Primary care unattachment: impact on mortality, hospitalizations and costs
Fitzsimon J, St-Amant A, Green ME, Glazier RH, Gayowsky A, Premji K, Frymire E, Bjerre LM. Health Aff Sch. 2026; 4(2): qxag030.
Publications
Identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in entire populations: coding the STOPP-START and Beers criteria for use with large, routinely collected population health datasets
Bjerre LM, Halil R, Catley C, Smith G, Ramsay T, Cahir C, Ryan C, Ferrell B, Thavorn K, Hawken S, Gillespie U, Manuel DG, Abdulaziz KE. J Clin Epidemiol. 2026; 189: 112019. Epub 2025 Oct 24.
Prevalence and predictors of potentially inappropriate prescribing using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario’s older population
Bjerre LM, Catley C, Smith G, Halil R, Ramsay T, Cahir C, Ryan C, Farrell B, Thavorn K, Hawken S, Gillespie U, Manuel DG, Abdulaziz KE. J Clin Epidemiol. 2025; 187:111932. Epub 2025 Aug 16.
Linguistic factors and COVID-19 outcomes among long-term care residents in Ontario, Canada
Reaume M, Batista R, Imsirovic H, Bjerre LM, Kendall CE, Bouchard L, Gauthier AP, Landry JR, Chomienne MH, Muray M, Hsu A, Prud’homme D, Manuel DG, Tanuseputro P. BMC Geriatr. 2025; 25(1):667.
Assessing the impact of attachment to primary care and unattachment duration on healthcare utilization and cost in Ontario, Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study using health administrative data
Fitzsimon J, Cronin S, Gayowsky A, St-Amant A, M Bjerre L. BMC Prim Care. 2025; 26(1):72.
The impact of patient-facility language discordance on potentially inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics in long-term care home in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective population health cohort study
Reaume M, Peixoto C, Pugliese M, Tanuseputro P, Batista R, Kendall CE, Landry JR, Prud’homme D, Chomienne MH, Farrell B, Bjerre LM. BMC Geriatr. 2024; 24(1):889.
Comparing AI/ML approaches and classical regression for predictive modeling using large population health databases: Applications to COVID-19 case prediction
Bjerre LM, Peixoto C, Alkurd R, Talarico R, Abielmona R. Glob Epidemiol. 2024; 8:100168.
Impact of patient–family physician language concordance on healthcare utilisation and mortality: a retrospective cohort study of home care recipients in Ontario, Canada
Reaume M, Batista R, Sucha E, Pugliese M, Roberts R, Rhodes E, Seale E, Kendall CE, Bjerre L, Bouchard L, Johnston S, Sood MM, Prud’homme D, Manuel D, Tanuseputro P. 2024; 0:e000762. Epub 2024 Jun 24.
The impact of team-based primary care on medication-related outcomes in older adults: a comparative analysis of two Canadian provinces
Rudoler D, Austin N, Allin S, Bjerre LM, Dolovich L, Glazier RH, Grudniewicz A, Laporte A, Martin E, Schultz S, Sirois C, Strumpf E. Prev Med Rep. 2023; Nov 10 [Epub ahead of print].
Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity among linguistic groups of patients receiving home care in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study
Batista R, Reaume M, Roberts R, Seale E, Rhodes E, Sucha E, Pugliese M, Kendall CE, Bjerre LM, Bouchard L, Prud’homme D, Manuel DG, Tanuseputro P. BMC Geriatr. 2023; 23(1):725. Epub 2023 Nov 9.