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View article: Hospital-based specialist palliative care involvement before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: secondary analysis of a regional retrospective decedent cohort study in Ottawa, Canada
Hospital-based specialist palliative care involvement before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: secondary analysis of a regional retrospective decedent cohort study in Ottawa, Canada Open
Objectives To determine the occurrence and clinicodemographic associations of hospital-based specialist palliative care (SPC) referral before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, timing of completed SPC consultation and comparative prevalence…
View article: Process Evaluation of a Collaborative Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic for Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease (GP145)
Process Evaluation of a Collaborative Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic for Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease (GP145) Open
View article: Long-term bereavement outcomes in family members of those who died in acute care hospitals before and during the first wave of COVID-19: A cohort study
Long-term bereavement outcomes in family members of those who died in acute care hospitals before and during the first wave of COVID-19: A cohort study Open
Background: Severe grief is highly distressing and prevalent up to 1 year post-death among people bereaved during the first wave of COVID-19, but no study has assessed changes in grief severity beyond this timeframe. Aim: Understand the tr…
View article: End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Kidney Failure on Maintenance Dialysis: A Retrospective Population-Based Study
End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Kidney Failure on Maintenance Dialysis: A Retrospective Population-Based Study Open
Background: Nephrologists routinely provide end-of-life care for patients with kidney failure (KF) on maintenance dialysis. Involvement of primary care and palliative care physicians may enhance this experience. Objective: The objective wa…
View article: Comorbidities, symptoms and end-of-life medication use in hospitalised decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective regional cohort study in Ottawa, Canada
Comorbidities, symptoms and end-of-life medication use in hospitalised decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective regional cohort study in Ottawa, Canada Open
Objective To compare comorbidities, symptoms and end-of-life (EoL) palliative medication (antisecretories, opioids, antipsychotics and sedatives) use among decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design In a retrospective cohort…
View article: Comparing Adherence with Best Practices in End-of-Life Care After Implementing the End-of-Life Order Set: A Quality Improvement Project in an Ottawa Academic Hospital
Comparing Adherence with Best Practices in End-of-Life Care After Implementing the End-of-Life Order Set: A Quality Improvement Project in an Ottawa Academic Hospital Open
Background: Physicians in acute care require tools to assist them in transitioning patients from a “life prolonging” approach to “end-of-life care,” and standardized order sets can be a useful strategy. The end-of-life order set (EOLOS) wa…
View article: Bereavement outcomes in family members of those who died in acute care hospitals before and during the first wave of COVID-19: A cohort study
Bereavement outcomes in family members of those who died in acute care hospitals before and during the first wave of COVID-19: A cohort study Open
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths worldwide, leading to symptoms of grief among the bereaved. Neither the burden of severe grief nor its predictors are fully known within the context of the pandemic. Aim: To d…
View article: Comparative end-of-life communication and support in hospitalised decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective regional cohort study in Ottawa, Canada
Comparative end-of-life communication and support in hospitalised decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective regional cohort study in Ottawa, Canada Open
Objective To compare end-of-life in-person family presence, patient–family communication and healthcare team–family communication encounters in hospitalised decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design In a regional multicentr…
View article: Improving team-based care for children: shared well child care involving family practice nurses
Improving team-based care for children: shared well child care involving family practice nurses Open
Introduction: Well child care (WCC) is the provision of routine preventative care and vaccinations to infants and children. In Canada, physicians provide the majority of this type of care, whereas in other developed countries, nurses provi…