Published randomized controlled trials of drug therapy for dementia often lack complete data on harm
Lee PE, Fischer HD, Rochon PA, Gill SS, Herrmann N, Bell CM, Sykora K, Anderson GM. J Clin Epidemiol. 2008; 61(11):1152-60. Epub 2008 Jul 10.
Publications
Antipsychotic therapy and short-term serious events in older adults with dementia
Rochon PA, Normand SL, Gomes T, Gill SS, Anderson GM, Melo M, Sykora K, Lipscombe L, Bell CM, Gurwitz JH. Arch Intern Med. 2008; 168(10):1090-6.
Costs associated with developing and implementing a computerized clinical decision support system for medication dosing for patients with renal insufficiency in the long-term care setting
Field TS, Rochon P, Lee M, Gavendo L, Subramanian S, Hoover S, Baril J, Gurwitz J. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008; 15(4):466-72. Epub 2008 Apr 24.
The effect of computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support on the rates of adverse drug events: a systematic review
Wolfstadt JI, Gurwitz JH, Field TS, Lee M, Kalkar S, Wu W, Rochon PA. J Gen Intern Med. 2008; 23(4):451-8.
Exploring the variation in Ontario nursing home prescribing rates for antipsychotics
Rochon PA. Healthc Q. 2007; 10(4):20-2.
A population-based study of cholinesterase inhibitor utilization for dementia
Herrmann N, Gill SS, Bell CM, Anderson GM, Bronskill SE, Shulman KI, Fischer HD, Sykora K, Shi HS, Rochon PA. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007; 55(10):1517-23. Epub 2007 Aug 14.
Antipsychotic drug use and mortality in older adults with dementia
Gill SS, Bronskill SE, Normand SL, Anderson G, Sykora K, Lam K, Bell CM, Lee PE, Fischer HD, Herrmann N, Gurwitz JH, Rochon PA. Ann Intern Med. 2007; 146(11):775-86.
Initiation of benzodiazepines in the elderly after hospitalization
Bell CM, Fischer HD, Gill SS, Zagorski B, Sykora K, Wodchis WP, Herrmann N, Bronskill SE, Lee PE, Anderson GM, Rochon PA. J Gen Intern Med. 2007; 22(7):1024-9. Epub 2007 Apr 24.
Variation in nursing home antipsychotic prescribing rates
Rochon PA, Stukel TA, Bronskill SE, Gomes T, Sykora K , Wodchis WP, Hillmer M, Kopp A, Gurwitz JH, Anderson GM. Arch Intern Med. 2007; 167(7):676-83.
Readers should systematically assess methods used to identify, measure and analyze confounding in observational cohort studies
Klein-Geltink JE, Rochon PA, Dyer S, Laxer M, Anderson GM. J Clin Epidemiol. 2007; 60(8):766-72. Epub 2007 Mar 26.