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• Low socioeconomic status is associated with adverse events in children and teens on insulin pumps under a universal access program: a population-based cohort study

  Shulman R, Stukel TA, Miller FA, Newman A, Daneman D, Wasserman JD, Guttmann A. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2016; 4:e000239.

• Processes and outcomes of care for diabetic acute myocardial infarction patients in Ontario: Do physicians undertreat?

  Alter DA, Khaykin Y, Austin PC, Tu JV, Hux JE. Diabetes Care. 2003; 26(5):1427-34.

• Trends in deliveries, prenatal care, and obstetrical complications in women with pregestational diabetes: a population-based study in Ontario, Canada, 1996-2001

  Feig DS, Razzaq A, Sykora K, Hux JE, Anderson GM. Diabetes Care. 2006; 29(2):232-5.

• Comparative effectiveness of angiotensin-receptor blockers for preventing macrovascular disease in patients with diabetes: a population-based cohort study

  Antoniou T, Camacho X, Yao Z, Gomes T, Juurlink DN, Mamdani MM. CMAJ. 2013; 185(12):1035-41. Epub 2013 Jul 8.

• 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.

• Utilization and outcomes of HbA1c testing: a population-based study

  Woodward G, van Walraven C, Hux JE. CMAJ. 2006; 174(3):327-9.

• Blood Glucose Test Strip Use: Patterns, Costs and Potential Cost Reduction Associated with Reduced Testing

  Gomes T, Juurlink DN, Shah BR, Paterson JM, Mamdani MM. December 2009

• 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

• November 2007

  • Study examines the effects of age, gender and disease on defibrillator recipients
  • Recent immigrant mothers experience higher risk of low birthweight infants
  • Parents of asthmatic children are reliable reporters of emergency department visits
  • ICES Atlas investigates the diabetes epidemic and Toronto neighbourhoods
  • Elderly patients becoming chronic sleeping pill users following hospitalization

• April 2007

  • Diabetes increases risk of hip fracture in the elderly by 20%
  • Ontario EDs miss diagnosing 1 in 20 ruptured brain aneurysms
  • Study shows impact of antidepressant warnings on prescribing trends
  • Avoidable mortality reduced during first 25 years of universal health insurance
  • Better anticoagulation control has health benefits for entire elderly population

• March 2007

  • Ophthalmologists who perform more cataract surgeries have better patient outcomes
  • Study examines upper GI bleeding following COX-2 inhibitor use in Ontarioversus B.C.
  • Calcium channel blockers may improve patient outcomes following stroke
  • Parkinson’s patients still receiving older, typical antipsychotics, despite recommendations
  • People with diabetes are being under treated for coronary risk

• October 2012

  • People with schizophrenia more likely to die of heart attack, less likely to receive cardiac care
  • Mental illness and addictions costing Ontarians years of life: ICES/PHO study
  • Only a third of children with asthma seen in an Ontario ED seek follow-up care
  • Physician warnings for medically unfit drivers decrease road crashes
  • Risk of developing diabetes higher in less walkable Toronto neighbourhoods

• September 2012

  • Work environment with no job control may put women at risk of diabetes
  • Incidence of heart failure declining among Ontario seniors but prognosis remains poor
  • Cost of adverse drug reactions among elderly Ontarians exceeds $13 million annually
  • Ontario hospitals reduce C. difficile infection rate after public reporting introduced
  • Common antibiotics pose a rare risk of severe liver injury in older patients

• July/August 2012

  • Provinces, hospitals could save millions by harmonizing drug buying: study
  • Physician incentive payments have limited impact on care provided to diabetes patients
  • Fewer than half of severely injured car crash occupants triaged to a trauma centre
  • Demand for dialysis increases three-fold following cardiac and vascular surgeries
  • Two drugs used to treat eye disease don’t increase risk of stroke or heart attack

• May 2012

  • Postpartum maternal prescribing of codeine not a major risk to newborns
  • Common cholesterol medication may impair renal function in elderly patients
  • Less than half of Ontario patients newly diagnosed with asthma receive lung function test
  • More than two-thirds of Ontarians with diabetes live in major urban centres
  • Antidepressant-beta blocker pairing does not pose increased risk for bradycardia in seniors

• April 2012

  • Study examines the impact of unhealthy habits on life expectancy of Ontarians
  • Immigrants have increased risk of preeclampsia in pregnancy
  • Many patients with chronic kidney disease have fistulas created outside recommended time
  • Landmark study finds Ontario’s Métis population more prone to diabetes
  • Antipsychotic use among seniors linked to increased risk of high blood sugar

• December 2015

  • New ICES atlas examines head and neck cancer surgery in Ontario
  • Physician-diagnosed migraine associated with increased risk of deliberate self-harm
  • Less than half of eligible Ontarians get all recommended screening tests for cancer, diabetes and heart disease
  • Study of pregnancy complications finds refugee women in Ontario have higher rates of HIV
  • Rural seniors underuse preventive diagnostic services for acute myocardial infarction

• September 2015

  • South Asian men and black women and men show greatest decline in heart health over past decade in Ontario
  • Hunger in Ontario leads to poorer health, higher health costs
  • Pay-for-performance program shows modest improvement in ED wait times
  • Chickenpox immunization program has led to drop in physician and ED visits
  • Being diagnosed with diabetes late in life associated with higher risk of dementia

• 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 2014

  • Study finds girls with mental illness three times more likely to become pregnant
  • Educational toolkit fails to improve quality of care in patients with diabetes
  • Study identifies additional features of sleep apnea that predict cardiovascular events
  • Number of Ontario patients with rheumatoid arthritis more than doubled in 15 years
  • About 3% of patients not on painkillers before surgery still using them 90 days after surgery

• July/August 2014

  • One in eight deaths in young adults related to opioid use: Ontario study
  • People with chronic illness seek more services for mental illness
  • Physician payment type influences the level of care received by patients with diabetes
  • Specialist in-home palliative care results in less use of acute care late in life
  • Rate of immediate breast reconstruction after therapeutic mastectomy unchanged in 10 years

• 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

• May 2014

  • Pregnant drivers at greater risk of a serious car crash in second trimester
  • Ontario Métis have higher prevalence of asthma and COPD than general population
  • Immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa at greatest risk for pregnancy complications
  • For women with diabetes, low mammogram rates independent of socioeconomic status
  • Benzodiazepine use linked to adverse respiratory outcomes in seniors with COPD

• 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

• August 2011

  • Study raises doubts about value of heart ultrasound before elective surgery
  • Ontario’s recent immigrants safer drivers than long-term residents: study
  • Canada’s nonwhite ethnic groups at higher risk for Type 2 diabetes than white counterparts
  • ED wait times associated with higher rates of mortality and hospital admission in Ontario
  • Bronchodilators linked to bladder dysfunction in patients with COPD

• 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

• July/August 2010

  • Asthma sufferers at higher risk for other diseases that require medical care
  • Two-thirds of radiology patients in Ontario not receiving follow-up CT or MRI scans
  • Adults with newly diagnosed diabetes at increased risk for serious liver disease
  • Interaction of antibiotic and common heart drugs putting seniors in hospital
  • Ontarians with rheumatoid arthritis not receiving timely specialist care: POWER Study

• June 2010

  • Lack of primary care physicians putting Ontario's children at risk
  • Risk-factor control edges out new therapies as source of CHD mortality decline
  • Diabetes cases in Canada to increase by almost two million between 2007 and 2017
  • Adverse outcomes from joint replacement surgery not linked to provider volumes
  • Heart failure patients discharged from ED at higher risk of early death than hospitalized patients

• May 2010

  • Anti-smoking legislation has proven positive impact on health of Ontarians
  • Despite aging population, fewer Ontarians being admitted to hospital with stroke or TIA
  • Common blood thinner dangerous when combined with popular antibiotic
  • Study compares cardiovascular risk profiles of Canada's major ethnic groups
  • Recent immigrants at higher risk of developing diabetes

• January 2010

  • Deaths related to narcotic pain relievers have doubled since 1991 in Ontario
  • Women's lower rates of surgery after stroke explained by differences in disease severity
  • Low-income Ontarians with diabetes have higher early death rates
  • Cost of blood glucose test strips to top $500 million in Ontario by 2013
  • Many Canadians feel their health care needs are not being met

• November 2006

  • ICES study shows ED waiting times and crowding not affected by patients with minor ailments
  • Addition of diagnostic imaging equipment in rural areas improves local health care
  • PPIs do not raise risk of hospitalization for C. difficile in elderly patients taking antibiotics
  • Many elderly diabetes patients not receiving recommended drugs
  • Study compares treatment outcomes for achalasia patients

• October 2006

  • Joint replacement surgery wait times impacted by patients’ willingness to have procedure
  • Women newly-diagnosed with diabetes are more likely to have a history of breast cancer
  • Analysis reveals important lessons about cross-provincial drug plan research
  • Initial, confidential CABG report cards had biggest impact on reducing mortality rates
  • ICES report examines the burden of asthma in the under 40 population

• 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

• May 2006

  • SSRI antidepressants associated with increased risk of suicide in first month of therapy
  • Women with diabetes may have increased risk of breast cancer
  • Ontario's universal influenza program having a positive impact on vaccination rates
  • ICES report shows Ontario's health information is in need of urgent upgrades
  • Prescribing of Alzheimer's drugs varies among Canadian family physicians despite guidelines

• February 2006

  • ICES report provides in-depth look at physician services in rural and Northern Ontario
  • Traditional risk factors more influential than SES in explaining differences in heart attack mortality
  • Adults with disabilities from childhood require improved processes of care
  • Blood sugar control better for persons with diabetes who receive specialist care
  • Suicidal individuals without depression require better contact with mental health professionals

• April 2006

  • Common antibiotic can cause potentially fatal blood sugar abnormalities
  • Spironolactone often prescribed to inappropriate heart failure patients
  • Low-risk chest pain patients may not benefit from electrocardiographic monitoring
  • New cervical cancer treatment recommendations have changed practice in Ontario
  • Pregestational diabetes becoming more common in Ontariowomen

• January 2006

  • Paper discusses current challenges facing diagnostic imaging sector
  • More people with diabetes negates gains from reduced cardiovascular complications
  • Metabolic problems increase risk of pregnancy complications
  • Rural family medicine programs growing, but curriculums not adhering to guidelines
  • Women may require more information for stroke care decision-making

• December 2009

  • Influenza vaccine safe for patients with myasthenia gravis
  • Less than half of Ontarians with depression see a doctor for treatment: POWER Study
  • Study identifies hospital markers linked to improved survival rates for heart attack patients
  • Youth with diabetes likely to be hospitalized while transitioning to adult care
  • One in four Ontario hospitals change cardiac care policies after public report cards released

• September 2009

  • Popular diabetes medications have different rates of heart failure and death
  • Mild glucose intolerance in pregnancy may signal increased cardiovascular risk in later life
  • Study finds 50% increase in inflammatory bowel disease in Ontario children in past decade
  • Risk factors for cardiovascular disease on the rise among Canada's young and poor
  • Diabetic seniors taking antipsychotic drugs at higher risk of hospitalization for hyperglycemia

• June 2009

  • Heart attack patients not prioritized properly in Ontario emergency departments
  • Study forecasts considerable increase in Ontarians needing dialysis services
  • Primary care reform not solving healthcare access for the poor and chronically ill
  • Mortality and hospitalization rates for cardiovascular diseases declining steadily in Canada
  • Administrative data tool reveals more Ontario children being diagnosed with diabetes

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