Quality and continuity of information between primary care physicians and rheumatologists
Wong J, Tu K, Bernatsky S, Jaakkimainen L, Thorne JC, Ahluwalia V, Paterson JM, Widdifield J. BMC Rheumatol. 2019; 3:1. Epub 2019 May 24.
Publications
Associations between methotrexate use and the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis
Widdifield J, Abrahamowicz M, Paterson JM, Huang A, Thorne JC, Pope JE, Kuriya B, Beauchamp M, Bernatsky S. J Rheumatol. 2019; 46(5):467-74. Epub 2018 Dec 1.
Causes of death in rheumatoid arthritis: how do they compare to the general population?
Widdifield J, Paterson JM, Huang A, Bernatsky S. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018; 70(12):1748-55. Epub 2018 Mar 7.
Primary care screening and comorbidity management in rheumatoid arthritis in Ontario, Canada
Widdifield J, Ivers NM, Bernatsky S, Jaakkimainen RL, Bombardier C, Thorne JC, Ahluwalia V, Paterson JM, Young J, Wing L, Tu K. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017; 69(10):1495-1503. Epub 2016 Dec 20.
Patterns of care among patients referred to rheumatologists in Ontario, Canada
Widdifield J, Tu K, Thorne JC, Bombardier C, Paterson JM, Jaakkimainen RL, Wing L, Butt DA, Ivers N, Hofstetter C, Lyddiatt A, Ahluwalia V, Bernatsky S. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017; 69(1):104-14. Epub 2016 Nov 16.
Identification of physician-diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in population-based administrative data: a validation study using family physicians’ electronic medical records
Jaakkimainen RL, Bronskill SE, Tierney MC, Herrmann N, Green D, Young J, Ivers N, Butt D, Widdifield J, Tu K. J Alzheimers Dis. 2016; 54(1):337-49.
Wait times to rheumatology care for patients with rheumatic diseases: a data linkage study of primary care EMRs and administrative data
Widdifield J, Bernatsky S, Thorne JC, Bombardier C, Jaakkimainen RL, Wing L, Paterson JM, Ivers N, Butt D, Lyddiatt A, Hofstetter C, Ahluwalia V, Tu K. CMAJ Open. 2016; 4(2):E205-12.
The longterm impact of early intensive treatment of seniors with rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of 2 population-based cohort studies on time to joint replacement surgery
Widdifield J, Moura CS, Wang Y, Abrahamowicz M, Paterson JM, Huang A, Beauchamp ME, Boire G, Fortin PR, Bessette L, Bombardier C, Hanly JG, Feldman D, Bernatsky S; Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CAN-AIM). J Rheumatol. 2016; 43(5):861-8. Epub 2016 Feb 15.
Epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in Ontario, Canada
Breiner A, Widdifield J, Katzberg HD, Barnett C, Bril V, Tu K. Neuromuscul Disord. 2016; 26(1):41-6. Epub 2015 Oct 27.
Rheumatoid arthritis surveillance in Ontario: monitoring the burden, quality of care and patient outcomes through linkage of administrative health data
Widdifield J, Bernatsky S, Bombardier C, Paterson M. Healthc Q. 2015; 18(3):7-10.