PURPOSE The Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) is
Canada's first national chronic disease surveillance system based on electronic health …

Comprehensiveness of primary care (the extent to which the clinician, as part of the primary
care team, recognizes and meets the majority of each patient's physical and mental health …

Methods: A scoping review was conducted using the six-stage Arksey and O'Malley
Framework. A consultation exercise (stage 6) was performed with 15 international experts in …

PURPOSE In primary care, there is increasing recognition of the difficulty of treating patients'
immediate health concerns when their overall well-being is shaped by underlying social …

Background Osteoarthritis is a common chronic condition that affects many older Canadians
and is a considerable cause of disability. Our objective was to describe the epidemiology of …

Objective To calculate patient wait times for specialist care using data from primary care
clinics across Canada. Design Retrospective chart audit. Setting Primary care clinics …

Importance Despite the availability of free and effective treatment, few pediatric practices
identify and treat parental tobacco use. Objective To determine if the Clinical Effort Against …

Dengue fever is one of the most important viral infections transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes
and a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Accurate identification of cases and …

Dengue is a major cause of morbidity in Puerto Rico and is well-known to its physicians.
Early case identification and timely initiation of treatment for patients with severe dengue can …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is mostly managed within
primary care, but there is little Canadian evidence from this setting. This study was …