selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- Strategies for Qualitative Analysis in an Era of Large Data Sets. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2018
- E08-A Palliative Care Units (PCUs): Towards International Definitions and Standards for Tertiary-Level In-Patient Service Provision. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. e43-e43. 2016
- F09-A Empowering Family Medicine Clinics to Provide Palliative Care: The Ottawa Academic Family Health Team Project. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. e51-e51. 2016
- P345 Evaluation of a French Version of the Primary Care’s Tool for a Palliative Care Approach. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. e156-e157. 2016
- Attitudes of Cancer Care Professionals toward Systematic Symptom Assessment and Management: Results from an Ontario-Wide Study. Journal of Palliative Care. 198-198. 2015
- Doodles, Snippets, Courselets, Mindmaps and Apps: Just-in-Time Online Learning for Palliative and End-Of-Life Care (EOL) - Pallium Canada National Resources. Journal of Palliative Care. 205-205. 2015
- Physicians' attitudes toward systematic symptom assessment and management: Results from all regional cancer centres in Ontario (Canada).. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2015
- A Systematic Review of Palliative Care Competency Assessment Instruments. Journal of Palliative Care. 208-208. 2014
- Doodles, Snippets, Mindmaps, and Apps: Just-in-Time Online Learning Options for Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Journal of Palliative Care. 225-225. 2014
- Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative and End-of-Life Care (LEAP) Renewal. Journal of Palliative Care. 225-225. 2014
- The Coached Simulated Patient Encounter (C-SPE): Exploring Its Role in Palliative Care Education for Medical Residents. Journal of Palliative Care. 230-230. 2014
- Results from an interdisciplinary palliative rehabiliation program for patients living with advanced cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 9525-9525. 2014
- Results from a structured interprofessional palliative care rehabilitation program in oncology.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2013
- Engaging Patients', Families', and Staff Voices about Interprofessional Practice. Journal of Palliative Care. 219-220. 2012
- Unobtrusive Monitoring of Respiratory Variability in Palliative Care: A Small Case Series. Journal of Palliative Care. 219-219. 2012
- A Randomized Double-Blind Crossover Comparison of Continuous and Intermittent Subcutaneous Administration of Opioid for Cancer Pain. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 570-574. 2008
- Advance care planning: A systematic approach to ensure quality care at the end of life for all. Journal of Palliative Care. 203-204. 2007
- Palliative care courselets online: Increasing access to palliative care education in the calgary health region. Journal of Palliative Care. 192-193. 2007
- Assistance in suicide: reflections and learning. Journal of Palliative Care. 205-205. 2006
- Reducing suffering in palliative care in all its aspects: physical, emotional, social and existential. Journal of Palliative Care. 211-211. 2006
- The epiphany of spirituality research within palliative care: Where did we come from and where are we going?. Journal of Palliative Care. 204-205. 2006
- Working together to improve the quality of living and dying: The Canadian pallium project (Phase II). Journal of Palliative Care. 202-202. 2006
- The Canadian Virtual Hospice project: Online palliative care needs assessment. Journal of Palliative Care. 233-234. 2002
- Beyond the "opioid rotation versus dose reduction" debate. Journal of Palliative Care. 206-206. 2001
- Distance education in palliative care: Why and how?. Journal of Palliative Care. 212-212. 2001
- Exploring how our work shapes our inner and outer lives. Journal of Palliative Care. 211-211. 2001
- When midazolam fails. Journal of Palliative Care. 206-206. 2001
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journal articles
- Primary-level palliative care national capacity: Pallium Canada. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 14:e1556-e1564. 2024
- Are We Consulting, Sharing Care, or Taking Over? A Conceptual Framework. Palliative Medicine Reports. 5:104-115. 2024
- ‘Confidence and fulfillment’: a qualitative descriptive study exploring the impact of palliative care training for long-term care physicians and nurses. Palliative Care. 18:26323524241235180. 2024
- Providing palliative and end-of-life care in long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of clinicians’ lived experiences. CMAJ open. 11:E745-E753. 2023
- Family Physicians with Certificates of Added Competence in Palliative Care Contribute to Comprehensive Care in Their Communities: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Palliative Medicine Reports. 4:28-35. 2023
- Increasing palliative care capacity in primary care: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of the CAPACITI training program. BMC Palliative Care. 22:2. 2023
- Learner Experiences Matter in Interprofessional Palliative Care Education: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 63:698-710. 2022
- Palliative care physicians’ motivations for models of practicing in the community: A qualitative descriptive study. Palliative Medicine. 36:181-188. 2022
- COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment in the Home: Navigating the Complexity of Donning and Doffing. Annals of Family Medicine. 19:405-410. 2021
- Improving End-of-Life Care for People with Dementia in LTC Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Canadian Geriatrics Journal. 24:164-169. 2021
- Nurturing a culture of curiosity in family medicine and primary care. Canadian Family Physician. 67:333-338. 2021
- Building capacity for palliative care delivery in primary care settings. Canadian Family Physician. 67:270-278. 2021
- Shortages of Palliative Care Medications in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Gambling with Suffering. Healthcare Quarterly. 23:17-22. 2021
- Melatonin to prevent delirium in patients with advanced cancer: a double blind, parallel, randomized, controlled, feasibility trial. BMC Palliative Care. 19:163. 2020
- Paramedics providing palliative care at home: A mixed-methods exploration of patient and family satisfaction and paramedic comfort and confidence. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 21:513-522. 2019
- Integrating early palliative care into routine practice for patients with cancer: A mixed methods evaluation of the INTEGRATE Project. Psycho-Oncology. 28:1261-1268. 2019
- A Scoping Review to Map Empirical Evidence Regarding Key Domains and Questions in the Clinical Pathway of Delirium in Palliative Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 57:661-681.e12. 2019
- Do family health clinics provide primary-level palliative care in Ontario and the eastern regions of Quebec?. Canadian Family Physician. 65:118-124. 2019
- How are physicians delivering palliative care? A population-based retrospective cohort study describing the mix of generalist and specialist palliative care models in the last year of life. Palliative Medicine. 32:1334-1343. 2018
- A Technology-Enabled Solution to Manage Referrals to Hospice and Palliative Care Beds: The Ottawa SMART System as a Case Study. Healthcare Quarterly. 20:63-67. 2018
- Palliative care and the arts: vehicles to introduce medical students to patient-centred decision-making and the art of caring. BMC Medical Education. 17:257. 2017
- Oncology Nurses’ Attitudes Toward the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System: Results From a Large Cancer Care Ontario Study. Oncology Nursing Forum. 44:116-125. 2017
- Early Palliative Care: Taking Ownership and Creating the Conditions. Current Oncology. 23:367-370. 2016
- Implementing the first regional hospice palliative care program in Ontario: the Champlain region as a case study. BMC Palliative Care. 15:65. 2016
- Cancer Care Professionals' Attitudes Toward Systematic Standardized Symptom Assessment and the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System After Large-Scale Population-Based Implementation in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 51:662-672.e8. 2016
- Making quality improvement stick and stay. Healthcare Management Forum. 29:28-32. 2016
- Identification of the physician workforce providing palliative care in Ontario using administrative claims data. CMAJ open. 3:E292-E298. 2015
- Attitudes of oncologists towards palliative care and the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) at an Ontario cancer center in Canada. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23:769-778. 2015
- The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale modified for palliative care inpatients (RASS-PAL): a pilot study exploring validity and feasibility in clinical practice. BMC Palliative Care. 13:17. 2014
- Population-based standardized symptom screening: Cancer Care Ontario’s Edmonton Symptom Assessment System and performance status initiatives.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 32:56-56. 2014
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Delirium Management: Potential Application in Palliative Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 48:249-258. 2014
- Treating an Established Episode of Delirium in Palliative Care: Expert Opinion and Review of the Current Evidence Base With Recommendations for Future Development. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 48:231-248. 2014
- Impact of community based, specialist palliative care teams on hospitalisations and emergency department visits late in life and hospital deaths: a pooled analysis. The BMJ. 348:g3496-g3496. 2014
- Population-Based Standardized Symptom Screening: Cancer Care Ontario's Edmonton Symptom Assessment System and Performance Status Initiatives. JCO Oncology Practice. 10:212-214. 2014
- Practice and Documentation of Palliative Sedation: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Current Oncology. 21:100-103. 2014
- An Interprofessional Palliative Care Oncology Rehabilitation Program: Effects on Function and Predictors of Program Completion. Current Oncology. 20:301-309. 2013
- The development of an instrument that can identify children with palliative care needs: the Paediatric Palliative Screening Scale (PaPaS Scale): a qualitative study approach. BMC Palliative Care. 12:20. 2013
- Casting Stones and Casting Aspersions: Let’s Not Lose Sight of the Main Issues in the Euthanasia Debate. Current Oncology. 19:139-142. 2012
- Interoperable support for collaborative, mobile, and accessible health care. Information Systems Frontiers. 14:73-85. 2012
- Perspectives of Patients on the Utility of Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes on Cancer Care. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29:4213-4214. 2011
- Establishing a Multicentre Clinical Research Network: Lessons Learned. Current Oncology. 18:243-249. 2011
- Legalizing Euthanasia or Assisted Suicide: The Illusion of Safeguards and Controls. Current Oncology. 18:38-45. 2011
- Evaluation of a Thromboprophylaxis Quality Improvement Project in a Palliative Care Unit. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 41:503-510. 2011
- Description of a Tertiary Swiss University Hospital Palliative Population Based on the International Classification of Disease (ICD): A Retrospective Pilot Study. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 14:77-81. 2011
- Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Constipation in Patients with Advanced, Progressive Illness. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 40:761-773. 2010
- The Competencies Required by Professional Hospice Palliative Care Spiritual Care Providers. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 13:869-875. 2010
- Feasibility of Administering Zoledronic Acid in Palliative Patients Being Cared for in the Community: Results of a Pilot Study. Current Oncology. 17:69-74. 2010
- Referrals of Cancer versus Non-Cancer Patients to A Palliative Care Consult Team: Do They Differ?. Journal of Palliative Care. 25:92-99. 2009
- The impact of a hybrid online and classroom-based course on palliative care competencies of family medicine residents. Palliative Medicine. 22:929-937. 2008
- Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Should Not Be Practiced in Palliative Care Units. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 11:1074-1076. 2008
- Palliative care education in Swiss undergraduate medical curricula: a case of too little, too early. Palliative Medicine. 22:730-735. 2008
- The response of a Swiss university hospital’s palliative care consult team to assisted suicide within the institution. Palliative Medicine. 22:659-667. 2008
- Des [b]soins[/b] palliatifs... pour le bon patient, par la bonne personne, avec la bonne formation, au bon endroit et au bon moment. Revue Medicale Suisse. 4:451-452. 2008
- A Survey of PDA Use by Palliative Medicine Practitioners. Journal of Palliative Care. 22:267-274. 2006
- A Thematic Review of the Spirituality Literature within Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 9:464-479. 2006
- Collective soul: The spirituality of an interdisciplinary palliative care team. Palliative and Supportive Care. 4:13-24. 2006
- A generative response to palliative service capacity in Canada. Leadership in Health Services. 18:3-21. 2005
- Sexuality in palliative care: patient perspectives. Palliative Medicine. 18:630-637. 2004
- Management of Bleeding in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Oncologist. 9:561-570. 2004
- Decompressive Tube Esophagostomy: A Forgotten Palliative Procedure?. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 7:265-267. 2004
- A bedside food cart as an alternate food service for acute and palliative oncological patients. Supportive Care in Cancer. 11:611-614. 2003
- When Midazolam Fails. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 23:256-265. 2002
- Methadone and Fluconazole. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 23:148-153. 2002
- The Impact of Delirium on the Circadian Distribution of Breakthrough Analgesia in Advanced Cancer Patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 22:826-833. 2001
- Reflecting on the Work of Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 4:373-377. 2001
- Equianalgesic Dose Ratios for Opioids. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 22:672-687. 2001
- Strategies to Manage the Adverse Effects of Oral Morphine: An Evidence-Based Report. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19:2542-2554. 2001
- Depression with Psychomotor Retardation: Diagnostic Challenges and the Use of Psychostimulants. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 4:15-21. 2001
- Integrating the "New" with the "Traditional": An Innovative Education Model. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 4:31-37. 2001
- Palliative Care on the Net: An Online Survey of Health Care Professionals. Journal of Palliative Care. 17:41-45. 2001
- Palliative Cancer Patients and Their Families on the Internet: Motivation and Impact. Journal of Palliative Care. 16:13-19. 2000
- The cancer patient with chronic pain due to herpes zoster. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 4:429-436. 2000
- Internet Usage Among Women with Breast Cancer: An Exploratory Study. Clinical Breast Cancer. 1:148-153. 2000
- Clinical utility, factor analysis, and further validation of the memorial delirium assessment scale in patients with advanced cancer. Cancer. 88:2859-2867. 2000
- Occurrence, Causes, and Outcome of Delirium in Patients With Advanced Cancer. JAMA Internal Medicine. 160:786-786. 2000
- A Retrospective Review of the Frequency of Infections and Patterns of Antibiotic Utilization on a Palliative Care Unit. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 16:374-381. 1998
- Palliative Management of Bleeding Events in Advanced Cancer Patients. Journal of Palliative Care. 14:50-54. 1998
- Fentanyl by Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion for the Management of Cancer Pain. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 16:323-326. 1998
- The Internet as a Resource for Palliative Care and Hospice. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 16:59-68. 1998
- The Role of Bisphosphonates in Malignant Bone Pain: A Review. Journal of Palliative Care. 14:25-36. 1998
- Recent Developments in Palliative Cancer Care. Acta Oncologica. 37:749-757. 1998
- Launching a palliative care homepage: the Edmonton experience. Palliative Medicine. 11:435-443. 1997
- Bus rounds for palliative care education in the community.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 157:729-732. 1997
- Subcutaneous clodronate: A study evaluating efficacy in hypercalcemia of malignancy and local toxicity. Annals of Oncology. 8:915-916. 1997
- The frequency and clinical course of cognitive impairment in patients with terminal cancer. Cancer. 79:835-842. 1997
- Acute neuropsychiatric findings in a patient receiving fentanyl for cancer pain. Pain. 69:199-201. 1997
- Opioid-induced muscle activity - Comment. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 30:1042-1043. 1996
- Successful Management of Intractable Nausea with Ondansetron: A Case Study. Journal of Palliative Care. 12:47-50. 1996