Publication Results (159)

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• September 2005

  • ICES report outlines latest trends in Ontario primary care services
  • Antipsychotics increase risk of movement disorders in dementia patients
  • Various statins equally effective for preventing recurrent heart attacks or death in the elderly
  • Study demonstrates which groups are more likely to get colorectal cancer screening
  • Obese people at greater risk for GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)

• January 2005

  • Potentially inappropriate drugs for seniors available through ODB
  • Alcohol-related hospitalizations highest in low-income, middle-aged individuals
  • Study shows new benefit of statins in heart failure patients
  • Diabetics who manage glucose levels effectively are not as diligent with other conditions
  • Elderly colorectal cancer patients have worse outcomes following surgery

• November 2004

  • Study provides insights into non-invasive cardiac testing in Ontario
  • Higher income people more likely to receive colorectal cancer tests
  • Little evidence available to support the use of atypical antipsychotics to treat dementia
  • Flu outbreaks account for nearly 25% of ED overcrowding
  • Antihypertensive medications do not increase risk of type 2 diabetes

• July/August 2004

  • Spironolactone use can lead to increased hospitalizations and deaths from high potassium
  • More hospital beds filled by patients requiring life support
  • More detailed cardiac procedure data needed
  • Low number of Ontarians screened for colorectal cancer
  • Certain maternal factors cause developmental disorders in young children

• March 2004

  • Nearly one quarter of hospital patients experienced an adverse event after discharge
  • Consumer expectations vs. health system sustainability: can a balance be achieved?
  • Obesity and asthma unrelated in children
  • Thousands more Ontarians should be screened for colorectal cancer
  • ALLHAT trial shows that physicians’ prescribing patterns change in response to new evidence

• January 2008

  • Over one in 10 elderly hypertensive Ontarians being prescribed beta blockers as initial therapy
  • Low colorectal cancer detection rates support the need for an organized screening program
  • Elderly COPD patients benefit significantly from combined generalist and specialist care
  • Long-term statin use may be associated with decreased risk of bleeding in warfarin users
  • Study reveals inequities among Ontario ICD recipients

• July/August 2013

  • Diabetes-related mortality rates plummet in Canada and the UK since mid-1990s
  • Commonly coprescribed statins and antibiotics linked to muscle loss, kidney failure in seniors
  • Low-income heart attack survivors less likely to engage in life-extending exercise
  • Trends and inequities persist after launch of colorectal cancer screening program
  • Four in five Ontario patients visiting an orthopedic surgeon do not receive surgery

• Multistate models for comparing trends in hospitalizations among young adult survivors of colorectal cancer and matched controls

  Sutradhar R, Forbes S, Urbach DR, Paszat L, Rabeneck L, Baxter NN. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12:353. Epub 2012 Oct 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.

• Uptake and short-term outcomes of high-risk screening colonoscopy billing codes: a population-based study among young adults

  Paszat L, Sutradhar R, Luo J, Tinmouth J, Rabeneck L, Baxter NN. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol. 2022; 5(2):86-95. Epub 2021 Jun 10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jcag/gwab014

• July/August 2015

  • ICES/OBI study examines the impact of 13 brain disorders in Ontario
  • Prenatal screening rates in Ontario vary significantly based on where women live and who provides their care
  • Residents of car-dependent neighbourhoods 70% more likely to be obese than those living in “walker’s paradise”
  • Residents of nursing homes with high antibiotic use are at higher risk of antibiotic-related adverse events
  • Repeat colonoscopies overused, especially in patients at low risk for colorectal cancer

• 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.

• Trends in use and cost of initial cancer treatment in Ontario: a population-based descriptive study

  de Oliveira C, Bremner KE, Pataky R, Gunraj N, Haq M, Chan K, Cheung WY, Hoch JS, Peacock S, Krahn MD. CMAJ Open. 2013; 1(4):E151-8.

• Risk factors for obstruction, perforation, or emergency admission at presentation in patients with colorectal cancer: a population-based study

  Rabeneck L, Paszat LF, Li C. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006; 101(5):1098-103.

• A longitudinal evaluation of physician payment reform and team-based care for chronic disease management and prevention

  Kiran T, Kopp A, Moineddin R, Glazier RH. CMAJ. 2015; 187(17):E494-502. Epub 2015 Sep 21.

• Use and impact of intermittent versus continuous systemic treatment strategies in metastatic colorectal cancer in routine practice

  Kay A, Yun L, Taback N, Krzyzanowska MK. Cancer. 2015; 121(16):2791-8. Epub 2015 Apr 29.

• Advanced proximal neoplasia of the colon in average-risk adults

  Rabeneck L, Paszat LF, Hilsden RJ, McGregor SE, Hsieh E, Tinmouth JM, Baxter NN, Saskin R, Ruco A, Stock D. Gastrointest Endosc. 2014; 80(4):660-7. Epub 2014 Mar 26.

• Screening for a new primary cancer in patients with existing metastatic cancer: a retrospective cohort study

  Cheung MC, Tinmouth J, Austin PC, Fischer HD, Fung K, Singh S. CMAJ Open. 2018; 6(4):E538-E43. Epub 2018 Nov 5. DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20180045.

• Cancer incidence and mortality rates in multiple sclerosis: a matched cohort study

  Marrie RA, Maxwell C, Mahar A, Ekuma O, McClintock C, Seitz D, Webber C, Groome PA. Neurology. 2020; 96(4):e501-12. Epub 2020 Nov 25. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000011219

• Colonoscopic miss rates for right-sided colon cancer: a population-based analysis

  Bressler B, Paszat LF, Vinden C, Li C, He J, Rabeneck L. Gastroenterology. 2004; 127(2):452-6.

• The implications of regional variations in Medicare spending. Part 2: health outcomes and satisfaction with care

  Fisher ES, Wennberg DE, Stukel TA, Gottlieb DJ, Lucas FL, Pinder EL. Ann Intern Med. 2003; 138(4):288-98.

• Association of socioeconomic status and receipt of colorectal investigations: a population-based retrospective cohort study

  Singh SM, Paszat LF, Li C, He J, Vinden C, Rabeneck L. CMAJ. 2004; 171(5):461-5.

• Effect of payment incentives on cancer screening in Ontario primary care

  Kiran T, Wilton AS, Moineddin R, Paszat L, Glazier RH. Ann Fam Med. 2014; 12(4):317-23.

• Using additive and relative hazards to quantify colorectal survival inequalities for patients with a severe psychiatric illness

  Mahar AL, Davis LE, Kurdyak P, Hanna TP, Coburn NG, Groome PA. Ann Epidemiol. 2021; 56:70-4. Epub 2020 Oct 23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.10.008

• Harms, benefits and costs of fecal immunochemical testing versus guaiac fecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening

  Goede SL, Rabeneck L, van Ballegooijen M, Zauber AG, Paszat LF, Hoch JS, Yong JH, Kroep S, Tinmouth J, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I. PLoS One. 2017; 12(3):e0172864. Epub 2017 Mar 15.

• Did changing primary care delivery models change performance? A population based study using health administrative data

  Jaakkimainen RL, Barnsley J, Klein-Geltink J, Kopp A, Glazier RH. BMC Fam Pract. 2011; 12:44.

• Methodological approaches to population based research of screening procedures in the presence of selection bias and exposure measurement error: colonoscopy and colorectal cancer outcomes in Ontario

  Jacob BJ, Sutradhar R, Moineddin R, Baxter NN, Urbach DR. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2013; 13:59. Epub 2013 Apr 24.

• Repeat colonoscopy after a colonoscopy with a negative result in Ontario: a population-based cohort study

  Hol L, Sutradhar R, Gu S, Baxter NN, Rabeneck L, Tinmouth JM, Paszat LF, the investigators of the Ontario Cancer Screening Research Network. CMAJ Open. 2015; 3(2):E244-50.

• Disease characteristics, clinical management, and outcomes of young patients with colon cancer: a population-based study

  Rodriguez L, Brennan K, Karim S, Nanji S, Patel SV, Booth CM. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2018; 17(4):e651-61. Epub 2018 Jul 3.

• Colorectal and breast cancer screening status for people in Ontario provincial correctional facilities

  McConnon A, Fung K, Lofters A, Hwang SW, Kouyoumdjian FG. Am J Prev Med. 2019; 56(4):487-93. Epub 2019 Feb 21.

• Understanding those overdue for cancer screening by five years or more: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

  Lofters AK, Kopp A, Vahabi M, Glazier RH. Prev Med. 2019; 129:105816. Epub 2019 Aug 21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105816.

• 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

• Cancer staging in individuals with a severe psychiatric illness: a cross-sectional study using population-based cancer registry data

  Mahar AL, Kurdyak P, Hanna TP, Coburn NG, Groome PA. BMC Cancer. 2020; 20(1):476. Epub 2020 May 27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-06943-w

• Does the presence of an intact primary increase the risk of non‐elective colorectal surgery in patients treated with Bevacizumab

  Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, Dossa F, Fu L, Rochon P, Wei AC, Kennedy ED, Earle CC. Colorectal Dis. 2020; 22(12):1974-83. Epub 2020 Aug 7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15294

• Multivariable models for advanced colorectal neoplasms in screen-eligible individuals at low-to-moderate risk of colorectal cancer: towards improving colonoscopy prioritization

  Murthy SK, Antonova L, Dube L, Benchimol EI, Le Gal G, Hae R, Burke S, Ramsay T, Rostom A. BMC Gastroenterol. 2021; 21(1):383. Epub 2021 Oct 18.

• Incidence and risk factors of venous thromboembolism following hepatectomy for colorectal metastases: a population-based retrospective cohort study

  Hanna N, Brogly SB, Wei XS, Booth CM, Nanji S. World J Surg. 2022; 46(1):180-8. Epub 2021 Sep 30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06316-9

• Cancer Care Ontario guaiac fecal occult blood test (FOBT) laboratory standards: Evidentiary base and recommendations

  Rabeneck L, Zwaalb C, Goodman JH, Mai V, Zamkanei M. Clin Biochem. 2008; 41(16-17):1289-305. Epub 2008 Aug 29.

• Fecal occult blood testing: people in Ontario are unaware of it and not ready for it

  Ritvo P, Myers R, Del Giudice ME, Paszat L, Cotterchio M, Howlett R, Mai V, Brown P, Sullivan T, Rabeneck L. Can Fam Physician. 2009; 55(2)176-7.e4.

• Multistate transitional models for measuring adherence to breast cancer screening: a population-based longitudinal cohort study with over two million women

  Sutradhar R, Gu S, Paszat LF. J Med Screen. 2017; 24(2):75-82. Epub 2016 Jul 19.

• Rates of complete colonic evaluation after incomplete colonoscopy and their associated factors: a population-based study

  Rizek R, Paszat LF, Stukel TA, Saskin R, Li C, Rabeneck L. Med Care. 2009; 47(1):48-52.

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