Comparing clinical and administrative data for profiling hospitals on postdischarge medication use by patients with acute myocardial infarction
Austin PC, Donovan L, Yun L, Tu JV. Am Heart J. 2008; 156(3):595-605. Epub 2008 Jun 18.
Publications
Trends in antihypertensive drug prescriptions and physician visits in Canada between 1996 and 2006
Hemmelgarn BR, Chen G, Walker R, McAlister FA, Quan H, Tu K, Khan N, Campbell N. Can J Cardiol. 2008; 24(6):507-12.
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.
Effect of different angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors on mortality among elderly patients with congestive heart failure
Pilote L, Abrahamowicz M, Eisenberg M, Humphries K, Behlouli H, Tu JV. CMAJ. 2008; 178(10):1303-11.
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.
Challenges to evidence-based prescribing in clinical practice
Mamdani M, Ching A, Golden B, Melo M, Menzefricke U. Ann Pharmacother. 2008; 42(5):704-7.
The risk of postpartum hemorrhage with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and other antidepressants
Salkeld E, Ferris LE, Juurlink DN. J Clin Psychopharm. 2008; 28(2):230-4.
Use of ezetimibe in the United States and Canada
Jackevicius CA, Tu JV, Ross JS, Ko DT, Krumholz HM. N Engl J Med. 2008; 358(17):1819-28. Epub 2008 Mar 30.
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.
Prevalence, predictors and outcomes of primary nonadherence after acute myocardial infarction
Jackevicius CA, Li P, Tu JV. Circulation. 2008; 117(8):1028-36.