Research

Publications

CQuIPS is committed to advancing QIPS practice and research. Our team and core members produce papers and obtain grants in greater numbers than any comparable Canadian Centre and on par with prominent international centres.
  1. Aggarwal M, Hutchison B, Abdelhalim R, Baker GR. Building High-Performing Primary Care Systems: After a Decade of Policy Change, Is Canada “Walking the Talk?”. Milbank Q. 2023 Sep 25. doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12674. Online ahead of print.
  2. Ghai S, Hitzig SL, Eberlin L, Melo J, Mayo AL, et al. Reporting of Rehabilitation Outcomes in the Traumatic Lower Limb Amputation Literature: A Systematic Review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 Sep 12:S0003-9993(23)00522-1. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.08.028. Online ahead of print.
  3. Shojania KG. Is targeting healthcare’s carbon footprint really the best we can do to help address the climate crisis? BMJ Qual Saf. 2023 Sep 4:bmjqs-2023-016312. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016312. Online ahead of print.
  4. Tripathi S, McGarvey J, Lee K, Staubach K, Gehring E, Sisson P, McCaskey M, Mack E, Hord J, Pallotto EK, Lyren A, Coffey M. Compliance With Central Line Maintenance Bundle and Infection Rates. Pediatrics. 2023 Sep 1;152(3):e2022059688.
  5. Bailey K, Lo LA, Chauhan B, Formuli F, Peck JR, Burra TA. Using a Quality Improvement Approach to Implement Measurement-Based Care (MBC) in Outpatient General Psychiatry. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023 Oct;49(10):563-571.
  6. Doshi S, Shin S, Lapointe-Shaw L, Fowler RA, Fralick M, Kwan JL, Shojania KG, et al. Temporal Clustering of Critical Illness Events on Medical Wards. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Sep 1;183(9):924-932.
  7. Yorke E, Toulany A, et al. Population-Based Repeated Cross-Sectional Study of Hospitalizations for Comorbid Physical and Psychiatric Disorders in Young Adults in Ontario, Canada. J Adolesc Health. 2023 Oct;73(4):715-723.
  8. Etchells E, Trbovich P. Five golden rules for successful measurement of improvement. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023 Oct;32(10):566-569.
  9. Boet S, Burns JK, Brehaut J, Britton M, Grantcharov T, Grimshaw J, McConnell M, Posner G, Raiche I, Singh S, Trbovich P, et al. Analyzing interprofessional teamwork in the operating room: An exploratory observational study using conventional and alternative approaches. J Interprof Care. 2023 Sep 3;37(5):715-724.
  10. Simpson R, Szigeti Z, Sheppard CL, Minezes J, Hitzig SL, Mayo AL, et al. The experiences of patients, family caregivers, healthcare providers, and health service leaders with compassionate care following hospitalization with COVID-19: a qualitative study. Disabil Rehabil. 2023 Sep;45(18):2896-2905.
  11. Wong JV, Yang GJ, Auguste BL, et al. Automated Digital Counselling Program (ODYSSEE-Kidney Health): A Pilot Study on Health-Related Quality of Life. Kidney360. 2023 Aug 14. Online ahead of print.
  12. Tripathi S, McGarvey J, Lee K, Staubach K, Gehring E, Sisson P, McCaskey M, Mack E, Hord J, Pallotto EK, Lyren A, Coffey M. Compliance With Central Line Maintenance Bundle and Infection Rates. Pediatrics. 2023 Aug 4:e2022059688. Online ahead of print.
  13. Akinkugbe O, Dhanani S, Watad S, Aravind PD, Pereira M, Dryden-Palmer K, Alnaji F, Bell C, et al. The care of critically ill adults with COVID-19 in Ontario pediatric intensive care units. Can J Anaesth. 2023 Aug 3. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02535-x. Online ahead of print.
  14. Goldman J, Lo L, Rotteau L, Wong BM, Kuper A, Coffey M, Rawal S, Alfred M, Razack S, Pinard M, Palomo M, Trbovich P. Applying an equity lens to hospital safety monitoring: a critical interpretive synthesis protocol. BMJ Open. 2023 Jul 31;13(7):e072706.
  15. Wasilewski MB, Szigeti Z, Sheppard CL, Minezes J, Hitzig SL, Mayo AL, et al. “You want them to be partners in therapy, but that’s tricky when they’re not there”: A qualitative study exploring caregiver involvement across the continuum of care during the early COVID pandemic. Clin Rehabil. 2023 Jul 30:2692155231191011. Online ahead of print.
  16. Milazzo T, Bishop K, Ho G, Tse E, Binhammer P, Mayo A, et al. Improving hand therapy delivery during care transitions in multisystem trauma patients. BMJ Open Qual. 2023 Jul;12(3):e002249.
  17. Moltaji S, Posa S, Mayo AL, et al. Qualitative needs assessment for the development of a smart thumb prosthesis. Disabil Rehabil. 2023 Jul 23:1-7. Online ahead of print.
  18. Moriates C, Silverstein WK, Bandeira de Mello R, Stammen L, Wong BM. High-value care education can learn from the evidence-based medicine movement: moving beyond competencies and curricula to culture. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2023 Jul 21:bmjebm-2023-112270. Online ahead of print.
  19. Rotteau L, Othman D, Dunbar-Yaffe R, Fortin C, Go K, Mayo A, Pelc J, Wolfstadt J, Guo M, Soong C. Physician engagement in organisational patient safety through the implementation of a Medical Safety Huddle initiative: a qualitative study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023 Jul 19:bmjqs-2022-015725. Online ahead of print.
  20. Lyren A, Haines E, Fanta M, Gutzeit M, Staubach K, Chundi P, Ward V, Srinivasan L, Mackey M, Vonderhaar M, Sisson P, Sheffield-Bradshaw U, Fryzlewicz B, Coffey M, et al. Racial and ethnic disparities in common inpatient safety outcomes in a children’s hospital cohort. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023 Jul 17:bmjqs-2022-015786. Online ahead of print.
  21. Saunders NR, Stukel TA, Strauss R, Fu L, Guan J, Cohen E, Vigod S, Guttmann A, Kurdyak P, Toulany A. Association between physician characteristics and practice-level uptake of paediatric virtual mental healthcare: a population-based study. BMJ Open. 2023 Jul 14;13(7):e070172.
  22. Do V, Buchanan F, Gill P, Nicholas D, Wahi G, Bismilla Z, Coffey M, et al. Exploring the lived experience of patients and families who speak language other than English (LOE) for healthcare: developing a qualitative study. Res Involv Engagem. 2023 Jul 10;9(1):49.
  23. Doshi S, Shin S, Lapointe-Shaw L, Fowler RA, Fralick M, Kwan JL, Shojania KG, et al. Temporal Clustering of Critical Illness Events on Medical Wards. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Jul 10:e232629. Online ahead of print.
  24. Sawka AM, Ghai S, Rotstein L, Irish JC, Pasternak JD, Gullane PJ, Monteiro E, et al. Gender Differences in Fears Related to Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Its Treatment. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Jul 6:e231642. Online ahead of print.
  25. Redelmeier DA, Etchells EE, et al. Psychology of envy towards medical colleagues. J R Soc Med. 2023 Jul;116(7):229-235.
  26. Ferro MA, Toulany A. Longitudinal Association Between Youth Multimorbidity and Psychological Distress: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2023 Jun 26. Online ahead of print.
  27. Wasilewski MB, Szigeti Z, Simpson R, Minezes J, Mayo AL, et al. Characteristics and healthcare utilization of COVID-19 rehabilitation patients during the first and second waves of the pandemic in Toronto, Canada. Int J Rehabil Res. 2023 Sep 1;46(3):258-263.
  28. Wasilewski MB, Szigeti Z, Sheppard CL, Minezes J, Hitzig SL, Mayo AL, et al. Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Providers’ Experiences with COVID Care and Recovery across the Care Continuum: A Qualitative Study. Int J Integr Care. 2023 Jun 16;23(2):27
  29. Davis VH, Dainty KN, Dhalla IA, Sheehan KA, Wong BM, et al. “Addressing the bigger picture”: A qualitative study of internal medicine patients’ perspectives on social needs data collection and use. PLoS One. 2023 Jun 7;18(6):e0285795.
  30. Yogasingam S, Konnyu KJ, Lépine J, Sullivan K, Alabousi M, Edwards A, Hillmer M, Karunananthan S, Lavis JN, Linklater S, Moher D, Manns BJ, Mortazhejri S, Nazarali S, Paprica PA, Ramsay T, Ryan PM, Sargious P, Shojania KG, et al. Quality improvement strategies for diabetes care: Effects on outcomes for adults living with diabetes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 May 31;5(5):CD014513.
  31. Dahan M, Rotteau L, et al. Understanding the Family Context: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Parent and NICU Clinician Experiences and Perspectives. Children 2023;10:896. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10050896.
  32. Agostino H, Toulany A. Considerations for privacy and confidentiality in adolescent health care service delivery. Paediatr Child Health. 2023 May 16;28(3):172-183.
  33. Rolnitsky A, Bell CM. Sustaining Improvement Initiatives: Challenges and Potential Tools. Clin Perinatol. 2023 Jun;50(2):307-320.
  34. Grandjean-Blanchet C, Le CK, Villeneuve S, Cada M, Beck CE, Science M, Rosenfield D, Ostrow O. Value-Based Care for Healthy Children With First Episode of Febrile Neutropenia. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 May 17:e2022007075. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-007075. Online ahead of print.
  35. Varangu L, Cowan K, Amin O, Sarrazin M, Dawson M, Rubinstein E, Miller FA, Hirst L, Trbovich P, et al. Reusable personal protective equipment in Canadian healthcare: Safe, secure, and sustainable. Healthc Manage Forum. 2023 May 15:8404704231168752. doi: 10.1177/08404704231168752. Online ahead of print.
  36. Colburn JL, Scerpella DL, Chapin M, Walker KA, Dy SM, Saylor MA, Sharma N, Rebala S, Anderson RE, McGuire M, Hussain N, Rawlinson C, Cotter V, Cockey K, Wolff JL, Smith KM, et al. SHARING Choices: Lessons Learned from a Primary-Care Focused Advance Care Planning Intervention. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Apr 24:S0885-3924(23)00463-3.
  37. Waddell AE, Yue Y, Comrie R, Wong BM, et al. Effects of the Implementation of a Patient-Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS) on Pre- and Postdischarge Outcomes. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Apr 25:appips20220309. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220309. Online ahead of print.
  38. Steinberg R, Posa S, Pattni N, Wasilewski MB, Robinson LR, Jankey S, Simpson R, Mayo AL, et al. Psychosocial group therapy interventions for patients with physical disabilities: A scoping review of implementation considerations. Rehabil Psychol. 2023 Apr 20. doi: 10.1037/rep0000491. Online ahead of print.
  39. Grose EM, Kim JH, Philteos J, Levin M, Lee JW, Monteiro EA. A critical readability and quality analysis of internet-based patient information on neck dissections. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Mar; 9(1):59-65.
  40. Jeffs L, Bruno F, Zeng RL, Schonewille N, Kinder K, De Souza G, D’Arpino M, Baker GR. Integrating Implementation Science in a Quality and Patient Safety Improvement Learning Collaborative: Essential Ingredients and Impact. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023 May;49(5):255-264.
  41. Barnabe C, Osei-Tutu K, Maniate JM, Razack S, Wong BM, et al. Equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice in CanMEDS 2025. Can Med Educ J. 2023 Mar 21;14(1):27-32.
  42. Manzoor F, Sundrelingam V, Roberts SB, Fralick M, Kwan JL, Tang T, Weinerman AS, Rawal S, Liu JJ, et al. Analysis of Resident and Attending Physician End-of-Rotation Changeover Days and Association With Patient Length of Stay. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e234516.
  43. Ng G, Larouche J, Feldman S, Verduyn A, Ward S, Wong BM, Mayo A. Virtual Fracture Care in Long-Term Care Homes Avoiding Emergency Department Visits. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2023 May;24(5):661-663.
  44. Warren C, Chignell M, Pinkney SJ, Armstrong BA, Guerguerian AM, Laussen PC, Trbovich PL. Effects of Unit Census and Patient Acuity Levels on Discussions During Patient Rounds. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 May 1;24(5):e253-e257
  45. Armstrong BA, Dutescu IA, Tung A, Carter DN, Trbovich PL, et al. Cognitive biases in surgery: systematic review. Br J Surg. 2023 2023 May 16;110(6):645-654.
  46. Zwaan L, Smith KM, et al. Patient generated research priorities to improve diagnostic safety: A systematic prioritization exercise. Patient Educ Couns. 2023 May;110:107650.
  47. Franklin BD, Thomas EJ, Soong C. Advancing equity, diversity and inclusion at BMJ Quality and Safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023 Jun;32(6):301-304.
  48. Elliott CG, Notario L, Wong B, et al. Implementing the IMIST-AMBO tool for paramedic to trauma team handovers: a video review analysis. CJEM. 2023 May;25(5):421-428.
  49. Kim S, Cottrell J, Waddell J, Bohm E, Adie S, Ward S, Leighton J, Bogoch E, Backstein D, Dunbar M, Masri B, Zywiel M, Monteiro E, et al. Quality indicators in primary elective total hip and knee arthroplasty. Int Orthop. 2023 Mar;47(3):647-658.
  50. Byrd C, Noelck M, Kerns E, Bryan M, Hamline M, Garber M, Ostrow O, et al. Multicenter Study of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Initiation and Duration of Use in Bronchiolitis. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Mar 20:e2022006965. Online ahead of print..
  51. Toulany A, et al. Sociodemographic Differences in Physician-Based Mental Health and Virtual Care Utilization and Uptake of Virtual Care Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study. Can J Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 28:7067437231156254. Online ahead of print.
  52. Cressman AM, Purohit U, Shadowitz E, Etchells E, Weinerman A, Gerson D, Shojania KG, Stroud L, Wong BM, et al. Potentially avoidable admissions to general internal medicine at an academic teaching hospital: an observational study. CMAJ Open. 2023 Feb 28;11(1):E201-E207.
  53. Hamidi S, Auguste BL. Continuous quality improvement in peritoneal dialysis: Your questions answered. Perit Dial Int. 2023 Feb 26:8968608231156924. Online ahead of print.
  54. Kokorelias KM, Lee TJ, Bayley M, Seto E, Toulany A, et al. “I Have Eight Different Files at Eight Different Places”: Perspectives of Youths and Their Family Caregivers on Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Rehabilitation and Community Services. J Clin Med. 2023 Feb 20;12(4):1693.
  55. Rolnitsky A, Unger S, Urbach D, Bell CM. The price of neonatal intensive care outcomes – in-hospital costs of morbidities related to preterm birth. Front Pediatr. 2023 Feb 7;11:1068367.
  56. Piggott KL, Soong C. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes – How to Treat Poor Sleep in the Hospital. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Feb;176(2):eM230001.
  57. Bartsch E, Shin S, Roberts S, MacMillan TE, Fralick M, Liu JJ, Tang T, Kwan JL, Weinerman A, et al. Imaging delays among medical inpatients in Toronto, Ontario: A cohort study. PLoS One. 2023 Feb 3;18(2):e0281327.
  58. Hali K, Manzo MA, Koucheki R, Wunder JS, Jenkinson RJ, Mayo AL, et al. Use of virtual reality for the management of phantom limb pain: a systematic review. Disabil Rehabil. 2023 Feb 1:1-8. Online ahead of print.
  59. Patey AM, Soong C. Top-down and bottom-up approaches to low-value care. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023 Feb;32(2):65-68.
  60. Soong C, Bell CM, et al. ‘Show me the data!’ Using time series to display performance data for hospital boards. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023 Feb;32(2):69-72.
  61. Chan CK, Magaz M, Williams VR, Wong J, Klein-Nouri M, Feldman S, O’Brien J, Salt N, Simor AE, Charles J, Wong BM, Shadowitz S, Fleming K, Chan AK, Leis JA. Integration of hospital with congregate care homes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Can Commun Dis Rep 2023;49(2/3):67−75.
  62. Merkley J, Ronald K, Amaral N, et al. Enculturating, embedding and investing in fundamental care in an academic health science centre. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Mar;79(3):933-941.
  63. Silver SA, Adhikari NK, Jeyakumar N, Luo B, Harel Z, Dixon SN, Brimble KS, Clark EG, Neyra JA, Vijayaraghavan BKT, Garg AX, Bell CM, et al. Association of an Acute Kidney Injury Follow-up Clinic With Patient Outcomes and Care Processes: A Cohort Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 May;81(5):554-563.e1.
  64. Amaral N, et al. Focusing on fundamentals of care in an ICU setting during a pandemic. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Mar;79(3):970-979.
  65. Zheng S, Auguste BL. Five Things to Know About Volume Overload in Peritoneal Dialysis. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2023 Jan 20;10:20543581221150590. eCollection 2023.
  66. Sachdeva M, Troup A, Jeffs L, Matelski J, Bell CM, et al. “I Had Bills to Pay”: a Mixed-Methods Study on the Role of Income on Care Transitions in a Public-Payer Healthcare System. J Gen Intern Med. Epub 2023 Jan 25.
  67. Starmer AJ, Spector ND, O’Toole JK, Bismilla Z, Calaman S, Campos ML, Coffey M, et al. Implementation of the I-PASS handoff program in diverse clinical environments: A multicenter prospective effectiveness implementation study. J Hosp Med. 2023 Jan;18(1):5-14.
  1. Anderson NN, Baker GR, et al. Consensus on how to optimise patient/family engagement in hospital planning and improvement: a Delphi survey. BMJ Open. 2022 Sep 20;12(9):e061271. PMID: 36127114
  2. McIsaac M, Chan CT, Auguste BL. The need for individualizing teaching and assurance of knowledge transmission to patients training for home dialysis. Nephrology (Carlton). 2022 Sep;27(9):733-738.
  3. Dy SM, Scerpella DL, Cotter V, Colburn J, Roth DL, McGuire M, Giovannetti ER, Walker KA, Hussain N, Sloan DH, Boyd CM, Cockey K, Sharma N, Saylor MA, Smith KM, et al. SHARING Choices: Design and rationale for a pragmatic trial of an advance care planning intervention for older adults with and without dementia in primary care. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Aug;119:106818.
  4. Weinerman A, Soong C. Beyond Microsystem Fixes: Targeting National Drivers of Low-Value Care Comment on “Key Factors that Promote Low-Value Care: Views of Experts From the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands”.  Int J Health Policy Manag. 2022 Aug 6. Online ahead of print.
  5. Soong C, et al. Reducing Sedative-Hypnotics Among Hospitalized Patients: a Multi-centered Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Aug;37(10):2345-2350.
  6. Hamour AF, Laliberte F, Padhye V, Monteiro E, et al. Development of a management protocol for internal carotid artery injury during endoscopic surgery: a modified Delphi method and single-center multidisciplinary working group. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jul 28;51(1):30.
  7. Coffey M, et al. Association Between Hospital-Acquired Harm Outcomes and Membership in a National Patient Safety Collaborative. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Jul 25:e222493. Online ahead of print.
  8. Grimes K, Matlow A, et al. Leaders supporting leaders: Leaders’ role in building resilience and psychologically healthy workplaces during the pandemic and beyond. Healthc Manage Forum. 2022 Jul;35(4):213-217.
  9. Wasilewski MB, Szigeti Z, Sheppard CL, Minezes J, Hitzig SL, Mayo AL, et al. Infection prevention and control across the continuum of COVID-19 care: A qualitative study of patients’, caregivers’ and providers’ experiences. Health Expect. 2022 Jul 12:10.1111/hex.13558. Online ahead of print.
  10. Ostrow O, et al. Decreasing Misdiagnoses of Urinary Tract Infections in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2022 Jul 1;150(1):e2021055866.
  11. Bailey K, Lee S, de Los Reyes T, Lo L, et al. Quality Indicators for Youth Transitioning to Adult Care: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2022 Jul 1;150(1):e2021055033.
  12. Amaral N, et al. Focusing on fundamentals of care in an ICU setting during a pandemic. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Jun 28. Online ahead of print.
  13. Merkley J, Ronald K, Amaral N, et al. Enculturating, embedding and investing in fundamental care in an academic health science centre. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Jun 24. Online ahead of print.
  14. Rosenfield D, Litwin S, Ostrow O. Establishing a virtual pediatric emergency department follow-up program: a novel strategy for improving access to care. CJEM. 2022 Jun 23:1. Online ahead of print.
  15. Ong SW, Wong JV, Auguste BL, et al. Design and Development of a Digital Counseling Program for Chronic Kidney Disease. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2022 Jun 17;9:20543581221103683.
  16. Fan M, Yang D, Ng B, Jackson J, Bouris K, Eng S, Rolko E, Trbovich P. Impact of technology-assisted versus manual sterile compounding on safety and efficiency in a Canadian community hospital. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2022 Jun 14:zxac167.
  17. Wasilewski MB, Rios J, Simpson R, Hitzig SL, Gotlib Conn L, MacKay C, Mayo AL, et al. Peer support for traumatic injury survivors: a scoping review. Disabil Rehabil. 2022 Jun 9:1-34. Online ahead of print.
  18. Quinn KL, Krahn M, Stukel TA, Grossman Y, Goldman R, Cram P, Detsky AS, Bell CM. No Time to Waste: An Appraisal of Value at the End of Life. Value Health. 2022 Jun 8:S1098-3015(22)01966-0. Online ahead of print.
  19. Hamour AF, Laliberte F, Levy J, Xu J, Park E, Lin V, de Almeida J, Strychowsky J, Eskander A, Monteiro E. Overprescription of opioid analgesia is common following ambulatory Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery procedures: A multicenter study. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Mar 9;8(2):145-151.
  20. Rotteau L, Goldman J, Shojania KG, Vogus TJ, Christianson M, Baker GR, Rowland P, Coffey M. Striving for high reliability in healthcare: a qualitative study of the implementation of a hospital safety programme. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022 Jun 1:bmjqs-2021-013938. Online ahead of print.
  21. Armstrong BA, Dutescu IA, Nemoy L, Bhavsar E, Carter DN, Ng KD, Boet S, Trbovich P, et al. Effect of the surgical safety checklist on provider and patient outcomes: a systematic review. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022 Jun;31(6):463-478.
  22. Mayo AL, et al. Self-reported health condition severity and ambulation status postmajor dysvascular limb loss. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2022 Jun 1;46(3):239-245.
  23. Redelmeier DA, Etchells EE, et al. Honest communication and social asymmetries inside a hospital: Pitfalls for clinicians. J Hosp Med. 2022 May;17(5):405-409.
  24. Giardina TD, Hunte H, Hill MA, Heimlich SL, Singh H, Smith KM. Defining Diagnostic Error: A Scoping Review to Assess the Impact of the National Academies’ Report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. J Patient Saf. 2022 Apr 27. Online ahead of print.
  25. Daneman N, Lee S, Bai H, Bell CM, et al. Behavioral Nudges to Improve Audit and Feedback Report Opening Among Antibiotic Prescribers: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar 2;9(5):ofac111.
  26. Naimer MS, Aliarzadeh B, Bell CM, et al. Specialist wait time reporting using family physicians’ electronic medical record data: a mixed method study of feasibility and clinical utility. BMC Prim Care. 2022 Apr 7;23(1):72.
  27. Hitzig SL, Dilkas S, Payne MW, MacKay C, Viana R, Devlin M, Cimino SR, Guilcher SJT, Mayo AL. Examination of social disconnectedness and perceived social isolation on health and life satisfaction in community-dwelling adults with dysvascular lower limb loss. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2022 Apr 1;46(2):155-163.
  28. Chan AJ, Sarrazin J, Halperin IJ, Hack K, Weinerman A. Quality improvement initiative to standardise thyroid ultrasound reports and reduce unnecessary fine-needle aspiration biopsies of thyroid nodules. BMJ Open Qual. 2022 Mar;11(1):e001769. 5
  29. Jeffs L, Amaral N, et al. “It Takes a Virtual Village” Achieving Magnet Redesignation Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Canada’s Magnet Hospital Journey. Nurs Adm Q. 2022 Apr-Jun 01;46(2):E1-E7.
  30. Mayo AL, Wong BM. Starting off on the right foot: providing timely feedback to learners in quality improvement education. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022 Apr;31(4):263-266.
  31. Shaw J, Gutberg J, Wankah P, Kadu M, Gray CS, McKillop A, Baker GR, et al. Shifting paradigms: Developmental milestones for integrated care. Soc Sci Med. 2022 May;301:114975.
  32. Burry L, Turner J, Morgenthaler T, Tannenbaum C, Cho HJ, Gathecha E, Kisuule F, Vijenthira A, Soong C. Addressing Barriers to Reducing Prescribing and Implementing Deprescribing of Sedative-Hypnotics in Primary Care. Ann Pharmacother. 2022 Apr;56(4):463-474.
  33. Parekh RS, Perl J, Auguste B, et al. Elimination of race in estimates of kidney function to provide unbiased clinical management in Canada. CMAJ. 2022 Mar 21;194(11):E421-E423. PMID: 35314444
  34. Day LB, Saunders S, Steinberg L, Ginsburg S, Soong C. “Get the DNR”: residents’ perceptions of goals of care conversations before and after an e-learning module. Can Med Educ J. 2022 Mar 2;13(1):17-28.
  35. Noltes ME, Cottrell J, Madani A, Rotstein L, Gomez-Hernandez K, Devon K, Boggild MK, Goldstein DP, Wong EM, Brouwers AH, Kruijff S, Eskander A, Monteiro E, et al. Quality Indicators for the Diagnosis and Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Mar 1;148(3):209-219.
  36. Anderson NN, Dong K, Baker GR, et al. Impacts of patient and family engagement in hospital planning and improvement: qualitative interviews with patient/family advisors and hospital staff. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Mar 18;22(1):360.
  37. Trbovich PL, et al. Human Factors Analysis of Latent Safety Threats in a Pediatric Critical Care Unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 Mar 1;23(3):151-159.
  38. Shojania KG. What problems in health care quality should we target as the world burns around us? CMAJ. 2022 Feb 28;194(8):E311-E312.
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  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. 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 Jul 19. [Epub ahead of print]
  40. 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.
  41. 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]
  42. 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]
  43. Lam J, Arsenault-Blanchard L, Toulany A. Difficult to digest: A hard diagnosis to swallow. Paediatr Child Health. 2019 Jul;24(4):221-223.
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  48. 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]
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  52. 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.
  53. 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.
  54. 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.
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  1. Merkley J, Amaral N, Sinno M, Jivraj T, Mundle W, Jeffs L. Developing a Nursing Scorecard Using the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators®: A Canadian Hospital’s Experience. Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2018 Dec;31(4):82-91.
  2. Goldman J, Kuper A, Wong BM. How Theory Can Inform Our Understanding of Experiential Learning in Quality Improvement Education. Acad Med. 2018 Dec;93(12):1784-1790.
  3. Fu T, Chin CJ, Xu W, Che J, Huang SH, Monteiro E, et al. Impact of neoadjuvant radiation on margins for non-squamous cell carcinoma sinonasal malignancies. Laryngoscope. 2018 Dec;128(12):2796-2803.
  4. McDonald CM, West S, Dushenski D, Lapinsky SE, Soong C, et al. Sepsis now a priority: a quality improvement initiative for early sepsis recognition and care. Int J Qual Health Care. 2018 Dec 1;30(10):802-809.
  5. Marang-van de Mheen PJ, Abel GA, Shojania KG. Mortality alerts, actions taken and declining mortality: true effect or regression to the mean?. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Dec;27(12):950-953.
  6. Moayedi Y, Etchells E, Kobulnik J, Ross H. Brain natriuretic peptide and shortness of breath in the emergency department. CMAJ. 2018 Nov 19;190(46):E1361-E1363.
  7. Baker GR, et al. Engaging with patients on research to inform better care. CMAJ. 2018 Nov 7;190(Suppl):S6-S8.
  8. Feather J, McGillis Hall L, Trbovich P, Baker GR. An integrative review of nurses’ prosocial behaviours contributing to work environment optimization, organizational performance and quality of care. J Nurs Manag. 2018 Oct;26(7):769-781.
  9. Saun TJ, Rogers AD, Leis JA, et al. The Use of Intravenous and Inhaled Colistin Therapy During a Burn Center Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. J Burn Care Res. 2018 Oct 23;39(6):1029-1036.
  10. Kim JK, Chua ME, Ming JM, Santos JD, Zani-Ruttenstock E, Marson A, Bayley M, Koyle MA. A critical review of recent clinical practice guidelines on management of cryptorchidism. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Oct;53(10):2041-2047.
  11. Baker GR, Flintoft V, Wojtak A, Blais R. Contributing causes to adverse events in home care and potential interventions to reduce their incidence. Healthc Manage Forum. 2018 Sep;31(5):178-185.
  12. Mendel A, Lott A, Lo L, Wu R. A Matter of Urgency: Reducing Clinical Text Message Interruptions During Educational Sessions. J Hosp Med. 2018 Sep 1;13(9):616-622.
  13. Lo A. Morbidity and Mortality Rounds in Rehabilitation-Benefits for Enhancing Quality Beyond Just the “M&M”. PM R. 2018 Aug;10(8):865-869.
  14. Lam PW, Volling C, Chan T, Wiggers JB, Castellani L, Wright J, Peckham K, Shadowitz S, Tasker S, MacFadden DR, Daneman N, Gold WL, Pugash R, Leis JA. Impact of Defaulting to Single Lumen Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters on Patient Outcomes: An Interrupted Time Series Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Aug 31;67(6):954-957.
  15. Dragan V, Wei L, Elligsen M, Kiss A, Walker SAN, Leis JA. Prophylactic Antimicrobial Therapy for Acute Aspiration Pneumonitis. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Aug 1;67(4):513-518.
  16. So M, Mamdani M, Morris A, Lau T, Broady R, Deotare U, Grant J, Kim DDH, Schimmer AD, Schuh A, Shajari S, Steinberg M, Bell CM, Husain S. Effect of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme on Antimicrobial Utilisation and Costs in Patients with Leukaemia: A Retrospective Interventional Controlled Study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018 Aug;24(8):882-888.
  17. Djelic L, Andany N, Craig J, Daneman N, Simor A, Leis JA. Automatic notification and infectious diseases consultation for patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Jul;91(3):282-283.
  18. Jeffs L, McShane J, Indar A, Maione M. Using Local Data to Improve Care and Collaborative Practice: Insights From a Qualitative Study. J Nurs Care Qual. 2018 Jul/Sep;33(3):E1-E7.
  19. Dhaliwal G, Shojania KG. The data of diagnostic error: big, large and small. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Jul;27(7):499-501.
  20. Goldman J, et al. Bedside nurses’ roles in discharge collaboration in general internal medicine: Disconnected, disempowered and devalued? Nurs Inq. 2018 Jul;25(3):e12236.
  21. Rowland P, Lising D, Sinclair L, Baker GR. Team dynamics within quality improvement teams: a scoping review. Int J Qual Health Care. 2018 Jul 1;30(6):416-422.
  22. Goldman J, Kitto S, Reeves S. Examining the implementation of collaborative competencies in a critical care setting: Key challenges for enacting competency-based education. J Interprof Care. 2018 Jul;32(4):407-415.
  23. Burry L, Mehta S, Perreault MM, Luxenberg JS, Siddiqi N, Hutton B, Fergusson DA, Bell C, Rose L. Antipsychotics for treatment of delirium in hospitalised non-ICU patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Jun 18;6:CD005594.
  24. Silver SA, Saragosa M, Adhikari NK, Bell CM, Harel Z, Harvey A, Kitchlu A, Neyra JA, Wald R, Jeffs L. What insights do patients and caregivers have on acute kidney injury and posthospitalisation care? A single-centre qualitative study from Toronto, Canada. BMJ Open. 2018 Jun 15;8(6):e021418.
  25. Jeffs L, et al. Building the Foundation to Generate a Fundamental Care Standardized Data Set. J Clin Nurs. 2018 Jun;27(11-12):2481-2488.
  26. Boozary AS, Shojania KG. Pathology of poverty: the need for quality improvement efforts to address social determinants of health. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Jun;27(6):421-424.
  27. Wong BM, Shojania KG. Rigor in Quality Improvement Studies and the Role of Time-Series Methodologies. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 May 1;178(5):724-725.
  28. Rolnitsky A, Kirtsman M, Goldberg HR, Dunn M, Bell CM. The representation of vulnerable populations in quality improvement studies. J Qual Health Care. 2018 May 1;30(4):244-249.
  29. Darragh PJ, Bodley T, Orchanian-Cheff A, Shojania KG, Kwan JL, Cram P. A Systematic Review of Interventions to Follow-Up Test Results Pending at Discharge. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 May;33(5):750-758.
  30. Li SA, Jeffs L, Barwick M, Stevens B. Organizational contextual features that influence the implementation of evidence-based practices across healthcare settings: a systematic integrative review. Syst Rev. 2018 May 5;7(1):72.
  31. Gilbert RE, Kozak MC, Dobish RB, Bourrier VC, Koke PM, Kukreti V, Logan HA, Easty AC, Trbovich PL.Intravenous Chemotherapy Compounding Errors in a Follow-Up Pan-Canadian Observational Study. J Oncol Pract. 2018 May;14(5):e295-e303.
  32. Chua M, Ming J, Chang SJ, Santos JD, Mistry N, Silangcruz JM, Bayley M, Koyle MA. A critical review of recent clinical practice guidelines for pediatric urinary tract infection. Can Urol Assoc J. 2018 Apr;12(4):112-118.
  33. Thomson H, Tourangeau A, Jeffs L, Puts M. Factors affecting quality of nurse shift handover in the emergency department. J Adv Nurs. 2018 Apr;74(4):876-886.
  34. Rojas D, Grierson L, Mylopoulos M, Trbovich P, et al. How can systems engineering inform the methods of programme evaluation in health professions education? Med Educ. 2018 Apr;52(4):364-375.
  35. Burke RE, Shojania KG. Rigorous evaluations of evolving interventions: can we have our cake and eat it too? BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Apr;27(4):254-257.
  36. Baker M, Bell CM, Xiong W, Etchells E, Rossos PG, Shojania KG, et al.  Do Combined Pharmacist and Prescriber Efforts on Medication Reconciliation Reduce Postdischarge Patient Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Readmissions? J Hosp Med. 2018 Mar 1;13(3):152-157.
  37. Desveaux L, Shaw J, Saragosa M, Soobiah C, Marani H, Hensel J, Agarwal P, Onabajo N, Bhatia RS, Jeffs L. A Mobile App to Improve Self-Management of Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: Qualitative Realist Evaluation. J Med Internet Res. 2018 Mar 16;20(3):e81.
  38. Gagliardi AR, Ducey A, Lehoux P, Turgeon T, Ross S, Trbovich P, Easty A, Bell C, Urbach D. Factors influencing the reporting of adverse medical device events: qualitative interviews with physicians about higher risk implantable devices. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Mar;27(3):190-198.
  39. Liu JJ, Matelski JJ, Bell CM. Scope, Breadth, and Differences in Online Physician Ratings Related to Geography, Specialty, and Year: Observational Retrospective Study. J Med Internet Res. 2018 Mar 7;20(3):e76.
  40. Silver SA, Harel Z, McArthur E, Nash DM, Acedillo R, Kitchlu A, Garg AX, Chertow GM, Bell CM, Wald R. Causes of Death after a Hospitalization with AKI. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 Mar;29(3):1001-1010.
  41. Daniel M, Keller S, Mozafarihashjin M, Pahwa A, Soong C. An Implementation Guide to Reducing Overtreatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Feb 1;178(2):271-276.
  42. Koyle MA, AlQarni N, Odeh R, Butt H, Alkahtani MM, Konstant L, Pendergast L, Koyle L CC, Baker GR. Reduction and standardization of surgical instruments in pediatric inguinal hernia repair. J Pediatr Urol. 2018 Feb;14(1):20-24.
  43. Leis JA. Advancing infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship through improvement science. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Feb;27(2):163-165.
  44. Mukerji G, Halperin I, Hunter K, Segal P, Wolfs M, Bevan L, Jeffs L, Goguen J.Developing a set of indicators to monitor quality in ambulatory diabetes care using a modified Delphi panel process. Int J Qual Health Care. 2018 Feb 1;30(1):65-74.
  45. Stagg A, Lutz H, Kirpalaney S, Matelski JJ, Kaufman A, Leis J, et al. Impact of two-step urine culture ordering in the emergency department: a time series analysis. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Feb;27(2):140-147.
  46. Jeffs L, et al. The Varying Roles of Nurses During Interfacility Care Transitions. J Nurs Care Qual. 2018 Jan/Mar;33(1):E1-E6.
  47. Eskander A, Monteiro E, et al. Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Choosing Wisely Campaign: imaging for patients with hoarseness, fine needle aspiration for neck mass, and ultrasound for odynophagia. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Jan 8;47(1):2.
  48. Moayedi Y, Duero Posada JG, Nesbitt GC, Ross HJ, Bell C, et al. Avoiding Clinical Errors With Bedside Echocardiography: A Randomized Clinical Study. Can J Cardiol. 2018 Jan;34(1):88-91.
  49. McAlister FA, Shojania KG. Inpatient bedspacing: could a common response to hospital crowding cause increased patient mortality? BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Jan;27(1):1-3.
  50. Liang L, Cako A, Urquhart R, Straus SE, Wodchis WP, Baker GR, Gagliardi AR. Patient engagement in hospital health service planning and improvement: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2018 Jan 30;8(1):e018263.
  51. Bai AD, Srivastava S, Tomlinson GA, Smith CA, Bell CM, Gill SS. Mortality of hospitalised internal medicine patients bedspaced to non-internal medicine inpatient units: retrospective cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Jan;27(1):11-20.
  52. Etchells E, Woodcock T. Value of small sample sizes in rapid-cycle quality improvement projects 2: assessing fidelity of implementation for improvement interventions. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Jan;27(1):61-65.
  53. Dresser LD, Bell CM, et al. Use of a structured panel process to define antimicrobial prescribing appropriateness in critical care. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Jan 1;73(1):246-249.
  54. Alebraheem Z, Toulany A, et al. Facilitators and Barriers to Positive Airway Pressure Adherence for Adolescents. A Qualitative Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018 Jan;15(1):83-88.
  55. Sargeant J, Wong BM, Campbell CM. CPD of the future: a partnership between quality improvement and competency-based education. Med Educ. 2018 Jan;52(1):125-135.
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  1. Hedlund N, Beer I, Hoppe-Tichy T, Trbovich P. Systematic evidence review of rates and burden of harm of intravenous admixture drug preparation errors in healthcare settings. BMJ Open. 2017 Dec 28;7(12):e015912.
  2. Grudniewicz A, Tenbensel T, Evans JM, Steele Gray C, Baker GR, Wodchis WP. ‘Complexity-compatible’ policy for integrated care? Lessons from the implementation of Ontario’s Health Links. Soc Sci Med. 2017 Dec 24;198:95-102.
  3. Bai AD, Agarwal A, Steinberg M, Showler A, Burry L, Tomlinson GA, Bell CM, Morris AM. Clinical predictors and clinical prediction rules to estimate initial patient risk for infective endocarditis in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Dec;23(12):900-906.
  4. Gagliardi AR, Ducey A, Lehoux P, Turgeon T, Kolbunik J, Ross S, Trbovich P, Easty A, Bell C, Urbach DR. Multiple constraints compromise decision-making about implantable medical devices for individual patients: qualitative interviews with physicians. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2017 Dec 22;17(1):178.
  5. Cardone F, Cheung D, Han A, Born KB, Alexander L, Levinson W, Wong BM. Choosing Wisely Canada Students and Trainees Advocating for Resource Stewardship (STARS) campaign: a descriptive evaluation. CMAJ Open. 2017 Dec 19;5(4):E864-E871.
  6. Trost JC, Soong C. Cardiac Biomarkers-Are We Testing Wisely? J Hosp Med. 2017 Dec;12(12):1017-1018.
  7. Verma AA, Guo Y, Kwan JL, et al. Patient characteristics, resource use and outcomes associated with general internal medicine hospital care: the General Medicine Inpatient Initiative (GEMINI) retrospective cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2017 Dec 11;5(4):E842-E849.
  8. Mukerji G, Weinerman A, Schwartz S, Atkinson A, Stroud L, Wong BM. Communicating wisely: teaching residents to communicate effectively with patients and caregivers about unnecessary tests. BMC Med Educ. 2017 Dec 11;17(1):248.
  9. Eaton KP, Levy K, Soong C, et al. Evidence-Based Guidelines to Eliminate Repetitive Laboratory Testing. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Dec 1;177(12):1833-1839.
  10. Brydges R, Stroud L, Wong BM, et al. Core Competencies or a Competent Core? A Scoping Review and Realist Synthesis of Invasive Bedside Procedural Skills Training in Internal Medicine. Acad Med. 2017 Nov;92(11):1632-1643.
  11. Wong BM, Ginsburg S. Speaking up against unsafe unprofessional behaviours: the difficulty in knowing when and how. BMJ Qual Saf.  Nov;26(11):859-862.
  12. McIntyre C, McQuillan R, Bell C, Battistella M. Targeted Deprescribing in an Outpatient Hemodialysis Unit: A Quality Improvement Study to Decrease Polypharmacy. Am J Kidney Dis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2017 Nov;70(5):611-618.
  13. Liu JJ, Bell CM, Matelski JJ, Detsky AS, Cram P. Payments by US pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to US medical journal editors: retrospective observational study. BMJ. 2017 Oct 26;359:j4619.
  14. Silver SA, Bell CM, Chertow GM, Shah PS, Shojania K, Wald R, Harel Z. Effectiveness of Quality Improvement Strategies for the Management of CKD: A Meta-Analysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. Oct 6;12(10):1601-1614.
  15. Baker M, Bell CM, Xiong W, Etchells E, Rossos PG, Shojania KG, et al. Do Combined Pharmacist and Prescriber Efforts on Medication Reconciliation Reduce Postdischarge Patient Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Readmissions? J Hosp Med. 2017 Oct 4:E1-E6.
  16. Lapointe-Shaw L, Mamdani M, Luo J, Austin PC, Ivers NM, Redelmeier DA, Bell CM. Effectiveness of a financial incentive to physicians for timely follow-up after hospital discharge: a population-based time series analysis. CMAJ. 2017 Oct 2;189(39):E1224-E1229.
  17. Kirst M, Im J, Burns T, Baker GR, et al. What works in implementation of integrated care programs for older adults with complex needs? A realist review. Int J Qual Health Care. 2017 Oct 1;29(5):612-624.
  18. Fu TS, Monteiro E, et al. Costs and Perioperative Outcomes Associated with Open versus Endoscopic Resection of Sinonasal Malignancies with Skull Base Involvement. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2017 Oct;78(5):430-440.
  19. Maclagan LC, Maxwell CJ, Gandhi S, Guan J, Bell CM, Hogan DB, Daneman N, Gill SS, Morris AM, Jeffs L, et al. Frailty and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use at Nursing Home Transition. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Oct;65(10):2205-2212.
  20. O’Kelly F, Nason G.J., Manecksha R.P., Cascio S ,Quinn F.J., Leonard M, Koyle MA, et al. The effect of social media (#SoMe) on journal impact factor and parental awareness in pediatric urology. J Pediatr Urol. 2017 Oct;13(5):513.e1-513.e7.
  21. Leis JA, Palmay L, Ho G, Raybardhan S, Gill S, Kan T, Campbell J, Kiss A, McCready JB, Das P, Minnema B, Powis JE, Walker SAN, Ferguson H, Wong B, Weber E. Point-of-care Beta-lactam Allergy Skin Testing by Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Pragmatic Multicenter Prospective Evaluation. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Oct 1;65(7):1059-1065.
  22. Gagliardi AR, Takata J, Ducey A, Lehoux P, Ross S, Trbovich PL, Easty A, Bell CM, Urbach DR. MEDICAL DEVICE RECALLS IN CANADA FROM 2005 TO 2015.  Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2017 Sep 18:1-7. [epub ahead of print]
  23. Sharma A, Lo V, Lapointe-Shaw L, Soong C, Wu PE, Wu RC. A time-motion study of residents and medical students performing patient discharges from general internal medicine wards: a disjointed, interrupted process. Intern Emerg Med. Sep;12(6):789-798.
  24. Coffey M, Huang L. A single-centre hospital-wide handoff standardisation report: what is so special about that? BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 Sep;26(9):698-700.
  25. Chow SL, Shojania KG. “Rheum to Improve”: Quality Improvement in Outpatient Rheumatology. J Rheumatol. 2017 Sep;44(9):1304-1310.
  26. Kwan JL, Singh H. Assigning responsibility to close the loop on radiology test results. Diagnosis (Berl). 2017 Sep;4(3):173-177.
  27. Kiran T, Glazier RH, Moineddin R, Gu S, Wilton AS, Paszat L. The impact of a population-based screening program on income and immigration-related disparities in colorectal cancer screening. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 Sep;26(9):1401-1410.
  28. Quinn KL, Bell CM. Does the Week-End Justify the Means? J Hosp Med. 2017 Sep;12(9):779-780.
  29. Campitelli MA, Maxwell CJ, Giannakeas V, Bell CM, Daneman N, Jeffs L, et al. The Variation of Statin Use Among Nursing Home Residents and Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Sep;65(9):2044-2051.
  30. Shojania KG. Identifying vendors in studies of electronic health records: the editor replies. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Aug;27(8):e1.
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  34. Lin YL, Guerguerian AM, Tomasi J, Laussen P, Trbovich P. “Usability of data integration and visualization software for multidisciplinary pediatric intensive care: a human factors approach to assessing technology”. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2017 Aug 14;17(1):122.
  35. Wong BM, Goldman J, Goguen JM, Base C, Rotteau L, Van Melle E, Kuper A, Shojania KG. Faculty-Resident “Co-learning”: A Longitudinal Exploration of an Innovative Model for Faculty Development in Quality Improvement. Acad Med. 2017 Aug;92(8):1151-1159.
  36. Gill PJ, Richardson SE, Ostrow O, Friedman JN. Testing for Respiratory Viruses in Children: To Swab or Not to Swab. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Aug 1;171(8):798-804.
  37. Guan Q, Khuu W, Spithoff S, Kiran T, et al. Patterns of physician prescribing for opioid maintenance treatment in Ontario, Canada in 2014. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Aug 1;177:315-321.
  38. Shojania KG, Dixon-Woods M. Estimating preventable hospital deaths: the authors reply. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 Aug;26(8):694.
  39. Abuzeid W, Abunassar J, Leis JA, Tang V, Wong B, et al. Radiation safety in the cardiac catheterization lab: A time series quality improvement initiative. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2017 Jul – Aug;18(5S1):S22-S26.
  40. Bai AD, Steinberg M, Showler A, Burry L, Bhatia RS, Tomlinson GA, Bell CM, Morris AM. Diagnostic Accuracy of Transthoracic Echocardiography for Infective Endocarditis Findings Using Transesophageal Echocardiography as the Reference Standard: A Meta-Analysis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2017 Jul;30(7):639-646.e8.
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  42. Perl J, McArthur E, Bell C, et al. Dialysis Modality and Readmission Following Hospital Discharge: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2017 Jul;70(1):11-20.
  43. Leis JA, Shojania KG. A primer on PDSA: executing plan-do-study-act cycles in practice, not just in name. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 Jul;26(7):572-577.
  44. Daneman N, Campitelli MA, Giannakeas V, Morris AM, Bell CM, Maxwell CJ, Jeffs L, Austin PC, Bronskill SE. Influences on the start, selection and duration of treatment with antibiotics in long-term care facilities. CMAJ. 2017 Jun 26;189(25):E851-E860.
  45. Sears NA, Blais R, Spinks M, Paré M, Baker GR. Associations between patient factors and adverse events in the home care setting: a secondary data analysis of two canadian adverse event studies. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Jun 12;17(1):400.
  46. Evans JM, Brown A, Baker GR. Organizational knowledge and capabilities in healthcare: Deconstructing and integrating diverse perspectives. SAGE Open Med. 2017 Jun 6;5:2050312117712655.
  47. Sasangohar F, Donmez B, Easty AC, Trbovich PL. Effects of Nested Interruptions on Task Resumption. Hum Factors. 2017 Jun;59(4):628-639.
  48. Moayedi Y, Schofield T, Etchells E, Silver SA, Kobulnik J, McQuillan R, Bell C, et al. Closing the Care Gap: A Primer on Quality Improvement for Heart Failure Clinicians. Circ Heart Fail. 2017 May;10(5).
  49. Kurdyak P, Vigod S, Duchen R, Jacob B, Stukel T, Kiran T. Diabetes quality of care and outcomes: Comparison of individuals with and without schizophrenia. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2017 May;46:7-13.
  50. Firdouse M, Wajchendler A, Koyle MA, Fecteau A. Checklist to improve informed consent process in pediatric surgery: A pilot study. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 May;52(5):859-863.
  51. Jeffs L, et al. Exploring the utility and scalability of a telehomecare intervention for patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing peritoneal dialysis-a study protocol. BMC Nephrol. 2017 May 10;18(1):155.
  52. Pek EA, Remfry A, Pendrith C, Fan-Lun C, Bhatia RS, Soong C. High Prevalence of Inappropriate Benzodiazepine and Sedative Hypnotic Prescriptions among Hospitalized Older Adults. J Hosp Med. 2017 May;12(5):310-316.
  53. Regan S, Wong C, Laschinger HK, Cummings G, Leiter M, MacPhee M, Rhéaume A, Ritchie JA, Wolff AC, Jeffs L, et al. Starting Out: qualitative perspectives of new graduate nurses and nurse leaders on transition to practice. J Nurs Manag. May;25(4):246-255.
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  56. Feldman J, Davie S, Kiran T. Measuring and improving cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer screening rates in a multi-site urban practice in Toronto, Canada. BMJ Qual Improv Rep. 2017 Apr 27;6(1).
  57. Campbell RJ, El-Defrawy SR, Gill SS, Whitehead M, Campbell EL, Hooper PL, Bell CM, Ten Hove M. New Surgeon Outcomes and the Effectiveness of Surgical Training: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Ophthalmology. 2017 Apr;124(4):532-538.
  58. Gagliardi AR, Lehoux P, Ducey A, Easty A, Ross S, Bell CM, Trbovich P, et al. Factors constraining patient engagement in implantable medical device discussions and decisions: interviews with physicians. Int J Qual Health Care. 2017 Apr 1;29(2):276-282.
  59. Jeffs L, Kuluski K, Law M, Saragosa M, Espin S, Ferris E, Merkley J, Dusek B, Kastner M, Bell CM. Identifying Effective Nurse-Led Care Transition Interventions for Older Adults With Complex Needs Using a Structured Expert Panel. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2017  Apr;14(2):136-144.
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  61. Gagliardi AR, Lehoux P, Ducey A, Easty A, Ross S, Bell C, Trbovich P, Urbach DR. “We can’t get along without each other”: Qualitative interviews with physicians about device industry representatives, conflict of interest and patient safety. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 30;12(3):e0174934.
  62. Lamb MJ, Baillie L, Pajak D, Flynn J, Bansal V, Simor A, Vearncombe M, Walker SA, Clark S, Gollish J, Leis JA. Elimination of screening urine cultures prior to elective joint arthroplasty. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Mar 15;64(6):806-809.
  63. Liu JJ, Bell CM. Disciplined doctors: learning from the pain of the past. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 Mar;26(3):174-176.
  64. Tran K, Bell C, et al. The Effect of Hospital Isolation Precautions on Patient Outcomes and Cost of Care: A Multi-Site, Retrospective, Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Mar;32(3):262-268.
  65. Chan E, Hemmelgarn B, Klarenbach S, Manns B, Mustafa R, Nesrallah G, McQuillan R. Choosing Wisely: The Canadian Society of Nephrology’s List of 5 Items Physicians and Patients Should Question. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2017 Feb 28;4:2054358117695570.
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  70. Okrainec K, Lau D, Abrams HB, Hahn-Goldberg S, Brahmbhatt R, Huynh T, Lam K, Bell CM. Impact of patient-centered discharge tools: A systematic review. J Hosp Med. 2017 Feb;12(2):110-117.
  71. Slater MB, Gruneir A, Rochon PA, Howard AW, Koren G, Parshuram CS. Identifying High-Risk Medications Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients: A Pharmacoepidemiologic Evaluation. Paediatr Drugs. 2017 Feb;19(1):59-67.
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  73. Gershon AS, Newman AM, Fischer HD, Austin PC, Daneman N, Bell CM, et al. Inhaled Long-acting Anticholinergics and Urinary Tract Infection in Individuals with COPD. COPD. 2017 Feb;14(1):105-112.
  74. Alam A, Matelski JJ, Goldberg HR, Liu JJ, Klemensberg J, Bell CM. The Characteristics of International Medical Graduates Who Have Been Disciplined by Professional Regulatory Colleges in Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Acad Med. 2017 Feb;92(2):244-249.
  75. Wajchendler A, Anderson P, Koyle MA. The transition process of spina bifida patients to adult-centred care:An assessment of the Canadian urology landscape. Can Urol Assoc J. 2017 Jan-Feb;11(1-2Suppl1):S88-S91.
  76. Silver SA, Harel Z, McArthur E, Nash DM, Acedillo R, Kitchlu A, Garg AX, Chertow GM, Bell CM, Wald R. 30-Day Readmissions After an Acute Kidney Injury Hospitalization. Am J Med. 2017 Feb;130(2):163-172.e4.
  77. Coffey M, Espin S, Hahmann T, Clairman H, Lo L, Friedman JN, Matlow A. Parent Preferences for Medical Error Disclosure: A Qualitative Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2017 Jan;7(1):24-30.
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  2. McQuillan RF, Wong BM. The SQUIRE Guidelines: A Scholarly Approach to Quality Improvement. J Grad Med Educ. 2016 Dec;8(5):771-772.
  3. Parshuram CS. Intensive Care Unit Physician Discretion in Pediatric Critical Care. Polarized, Evaluated, and Reframed. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Dec 15;194(12):1443-1444.
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  36. Thomas A, Silver SA, Rathe A, Robinson P, Wald R, Bell CM, Harel Z. Feasibility of a hemodialysis safety checklist for nurses and patients: a quality improvement study. Clin Kidney J. 2016 Jun;9(3):335-42.
  37. Kotsakis A, Stevens D, Frndova H, Neal R, Williamson G, Mohseni-Bod H, Parshuram CS. Description of PICU Unplanned Readmission. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Jun;17(6):558-62.
  38. So M, Yang DY, Bell C, et al. Solid Organ Transplant Patients: Are There Opportunities for Antimicrobial Stewardship? Clin Transplant. 2016 Jun;30(6):659-68.
  39. Brener SS, Bronksill SE, Comrie R, Huang A, Bell CM. Association between in-hospital supportive visits by primary care physicians and patient outcomes: A population-based cohort study. J Hosp Med. 2016  Jun;11(6):418-24.
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  52. Desveaux L, Gomes T, Tadrous M, Jeffs L, Taljaard M, Rogers J, Bell CM, Ivers NM. Appropriate prescribing in nursing homes demonstration project (APDP) study protocol: pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial and mixed methods process evaluation of an Ontario policy-maker initiative to improve appropriate prescribing of antipsychotics. Implement Sci. 2016 Mar 29;11(1):45.
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  59. Griffin MC, Gilbert RE, Broadfield LH, Easty AE, Trbovich PL. ReCAP: Comparison of Independent Error Checks for Oral Versus Intravenous Chemotherapy. J Oncol Pract. 2016 Feb;12(2):168-9.
  60. Scales DC, Fischer HD, Li P, Bierman AS, Fernandes O, Mamdani M, Rochon P, Urbach DR, Bell CM. Unintentional Continuation of Medications Intended for Acute Illness After Hospital Discharge: A Population-Based Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Feb;31(2):196-202.
  61. Seitz DP, Gill SS, Austin PC, Bell CM, et al. Rehabilitation of Older Adults with Dementia After Hip Fracture. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Jan;64(1):47-54.
  62. Stang AS, Wong BM. Republished: Patients teaching patient safety: the challenge of turning negative patient experiences into positive learning opportunities. Postgrad Med J. 2016 Jan;92(1083):1-3.
  63. Leis JA, Corpus C, Rahmani A, Catt B, Wong BM, et al. Medical Directive for Urinary Catheter Removal by Nurses on General Medical Wards. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jan 1;176(1):113-5.
  64. Levitt K, Shojania KG, Bhatia RS. Point-of-care decision support for reducing inappropriate test use: easier said than done. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Jan;25(1):6-8.
  65. Steinberg M, Dresser LD, Daneman N, Smith OM, Matte A, Marinoff N, Bell CM, Morris AM. A National Survey of Critical Care Physicians’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs. J Intensive Care Med. 2016 Jan;31(1):61-5.
  1. Bishop AC, Baker GR, Boyle TA, MacKinnon NJ. Using the Health Belief Model to explain patient involvement in patient safety. Health Expect. 2015 Dec;18(6):3019-33.
  2. Soong C, Bell C. Identifying preventable readmissions: an achievable goal or waiting for Godot? BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Dec;24(12):741-3.
  3. Halperin IJ, Sehgal P, Lowe J, Hladunewich M, Wong BM. Increasing Timely Postpartum Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Completion in Women with Gestational Diabetes: A Quality-Improvement Initiative. Can J Diabetes. 2015 Dec;39(6):451-6.
  4. Kwan JL, Morgan MW, Stewart TE, Bell CM. Impact of an innovative inpatient patient navigator program on length of stay and 30-day readmission. J Hosp Med. 2015 Dec;10(12):799-803.
  5. Amaral AC, McDonald A, Coburn NG, Xiong W, Shojania KG, et al. Expanding the scope of Critical Care Rapid Response Teams: a feasible approach to identify adverse events. A prospective observational cohort. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Dec;24(12):764-8.
  6. Brehaut JC, Carroll K, Elwyn G, Saginur R, Kimmelman J, Shojania K, et al. Elements of informed consent and decision quality were poorly correlated in informed consent documents. J Clin Epidemiol. 2015 Dec;68(12):1472-80.
  7. Harel Z, Wald R, McArthur E, Chertow GM, Harel S, Gruneir A, Fischer HD, Garg AX, Perl J, Nash DM, Silver S, Bell CM. Rehospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits after Hospital Discharge in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Dec;26(12):3141-50.
  8. Jeffs L, et al. Implementation of the National Nursing Quality Report Initiative in Canada: Insights From Pilot Participants. J Nurs Care Qual. 2015 Oct-Dec;30(4):E9-16.
  9. Sasangohar F, Donmez B, Easty AC, Trbovich PL. The relation between interruption content and interrupted task severity in intensive care nursing: An observational study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2015 Oct;52(10):1573-81.
  10. Uppal NK, Eisen D, Weissberger J, Wyman RJ, Urbach DR, Bell CM. Transfer of care of postsurgical patients from hospital to the community setting: cross-sectional survey of primary care physicians. Am J Surg. 2015 Oct;210(4):778-82.
  11. Sasangohar F, Donmez B, Easty AC, Trbovich PL. Mitigating nonurgent interruptions during high-severity intensive care unit tasks using a task-severity awareness tool: A quasi-controlled observational study. J Crit Care. 2015 Oct;30(5):1150.e1-6.
  12. Yin P, Kiss A, Leis JA. Urinalysis Orders Among Patients Admitted to the General Medicine Service. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Oct 1;175(10):1711-3.
  13. Leis JA, Corpus C, Catt B, Jinnah F, Edgar B, Wong BM, et al. Indwelling urinary catheter surveillance using a Task-oriented nurse acuity system. Am J Infect Control. 2015 Oct 1;43(10):1112-3.
  14. Jeffs L, Thampi N, Maione M, Steinberg M, Morris AM, Bell CM. A Qualitative Analysis of Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship at 3 Academic Hospitals: Understanding the Key Influences on Success. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2015 Sep-Oct;68(5):395-400.
  15. Shojania KG, Marang-van de Mheen PJ. Temporal trends in patient safety in the Netherlands: reductions in preventable adverse events or the end of adverse events as a useful metric? BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Sep;24(9):541-4.
  16. Adams J, Wong B, Wijeysundera HC. Root causes for delayed hospital discharge in patients with ST-segment Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): a qualitative analysis. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2015 Sep 29;15:107.
  17. Bhatia RS, Ivers N, Yin CX, Myers D, Nesbitt G, Edwards J, Yared K, Wadhera R, Wu JC, Wong B, et al. Design and methods of the Echo WISELY (Will Inappropriate Scenarios for Echocardiography Lessen SignificantlY) study: An investigator-blinded randomized controlled trial of education and feedback intervention to reduce inappropriate echocardiograms. Am Heart J. 2015 Aug;170(2):202-9.
  18. Weinerman AS, Dhalla IA, Kiss A, Etchells EE, Wu RC, Wong BM. Frequency and clinical relevance of inconsistent code status documentation. J Hosp Med. 2015 Aug;10(8):491-6..
  19. Daneman N, Bronskill SE, Gruneir A, Newman AM, Fischer HD, Rochon PA, Anderson GM, Bell CM. Variability in Antibiotic Use Across Nursing Homes and the Risk of Antibiotic-Related Adverse Outcomes for Individual Residents. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Aug;175(8):1331-9.
  20. So JP, Aleem IS, Tsang DS, Matlow AG, et al. Increasing Compliance With an Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guideline to Prevent Pediatric Surgical Site Infection: Before and After Study. Ann Surg. 2015 Aug;262(2):403-8.
  21. Khoshbin A, So JP, Aleem IS, Stephens D, Matlow AG, Wright JG; for The SickKids Surgical Site Infection Task Force. Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Surg. 2015 Aug;262(2):397-402.
  22. Jeffs L, Nincic V, White P, Hayes L, Lo J. Leveraging Data to Transform Nursing Care: Insights From Nurse Leaders. J Nurs Care Qual. 2015 Jul-Sep;30(3):269-74.
  23. Liu JJ, Alam AQ, Goldberg HR, Matelski JJ, Bell CM. Characteristics of Internal Medicine Physicians Disciplined by Professional Colleges in Canada. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Jul;94(26):e937.
  24. Thampi N, Showler A, Burry L, Bai AD, Steinberg M, Ricciuto DR, Bell CM, Morris AM. Multicenter study of health care cost of patients admitted to hospital with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: Impact of length of stay and intensity of care. Am J Infect Control. 2015 Jul 1;43(7):739-44.
  25. Stall NM, Fischer HD, Wu CF, Bierman AS, Brener S, Bronskill S, Etchells E, Fernandes O, Lau D, Mamdani MM, Rochon P, Urbach DR, Bell CM. Unintentional Discontinuation of Chronic Medications for Seniors in Nursing Homes: Evaluation of a National Medication Reconciliation Accreditation Requirement Using a Population-Based Cohort Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Jun;94(25):e899.
  26. Urbach DR, Bell CM. A Revised Quality Measure for Surgical Care: More Alpha Testing for Perioperative β-Blockers? JAMA. 2015 Jun 16;313(23):2369-70.
  27. Rotteau L, Webster F, Salkeld E, Hellings C, Guttmann A, Vermeulen MJ, et al. Ontario’s Emergency Department Process Improvement Program: The Experience of Implementation. Acad Emerg Med. 2015 Jun;22(6):720-9.
  28. Parshuram CS, et al. Evaluating processes of care and outcomes of children in hospital (EPOCH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Jun 2;16:245.
  29. Goldberg AE, Vijenthira A, Wong BM. Failure to cancel tests: a case of an unnecessary joint arthrocentesis: a teachable moment. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Jun;175(6):891-2.
  30. Fernandes O, Gorman SK, Slavik RS, Semchuk WM, Shalansky S, Bussières JF, Doucette D, Bannerman H, Lo J, Shukla S, Chan WW, Benninger N, MacKinnon NJ, Bell CM, et al. Development of Clinical Pharmacy Key Performance Indicators for Hospital Pharmacists Using a Modified Delphi Approach. Ann Pharmacother. 2015 Jun;49(6):656-69.
  31. Al-Busaidi I, Leis JA, et al. Infectious Complications Following Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Prostate Biopsy: A Canadian Tertiary Cancer Center Experience. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 May;36(5):614-6.
  32. Bai AD, Showler A, Burry L, Steinberg M, Ricciuto DR, Fernandes T, Chiu A, Raybardhan S, Science M, Fernando E, Tomlinson G, Bell CM, Morris AM. Impact of Infectious Disease Consultation on Quality of Care, Mortality, and Length of Stay in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Results From a Large Multicenter Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 May 15;60(10):1451-61.
  33. Kozij NK, Devlin MK, Wong BM. Metrics for evaluating the quality of handovers–reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Apr;175(4):655.
  34. Shojania KG, Catchpole K. ‘The problem with…’: a new series on problematic improvements and problematic problems in healthcare quality and patient safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Apr;24(4):246-9.
  35. Wong BM, Dyal S, Etchells EE, Knowles S, Gerard L, Diamantouros A, Mehta R, Liu B, Baker GR, Shojania KG. Application of a trigger tool in near real time to inform quality improvement activities: a prospective study in a general medicine ward. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Apr;24(4):272-81.
  36. Joundi RA, Wong BM, Leis JA. Antibiotics “Just-In-Case” in a Patient With Aspiration Pneumonitis. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Apr;175(4):489-90.
  37. Detsky ME, Ailon J, Weinerman AS, Amaral AC, Bell CM. A two-site survey of clinicians to identify practices and preferences of intensive care unit transfers to general medical wards. J Crit Care. 2015 Apr;30(2):358-62.
  38. Taylor G, Gravel D, Saxinger L, Bush K, Simmonds K, Matlow A, et al. Prevalence of antimicrobial use in a network of Canadian hospitals in 2002 and 2009. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2015 Mar-Apr;26(2):85-9.
  39. Ebrahim S, Parshuram C. Comparison of utility scores from the Visual Analog Scale and Health Utilities Index 3 in children following pediatric intensive care unit admission. J Child Health Care. 2015 Mar;19(1):53-62.
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  41. Silver SA, Thomas A, Rathe A, Robinson P, Wald R, Harel Z, Bell CM. Development of a hemodialysis safety checklist using a structured panel process. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2015 Feb 12;2:5. eCollection 2015.
  42. Kitto S, Goldman J, Etchells E, Silver I, Peller J, Sargeant J, Reeves S, Bell M. Quality improvement, patient safety, and continuing education: a qualitative study of the current boundaries and opportunities for collaboration between these domains. Acad Med. 2015 Feb;90(2):240-5.
  43. Al-Abri M, Wong BM, Leis JA. A urinary catheter left in place for slightly too long: a teachable moment. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Feb 1;175(2):163.
  44. Luca SR, Kayedi M, Wong BM. False-positive test results in a patient with severe hepatitis: a teachable moment—the risk of treating the numbers. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Feb;175(2):161-2.
  45. Okrainec K, Booth GL, Hollands S, Bell CM. Impact of language barriers on complications and mortality among immigrants with diabetes: a population-based cohort study. Diabetes Care. 2015 Feb;38(2):189-96.
  46. Stang AS, Wong BM. Patients teaching patient safety: the challenge of turning negative patient experiences into positive learning opportunities. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Jan;24(1):4-6.
  47. Hoffman AS, Matlow A, Shroff M, Cohen E. Factors impacting same-day cancellation of outpatient pediatric magnetic resonance imaging under anesthesia. Pediatr Radiol. 2015 Jan;45(1):99-107.
  1. Osborne R, Parshuram CS. Delinking resident duty hours from patient safety. BMC Med Educ. 2014 Dec 11;14 Suppl 1:S2.
  2. Batthish M, Tse SM, Feldman BM, Baker GR, Laxer RM. Trying to Improve Care: The Morbidity and Mortality Conference in a Division of Rheumatology. J Rheumatol. 2014 Dec;41(12):2452-8.
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  4. Srigley JA, Furness CD, Baker GR, Gardam M. Quantification of the Hawthorne effect in hand hygiene compliance monitoring using an electronic monitoring system: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014 Dec;23(12):974-80.
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  18. Gagliardi AR, Straus SE, Shojania KG, Urbach DR. Multiple interacting factors influence adherence, and outcomes associated with surgical safety checklists: a qualitative study. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 26;9(9):e108585. eCollection 2014.
  19. Liu J, Griesman J, Nisenbaum R, Bell CM. Quality of care of hospitalized internal medicine patients bedspaced to non-internal medicine inpatient units. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 3;9(9):e106763.
  20. Jeffs L, Hayes C, Smith O, Mamdani M, Nisenbaum R, Bell CM, et al. The effect of an organizational network for patient safety on safety event reporting. Eval Health Prof. 2014 Sep;37(3):366-78.
  21. Marang-van de Mheen PJ, Shojania KG. Simpson’s paradox: how performance measurement can fail even with perfect risk adjustment. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014 Sep;23(9):701-5.
  22. Devlin MK, Kozij NK, Kiss A, Richardson L, Wong BM. Morning handover of on-call issues: opportunities for improvement. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Sep;174(9):1479-85.
  23. Chalk T, Lau D, Morgan M, Dietrich S, Beduz MA, Bell CM. Mount Sinai Hospital’s approach to Ontario’s Health System Funding Reform. Healthc Q. 2014;17(1):42-7.
  24. Vozoris NT, Fischer HD, Wang X, Stephenson AL, Gershon AS, Gruneir A, Austin PC, Anderson GM, Bell CM, et al. Benzodiazepine drug use and adverse respiratory outcomes among older adults with COPD. Eur Respir J. 2014 Aug;44(2):332-40.
  25. Jeffs L, et al. Enablers and barriers to implementing unit-specific nursing performance dashboards. J Nurs Care Qual. 2014 Jul-Sep;29(3):200-3.
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  29. Nicholls SG, Brehaut JC, Arim RG, Carroll K, Perez R, Shojania KG, Grimshaw JM, Poses RM. Impact of stated barriers on proposed warfarin prescription for atrial fibrillation: a survey of Canadian physicians. Thromb J. 2014 Jun 23;12:13.
  30. Wu PE, Stroud L, McDonald-Blumer H, Wong BM. Understanding the effect of resident duty hour reform: a qualitative study. CMAJ Open. 2014 Jun 2;2(2):E115-20.
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  1. O’Beirne M, Reid R, Zwicker K, Sterling P, Sokol E, Flemons W, Baker R, et al. The costs of developing, implementing, and operating a safety learning system in community practice. J Patient Saf. 2013 Dec;9(4):211-8.
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  3. Jeffs L, Law MP, Straus S, Cardoso R, Lyons RF, Bell C. Defining quality outcomes for complex-care patients transitioning across the continuum using a structured panel process. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Dec;22(12):1014-24.
  4. Shojania KG. Conventional evaluations of improvement interventions: more trials or just more tribulations? BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Nov;22(11):881-4.
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  6. Leis JA, Gold WL, Daneman N, Shojania K, McGeer A. Downstream impact of urine cultures ordered without indication at two acute care teaching hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Oct;34(10):1113-4.
  7. Downar J, Barua R, Rodin D, Lejnieks B, Gudimella R, McCredie V, Hayes C, Steel A. Changes in end of life care 5 years after the introduction of a rapid response team: A multicentre retrospective study. Resuscitation. 2013 Oct;84(10):1339-44.
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  9. Wong BM, Imrie K. Why resident duty hours regulations must address attending physicians’ workload. Acad Med. 2013 Sep;88(9):1209-11.
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  11. Wong BM, Kuper A, Hollenberg E, Etchells EE, Levinson W, Shojania KG. Sustaining quality improvement and patient safety training in graduate medical education: lessons from social theory. Acad Med. 2013 Aug;88(8):1149-56.
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  13. Soong C, Daub S, Lee J, Majewski C, Musing E, Nord P, Wyman R, Baker GR, Zacharopoulos N, Bell CM. Development of a checklist of safe discharge practices for hospital patients. J Hosp Med. 2013 Aug;8(8):444-9.
  14. Doran D, Hirdes JP, Blais R, Baker GR, Poss JW, Li X, et al. Adverse events associated with hospitalization or detected through the RAI-HC assessment among Canadian home care clients. Healthc Policy. 2013 Aug;9(1):76-88.
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