selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- PP57 Indicators for avoidable emergency medical service calls: mapping of paramedic clinical impression codes to ambulatory care sensitive conditions and mental health conditions in the UK and Canada. 999 EMS Research Forum 2023 meeting abstracts. A23.3-A24. 2023
- A Community Health and Wellness Pilot in a Subsidised Seniors’ Apartment Building: Chap-Ems. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S327-S328. 2013
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journal articles
- Chronic disease prevalence and preventive care among Ontario social housing residents compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study.. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 79:437-444. 2025
- SARS-CoV-2 testing, test positivity and vaccination in social housing residents compared with the general population: a retrospective population-based cohort study.. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 79:233-238. 2025
- Effects of the Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) program on the health behaviours of older adults residing in social housing: secondary outcomes of a cluster-randomized trial.. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 25:887. 2025
- Development and evaluation of a low-cost database solution for the Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) database.. PLOS Digital Health. 3:e0000689. 2024
- Older adults in social housing: A systemically vulnerable population that needs to be prioritized.. Health Affairs Scholar. 2:qxae154. 2024
- COVID-19 and social care screening for older adults in social housing: a CP@clinic adaptation.. BMC Geriatrics. 24:974. 2024
- Effectiveness of the community paramedicine at home (CP@home) program for frequent users of emergency medical services in Ontario: a randomized controlled trial.. BMC Health Services Research. 24:1462. 2024
- Identifying accurate methods of assessing blood pressure and health information by lay volunteers in the Philippines: Adapting a Canadian Cardiometabolic Health Program to LMICs. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 31:101832-101832. 2024
- Community Paramedicine Program in Social Housing and Health Service Utilization: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.. JAMA network open. 7:e2441288. 2024
- A comparison of self-reported chronic disease, health awareness and behaviours in social housing residents: cross-sectional study of communities in Ontario and Quebec. BMC Research Notes. 17:211. 2024
- Physician perspectives of the community paramedicine at clinic (CP@clinic) and my care plan app (myCP app) for older adults. BMC Primary Care. 25:187. 2024
- Ambulance Services Attendance for Mental Health and Overdose Before and During COVID-19 in Canada and the United Kingdom: Interrupted Time Series Study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 10:e46029-e46029. 2024
- Paramedic attitudes and experiences working as a community paramedic: a qualitative survey. BMC Emergency Medicine. 24:50. 2024
- Cardiometabolic risk factors in social housing residents: A multi-site cross-sectional survey in older adults from Ontario, Canada. PLoS ONE. 19:e0301548-e0301548. 2024
- The Community Paramedicine at Clinic Program: Improving Participant Health while Preserving Healthcare System Resources. Healthcare Quarterly. 26:41-47. 2024
- Adapting the Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) program to a remote northern First Nation community: a qualitative study of community members’ and local health care providers’ views. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 82:2258025. 2023
- Development of indicators for avoidable emergency medical service calls by mapping paramedic clinical impression codes to ambulatory care sensitive conditions and mental health conditions in the UK and Canada. BMJ Open. 13:e073520-e073520. 2023
- Perceived value and benefits of the Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) programme: a descriptive qualitative study. BMJ Open. 13:e076066-e076066. 2023
- Challenges in recruiting frequent users of ambulance services for a community paramedic home visit program. BMC Health Services Research. 23:1091. 2023
- Paramedics’ perspectives of the community paramedic role in Ontario. International Paramedic Practice. 13:18-25. 2023
- Health knowledge and self-efficacy to make health behaviour changes: a survey of older adults living in Ontario social housing. BMC Geriatrics. 22:473. 2022
- Paramedics’ perspectives of the community paramedic role in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Paramedic Practice: the clinical monthly for emergency care professionals. 14:464-471. 2022
- Subjective social isolation or loneliness in older adults residing in social housing in Ontario: a cross-sectional study. CMAJ open. 9:E915-E925. 2021
- Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Older Adults Living in Social Housing: A Cross-Sectional Study. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 45:355-359. 2021
- Time to reshape our delivery of primary care to vulnerable older adults in social housing?. British Journal of General Practice. 71:6-7. 2021
- Feasibility of implementing a community cardiovascular health promotion program with paramedics and volunteers in a South Asian population. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 20:1618. 2020
- Poverty and food insecurity of older adults living in social housing in Ontario: a cross-sectional study. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 20:1320. 2020
- Risk of falls and fear of falling in older adults residing in public housing in Ontario, Canada: findings from a multisite observational study. BMC Geriatrics. 20:11. 2020
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of a community paramedicine programme for low-income seniors living in subsidised housing: the community paramedicine at clinic programme (CP@clinic). BMJ Open. 10:e037386-e037386. 2020
- Understanding Why Frequent Users of EMS Call 9-1-1: A Grounded Theory Study. Health Promotion Practice. 21:440-447. 2020
- Choosing the most appropriate existing type 2 diabetes risk assessment tool for use in the Philippines: a case-control study with an urban Filipino population. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 19:1169. 2019
- Design and rationale for a pragmatic cluster randomized trial of the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP) for social housing residents in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. Trials. 20:760. 2019
- Development of the Health Awareness and Behaviour Tool (HABiT): reliability and suitability for a Canadian older adult population. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 38:40. 2019
- Process evaluation in the field: global learnings from seven implementation research hypertension projects in low-and middle-income countries. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 19:953. 2019
- Rationale and methods of an Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Community Paramedicine at Home (CP@home) program for frequent users of emergency medical services in multiple Ontario regions: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 20:75. 2019
- Social factors in frequent callers: a description of isolation, poverty and quality of life in those calling emergency medical services frequently. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 19:684. 2019
- The Community Health Assessment Program in the Philippines (CHAP-P) diabetes health promotion program for low- to middle-income countries: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 19:682. 2019
- The effect of community-based programs on diabetes prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Globalization and Health. 15:10. 2019
- CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN SOCIAL HOUSING RESIDENTS: A MULTI-SITE DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY IN OLDER ADULTS FROM ONTARIO, CANADA. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 35:S86-S86. 2019
- Reducing 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Service Calls By Implementing A Community Paramedicine Program For Vulnerable Older Adults In Public Housing In Canada: A Multi-Site Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Prehospital Emergency Care. 23:718-729. 2019
- Assessing health literacy among older adults living in subsidized housing: a cross-sectional study. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 109:401-409. 2018
- Evaluation of a community paramedicine health promotion and lifestyle risk assessment program for older adults who live in social housing: a cluster randomized trial. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 190:E638-E647. 2018
- Choosing the optimal method of blood pressure measurement for limited‐resource rural communities in the “Community Health Assessment Program—Philippines”. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 19:899-903. 2017
- Effectiveness of a community paramedic-led health assessment and education initiative in a seniors’ residence building: the Community Health Assessment Program through Emergency Medical Services (CHAP-EMS). BMC Emergency Medicine. 17:8. 2016
- Development of a community health and wellness pilot in a subsidised seniors’ apartment building in Hamilton, Ontario: Community Health Awareness Program delivered by Emergency Medical Services (CHAP-EMS). BMC Research Notes. 8:113. 2015
- EXAMINING HYPERTENSION RATES, SEVERITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS IN OLDER ADULTS RESIDING IN ONTARIO SUBSIDISED HOUSING. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 31:S50-S50. 2015
- Rationale and methods of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of a Community Health Assessment Programme with Emergency Medical Services (CHAP-EMS) implemented on residents aged 55 years and older in subsidised seniors’ housing buildings in Ontario, Canada. BMJ Open. 5:e008110-e008110. 2015
- Advance directives: Survey of primary care patients. Canadian Family Physician. 61:e219-e222. 2015
- Advance directives: survey of primary care patients.. Canadian Family Physician. 61:353-356. 2015
- Lone workers attitudes towards their health: views of Ontario truck drivers and their managers. BMC Research Notes. 7:297. 2014
- Effectiveness of a Community Health and Wellness Pilot in a Subsidized Seniors' Apartment Building: CHAP-EMS. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 38:S72-S72. 2014
- Developing a Theoretical Framework for Complex Community-Based Interventions. Health Promotion Practice. 15:100-108. 2014
- Primary health care needs for a priority population: A survey of professional truck drivers. Work. 49:175-181. 2014
- The impact of a cardiovascular health awareness program (CHAP) on reducing blood pressure: a prospective cohort study. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 13:1230. 2013
- Group Interprofessional Chronic Pain Management in the Primary Care Setting: A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Effectiveness in a Family Health Team in Ontario. Pain Research and Management. 18:237-242. 2013
- The Effectiveness of Web-Based Tools for Improving Blood Glucose Control in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 35:344-352. 2011