selected scholarly activity
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academic article
- Association between frailty, chronic conditions and socioeconomic status in community-dwelling older adults attending primary care: a cross-sectional study using practice-based research network data. BMJ Open. 13:e066269-e066269. 2023
- Describing settings of care in the last 100 days of life for cancer decedents: a population‐based descriptive study. Cancer Medicine. 12:4809-4820. 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
- Short Graphic Values History Tool for decision making during serious illness. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 12:e777-e784. 2022
- Building Palliative Care Capacity for Generalist Providers in the Community: Results From the Capaciti Pilot Education Program. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 104990912211347-104990912211347. 2022
- Continuity of physician care over the last year of life for different cause-of-death categories: a retrospective population-based study. CMAJ Open. 10:E971-E980. 2022
- Evaluation of a process to implement advance care planning conversations in primary care: uptake and patient experience 2022
- Nursing Home Resident Admission Characteristics and Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Transfers. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 23:1291-1296. 2022
- Achieving holistic, quality-of-life focused care: description of a Compassion Care Community initiative in Canada. Health Promotion International. 37:daac067. 2022
- Inpatient Palliative Care Is Associated with the Receipt of Palliative Care in the Community after Hospital Discharge: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 25:897-906. 2022
- Motivations for Pursuing Enhanced Skill Credentials in Family Medicine: A Study of the Certificates of Added Competence in Canada. Family Medicine. 54:431-437. 2022
- Use of Video Technology in End-of-Life Care for Hospitalized Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Critical Care. 31:240-248. 2022
- Assessing the application of continuity of care indices in the last year of life: a retrospective population-based study.. Annals of Family Medicine. 20:2751. 2022
- Randomised trial of a serious illness decision aid (Plan Well Guide) for patients and their substitute decision-makers to improve engagement in advance care planning. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 12:99-106. 2022
- Palliative care physicians’ motivations for models of practicing in the community: A qualitative descriptive study. Palliative Medicine. 36:181-188. 2022
- Advance care planning conversations in primary care: a quality improvement project using the Serious Illness Care Program. BMC Palliative Care. 20:122. 2021
- Frequency of providing a palliative approach to care in family practice: a chart review and perceptions of healthcare practitioners in Canada. BMC Family Practice. 22:58. 2021
- The little things are big: evaluation of a compassionate community approach for promoting the health of vulnerable persons. BMC Public Health. 21:2253. 2021
- Using a self-directed workbook to support advance care planning with long term care home residents. BMC Palliative Care. 20:121. 2021
- Impacts of the Certificates of Added Competence credentialling program: a qualitative case study of enhanced-skill family medicine practice across Canada. CMAJ Open. 9:E966-E972. 2021
- Randomized Controlled Trial of a Decision Support Intervention About Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Hospitalized Patients Who Have a High Risk of Death. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 36:2593-2600. 2021
- The use of inhaled corticosteroids in early-stage COVID-19. The Lancet. 398:818-819. 2021
- Transitioning From Hospital to Palliative Care at Home: Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of Continuity of Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 62:233-241. 2021
- Low-acuity emergency department use among patients in different primary care models in Hamilton and Ontario. Healthcare Management Forum. 34:234-239. 2021
- Impact of physician-based palliative care delivery models on health care utilization outcomes: A population-based retrospective cohort study. Palliative Medicine. 35:1170-1180. 2021
- Implementing Advance Care Planning Tools in Practice: A Modified World Café to Elicit Barriers and Recommendations from Potential Adopters. Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.). 24:60-68. 2021
- Effect of “Speak Up” educational tools to engage patients in advance care planning in outpatient healthcare settings: A prospective before-after study. Patient Education and Counseling. 104:709-714. 2021
- Intensity of outpatient physician care in the last year of life: a population-based retrospective descriptive study. CMAJ Open. 9:E613-E622. 2021
- Frequency of Providing a Palliative Approach to Care in Family Practice: A Chart Review and Perceptions of Healthcare Practitioners in Canada 2021
- Does Inpatient Palliative Care Facilitate Home-Based Palliative Care Postdischarge? A Retrospective Cohort Study. Palliative Medicine Reports. 2:25-33. 2021
- Do Patients Retain their Family Physicians after Long-Term Care Entry? A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 21:1951-1957. 2020
- Exploring patient-reported barriers to advance care planning in family practice. BMC Family Practice. 21:94. 2020
- Health TAPESTRY Ontario: protocol for a randomized controlled trial to test reproducibility and implementation. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 21:714. 2020
- Technology-Enhanced Faculty Development: Future Trends and Possibilities for Health Sciences Education. Medical Science Educator. 30:1787-1796. 2020
- The reliability characteristics of the REFLECT rubric for assessing reflective capacity through expressive writing assignments: A replication study. Perspectives on Medical Education Perspectives on Medical Education. 9:281-285. 2020
- Description of a Palliative Approach to Care to Patients in the Last Year of Life in a Primary Care Setting 2020
- The Impact of Prior Advance Care Planning Documentation on End-of-Life Care Provision in Long-Term Care. Canadian Geriatrics Journal. 23:172-183. 2020
- Exploring Patient-Reported Barriers to Advance Care Planning in Family Practice 2020
- A Multicenter Study to Identify Clinician Barriers to Participating in Goals of Care Discussions in Long-Term Care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 21:647-652. 2020
- Understanding Why Frequent Users of EMS Call 9-1-1: A Grounded Theory Study. Health Promotion Practice. 21:440-447. 2020
- A novel decision aid to help plan for serious illness: a multisite randomized trial. CMAJ Open. 8:E289-E296. 2020
- Primary care clinicians’ confidence, willingness participation and perceptions of roles in advance care planning discussions with patients: a multi-site survey. Family Practice. 37:219-226. 2020
- Effect of an Interactive Website to Engage Patients in Advance Care Planning in Outpatient Settings. Annals of Family Medicine. 18:110-117. 2020
- Unpacking ‘the cloud’: a framework for implementing public health approaches to palliative care. Health Promotion International. 35:160-170. 2020
- Brief English and Spanish Survey Detects Change in Response to Advance Care Planning Interventions. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 58:1068-1074.e5. 2019
- Social factors in frequent callers: a description of isolation, poverty and quality of life in those calling emergency medical services frequently. BMC Public Health. 19:684. 2019
- Palliative Care Transitions From Acute Care to Community-Based Care—A Systematic Review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 58:721-734.e1. 2019
- Decision support intervention (Plan Well Guide) for patients and their substitute decision-makers to improve engagement in advance care planning: protocol for a randomised trial. BMJ Open. 9:e027897-e027897. 2019
- Adaptation and Preliminary Validation of the Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey for Surrogate Decision Makers. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 57:980-988.e9. 2019
- Patient trade-offs between continuity and access in primary care interprofessional teaching clinics in Canada: a cross-sectional survey using discrete choice experiment. BMJ Open. 9:e023578-e023578. 2019
- Barriers to Referral for Palliative Radiotherapy by Physicians: A Systematic Review. Clinical Oncology Comparative Haematology International. 31:e75-e84. 2019
- Demonstrating a Technology-Mediated Intervention to Support Medication Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Primary Care: A Feasibility Study. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 5:233372141984517-233372141984517. 2019
- How do physicians and nurses in family practice describe their care for patients with progressive life-limiting illness? A qualitative study of a ‘palliative approach’. Primary health care research & development. 20:e95. 2019
- Older patient engagement in advance care planning in Canadian primary care practices: Results of a multisite survey.. Canadian Family Physician. 64:371-377. 2018
- Barriers to and enablers of advance care planning with patients in primary care: survey of health care providers. Canadian Family Physician. 64:e190-198. 2018
- Outcomes That Define Successful Advance Care Planning: A Delphi Panel Consensus. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 55:245-255.e8. 2018
- Development and Psychometric Properties of a Survey to Assess Barriers to Implementing Advance Care Planning in Primary Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 55:12-21. 2018
- Developing and testing an electronic medication administration monitoring device for community dwelling seniors: a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 3:5. 2017
- Recognizing difficult trade-offs: values and treatment preferences for end-of-life care in a multi-site survey of adult patients in family practices. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 17:164. 2017
- Does Primary Care Model Effect Healthcare at the End of Life? A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 20:344-351. 2017
- Measuring Advance Care Planning: Optimizing the Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 53:669-681.e8. 2017
- Measuring engagement in advance care planning: a cross-sectional multicentre feasibility study. BMJ Open. 6:e010375-e010375. 2016
- Advance care planning Start early. Canadian Family Physician. 61:E350-E352. 2015
- Advance care planning: Let's start sooner.. Canadian Family Physician. 61:663-665. 2015
- Primary care practice transformation: start with roles and relationships. Family Practice. 32:1-2. 2015
- Lone workers attitudes towards their health: views of Ontario truck drivers and their managers. BMC Research Notes. 7:297. 2014
- Primary health care needs for a priority population: A survey of professional truck drivers. Work. 49:175-181. 2014
- Caring for the carers: role of the chaplain in an interprofessional academic family medicine practice.. Canadian Family Physician. 59:1145-1147. 2013
- Revolutionizing patient control of health information.. Canadian Family Physician. 59:823-824. 2013
- Helping primary care teams emerge through a quality improvement program. Family Practice. 30:204-211. 2013
- Assessing Family Members' Satisfaction with Information Sharing and Communication during Hospital Care at the End of Life. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 16:82-86. 2013
- Comparison of APTIMA HPV E6/E7 mRNA and Hybrid Capture 2 Assays using Wet and Dry Self-Collected Flocked Vaginal Swabs and PreservCyt L-Pap Samples. Journal of Analytical Oncology. 1:149-154. 2012
- A Shared Care Model Pilot for Palliative Home Care in A Rural Area: Impact on Symptoms, Distress, and Place of Death. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 42:60-75. 2011
- A Shared Care Model Pilot for Palliative Home Care in A Rural Area: Impact on Symptoms, Distress, and Place of Death. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 42:60-75. 2011
- Self-reported teamwork in family health team practices in Ontario: organizational and cultural predictors of team climate.. Canadian Family Physician. 57:e185-e191. 2011
- ‘Before You Teach Me, I Cannot Know’: Immigrant Women’s Barriers and Enablers With Regard to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Different Ethnolinguistic Groups in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 102:230-234. 2011
- Association of Elevated E6 Oncoprotein With Grade of Cervical Neoplasia Using PDZ Interaction-Mediated Precipitation of E6. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 15:169-176. 2011
- Effect of advanced access scheduling on chronic health care in a Canadian practice.. Canadian Family Physician. 57:e21-e25. 2011
- 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
- Practice-based collection of quality indicator data for a comprehensive quality assessment programme in Canadian family practices. Quality and Safety in Health Care. 19:e47-e47. 2010
- Self-Collection for Vaginal Human Papillomavirus Testing. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 14:356-362. 2010
- A Systematic Review of Postgraduate Palliative Care Curricula. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 13:1091-1108. 2010
- Conducting qualitative research on cervical cancer screening among diverse groups of immigrant women: research reflections: challenges and solutions.. Canadian Family Physician. 56:e130-e135. 2010
- Medication recommendations to physicians by pharmacists for seniors: expected clinical impact in relation to implementation and expected time frame to effect. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 16:159-165. 2010
- After-Hours Information Given by Telephone by Family Physicians in Ontario. Healthcare Policy. 5:106-115. 2009
- After-hours services in capitation-funded primary care practice: use and satisfaction.. Canadian Family Physician. 55:1008-9.e1-6. 2009
- Interventions to Improve Medication Reconciliation in Primary Care. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 43:1667-1675. 2009
- Patient satisfaction with access in two interprofessional academic family medicine clinics. Family Practice. 26:407-412. 2009
- Barriers to Acceptance of Self-sampling for Human Papillomavirus across Ethnolinguistic Groups of Women. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 100:365-369. 2009
- Interprofessional education in academic family medicine teaching units: a functional program and culture.. Canadian Family Physician. 55:901-1.e1-5. 2009
- Accuracy of self-reports of Pap and mammography screening compared to medical record: a meta-analysis. Cancer Causes and Control. 20:1-13. 2009
- Enhancing family physician capacity to deliver quality palliative home care: an end-of-life, shared-care model.. Canadian Family Physician. 54:1703-1703.e7. 2008
- Emergency Department and Walk-in Clinic Use in Models of Primary Care Practice with Different After-Hours Accessibility in Ontario. Healthcare Policy. 4:73-88. 2008
- Understanding the Health of Refugee Women in Host Countries: Lessons from the Kosovar Re-Settlement in Canada. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 23:322-327. 2008
- Access to Web-Based Personalized Antenatal Health Records for Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 30:38-43. 2008
- The HPV vaccine: an analysis of the FUTURE II study.. Canadian Family Physician. 53:2157-2159. 2007
- Patient Satisfaction With Care for Urgent Health Problems: A Survey of Family Practice Patients. Annals of Family Medicine. 5:419-424. 2007
- Canalith repositioning maneuver for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: randomized controlled trial in family practice.. Canadian Family Physician. 53:1049-1048. 2007
- Giving patients information on abnormal cytology and human papillomavirus: survey of health providers.. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 28:15-17. 2007
- Self-Sampling for Group B Streptococcus in Women 35 to 37 Weeks Pregnant Is Accurate and Acceptable: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 28:1083-1088. 2006
- Combining Human Papillomavirus Testing or Cervicography With Cytology to Detect Cervical Neoplasia. Archives of pathology Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. 128:1257-1262. 2004
- Computer Networking to Enhance Pharmacist-Physician Communication. Canadian Pharmaceutical Journal. 137:26-30. 2004
- Prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to elderly people. Family Practice. 21:244-247. 2004
- Optimal Cutoff of the Hybrid Capture II Human Papillomavirus Test for Self-Collected Vaginal, Vulvar, and Urine Specimens in a Colposcopy Referral Population. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 8:33-37. 2004
- Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections and Specimen Collection Preference Among Women, Using Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs in Community Settings. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 30:880-885. 2003
- Adjunctive Human Papillomavirus Testing in the 2-Year Follow-up of Women With Low-Grade Cervical Cytologic Abnormalities: A Randomized Trial and Economic Evaluation. Archives of pathology Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. 127:1169-1175. 2003
- Collaboration Between Community Pharmacists and Family Physicians: Lessons Learned from the Seniors Medication Assessment Research Trial. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Washington,D.C. : 1996). 43:566-572. 2003
- How Are New Refugees Doing in Canada?. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 94:381-385. 2003
- Correlation between culture testing of swabs and ligase chain reaction of first void urine from patients recently treated for Chlamydia trachomatis. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 79:237-239. 2003
- Randomizing patients by family practice: sample size estimation, intracluster correlation and data analysis. Family Practice. 20:77-82. 2003
- Regional Distribution of Antibodies to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 in Men and Women in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41:84-89. 2003
- Comparison of deferral rates using a computerized versus written blood donor questionnaire: a randomized, cross-over study [ISRCTN84429599]. BMC Public Health. 2:14. 2002
- Optimizing the hybrid capture II human papillomavirus test to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 100:972-980. 2002
- Optimizing the hybrid capture II human papillomavirus test to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia*1. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 100:972-980. 2002
- Assessment of the cervix after acetic acid wash: inter-rater agreement using photographs. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 99:635-640. 2002
- Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in women presenting with external genital warts.. CMAJ. 166:598-599. 2002
- Recruiting family physicians and patients for a clinical trial: lessons learned. Family Practice. 19:99-104. 2002
- Explaining the adoption of telemedicine services: an analysis of a paediatric telemedicine service.. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 8 Suppl 2:106-107. 2002
- A Pharmacist Consultation Service in Community-Based Family Practices: A Randomized, Controlled Trial in Seniors. Journal of Pharmacy Technology. 17:264-269. 2001
- Comparison of self-collected vaginal, vulvar and urine samples with physician-collected cervical samples for human papillomavirus testing to detect high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions.. CMAJ. 163:513-518. 2000
- Screening Seniors for Risk of Functional Decline: Results of a Survey in Family Practice. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 90:133-137. 1999
- Predictors of positivity for hepatitis B and the derivation of a selective screening rule in a Canadian sexually transmitted diseases clinic1Presented in part at the 10th meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research, Helsinki, Finland, August 29–September 1, 1993 and the 61st Meeting of the Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, November 21–25, 1993, Vancouver, BC.1. Journal of Clinical Virology. 11:85-91. 1998
- Chlamydial cervicitis: testing the practice guidelines for presumptive diagnosis.. CMAJ. 158:41-46. 1998
- Lack of Compliance with Hepatitis B Vaccination among Canadian STD Clinic Patients: Candidates for an Accelerated Immunization Schedule?. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 88:210-211. 1997
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conference paper
- Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care Discussions in Long-Term Care: Results of a Survey of Clinician Barriers and of Power of Attorney (POA) Reports of Prior Discussions. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. E30-E30. 2018
- Do Advance Care Panning Tools Incorporate Trade-offs About Values? A Systematic Review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. e78-e79. 2018
- Efficacy of Advance Care Planning Interactive Web Sites and Workbooks to Improve Patient Engagement in Primary Care: The Results of Tool Evaluations. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. e42-e43. 2018
- Measuring Advance Care Planning: Optimizing the Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. S117-S117. 2017
- Measuring Advance Care Planning: Optimizing the Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey (TH307C). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 318-318. 2017
- P026 Efficacy of Speak Up Tools to Improve Patient Engagement in Advance Care Planning. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. e72-e73. 2016
- P141 Effect of Comprehensive Primary Care Model on End-of-Life Care and Care Outcomes: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. e102-e102. 2016
- RF3-B Barriers and Enablers to Advance Care Planning with Patients in Primary Care: A Survey of Clinicians. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. e47-e47. 2016
- Substance Abuse and Dependence: A Survey of Canadian Palliative Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices. Journal of Palliative Care. 246-246. 2014
- A Hospital End-of-Life Protocol to Improve Discussions and Documentation of Patient and Family Wishes: Evaluation of Uptake and Satisfaction. Journal of Palliative Care. 187-187. 2012
- Assessment of a year-long educational initiative to improve physicians' clinical knowledge of the care of terminally ill patients. Journal of Palliative Care. 223-224. 2006
- Process of care for end-of-life (EOL) patients: Evaluation of an enhanced palliative care team approach. Journal of Palliative Care. 226-227. 2006
- The Niagara west end-of-life care model: Enhancing provision of palliative care by primary palliative care. Journal of Palliative Care. 227-227. 2006
- Family medicine obstetrics. Canadian Family Physician. 68-74. 2005
- A randomized controlled trial of a pharmacist consultation program for family physicians and their elderly patients.. CMAJ. 17-22. 2003
- Effect of preventive home visits by a nurse on the outcomes of frail elderly people in the community: a randomized controlled trial.. CMAJ. 497-500. 2000
- A new visual indicator of chlamydial cervicitis?. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 46-48. 2000
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thesis
- The Association Between Nursing Home Resident Characteristics and Transfers to the Emergency Department: A Population-Level Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2021