Publication Results (158)

• Increasing participation in colorectal cancer screening: results from a cluster randomized trial of directly mailed gFOBT kits to previous nonresponders

  Tinmouth J, Patel J, Austin PC, Baxter NN, Brouwers MC, Earle C, Levitt C, Lu Y, Mackinnon M, Paszat L, Rabeneck L.Int J Cancer. 2015; 136(6):e697-703. Epub 2014 Sep 23.

• Utilization and costs of home care for patients with colorectal cancer: a population-based study

  Mittmann N, Liu N, Porter J, Seung SJ, Isogai PK, Saskin R, Cheung MC, Leighl NB, Hoch JS, Trudeau M, Evans WK, Dainty KN, Earle CC. CMAJ Open. 2014; 2(1):E11-17. Epub 2014 Feb 4.

• A simplified, oninvasive stool DNA test for colorectal cancer detection

  Itzkowitz S, Brand R, Jandorf L, Durkee K, Millholland J, Rabeneck L, Schroy PC 3rd, Sontag S, Johnson D, Markowitz S, Paszat L, Berger BM. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008; 103(11):2862-70. Epub 2008 Aug 27.

• Surveillance patterns after curative-intent colorectal cancer surgery in Ontario

  Tan J, Muir J, Coburn N, Singh S, Hodgson D, Saskin R, Kiss A, Paszat L, El-Sedfy A, Grunfeld E, Earle C, Law C. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014; 28(8):427-33. Epub 2014 Jul 11.

• Trends and inequities in colorectal cancer screening participation in Ontario, Canada, 2005–2011

  Honein-AbouHaidar GN, Baxter NN, Moineddin R, Urbach DR, Rabeneck L, Bierman AS. Cancer Epidemiol. 2013; 37(6):946-56. Epub 2013 May 20.

• Cost-effectiveness of first-line treatments for patients with KRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer

  Ewara EM, Zaric GS, Welch S, Sarma S. Curr Oncol. 2014; 21(4):e541-50.

• Using physician-linked mailed invitations in an organised colorectal cancer screening programme: effectiveness and factors associated with response

  Tinmouth J, Baxter NN, Paszat LF, Rabeneck L, Sutradhar R, Yun L. BMJ Open. 2014; 4(3):e004494. Epub 2014 Mar 12.

• Long-term survival in young adults with colorectal cancer: a population-based study

  Forbes SS, Sutradhar R, Paszat LF, Rabeneck L, Urbach DR, Baxter NN. Dis Colon Rectum. 2010; 53(7):973-8.

• Association between subject factors and colorectal cancer screening participation in Ontario, Canada

  Ramji F, Cotterchio M, Manno M, Rabeneck L, Gallinger S. Cancer Detect Prev. 2005; 29(3):221-6.

• Uptake of colorectal cancer screening among Ontarians with intellectual and developmental disabilities

  Ouellette-Kuntz H, Coo H, Cobigo V, Wilton AS. PLoS One. 2015; 10(2):e0118023.

• Repeated faecal occult blood testing is associated with decreased advanced colorectal cancer risk: a population-based study

  James PD, Rabeneck L, Yun L, Paszat L, Baxter NN, Govindarajan A, Antonova L, Tinmouth JM. J Med Screen. 2017; 25(3):141-8. Epub 2017 Sep 1.

• Temporal trends in new diagnoses of colorectal cancer with obstruction, perforation, or emergency admission in Ontario: 1993-2001

  Rabeneck L, Paszat LF, Rothwell DM, He J. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005; 100(3):672-6.

• Uptake of colorectal cancer screening by physicians is associated with greater uptake by their patients

  Litwin O, Sontrop JM, McArthur E, Tinmouth J, Rabeneck L, Vinden C, Sood MM, Baxter NN, Tanuseputro, Welk B, Garg AX. Gastroenterology. 2020; 158(4):905-14. Epub 2019 Nov 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2019.10.027

• A population-based study of the extent of colorectal cancer screening in men with HIV

  Antoniou T, Jembere N, Saskin R, Kopp A, Glazier RH. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015; 15(1):51. Epub 2015 Feb 1.

• Colorectal cancer survival in multiple sclerosis: a matched cohort study

  Marrie RA, Maxwell C, Mahar A, Ekuma O, McClintock C, Seitz D, Groome P. Neurology. 2021; 97(14):e1447-56. Epub 2021 Sep 15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000012634

• Incidence of diabetes in colorectal cancer survivors

  Singh S, Earle CC, Bae SJ, Fischer HD, Yun L, Austin PC, Rochon PA, Anderson GM, Lipscombe L. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016; 108(6):djv402. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

• Outcomes in elderly patients following surgery for colorectal cancer in the veterans affairs health care system

  Rabeneck L, Davila J, Thompson M, El-Serag HB. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004; 20(10):1115-24.

• Survival after hepatic resection of colorectal cancer metastases: a national experience

  Robertson DJ, Stukel TA, Gottlieb DJ, Sutherland JM, Fisher ES. Cancer. 2009; 115(4):752-9.

• Colonic stents for colorectal cancer are seldom used and mainly for palliation of obstruction: a population-based study

  Borowiec AM, Wang CSK, Yong E, Law C, Coburn N, Sutradhar R, Baxter N, Paszat L, Tinmouth J. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016; 2016:1945172. Epub 2016 Mar 29.

• Risk of colorectal cancer among immigrants to Ontario, Canada

  Paszat L, Sutradhar R, Liu Y, Baxter NN, Tinmouth J, Rabeneck L. BMC Gastroenterol. 2017; 17(1):85.

• Incidence of breast and colorectal cancer among immigrants in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study from 2004-2014

  Shuldiner J, Liu Y, Lofters A. BMC Cancer. 2018; 18:537. Epub 2018 May 8.

• Outcomes of resected colorectal cancer lung metastases in routine clinical practice: a population-based study

  Booth CM, Nanji S, Wei X, Mackillop WJ. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016; 23(4):1057-63. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

• Factorial validity and invariance of a survey measuring psychosocial correlates of colorectal cancer screening in Ontario, Canada--a replication study

  Ritvo P, Myers R, Del Giudice ML, Pazsat L, Campbell PT, Howlett RI, Mai V, Sullivan T, Tiro J, Rabeneck L. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008; 17(11):3279-83.

• Risk of developing proximal versus distal colorectal cancer after a negative colonoscopy: a population-based study

  Lakoff J, Paszat LF, Saskin R, Rabeneck L. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008; 6(10):1117-21. Epub 2008 Aug 8.

• Rates of new or missed colorectal cancer after barium enema and their risk factors: a population-based study

  Toma J, Paszat LF, Gunraj N, Rabeneck L. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008; 103(12):3142-8. Epub 2008 Oct 1.

• Interval colorectal cancers following guaiac fecal occult blood testing in the Ontario ColonCancerCheck program

  Paszat L, Sutradhar R, Tinmouth J, Baxter N, Rabeneck L. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016; 2016:4768728. Epub 2016 May 8.

• Outcomes after repeat hepatic resection for recurrent metastatic colorectal cancer: a population-based study

  Nanji S, Tsang ME, Wei X, Booth CM. Am J Surg. 2017; 213(6):1053-9. Epub 2016 Sep 6.

• Effect of colonoscopy on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality: an instrumental variable analysis

  Jacob BJ, Moineddin R, Sutradhar R, Baxter NN, Urbach DR. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012; 76(2):355-64. Epub 2012 Jun 4.

• Surgery for diverticular disease results in a higher hernia rate compared to colorectal cancer: a population-based study from Ontario, Canada

  Tang ES, Robertson DI, Whitehead M, Xu J, Hall SF. Hernia. 2018; 22(4):603-9. Epub 2017 Nov 16.

• Colonoscopy resource availability and its association with the colorectal cancer diagnostic interval: a population-based cross-sectional study

  Webber C, Flemming JA, Birtwhistle R, Rosenberg M, Groome PA. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2020; 29(1):e13187. Epub 2019 Nov 10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13187

• Colorectal cancer screening with nurse-performed flexible sigmoidoscopy: results from a Canadian community-based program

  Shapero TF, Hoover J, Paszat LF, Burgis E, Hsieh E, Rothwell DM, Rabeneck L. Gastrointest Endosc. 2007; 65(4):640-5. Epub 2006 Dec 14.

• Real-world colorectal cancer diagnostic pathways in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

  Guan Z, Webber C, Flemming JA, Mavor ME, Whitehead M, Chen BE, Groome PA. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2022; e13603. Epub 2022 May 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13603

• Association between colonoscopy rates and colorectal cancer mortality

  Rabeneck L, Paszat LF, Saskin R, Stukel TA. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010; 105(7):1627-32. Epub 2010 Mar 2.

• Association of colonoscopy and death from colorectal cancer

  Baxter NN, Goldwasser MA, Paszat LF, Saskin R, Urbach DR, Rabeneck L. Ann Intern Med. 2009; 150(1):1-8. Epub 2008 Dec 15.

• Surgical volume and long-term survival following surgery for colorectal cancer in the Veterans Affairs Health-Care System

  Rabeneck L, Davila JA, Thompson M, El-Serag HB. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004; 99(4):668-75.

• Rates of new or missed colorectal cancers after colonoscopy and their risk factors: a population-based analysis

  Bressler B, Paszat LF, Chen Z, Rothwell DM, Vinden C, Rabeneck L. Gastroenterology. 2007; 132(1):96-102.

• Pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer: predictors of survival in routine surgical practice

  Nanji S, Karim S, Tang E, Brennan K, McGuire A, Pramesh CS, Booth CM. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018; 105(6):1605-12. Epub 2018 Mar 5.

• Risk of colorectal cancer after a negative colonoscopy in low-to-moderate risk individuals: impact of a 10-year colonoscopy

  Murthy SK, Dubé C, Rostom A, Benchimol EI, Ducharme R, Sutradhar R, Rabeneck L, Paszat L, Tinmouth J. Endoscopy. 2017; 49(12):1229-36. Epub 2017 Sep 15.

• Decreased colorectal cancer incidence and incidence-based mortality in the screening-age population of Ontario

  Paszat LF, Sutradhar R, Corn E, Tinmouth J, Baxter NN, Rabeneck L. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol. 2021; 4(3):146–55. Epub 2020 Oct 15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jcag/gwaa035

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

  Lofters AK, Gatov E, Lu H, Baxter NN, Corrado AM, Guilcher SJT, Kopp A, Vahabi M, Datta GD. Cancer Causes Control. 2021; 32(12):1433-46. Epub 2021 Aug 31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-021-01491-5

• Lack of follow-up colonoscopy after positive FOBT in an organized colorectal cancer screening program is associated with modifiable health care practices

  Correia A, Rabeneck L, Baxter NN, Paszat LF, Sutradhar R, Yun L, Tinmouth J. Prev Med. 2015; 76:115-22. Epub 2015 Apr 17.

• Uptake of minimally invasive surgery for early stage colorectal cancer and its effect on survival: a population-based study

  Akhtar-Danesh N, Logie K, Akhtar-Danesh G, Finley C. Surg Oncol. 2020; 35:540-6. Epub 2020 Nov 4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suronc.2020.10.017

• Equity and practice issues in colorectal cancer screening: mixed methods study

  Buchman S, Rozmovits L, Glazier RH. Can Fam Physician. 2016; 62(4):E186-193.

• Regional lymph node involvement in patients undergoing liver resection for colorectal cancer metastases

  Nanji S, Tsang ME, Wei X, Booth CM. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017; 43(2):322-9. Epub 2016 Dec 13.

• Surgical resection and peri-operative chemotherapy for colorectal cancer liver metastases: a population-based study

  Booth CM, Nanji S, Wei X, Biagi JJ, Krzyzanowska MK, Mackillop WJ. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2016; 42(2):281-7. Epub 2015 Oct 24.

• Patterns of care and costs for older patients with colorectal cancer at the end of life: descriptive study of the United States and Canada

  Bremner KE, Yabroff KR, Coughlan D, Liu N, Zeruto C, Warren JL, de Oliveira C, Mariotto AB, Lam C, Barrett MJ, Chan KK, Hoch JS, Krahn MD. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020; 16(1):e1-18. Epub 2019 Oct 24. DOI: 10.1200/JOP.19.00061.

• The effect of a severe psychiatric illness on colorectal cancer treatment and survival: a population-based retrospective cohort study

  Mahar AL, Kurdyak P, Hanna TP, Coburn NG, Groome PA. PLoS One. 2020; 15(7):e0235409. Epub 2020 Jul 29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235409

• Correlates of non-adherence to breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening among screen-eligible women: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

  Vahabi M, Lofters AK, Kopp A, Glazier RH. Cancer Causes Control. 2021; 32(2):147-55. Epub 2021 Jan 4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-020-01369-y

• Clinical and endoscopist factors associated with post‐colonoscopy colorectal cancer in a population‐based sample

  Dossa F, Sutradhar R, Saskin R, Hsieh E, Henry P, Richardson DP, Leake P, Forbes SS, Paszat LF, Rabeneck L, Baxter NN. Colorectal Dis. 2021; 23(3):635-45. Epub 2020 Oct 15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15400

• Morbidity and mortality following major large bowel resection for colorectal cancer detected by a population-based screening program

  Paszat LF, Sutradhar R, Corn E, Luo J, Baxter NN, Tinmouth J, Rabeneck L. J Med Screen. 2021; 28(3):252-60. Epub 2020 Sep 20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0969141320957361

• Minimally invasive compared to open colorectal cancer resection for older adults: a population-based analysis of long-term functional outcomes

  Behman R, Chesney T, Coburn N, Haas B, Bubis L, Zuk V, Ashamalla S, Zhao H, Mahar A, Hallet J; REcovery after Surgical Therapy for Older adults Research – Cancer (RESTORE-Cancer). Ann Surg. 2021; Aug 19 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000005151

• Influence of chronic comorbidities on periodic colorectal cancer screening participation: a population-based cohort study

  Bhatia D, Sutradhar R, Tinmouth J, Singh S, Lau C, Lipscombe LL. Prev Med. 2021; 147:106530. Epub 2021 Mar 24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106530

• Postoperative 30-day mortality following surgical resection for colorectal cancer in veterans: changes in the right direction

  Davila JA, Rabeneck L, Berger DH, El-Serag HB. Dig Dis Sci. 2005; 50(9):1722-8.

• Colorectal cancer mortality reduction is associated with having at least 1 colonoscopy within the previous 10 years among a population-wide cohort of screening age

  Stock D, Paszat LF, Rabeneck L. Gastrointest Endosc. 2016; 84(1):133-41. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

• Endoscopist specialty is associated with incident colorectal cancer after a negative colonoscopy

  Rabeneck L, Paszat LF, Saskin R. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010; 8(3):275-9. Epub 2009 Oct 29.

• A population-based estimate of the extent of colorectal cancer screening in Ontario

  Rabeneck L, Paszat LF. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004; 99(6):1141-4.

• Prevalence of screening in patients newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer in Ontario

  Taylor C, Schultz S, Paszat LF, Bondy S, Rabeneck L. Can J Gastroenterol. 2007; 21(12):805-8.

• Perioperative blood transfusion and resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases: outcomes in routine clinical practice

  Nanji S, Mir ZM, Karim S, Brennan KE, Patel SV, Merchant SJ, Booth CM. HBP (Oxford). 2020; 23(3):404-12. Epub 2020 Aug 10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2020.06.014

• Impact of diabetes on colorectal cancer stage and mortality risk: a population-based cohort study

  Qiang JK, Sutradhar R, Giannakeas V, Bhatia D, Singh S, Lipscombe LL. Diabetologia. 2020; 63(5):944-53. Epub 2020 Jan 28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-020-05094-8

• Overall health care cost during the year following diagnosis of colorectal cancer stratified by history of colorectal evaluative procedures

  Paszat L, Sutradhar R, Luo J, Rabeneck L, Tinmouth J, Baxter NN. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol. 2021; 4(6):274–83. Epub 2021 Mar 6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jcag/gwab001

• Effect of chronic comorbidities on follow-up colonoscopy after positive colorectal cancer screening results: a population-based cohort study

  Bhatia D, Sutradhar R, Paszat LF, Rabeneck L, Singh S, Tinmouth J, Lipscombe LL. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022; 117(7):1137-45. Epub 2022 Mar 22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000001742

• Risk of proximal and distal colorectal cancer following flexible sigmoidoscopy: a population-based cohort study

  Rabeneck L, Lewis JD, Paszat LF, Saskin R, Stukel TA. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008; 103(8):2075-82. Epub 2008 Aug 5.

• Chemotherapy delivery for resected colorectal cancer liver metastases: management and outcomes in routine clinical practice

  Krishnamurthy A, Kankesan J, Wei X, Nanji S, Biagi JJ, Booth CM. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017; 43(2):364-71. Epub 2016 Sep 17.

• Predictors of non-adherence to colorectal cancer screening among immigrants to Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

  Shen SC, Lofters A, Tinmouth J, Paszat L, Rabeneck L, Glazier RH. Prev Med. 2018; 111:180-9. Epub 2018 Mar 13.

• Temporal trends in postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer rates in 50- to 74-year-old persons: a population-based study

  Murthy SK, Benchimol EI, Tinmouth J, James PD, Ducharme R, Rostom A, Dubé C. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018; 87(5):1324-34.e4. Epub 2018 Jan 6.

• Do primary care provider strategies improve patient participation in colorectal cancer screening?

  Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, Li Q, Daly C, Honein-AbouHaidar GN, Richardson DP, Del Giudice L, Tinmouth J, Paszat L, Rabeneck L. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017; 112(4):622-32. Epub 2017 Feb 28.

• New findings about the risks and limitations of colonoscopy used in the early detection of colorectal cancer

  Baxter N, Rabeneck L. Healthc Q. 2009; 12(2):24-5.

• Neurotoxicity outcomes in a population-based cohort of elderly patients treated with adjuvant oxaliplatin for colorectal cancer

  Raphael MJ, Fischer HD, Fung K, Austin PC, Anderson GM, Booth CM, Singh S. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2017; 16(4):397-404.e1. Epub 2017 Mar 24.

• Association between perioperative beta blocker use and cancer survival following surgical resection

  Musselman RP, Bennett S, Li W, Mamdani M, Gomes T, van Walraven C, Boushey R, Al-Obeed O, Al-Omran M, Auer RC. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018; 44(8):1164-9. Epub 2018 May 17.

• The impact of a population-based screening program on income and immigration-related disparities in colorectal cancer screening

  Kiran T, Glazier RH, Moineddin R, Gu S, Wilton AS, Paszat L. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017; 26(9):1401-10. Epub 2017 Jun 16.

• Use of Large Bowel Procedures in Ontario

  Vinden C, Schultz S, Rabeneck L. February 2004

• Multiple sclerosis and the cancer diagnosis: diagnostic route, cancer stage, and the diagnostic interval in breast and colorectal cancer

  Groome PA, Webber C, Maxwell CJ, McClintock C, Seitz D, Mahar A, Marrie RA. Neurology. 2022; 98(18):e1798-809. Epub 2022 Apr 28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000200163

• 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

• 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

• 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

• October 2010

  • Regionalization of pancreatic cancer surgery linked to mortality drop in Ontario but not Quebec
  • Diabetes in pregnancy associated with higher rates of complications: POWER Study
  • Young adults with colorectal cancer at increased risk of death 10 years after diagnosis
  • Headache the most common reason for CT brain scan
  • Increased wait times for long-term care but faster placement for Ontario seniors most in need

• June 2006

  • Study shows wide disparities in effectiveness of anti-smoking laws across Canada
  • Mental health care use is unequal between socioeconomic groups
  • Women and low income earners more likely to have dangerous colorectal cancer complications
  • Wait times not growing, but inequities still exist, ICES report shows
  • Physician prescribing patterns are improving for diabetes patients with hypertension

• November 2005

  • Short-acting beta-blockers associated with less cardiac protection for surgery patients
  • Outcomes improving for colorectal cancer surgery patients
  • Social policy changes should better evaluate potential health effects
  • Breast cancer screening less likely in women with diabetes
  • Newer atypical antispychotics can also cause parkinsonism

• 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

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• 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

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

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• Large bowel endoscopy in Ontario: variation by geographic region and hospital type

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• Evaluating the impact of public health initiatives on trends in fecal occult blood test participation in Ontario

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