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View article: Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID): protocol for a randomised controlled adaptive platform trial of treatments for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in community settings
Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID): protocol for a randomised controlled adaptive platform trial of treatments for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in community settings Open
Introduction SARS-CoV-2 is now endemic and expected to remain a health threat, with new variants continuing to emerge and the potential for vaccines to become less effective. While effective vaccines and natural immunity have significantly…
View article: Assessing the capture of sociodemographic information in electronic medical records to inform clinical decision making
Assessing the capture of sociodemographic information in electronic medical records to inform clinical decision making Open
There is a growing need to document sociodemographic factors in electronic medical records to produce representative cohorts for medical research and to perform focused research for potentially vulnerable populations. The objective of this…
View article: Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID): protocol for a randomized controlled adaptive platform trial of treatments for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in community settings
Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID): protocol for a randomized controlled adaptive platform trial of treatments for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in community settings Open
Introduction While effective vaccines and natural immunity have significantly reduced hospitalizations and the need for critical care, SARS-CoV-2 is now endemic and is expected to continue to pose a threat to health. New variants are expec…
View article: Using Primary Health Care Electronic Medical Records to Predict Hospitalizations, Emergency Department Visits, and Mortality: A Systematic Review
Using Primary Health Care Electronic Medical Records to Predict Hospitalizations, Emergency Department Visits, and Mortality: A Systematic Review Open
This review helps address critical gaps in the literature regarding the potential of primary care EMR data. Despite further work required to address bias and improve the quality and reporting of prediction models, the use of primary care E…
View article: Beyond the Waiting Room: Patient's Perspectives on the Conversational Nuances of Pre-Consultation Chatbots
Beyond the Waiting Room: Patient's Perspectives on the Conversational Nuances of Pre-Consultation Chatbots Open
Pre-consultation serves as a critical information exchange between healthcare providers and patients, streamlining visits and supporting patient-centered care. Human-led pre-consultations offer many benefits, yet they require significant t…
View article: Bibliometric Analysis of Literature on Physical Activity and COVID-19
Bibliometric Analysis of Literature on Physical Activity and COVID-19 Open
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic induced a sudden surge in COVID-19 related publications. This bibliometric analysis aimed to analyze literature on physical activity and COVID-19 published in the PubMed database. The search…
View article: Timely access to Canadian primary care electronic medical record data for secondary use
Timely access to Canadian primary care electronic medical record data for secondary use Open
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020…
View article: Changes in the top 25 reasons for primary care visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in a high-COVID region of Canada
Changes in the top 25 reasons for primary care visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in a high-COVID region of Canada Open
CONTEXT: There is a lack of evidence regarding the management of non-COVID-19 patients in primary care during the pandemic. To fill this gap, we first need to know the reasons why patients seek primary care, and how this may have changed d…
View article: Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression in primary care: A cohort study in Ontario, Canada
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression in primary care: A cohort study in Ontario, Canada Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increased demand for mental health services from family physicians. Increases in anxiety and depression were especially pronounced among younger female patients and increased throughout the pandemic…
View article: Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression in primary care: A retrospective cohort study
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression in primary care: A retrospective cohort study Open
Demand for mental health services from family physicians varied by patient age and sex and changed with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of 2020, more patients were seeking treatment for anxiety/depression related concerns.
View article: Changes in the top 25 reasons for primary care visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in a high-COVID region of Canada
Changes in the top 25 reasons for primary care visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in a high-COVID region of Canada Open
Purpose We aimed to determine the degree to which reasons for primary care visits changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We used data from the University of Toronto Practice Based Research Network (UTOPIAN) to compare the most commo…
View article: Changes in family medicine visits across sociodemographic groups after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study
Changes in family medicine visits across sociodemographic groups after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study Open
Although the number of visits to family physicians dropped substantially during the first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, patients from communities with low socioeconomic status did not appear to be disproportionately affect…
View article: Over‐use of thyroid testing in Canadian and UK primary care in frequent attenders: A cross‐sectional study
Over‐use of thyroid testing in Canadian and UK primary care in frequent attenders: A cross‐sectional study Open
Background Thyroid‐stimulating hormone (TSH) is a common test used to detect and monitor clinically significant hypo‐ and hyperthyroidism. Population‐based screening of asymptomatic adults for thyroid disorders is not recommended. Objectiv…
View article: Extracting relevant information from physician-patient dialogues for automated clinical note taking
Extracting relevant information from physician-patient dialogues for automated clinical note taking Open
We present a system for automatically extracting pertinent medical information from dialogues between clinicians and patients. The system parses each dialogue and extracts entities such as medications and symptoms, using context to predict…
View article: AutoScribe: Extracting Clinically Pertinent Information from Patient-Clinician Dialogues
AutoScribe: Extracting Clinically Pertinent Information from Patient-Clinician Dialogues Open
We present AutoScribe, a system for automatically extracting pertinent medical information from dialogues between clinicians and patients. AutoScribe parses the dialogue and extracts entities such as medications and symptoms, using context…
View article: Using family physician Electronic Medical Record data to measure the pathways of cancer care
Using family physician Electronic Medical Record data to measure the pathways of cancer care Open
IntroductionGaps in care have been identified along the disease pathway for specific cancers. However, no real-world data exists to identify wait times along these cancer pathways. Secondary use of family physician (FP) electronic medica…
View article: Computers in the clinical encounter: a scoping review and thematic analysis
Computers in the clinical encounter: a scoping review and thematic analysis Open
Objective Patient-clinician communication has been associated with increased patient satisfaction, trust in the clinician, adherence to prescribed therapy, and various health outcomes. The impact of health information technology (HIT) on t…