. 2021 Dec;10(6):319-326.
  19. Duncan A, 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. Prioritizing a Research Agenda of Transitional Care Interventions for Childhood-Onset Disabilities. Front Pediatr. 2021 Sep 13;9:682078.
  20. Toulany A, et al. Health System-Level Evaluation of Tele-Mental Health Services Among Children and Adolescents in Ontario, Canada : Évaluation au niveau du système de santé des services de télésanté mentale chez les enfants et les adolescents de l’Ontario, Canada. Can J Psychiatry. 2021 Sep 27:7067437211043395. [Epub ahead of print]
  21. Cimino SR, Vijayakumar A, MacKay C, Mayo AL, et al. Sex and gender differences in quality of life and related domains for individuals with adult acquired lower-limb amputation: a scoping review. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 Sep 21:1-27.
  22. Dettmer E, Grewal S, Regina A, Phung N, Steinegger C, Hamilton J, Toulany A. Development and Implementation of a Pilot Integrative Day Hospital Program for Youth with Severe Obesity and Mental Health Issues. Child Obes. 2021 Dec;17(8):563-572.
  23. Goldman J, Rotteau L, Shojania KG, Baker GR, Rowland P, Christianson MK, Vogus TJ, Cameron C, Coffey M. Implementation of a central-line bundle: a qualitative study of three clinical units. Implement Sci Commun. 2021 Sep 16;2(1):105.
  24. Koyle MA, et al. What the Editors are reading: Quality improvement and patient safety. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 Oct;17(5):746-749.
  25. Griffiths S, Stephen G, Kiran T, Okrainec K. “She knows me best”: a qualitative study of patient and caregiver views on the role of the primary care physician follow-up post-hospital discharge in individuals admitted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or congestive heart failure. BMC Fam Pract. 2021 Sep 7;22(1):176.
  26. Hirpara DH, Wong BM, Safieddine N. Co-Learning Curriculum in Quality Improvement for Surgical Residents- Five-Year Experience from the University of Toronto. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb;79(1):46-50.
  27. Koyle MA, et al. The second victim requires more than Medice Cura Te Ipsum. Can Urol Assoc J. 2021 Jun;15(6 Suppl 1):S40-S42.
  28. Brown I, Tran A, Soong C, Okrainec K. The role of electronic versus written order sets in inappropriate laboratory testing among hospitalized medical patients. Int J Med Inform. 2021 Sep;153:104546.
  29. Saragosa M, Jeffs L, et al. Using meta-ethnography to understand the care transition experience of people with dementia and their caregivers. Dementia (London). 2022 Jan;21(1):153-180.
  30. Guo M, Dunbar-Yaffe R, Bearss E, Lim-Reinders S, Soong C. Do Not Waste a Crisis: Physician Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthc Q. 2021 Jul;24(2):33-37.
  31. Soong C, Wright SM. Measuring overuse: a deceptively complicated endeavour. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022 Jan;31(1):8-10.
  32. Brown A, Goldman J, Wong BM. Using quality improvement to advance health professions education. Clin Teach. 2021 Dec;18(6):627-629.
  33. Zhong A, Davie S, Wang R, Kiran T. Understanding disparities in primary care patient experience. Can Fam Physician. 2021 Jul;67(7):e178-e187.
  34. Fu TS, Msallak H, Namavarian A, Chiodo A, Elmasri W, Hubbard B, Xu J, Pegoraro R, Higgins K, Enepekides D, Monteiro E, Eskander A. Surgical Tray Optimization: a Quality Improvement Initiative that Reduces Operating Room Costs. J Med Syst. 2021 Jul 6;45(8):78.
  35. Bailey C, Jeffs L. Threats to Narcotic Safety-A Narrative Review of Narcotic Incidents, Discrepancies and Near-Misses Within a Large Canadian Health System. Can J Nurs Res. 2021 Jul 6:8445621211028709. [Epub ahead of print]
  36. Schwartz KL, Ivers N, Langford BJ, Taljaard M, Neish D, Brown KA, Leung V, Daneman N, Alloo J, Silverman M, Shing E, Grimshaw JM, Leis JA, et al. Effect of Antibiotic-Prescribing Feedback to High-Volume Primary Care Physicians on Number of Antibiotic Prescriptions: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Sep 1;181(9):1165-1173.
  37. Jeffs L, Merkley J, Greenberg R, Ginty L, Amaral N, et al. An Academic Health Sciences Centre’s Strategy to Enhance Nurse Resilience and Psychological Safety. Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2021 Jun;34(2):39-44.
  38. Cottrell J, Yip J, Agrawal S, Archibald J, Chau J, Lea J, Lin V, Mick P, Morris D, Parnes L, Schramm D, Chan Y, Crowson M, de Almeida J, Eskander A, Witterick IJ, Monteiro E. Quality Indicators for the Diagnosis and Management of Menière’s Disease. Otol Neurotol. 2021 Sep 1;42(8):e1084-e1092.
  39. Cleverley K, Stevens K, Davies J, McCann E, Ashley T, Brathwaite D, Gebreyohannes M, Nasir S, O’Reilly K, Bennett KJ, Brennenstuhl S, Charach A, Henderson J, Jeffs L, et al. Mixed-methods study protocol for an evaluation of the mental health transition navigator model in child and adolescent mental health services: the Navigator Evaluation Advancing Transitions (NEAT) study. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 29;11(6):e051190.
  40. Bhatia RS, Ko DT, Chu C, Croxford R, Bouck Z, Tharmaratnam T, Dorian P, Ross H, Austin PC, Shojania K, Goodman SG. An Association Between Cardiologist Billing Patterns, Health Care Use, and Outcomes in Cardiac Patients. CJC Open. 2021 Feb 9;3(6):758-768.
  41. Kirubarajan A, Shin S, Fralick M, Kwan J, Lapointe-Shaw L, Liu J, Tang T, Weinerman A. Morning Discharges and Patient Length of Stay in Inpatient General Internal Medicine. J Hosp Med. 2021 Jun;16(6):333-338.
  42. Quinn KL, Stukel T, Huang A, Goldman R, Cram P, Detsky AS, Bell CM. Association Between Attending Physicians’ Rates of Referral to Palliative Care and Location of Death in Hospitalized Adults With Serious Illness: A Population-based Cohort Study. Med Care. 2021 Jul 1;59(7):604-611.
  43. Cleverley K, McCann E, O’Brien D, Davies J, Bennett K, Brennenstuhl S, Courey L, Henderson J, Jeffs L, et al. Prioritizing core components of successful transitions from child to adult mental health care: a national Delphi survey with youth, caregivers, and health professionals. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print]
  44. Thille PH, Rotteau L, Webster F. More than words: methods to elicit talk in interviews. Fam Pract. 2021 Jul 28;38(4):545-547.
  45. Cottrell J, Zahr SK, Yip J, Agrawal S, Archibald J, Chau J, Lea J, Lin V, Mick P, Morris D, Parnes L, Schramm D, Chan Y, de Almeida J, Eskander A, Witterick IJ, Monteiro E. Quality Indicators for the Diagnosis and Management of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Otol Neurotol. 2021 Sep 1;42(8):e991-e1000.
  46. Myers JS, Lane-Fall M, Soong C. No one left behind: a case for more inclusivity in authorship for quality improvement and implementation research. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Oct;30(10):779-781.
  47. Fernando E, Rawal S, Shin S, Bajwa K, Kwan J, Lapointe-Shaw L, Tang T, Weinerman A, et al. Reliability of Patient-Report, Physician-Report, and Medical Record Review to Identify Hospital-Acquired Complications: A Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Sep-Oct 01;36(5):337-344.
  48. Bogler O, Liu J, Cadesky B, Bell CM. Quality of care and outcomes in internal medicine patients bedspaced to noninternal medicine units. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 May 7;100(18):e25737.
  49. Levinson W, Wong BM. Aligning continuing professional development with quality improvement. CMAJ. 2021 May 3;193(18):E647-E648.
  50. Hahn-Goldberg S, Huynh T, Chaput A, Krahn M, Rac V, Tomlinson G, Matelski J, Abrams H, Bell C, et al. Implementation, spread and impact of the Patient Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS) across Ontario hospitals: a mixed methods evaluation. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Apr 17;21(1):361.
  51. Ackerman ML, Jeffs L, et al. Developing a Culture of Support to Advance and Accelerate Nursing Innovation. Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2021 Mar;34(1):60-71.
  52. Chartier LB, Jalali H, Seaton MB, Ovens H, Borgundvaag B, McLeod SL, Dainty KN, Ostrow O. Qualitative evaluation of a mandatory provincial programme auditing emergency department return visits. BMJ Open. 2021 Apr 7;11(4):e044218.
  53. Anderson NN, Baker GR, et al. Approaches to optimize patient and family engagement in hospital planning and improvement: Qualitative interviews. Health Expect. 2021 Jun;24(3):967-977.
  54. Daneman N, Lee SM, Bai H, Bell CM, et al. Population-Wide Peer Comparison Audit and Feedback to Reduce Antibiotic Initiation and Duration in Long-Term Care Facilities with Embedded Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 15;73(6):e1296-e1304.
  55. Afshar K, Koyle MA. Commentary to ‘Beyond morbidity and mortality: Measuring processes and procedure specifics in the national surgical quality improvement program pediatric (NSQIPP)’. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 Jun;17(3):430.
  56. Pokarowski M, Rickard M, Kanani R, Mistry N, Saunders M, Rockman R, Sam J, Varghese A, Malach J, Margolis I, Roushdi A, Levin L, Singh M, Lopes RI, Farhat WA, Koyle MA, et al. Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction Network: Improving the Management of Pediatric Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2021 Mar 10;6(2):e383.
  57. Bal C, Tesch ME, Blair G, Ostrow O, Premji L. Engaging medical trainees in resource stewardship through resident-led teaching sessions: a choosing wisely educational initiative. Can Med Educ J. 2021 Feb 26;12(1):e98-e100.
  58. Quinn KL, Wegier P, Stukel TA, Huang A, Bell CM, Tanuseputro P. Comparison of Palliative Care Delivery in the Last Year of Life Between Adults With Terminal Noncancer Illness or Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Mar 1;4(3):e210677.
  59. Gagliardi AR, Martinez JPD, Baker GR, et al. Hospital capacity for patient engagement in planning and improving health services: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Feb 25;21(1):179.
  60. Milligan C, Allin S, Farr M, Farmanova E, Peckham A, Byrd J, Misfeldt R, Baker GR, Marchildon GP. Mandatory reporting legislation in Canada: improving systems for patient safety? Health Econ Policy Law. 2021 Jul;16(3):355-370.
  61. Desveaux L, Ivers NM, Devotta K, Ramji N, Weyman K, Kiran T. Unpacking the intention to action gap: a qualitative study understanding how physicians engage with audit and feedback. Implement Sci. 2021 Feb 17;16(1):19.
  62. Cadel L, Guilcher SJT, Kokorelias KM, Sutherland J, Glasby J, Kiran T, Kuluski K. Initiatives for improving delayed discharge from a hospital setting: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2021 Feb 11;11(2):e044291.
  63. Verma AA, Hora T, Jung HY, Fralick M, Malecki SL, Lapointe-Shaw L, Weinerman A, Tang T, Kwan JL, Liu JJ, et al. Characteristics and outcomes of hospital admissions for COVID-19 and influenza in the Toronto area. CMAJ. 2021 Mar 22;193(12):E410-E418.
  64. Glazier RH, Green ME, Wu FC, Frymire E, Kopp A, Kiran T. Shifts in office and virtual primary care during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada. CMAJ. 2021 Feb 8;193(6):E200-E210.
  65. Girdhari R, Krueger P, Wang R, Meaney C, Domb S, Larsen D, Kiran T. Electronic communication between family physicians and patients: Findings from a multisite survey of academic family physicians in Ontario. Can Fam Physician. 2021 Jan;67(1):39-46.
  66. Sweanor RAL, Redelmeier RJ, Simel DL, Albassam OT, Shadowitz S, Etchells EE. Multivariable risk scores for predicting short-term outcomes for emergency department patients with unexplained syncope: A systematic review. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 May;28(5):502-510.
  67. Kuluski K, Reid RJ, Baker GR. Applying the principles of adaptive leadership to person-centred care for people with complex care needs: Considerations for care providers, patients, caregivers and organizations. Health Expect. 2021 Apr;24(2):175-181.
  68. Chartier LB, Ovens H, Hayes E, Davis B, Calder L, Schull M, Dreyer J, Ostrow O. Improving Quality of Care Through a Mandatory Provincial Audit Program: Ontario’s Emergency Department Return Visit Quality Program. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Feb;77(2):193-202.
  69. Saragosa M, Jeffs L, Hahn-Goldberg S, Abrams H, Soong C, et al. ‘There was no preamble’: Comparing the Transition from Hospital to Home in Different Care Settings. Can J Aging. 2021 Jun;40(2):282-292.
  70. Verma AA, Pasricha SV, Jung HY, Kushnir V, Mak DYF, Koppula R, Guo Y, Kwan JL, Lapointe-Shaw L, Rawal S, Tang T, Weinerman A, Razak F. Assessing the quality of clinical and administrative data extracted from hospitals: the General Medicine Inpatient Initiative (GEMINI) experience. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 Mar 1;28(3):578-587.
  71. Miller FA, Young SB, Dobrow M, Shojania KG. Vulnerability of the medical product supply chain: the wake-up call of COVID-19. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Apr;30(4):331-335.
  72. Goldman J, Kuper A, Whitehead C, Baker GR, Bulmer B, Coffey M, Shea C, Jeffs L, Shojania K, Wong B. Interprofessional and multiprofessional approaches in quality improvement education. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2021 May;26(2):615-636.
  73. Petrosoniak A, Fan M, Hicks CM, White K, McGowan M, Campbell D, Trbovich P. Trauma Resuscitation Using in situ Simulation Team Training (TRUST) study: latent safety threat evaluation using framework analysis and video review. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Sep;30(9):739-746.
  74. Sehgal P, Elligsen M, Lo J, Lam PW, Leis JA, et al. Long-Term Sustainability and Acceptance of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Intensive Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jan 1;49(1):19-26.
  75. Kovacs-Litman A, Muller MP, Powis JE, Ricciuto D, McGeer A, Williams V, Kiss A, Leis JA. Association Between Hospital Outbreaks and Hand Hygiene: Insights from Electronic Monitoring. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):e3656-e3660.
  76. Elligsen M, Pinto R, Leis JA, et al. Using Prior Culture Results to Improve Initial Empiric Antibiotic Prescribing: An Evaluation of a Simple Clinical Heuristic. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 May 18;72(10):e630-e638.
  77. Lam PW, Wong BM. Harnessing the Power of Residents as Change Agents in Quality Improvement. Acad Med. 2021 Jan 1;96(1):21-23.
  78. Mozafarihashjin M, Leis JA, Maze Dit Mieusement L, McCreight L, Poutanen S, Shrivastava A, So J, Soong C, et al. Safety, effectiveness and sustainability of a laboratory intervention to de-adopt culture of midstream urine samples among hospitalized patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jan;42(1):43-50.
  79. Wong BM, Headrick LA. Application of continuous quality improvement to medical education. Med Educ. 2021 Jan;55(1):72-81.
  80. Bhatia RS, Shojania KG, Levinson W. Cost of contact: redesigning healthcare in the age of COVID. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Mar;30(3):236-239.
  81. Gershon AS, McGihon RE, Thiruchelvam D, To T, Wu R, Bell CM, et al. Medication Discontinuation in Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Discharged from Hospital: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Chest. 2021 Mar;159(3):975-984.
  82. Usher S, Denis JL, Préval J, Baker R, et al. Learning from health system reform trajectories in seven Canadian provinces. Health Econ Policy Law. 2021 Oct;16(4):383-399.
  83. Fan M, Trbovich P. Simulation: a key tool for refining guidelines and demonstrating they produce the desired behavioural change. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Jan;30(1):4-6.
  84. Elligsen M, Pinto R, Leis JA, et al. Improving Decision Making in Empiric Antibiotic Selection (IDEAS) for Gram-negative Bacteremia: A Prospective Clinical Implementation Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 15;73(2):e417-e425.
  85. Quinn KL, Bell CM. Closer to the Heart: Incentivizing Improved Care and Outcomes for Patients With Heart Failure. Can J Cardiol. 2021 Mar;37(3):372-373.
  86. Soong C, et al. Less is more, now more than ever. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Jan;30(1):56-58.
  87. Rotteau L, et al. When all else fails: The (mis)use of qualitative research in the evaluation of complex interventions. J Eval Clin Pract. 2021 Apr;27(2):264-271.
  88. Rotteau L, et al. Understanding decisions to scale up: a qualitative case study of three health service intervention evaluations. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2021 Jan;26(1):37-45.
  89. Verma AA, Guo Y, Jung HY, Laupacis A, Mamdani M, Detsky AS, Weinerman A, Tang T, Rawal S, Lapointe-Shaw L, Kwan JL, Razak F. Physician-level variation in clinical outcomes and resource use in inpatient general internal medicine: an observational study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Feb;30(2):123-132.
  90. Litwin SP, Diallo M, Ostrow O. The Parent Perspective on Return Visits to the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Missing Piece of the Puzzle. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1321-e1325.
  91. Agnihotri T, Fan M, McLeod S, Borgundvaag B, Ovens H, McCarron J, Trbovich P. Impact of an Electronic Decision-Support System on Nursing Triage Process: A Usability and Workflow Analysis. Can J Nurs Res. 2021 Jun;53(2):107-113.
  92. Ribeiro D, Cimino SR, Mayo AL, et al. 3D printing and amputation: a scoping review. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2021 Feb;16(2):221-240.
  93. Alghounaim M, Ostrow O, Timberlake K, Richardson SE, Koyle M, Science M. Antibiotic Prescription Practice for Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection in a Tertiary Center. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Mar 1;37(3):150-154.
  94. Kim JK, Lee MJ, Chua ME, Ming JM, Lorenzo AJ, Farhat WA, Bagli DJ, Papanikolaou F, Koyle MA. Do post-operative phone calls enhance family satisfaction and outcomes after outpatient pediatric urological surgeries? A prospective study. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Jan;37(1):161-167.
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