CMAJ Open: 11 (4)

July 2023; Volume 11,Issue 4

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Assessing the appropriateness of community-based antibiotic prescribing in Alberta, Canada, 2017–2020, using ICD-9-CM codes: a cross-sectional study
Myles Leslie, Raad Fadaak, Brendan Cord Lethebe and Jessie Hart Szostakiwskyj

July 04, 2023 11 (4) E579-E586; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220114
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The impact of delayed nonurgent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic on surgeons in Alberta: a qualitative interview study
Natalia Jaworska, Emma Schalm, Jaling Kersen, Christine Smith, Jennifer Dorman, Mary Brindle, Joseph Dort and Khara M. Sauro

July 04, 2023 11 (4) E587-E596; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220188
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Physician home visits to rostered patients during their last year of life: a retrospective cohort study
Mary M. Scott, Colleen Webber, Anna E. Clarke, Abe Hafid, Sarina R. Isenberg, Aaron Jones, Amy T. Hsu, Katrin Conen, James Downar, Douglas G. Manuel, Michelle Howard and Peter Tanuseputro

July 04, 2023 11 (4) E597-E606; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220123
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Using the Hospital Frailty Risk Score to assess mortality risk in older medical patients admitted to the intensive care unit
Michael E. Detsky, Saeha Shin, Michael Fralick, Laveena Munshi, Jacqueline M. Kruser, Katherine R. Courtright, Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Terence Tang, Shail Rawal, Janice L. Kwan, Adina Weinerman, Fahad Razak and Amol A. Verma

July 04, 2023 11 (4) E607-E614; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220094
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Time required to initiate a clinical trial in Canada at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational research-in-motion study
Koren Teo, Robert A. Fowler, Neill K.J. Adhikari, Asgar Rishu, Jennifer L.Y. Tsang, Alexandra Binnie and Srinivas Murthy; on behalf of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group

July 04, 2023 11 (4) E615-E620; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220129
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An interrupted time series study using administrative health data to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alternate care level acute hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada
Sara J.T. Guilcher, Yu Qing Bai, Walter P. Wodchis, Susan E. Bronskill and Kerry Kuluski

July 12, 2023 11 (4) E621-E629; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220086
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The financial burden of accessing care for people with scleroderma in Canada: a patient-oriented, cross-sectional survey
Logan Trenaman, K. Julia Kaal, Tracey-Lea Laba, Abdollah Safari, Magda Aguiar, Tiasha Burch, Jennifer Beckett, Sarah Munro, Marie Hudson and Mark Harrison

July 12, 2023 11 (4) E630-E636; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220227
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Management of sleep disorder by preceptors in a family medicine residency program in Calgary, Alberta: a mixed-methods study
Sarah Cheung, Maeve O’Beirne, Todd Hill, Trudy Huyghebaert, Shelly Keller and Martina Kelly

July 25, 2023 11 (4) E637-E644; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220080
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Nonfasting remnant cholesterol and cardiovascular disease risk prediction in Albertans: a prospective cohort study
Olivia R. Weaver, Jacqueline A. Krysa, Ming Ye, Jennifer E. Vena, Dean T. Eurich and Spencer D. Proctor

July 25, 2023 11 (4) E645-E653; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210318
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Evaluation of the quality of colonoscopies performed by Alberta North Zone surgeons, family physicians and internists: a quality improvement initiative
Michael R. Kolber, Peter J. Miles, Marcus D. Shaw, Hilgard Goosen and Dereck C.M. Mok

August 01, 2023 11 (4) E654-E661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210237
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Trends in antihypertensive drug utilization in British Columbia, 2004–2019: a descriptive study
Jason D. Kim, Anat Fisher and Colin R. Dormuth

August 01, 2023 11 (4) E662-E671; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220023
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Outcomes and characteristics of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec during the Omicron wave
Terry Lee, Matthew P. Cheng, Donald C. Vinh, Todd C. Lee, Karen C. Tran, Brent W. Winston, David Sweet, John H. Boyd, Keith R. Walley, Greg Haljan, Allison McGeer, Francois Lamontagne, Robert Fowler, David M. Maslove, Joel Singer, David M. Patrick, John C. Marshall, Kevin D. Burns, Srinivas Murthy, Puneet K. Mann, Geraldine Hernandez, Kathryn Donohoe, James A. Russell and for ARBs CORONA I

August 01, 2023 11 (4) E672-E683; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220194
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Dissemination and implementation of clinical practice guidelines: a longitudinal, mixed-methods evaluation of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care’s knowledge translation efforts
Christine Fahim, Anupa (Jyoti) Prashad, Kyle Silveira, Arthana Chandraraj, Brett D. Thombs, Marcello Tonelli, Guylène Thériault, Roland Grad, John Riva, Heather Colquhoun, Rachel Rodin, Melissa Subnath, Elizabeth Rolland-Harris, Kim Barnhardt and Sharon E. Straus

August 08, 2023 11 (4) E684-E695; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220121
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Patient-reported outcomes of neurologic and neuropsychiatric symptoms in mild COVID-19: a prospective cohort study
Aravind Ganesh, Ryan E. Rosentreter, Yushi Chen, Rahul Mehta, Graham A. McLeod, Miranda W. Wan, Jonathan D. Krett, Yasamin Mahjoub, Angela S. Lee, Ilan S. Schwartz, Lawrence P. Richer, Luanne M. Metz, Eric E. Smith and Michael D. Hill; for the Alberta HOPE COVID-19 Collaborators

August 08, 2023 11 (4) E696-E705; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220248
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Long-term health care use and diagnosis after hospitalization for COVID-19: a retrospective matched cohort study
TKT Lo, Andrew MacMillan, Gavin Y. Oudit, Hussain Usman, Jason L. Cabaj, Judy MacDonald, Vineet Saini and Khokan C. Sikdar

August 15, 2023 11 (4) E706-E715; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220002
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The socioemotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant and postpartum people: a qualitative study
Marla V. Morden, Emma Joy-E. Ferris and Jenna Furtmann

August 15, 2023 11 (4) E716-E724; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220178
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Sickle cell disease in Ontario, Canada: an epidemiologic profile based on health administrative data
Jacob Pendergrast, Lanre Tunji Ajayi, Eliane Kim, Michael A. Campitelli and Erin Graves

August 15, 2023 11 (4) E725-E733; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220145
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Priorities for peer support delivery among adults living with chronic kidney disease: a patient-oriented consensus workshop
Meghan J. Elliott, Maoliosa Donald, Janine Farragher, Nancy Verdin, Shannan Love, Kate Manns, Brigitte Baragar, Dwight Sparkes, Danielle Fox and Brenda R. Hemmelgarn

August 15, 2023 11 (4) E736-E744; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220171
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Providing palliative and end-of-life care in long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of clinicians’ lived experiences
Sandy Shamon, Ashlinder Gill, Lynn Meadows, Julia Kruizinga, Sharon Kaasalainen and José Pereira

August 22, 2023 11 (4) E745-E753; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220238
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Genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolemia in Quebec, Canada: a single-centre retrospective cohort study
Amanda Guerin, Iulia Iatan, Isabelle Ruel, Linda Fri Ngufor and Jacques Genest

August 22, 2023 11 (4) E754-E764; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220108
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Health care providers’ perspectives on challenges and opportunities of intercultural health care in diabetes and obesity management: a qualitative study
Nicole N. Ofosu, Thea Luig, Naureen Mumtaz, Yvonne Chiu, Karen K. Lee, Roseanne O. Yeung and Denise L. Campbell-Scherer

August 22, 2023 11 (4) E765-E773; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220222
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Is the number of ideal cardiovascular health metrics in midlife associated with lower risk of cancer? Evidence from 3 European prospective cohorts
Thomas T. van Sloten, Rachel E.D. Climie, Omar Deraz, Marie-Cécile Périer, Eugenie Valentin, Aurore Fayosse, Séverine Sabia, Elisabete Weiderpass, Xavier Jouven, Marcel Goldberg, Marie Zins, Mathilde Touvier, Mélanie Deschasaux-Tanguy, Léopold Fezeu, Serge Hercberg, Archana Singh-Manoux and Jean-Philippe Empana

August 22, 2023 11 (4) E774-E781; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220175
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Canadian family members’ experiences with guilt, judgment and secrecy during medical assistance in dying: a qualitative descriptive study
Ellen T. Crumley, Jocelyne LeBlanc, Brett Henderson, Caitlin S. Jackson-Tarlton and Erika Leck

August 22, 2023 11 (4) E782-E789; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220140

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Correction to “Assessing the appropriateness of community-based antibiotic prescribing in Alberta, Canada, 2017–2020, using ICD-9-CM codes: a cross-sectional study”
August 15, 2023 11 (4) E734; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20230050
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Correction to “Low-value preoperative cardiac testing before low-risk surgical procedures: a population-based cohort study”
August 15, 2023 11 (4) E735; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20230051

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