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- 15Cummings, G. G.
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Development of a checklist to assess the quality of reporting of knowledge translation interventions using the workgroup for intervention development and evaluation research (WIDER) recommendations.
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Scott, S. D., Archibald, M., Arseneau, D., Albrecht, L.
Background Influenced by an important paper by Michie et al., outlining the rationale and requirements for detailed reporting of behavior change interventions now required by Implementation Science, we created and refined a checklist to operationalize the Workgroup for Intervention Development...
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Disaster Medicine Education in Canadian Medical Schools before and after September 11, 2001.
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Della Corte, F., Cummings, G. E., Cummings, G. G.
OBJECTIVE: To describe disaster medicine (DM) education in 16 Canadian medical schools before and after September 11, 2001 (9/11). METHODS: Email invitations and reminders to complete an Internet-based survey were sent to 48 undergraduate and fellowship representatives. RESULTS: A total of 24...
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2012
Williams, R.J., Casey, D.M., el-Guebaly, N., Schopflocher, D. P., Currie, S.R., Smith, G.J., Martin, C. R., Hodgins, D. C.
Background When gambling opportunities are made available to the public in a given jurisdiction, some individuals participate occasionally and others more frequently. Among frequent gamblers, some individuals develop problematic involvement and some do not. This study addresses the association...
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Do health care institutions value research? A mixed methods study of barriers and facilitators to methodological rigor in pediatric randomized trials.
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Scott, S. D., Hamm, M. P., Hartling, L., Klassen, T. P., Moher, D.
Background Pediatric randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are susceptible to a high risk of bias. We examined the barriers and facilitators that pediatric trialists face in the design and conduct of unbiased trials. Methods We used a mixed methods design, with semi-structured interviews building...
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2013
Scott, S. D., Moher, D., Klassen, T. P., Hartling, L., Hamm, M. P.
Introduction A research-practice gap exists between what is known about conducting methodologically rigorous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and what is done. Evidence consistently shows that pediatric RCTs are susceptible to high risk of bias; therefore novel methods of influencing the...
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Effect of obesity on short- and long-term mortality postcoronary revascularization: a meta-analysis.
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Kalantar-Zadeh, K., Mullen, J.C., Pretorius, V., Padwal, R., Oreopoulos, A., Norris, C.M.
Objective: Overweight and obesity are often assumed to be risk factors for postprocedural mortality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, recent studies have described an “obesity paradox”—a neutral or beneficial association between obesity and mortality postcoronary...
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Effectiveness of knowledge translation interventions to improve cancer pain management (Protocol)
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Biondo, P., Armijo Olivo, S., Haggen, N.A., Fainsinger, R., Stiles, C., Cummings, G.G.
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The objective of this review is to determine the effectiveness of interventions targeting behaviour and facilitating uptake of new knowledge by healthcare practitioners, patients and their family caregivers...
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2011
Laing, L., McKennitt, D., Schopflocher, D. P., Currie, C. L., Parlee, B., Wild, T. C., Veugelers, P. J.
Objective: To examine associations between Aboriginal enculturation, Canadian acculturation, and alcohol problems among Aboriginal university students living in an urban area in Canada. Methods: Data for this mixed methods study were collected through in-person surveys with a convenience sample...
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Enhancing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment among socioeconomically disadvantaged patients: Study protocol for a knowledge exchange intervention involving patients and physicians.
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Brown, T., Vandenberghe, C., Dong, K., Cummings, G. G., Salvalaggio, G., Taylor, M., Mramor, K., Kirkland, S., McKim, R., Wild, T. C.
Background Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment (SBIRT) is an effective approach for managing alcohol and other drug misuse in primary care; however, uptake into routine care has been limited. Uptake of SBIRT by healthcare providers may be particularly problematic for...
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1999
Cox, C. E., Farris, K. B., Volume, C. I., Schopflocher, D. P., Kassam, R., Cave, A., Tessier, G.
The aim of this project was to assess the effectiveness of a practice enhancement program in training community pharmacists to provide pharmaceutical care. A mid- and post-test with no control group design was used. Nine pharmacists in five pharmacies completed the program comprised of 40 hours...