Breast cancer screening among females with and without schizophrenia

B O'Neill, A Yusuf, A Lofters, A Huang… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Breast cancer screening with mammography is recommended in Ontario,
Canada, for females 50 years or older. Females with schizophrenia are at higher risk of …

Improved access to and continuity of primary care after attachment to a family physician: longitudinal cohort study on centralized waiting lists for unattached patients in …

MA Smithman, J Haggerty, I Gaboury, M Breton - BMC Primary Care, 2022 - Springer
Background Having a regular family physician is associated with many benefits. Formal
attachment–an administrative patient-family physician agreement–is a popular feature in …

Lung cancer inequalities in stage of diagnosis in Ontario, Canada

AK Lofters, E Gatov, H Lu, NN Baxter, SJT Guilcher… - Current …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer is the most common cancer and cause of cancer death in Canada, with
approximately 50% of cases diagnosed at stage IV. Sociodemographic inequalities in lung …

Primary care physician use and frequency of visits among physicians in Ontario, Canada

E Rhodes, C Kendall, R Talarico, E Muggah… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Maintaining a healthy physician workforce includes the routine use of primary
care physician (PCP) services; however, physicians may face barriers to attaining formal …

Geospatial analysis and participant characteristics associated with colorectal cancer screening participation in Alberta, Canada: a population-based cross-sectional …

G Jessiman-Perreault, J Law, K Adhikari… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of death in Canada and early
detection can prevent deaths through screening. However, CRC screening in Alberta …

[PDF][PDF] Future of family medicine in Canada: Four evidence-based strategies for health care transformation

A Katz, AG Singer - Canadian Family Physician, 2024 - cfp.ca
Alan Katz MBChB MSc CCFP FCFP Alexander G. Singer MB BAO BCh CCFP Winds of
change are blowing across the primary care landscape in Canada. The College of Family …

Stage of colorectal cancer diagnosis for immigrants: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

AK Lofters, E Gatov, H Lu, NN Baxter… - Cancer Causes & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in
Canada. Immigrants in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, are known to have lower …

Emergency department use following incentives to provide after-hours primary care: a retrospective cohort study

M Hong, A Thind, GS Zaric, S Sarma - CMAJ, 2021 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Access to primary care outside of regular working hours is limited in many
countries. This study investigates the relation between the after-hours premium, an incentive …

Describing primary care patterns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada: a quasi-experimental pre–post design cohort study using national …

S Hafid, K Freeman, K Aubrey-Bassler, J Queenan… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The objective was to analyse how the pandemic affected primary care access and
comprehensiveness in chronic disease management by comparing primary care patterns …

Identifying prescribers of antibiotics in a primary care spinal cord injury cohort

A Senthinathan, M Penner, K Tu, AM Morris… - Spinal Cord Series and …, 2024 - nature.com
Study design A retrospective cross-sectional study. Objective To identify who prescribes
outpatient antibiotics among a primary care spinal cord injury (SCI) cohort. Setting ICES …