Psychiatric comorbidities, including mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders, are common in
epilepsy, often occurring at rates 2–3-fold or higher than in the general population without …

Our objective was to undertake a systematic review ascertaining the accuracy of using
administrative healthcare data to identify epilepsy cases. We searched MEDLINE and …

Abstract Background Diabetes Mellitus is an increasingly prevalent chronic disease
characterized by the body's inability to metabolize glucose. The objective of this study was to …

Background: Population-based surveillance of Alzheimer's and related dementias (AD-RD)
incidence and prevalence is important for chronic disease management and health system …

Background People with diabetes may be at higher risk for acquiring infections through both
glucose-dependent and biologic pathways independent of glycemic control. Our aim was to …

Hypertension is an illness that often leads to severe and life threatening diseases such as
heart failure, thickening of the heart muscle, coronary artery disease, and other severe …

Objective Large clinical databases are increasingly used for research and quality
improvement. We describe an approach to data quality assessment from the General …

Background: The Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) has
established a national repository of primary care patient health data that is used for both …

Introduction Surveillance systems enable optimal care delivery and appropriate resource
allocation, yet Canada lacks a dedicated surveillance system for chronic kidney disease …

Background Population-based surveys indicate that many people experienced increased
psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to determine if there was …