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• Using administrative databases to measure waiting times for patients undergoing major cancer surgery in Ontario, 1993–2000

  Simunovic M, Thériault ME, Paszat L, Coates A, Whelan T, Holowaty E, Levine M. Can J Surg. 2005; 48(2):137-42.

• Increasing hospital admission rates for urological complications after transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy

  Nam RK, Saskin R, Lee Y, Liu Y, Law C, Klotz LH, Loblaw DA, Trachtenberg J, Stanimirovic A, Simor AE, Seth A, Urbach DR, Narod SA. J Urol. 2013; 189(1 Suppl):S12-8.

• Emergency department visits and unplanned hospitalizations in the treatment period for head and neck cancer patients treated with curative intent: a population-based analysis

  Eskander A, Krzyzanowska MK, Fischer HD, Liu N, Austin PC, Irish JC, Enepekides DJ, Lee J, Gutierrez E, Lockhart E, Raphael M, Singh S. Oral Oncol. 2018; 83:107-14. Epub 2018 Jun 19.

• Establishing achievable benchmarks for quality improvement in systemic therapy for early-stage breast cancer

  Powis M, Sutradhar R, Gonzalez A, Enright KA, Taback NA, Booth CM, Trudeau M, Krzyzanowska MK. Cancer. 2017; 123(19):3772-80. Epub 2017 Jul 5.

• Can we use administrative data to accurately identify patients who receive a prostate biopsy?

  Lavallée LT, Breau RH, Fergusson D, Walsh C, van Walraven C. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2018; (2):1-10. Epub 2018 Aug 31.

• Recurrence and mortality after breast-conserving surgery without radiation

  Guidolin K, Lock M, Vogt K, McClure JA, Winick-Ng J, Vinden C, Brackstone M. Curr Oncol. 2019; 26(6):380-8. Epub 2019 Dec 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3747/co.26.5225

• Multistate models for examining the progression of intermittently-measured patient-reported symptoms among cancer patients: the importance of accounting for interval censoring

  Sutradhar R, Barbera L. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020; Jul 17 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.07.012

• Laboratory survey of prostate specific antigen testing in Ontario

  Bunting PS, Miyazaki JH, Goel V. Clin Biochem. 1998; 31(1):47-9.

• May 2018

  September 2018 IPDLN Conference in Banff

  Infographics

  • Food insecurity more than doubles the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
  • Happiness linked to future health care costs
  • People with diabetes at increased risk for preventable complications after cancer diagnosis
  • Study identifies red flags for frontline providers when treating infants with bronchiolitis

  ICES in the News

  • Rates of whooping cough in Ontario much higher than previously thought
  • Nearly a quarter of all Ontarians newly prescribed opioids received a daily dose exceeding clinical guidelines
  • Study finds no link between HPV vaccination and risk of autoimmune disorders

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  • Unlocking First Nations health information through data linkage
  • Neighbourhood socioeconomic position and risks of major chronic diseases and all-cause mortality: a quasi-experimental study
  • Benchmarking time to initiation of end-of-life homecare nursing: a population-based cancer cohort study in regions across Canada
  • Factors associated with imaging in patients with early breast cancer after initial treatment
  • Association of clinical and economic outcomes with permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

• Association between extent of axillary lymph node dissection and patient, tumor, surgeon, and hospital factors in patients with early breast cancer

  Petrik DW, McCready DR, Sawka CA, Goel V. J Surg Oncol. 2003; 82(2):84-90.

• Analysis of administrative data finds endoscopist quality measures associated with post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer

  Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, Forbes SS, Paszat LF, Saskin R, Rabeneck L. Gastroenterology. 2011; 140(1):65-72. Epub 2010 Sep 18.

• Impact of a provincial quality-improvement program on primary health care in Ontario: a population-based controlled before-and-after study

  Green ME, Harris SB, Webster-Bogaert S, Han H, Kotecha J, Kopp A, Ho MM, Birtwhistle RV, Glazier RH. CMAJ Open. 2017; 5(2):E281-9.

• A population-based study of complications after colorectal surgery in patients who have received Bevacizumab

  Baxter NN, Fischer HD, Richardson DP, Urbach DR, Bell CM, Rochon P, Brade A, Earle CC. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018; 61(3):306-13.

• Palliative care and the agressiveness of end-of-life care in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

  Jang RW, Krzyzanowska MK, Zimmerman C, Taback N, Alibhai SM. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2015; 107(3):dju424. Epub 2015 Jan 20.

• Cardiovascular toxicity of multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitors in advanced solid tumors: a population-based observational study

  Srikanthan A, Ethier JL, Ocana A, Seruga B, Krzyzanowska MK, Amir E. PLoS One. 2015; 10(3):e0122735. Epub 2015 Mar 27.

• Application of recursive partitioning to derive and validate a claims-based algorithm for identifying keratinocyte carcinoma (nonmelanoma skin cancer)

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• Variation and trends in antidepressant prescription for men undergoing treatment for nonmetastatic prostate cancer: a population-based cohort study

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• Pilot study of the ability to probabilistically link clinical trial patients to administrative data and determine long-term outcomes

  Hay AE, Pater JL, Corn E, Han L, Camacho X, O'Callaghan C, Chong N, Bell EN, Tu D, Earle CC. Clin Trials. 2019; 16(1):14-7. Epub 2018 Nov 22.

• Fecal occult blood test screening uptake among immigrants from Muslim majority countries: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

  Vahabi M, Lofters A, Wong JP, Ellison L, Graves E, Damba C, Glazier RH. Cancer Med. 2019; 8(16):7108-22. Epub 2019 Sep 30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2541

• A population-based cohort study of venous thromboembolism rates following surgery and during adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with colon cancer

  Patel SV, Zhang L, Wei XS, Merchant SJ, Nanji S, James PD, Booth CM. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Mar; 63(3):336-45. Epub 2020 Mar 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/DCR.0000000000001557

• Partial vs. radical nephrectomy and the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular, and nephrological outcomes

  Breau RH, Kapoor A, Nash DM, Rowe N, Cristea O, Chan G, Dixon SN, McArthur E, Tajzler C, Kumar R, Vinden C, Izawa J, Garg AX, Luke PP. Can Urol Assoc J. 2020; 14(10):337-45. Epub 2020 May 12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.6436

• Development and validation of a prognostic survival model with patient-reported outcomes for patients with cancer

  Seow H, Tanuseputro P, Barbera L, Earle C, Guthrie D, Isenberg S, Juergens R, Myers J, Brouwers M, Sutradhar R. JAMA Netw Open. 2020; 3(4):e201768. Epub 2020 Apr 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.1768

• Incidence and risk factors of keratinocyte carcinoma after first solid organ transplant in Ontario, Canada

  Park CK, Fung K, Austin PC, Kim SJ, Singer LG, Baxter NN, Rochon PA, Chan AW. JAMA Dermatol. 2019; 155(9):1041-8. Epub 2019 May 22. DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0692.

• December 2007

  • Thiazolidinedione therapy poses risks to older patients with diabetes
  • Colorectal cancer screening rates are low across Ontarioregions
  • Study suggests similar hip fracture rates in older women using different bisphosphonates
  • Ontario home care services are being used by those who most need them
  • Ontario emergency departments should examine pediatric asthma management strategies

• October 2007

  • Drug-coated heart stents found to be safe and effective in high-risk angioplasty patients
  • Flu vaccination rates have doubled in the past decade, yet still fall short of national targets
  • Ontario study finds barriers to biopsy use in diagnosing breast cancer
  • Improving quality of care in long-term care hospitals is not always more costly
  • Study examines the impact of obesity on chronic disease in Canadians

• September 2007

  • Cataract surgery rates more than doubled in Ontario: demand still exceeds supply
  • One in four elderly Ontarians with hypertension prescribed unproven drug combinations
  • Immigrant women not receiving adequate cervical cancer screening
  • Inpatient smoking-cessation counseling is an underused intervention
  • Better anticoagulation control needed for hospitalized patients

• January 2007

  • Study demonstrates need for comprehensive influenza immunization registry in Ontario
  • ICU patients have increased risk of discontinuing medications for chronic conditions
  • Study examines differences in statin prescriptions between Ontario and BC
  • EDs that treat more heart attack patients are less likely to miss the diagnosis
  • Nurse-performed screening program for colorectal cancer can be safe and effective

• February 2007

  • More university-educated RNs and improved staff satisfaction could reduce hospital death rates
  • Study examines health and life outcomes of youth and young adults with disabilities
  • Care to Ontario heart attack patients is similar to certain regions of the U.S.
  • Guns and knives responsible for over 40,000 trauma visits to Ontario emergency departments
  • Certain factors predict whether colorectal cancer may be missed

• February 2012

  • Study examines effect of government policies on payments to Ontario physicians
  • Stroke patients treated with tPA progress through inpatient rehabilitation more rapidly
  • Dementia drug does not increase risk of adverse pulmonary outcomes in seniors with COPD
  • Women more likely to experience complications after ICD implantation
  • Funding and safety warnings have significant effect on ESA use in cancer patients

• January 2015

  • Only one-third of Ontario pharmacies participate in smoking cessation program
  • No change in proportion of spinal cord injury patients assessed by a urologist in a decade
  • Prevalence of ankylosing spondylitis nearly tripled in Ontario in 20 years
  • Increased number of Ontario children and youth being treated for concussion
  • Salivary gland cancer surgery rates in Ontario vary significantly by health region

• April 2015

  • Suicide-risk study identifies new opportunity for prevention
  • Ontario’s Métis population has significantly higher rate of cardiovascular disease
  • New primary care models appear to improve quality of care for asthma patients
  • Women with diabetes more likely to be diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer
  • Health care during the last month of life costs an average of $14,000 per patient in Ontario

• March 2015

  • Family physicians and psychiatrists among the most common specialties caring for Ontarians with HIV
  • Combining neuraxial and general anesthesia leads to no reduction in medical complications following surgery
  • Risk of ischemic stroke highest during first 30 days of warfarin therapy
  • ICES report examines the burden of mental illness and addictions on Ontario children and youth
  • Repeated performance assessments improve predictions for cancer patient risk of death

• February 2014

  • Rates of thyroid cancer diagnosis vary four-fold across Ontario’s health planning regions
  • Adults with chronic kidney disease at increased risk for bone fracture
  • Lower surgeon volumes linked to greater risk of postsurgery hospitalization in patients with Crohn’s disease
  • Heart rate at hospital discharge a predictor of mortality in patients with chronic heart failure
  • Women with schizophrenia at higher risk for pre-term birth and pregnancy complications

• September 2014

  • Ontario physicians more likely than general population to register for organ donation
  • Testosterone replacement therapy in older men has tripled in 15 years
  • Physician payment incentives do little to improve Ontario’s cancer screening rate
  • Heart failure patients have worse outcomes at hospitals with low admission rates
  • Increasing the number of psychiatrists may not improve patient access to psychiatric care

• October 2014

  • One in 200 Ontarians have inflammatory bowel disease; rate among world's highest
  • No difference in risk of adverse gastrointestinal events with two eye drugs
  • Few patients with bladder cancer referred to a medical oncologist prior to surgery
  • Long-term proton pump inhibitor therapy linked to hospitalization for low blood magnesium
  • Babies born in Canada to immigrant mothers have lower risk of cerebral palsy

• December 2014

  • Ontario regulatory interventions significantly reduce prescriptions for potentially misused drugs
  • Women with bipolar disorder nearly twice as likely to deliver preterm babies
  • Canadian-educated doctors more likely to screen patients for cancer
  • Survival rates improving for patients arriving at the emergency department after cardiac arrest
  • Kidney donors more likely to be diagnosed with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia

• April 2014

  • Cost of home care services for Ontarians with colorectal cancer averages $2,180 annually
  • Wait times to see specialists in Ontario longer than physician and patient surveys report
  • Incidence of diabetes in pregnancy doubled over 14-year period in Ontario
  • Cost of treating patients varies seven-fold among Ontario’s heart failure clinics
  • Surgical safety checklists have not improved patient outcomes in Ontario

• June 2014

  • Four unhealthy habits land Ontarians in hospital more than 900,000 days a year
  • Higher strength statins linked to moderately increased risk of diabetes
  • Prompt follow-up care after ICD procedure associated with significant reduction in death
  • Cervical cancer screening may offer little benefit to women before age 30
  • One in six adults receiving care at Ontario diabetes education centres do not have diabetes

• October 2011

  • Tamoxifen use linked to increased diabetes risk in breast cancer survivors
  • Drug-eluting stents reduce need for revascularization in treatment of SVG disease
  • Poor health status outranks socioeconomic status as greater predictor of ED use
  • Low-income girls in Ontario least likely to complete HPV vaccine regimen
  • Antibiotic use common among residents of Ontario nursing homes

• April 2011

  • Study compares use of certain cholesterol-lowering drugs in the U.S. and Canada
  • Adults with developmental disabilities and psychiatric issues more frequent ED visitors
  • Incidence of upper GI cancers rising dramatically in Ontario
  • Health promotion program effective in reducing heart disease hospitalizations in Ontario
  • Excessive doses of opioids prescribed for nonmalignant pain linked to increased risk of death

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