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conferences
- ANATOMY OF STROKE CARE IN UGANDA'S TERTIARY HOSPITALS: ORGANIZED STROKE CARE ACROSS INCOME LEVELS (OSCAIL) STUDY. International Journal of Stroke. 743-743. 2020
- CAN STROKE UNIT CARE BE IMPLEMENTED IN UNDER-RESOURCED SETTINGS IN RWANDA? RESULTS FROM THE ORGANIZED STROKE CARE ACROSS INCOME LEVELS (OSCAIL) STUDY. International Journal of Stroke. 19-19. 2020
- IMPLEMENTING KEY ASPECTS OF STROKE CARE IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS: RESULTS OF THE OSCAIL STUDY. International Journal of Stroke. 742-742. 2020
- OSCAIL STUDY: IMPROVING ACUTE STROKE SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA. International Journal of Stroke. 744-744. 2020
- CAN KEY ELEMENTS OF A STROKE UNIT BE IMPLEMENTED IN RESOURCE SCARCE SETTINGS? WHERE DO WE START ( THE OSCAIL STUDY). International Journal of Stroke. 74-74. 2018
- DEVELOPING REHABILITATION SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR ORGANIZED STROKE CARE IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES: WHAT IS NEEDED AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT. International Journal of Stroke. 41-41. 2018
- MOBILITY-RELATED CARE AFTER STROKE IN THE RWANDAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT: IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE ORGANIZED STROKE CARE ACROSS INCOME LEVELS (OSCAIL) STUDY. International Journal of Stroke. 114-114. 2018
- B10-D Current and Bereaved Caregiver Perceptions of a Psychoeducation Program. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. e21-e21. 2016
- Clarifying patients' values for benefits and harms of initiating implantable defibrillators - easier said than done. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. S29-S30. 2016
- Patient decision aids in new implantable cardioverter defibrillator candidates: feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. S86-S86. 2016
- (266) Validation of a novel method to convert continuous outcome data into expression of absolute risk for presentation in patient decision aids. Journal of Pain. S42-S42. 2014
- Achieving Consensus About Content to Include in a Decision Aid for Implantable Defibrillator Candidates: Use of the Delphi Process. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S369-S370. 2013
- One-Year Defibrillator Adjustment is Influenced by Early Device Complications and Poor Mental Health in Primary Prevention Patients. Circulation. 2012
- Self-Management Training Improves Chronic Angina Symptoms but not Psychological Burden. Circulation. 2012
- 322 Self-Management Training For Chronic Stable Angina. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S216-S217. 2012
- 630 One-Year Adjustment to a Prophylactic Defibrillator is Influenced by Early Device Complications and Poor Mental Health. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S335-S335. 2012
- N047 Finding meaning in the message: Analysis of ICD patient education materials. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S352-S352. 2011
- EXPLORING THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF PATIENTS RECEIVING ICDS FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 132D-132D. 2010
- Both primary and secondary prevention patients receiving their first implantable defibrillator are uncertain but optimistic: results from a pilot investigation. European Heart Journal. 81-81. 2007
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journal articles
- Device-specific quality of life: results from the ATLAS trial—avoid transvenous leads in appropriate subjects. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. zvae067. 2024
- Strategies for specialty training of healthcare professionals in low-resource settings: a systematic review on evidence from stroke care. BMC Medical Education. 23:442. 2023
- Perceived self-efficacy and empowerment in patients at increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10:955060. 2023
- Adult newcomers’ perceptions of access to care and differences in health systems after relocation from Syria. Conflict and Health. 16:28. 2022
- Perioperative Safety and Early Patient and Device Outcomes Among Subcutaneous Versus Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantations. ACP journal club. 175:1658-1665. 2022
- Continuous Noninvasive Remote Automated Blood Pressure Monitoring With Novel Wearable Technology: A Preliminary Validation Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 10:e24916-e24916. 2022
- Beyond Wellness Monitoring: Continuous Multiparameter Remote Automated Monitoring of Patients. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 38:267-278. 2022
- Testing a nurse-led, pre-implantation educational intervention for primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator candidates: a randomized feasibility trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 20:367-375. 2021
- Decision Support for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Replacement. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 36:143-150. 2021
- Diabetes knowledge, risk perception, and quality of life among South Asian caregivers in young adulthood. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. 8:e001268-e001268. 2020
- Impact of nurse scientist-led digital health interventions on management of chronic conditions. Nursing Outlook. 68:745-762. 2020
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. CJC OPEN. 2:286-295. 2020
- Preparing for patient partnership: A scoping review of patient partner engagement and evaluation in research. Health Expectations. 23:523-539. 2020
- Transition Experiences of Caregivers of Older Adults With Dementia and Multiple Chronic Conditions: An Interpretive Description Study. SAGE Open Nursing. 6:237796082093429-237796082093429. 2020
- Patient and Public Engagement in Integrated Knowledge Translation Research: Are we there yet?. Research Involvement and Engagement. 5:8. 2019
- The need for novel strategies to address postoperative pain associated with cardiac surgery: A commentary and introduction to “SMArTVIEW”. Canadian Journal of Pain. 3:26-35. 2019
- Clinical Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Research. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 5:606-607. 2019
- Shared medical appointments for patients with a nondiabetic physical chronic illness: A systematic review. Chronic Illness. 15:3-26. 2019
- Examination of psychological risk factors for chronic pain following cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study. BMJ Open. 9:e022995-e022995. 2019
- Perceptions of a psychoeducation program for caregivers of persons with dementia at end of life: a qualitative study. Aging & Mental Health. 23:263-271. 2019
- Rationale and design of the randomized prospective ATLAS study: Avoid Transvenous Leads in Appropriate Subjects. American Heart Journal. 207:1-9. 2019
- DEVELOPMENT OF A PATIENT DECISION AID FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE HIGH RISK CANDIDATES FOR CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 34:S63-S64. 2018
- User-centered Development of a Decision Aid for Patients Facing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Replacement. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 33:481-491. 2018
- Postoperative Remote Automated Monitoring: Need for and State of the Science. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 34:850-862. 2018
- “I don’t know exactly what you’re referring to”: the challenge of values elicitation in decision making for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Patient Preference and Adherence. Volume 12:1947-1954. 2018
- Incorporating patients’ preference diagnosis in implantable cardioverter defibrillator decision-making. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 33:42-49. 2018
- Evaluating the feasibility of conducting a trial using a patient decision aid in implantable cardioverter defibrillator candidates: a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 3:49. 2017
- Symptom practice guide for telephone assessment of patients with cancer treatment-related cardiotoxic dyspnea: Adaptation and evaluation of acceptability. Cardio-Oncology. 3:7. 2017
- Comparison of health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with catheter ablation or antiarrhythmic drug therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 7:e017577-e017577. 2017
- The Caregiver Contribution to Heart Failure Self‐Care (CACHS): Further Psychometric Testing of a Novel Instrument. Research in Nursing and Health. 40:165-176. 2017
- Questioning patient engagement: research scientists’ perceptions of the challenges of patient engagement in a cardiovascular research network. Patient Preference and Adherence. Volume 11:1573-1583. 2017
- The Canadian Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Registry: Rationale, Design, and Preliminary Recruitment. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 32:1396-1401. 2016
- Technology-Enabled Remote Monitoring and Self-Management — Vision for Patient Empowerment Following Cardiac and Vascular Surgery: User Testing and Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol. JMIR Research Protocols. 5:e149-e149. 2016
- Clinically Significant Pocket Hematoma Increases Long-Term Risk of Device Infection. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67:1300-1308. 2016
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Caregiver Contribution to Heart Failure Self‐Care (
CACHS ). Nursing Open. 3:51-60. 2016 - Shared Decision-Making Models Acknowledging an Interprofessional Approach: A Theory Analysis to Inform Nursing Practice. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice. 30:26-43. 2016
- The CREATE Method for Expressing Continuous Outcome Data in Absolute Terms for Use in Patient Treatment Decision Aids. Medical decision making. 35:959-966. 2015
- Monitoring and management of patients with chronic atrial fibrillation: Is there added value in the identification of clinical phenotypes?. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 14:382-383. 2015
- Caregivers’ contributions to heart failure self-care: A systematic review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 14:79-89. 2015
- Optimising self-management to reduce chronic pain and disability after cardiac surgery. British Journal of Cardiology. 22:38. 2015
- Impact of self-management interventions on stable angina symptoms and health-related quality of life: a meta-analysis. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 14:14. 2014
- Assessment of oncolytic HSV efficacy following increased entry-receptor expression in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor cell lines. Gene Therapy. 21:984-990. 2014
- Development of a patient decision aid for people with refractory angina: protocol for a three-phase pilot study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 12:93-93. 2014
- Living With an Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator: A Model of Chronic Uncertainty. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice. 28:71-86. 2014
- Patients’ decision making to accept or decline an implantable cardioverter defibrillator for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Health Expectations. 16:69-79. 2013
- Development and feasibility testing of decision support for patients who are candidates for a prophylactic implantable defibrillator: a study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials. 14:346-346. 2013
- Readability and Content of Patient Education Material Related to Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 27:495-504. 2012
- Age and Mental Health Predict Early Device-Specific Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Prophylactic Implantable Defibrillators. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 28:502-507. 2012
- Management of Patients With Refractory Angina: Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Pain Society Joint Guidelines. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 28:S20-S41. 2012
- Patients’ Perspectives on End-Of-Life Issues and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Journal of Palliative Care. 27:6-11. 2011
- Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy for Mild-to-Moderate Heart Failure. New England Journal of Medicine. 363:2385-2395. 2010
- Effectiveness of percutaneous laser revascularization therapy for refractory angina. Vascular Health and Risk Management. 6:735-735. 2010
- A comparative study of uncertainty, optimism and anxiety in patients receiving their first implantable defibrillator for primary or secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 47:836-845. 2010
- A potential barrier to discussing deactivation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators was patients’ lack of knowledgeCommentary. Evidence-Based Nursing. 11:95-95. 2008
- Benefits of left atrial appendage occlusion. American Heart Journal. 151:e3-e3. 2006
- 4 themes described the sexual concerns and educational needs of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Evidence-Based Nursing. 9:64-64. 2006
- Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Study (LAAOS): Results of a randomized controlled pilot study of left atrial appendage occlusion during coronary bypass surgery in patients at risk for stroke. American Heart Journal. 150:288-293. 2005
- Metoprolol prophylaxis against postoperative atrial fibrillation increases length of hospital stay in patients not on pre-operative blockers: the blocker length of stay (BLOS) trial. Heart. 90:941-942. 2004
- Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of prophylactic metoprolol for reduction of hospital length of stay after heart surgery: The β-Blocker Length Of Stay (BLOS) study. American Heart Journal. 145:226-232. 2003
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