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Indigenous health disparities: a challenge and an opportunity

WebAfter years of funding Indigenous health research at levels less than 2% of its total budget, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research increased such funding to 3% …

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Defining medical error CJS

WebMedical errors represent a serious public health problem and pose a threat to patient safety. As health care institutions establish “error” as a clinical and research …

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Moving toward better health: exercise practice is associated with

WebExercise is a health-enhancing behaviour, and there is a broad evidence base suggesting its benefits for physical and mental health.1 The benefits of exercise have …

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Physical fitness of medical residents: Is the health of surgical

WebPostgraduate medical residency is an extremely laborious and time-intensive process. Medical residents often disregard their health in order to benefit their patients …

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Addressing the mental health of Canadians waiting for elective

WebThe impact of waiting for surgery on the mental health of patients usually receives little attention. Because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, …

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Combining enhanced recovery and short-stay protocols for hip …

WebPressure to reduce health care costs, limited hospital bed availability as well as improvements in surgical techniques and perioperative care motivated many health …

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Physician extenders on surgical services: a systematic review

WebBackground: With the introduction of resident duty hour restrictions and the resulting in-house trainee shortages, a long-term solution to ensure safe and efficient …

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Improving the quality of care of Canadians waiting for elective …

WebThe backlog of cases on surgical wait lists is a substantial problem for surgical patients, their families, surgeons, health care systems and governments. There …

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Characteristics and contributing factors of diagnostic error in …

WebContributing factors of surgical diagnostic errors by provider, team, and system. More than 80% of the factors contributing to diagnostic errors in these surgical …

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Ambulatory surgery centres: a potential solution to a chronic …

WebLong wait times for elective surgery in Canada have been a persistent problem for many years and the recent pandemic has made the situation substantially …

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The impact of documentation burden on patient care and surgeon …

WebThis “documentation burden” has been shown to be associated with increased medical errors, documentation mistakes, patient safety concerns, job attrition and …

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Leveraging financial incentives and behavioural economics to

WebBackground: Dedicated quality-improvement (QI) initiatives within health care systems are of clear benefit, and physicians respond to financial incentivization. The …

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Use of safety scalpels and other safety practices to reduce

WebBackground: The occupational hazard associated with percutaneous injury in the operating room (OR) has encouraged harm reduction through behaviour change and …

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Preoperative stoma site marking for fecal diversions (ileostomy …

WebIt is estimated that 13 000 new ostomy procedures are performed annually in Canada.1, 2 An ostomy operation may be necessary for patients in all stages of life …

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Surgical sexism in Canada: structural bias in reimbursement of …

WebGender bias is prevalent in medicine worldwide, and women experience poorer health than men as a result.1, 2 The disparities in the health outcomes of men and …

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Cancellation of elective surgery: rates, reasons and effect on

WebMethods Cancellation records of all elective surgeries scheduled between June 1, 2012, and Jan. 31, 2016, at a medium-sized, tertiary care, academic centre were …

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Surgical wait list management in Canada during a pandemic: many …

WebThe British Columbia Ministry of Health announced that for the period between Mar. 16 and May 18, 2020, there were 30 298 elective nonurgent operations …

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Research questions, hypotheses and objectives CJS

WebResearch question. Interest in a particular topic usually begins the research process, but it is the familiarity with the subject that helps define an appropriate research …

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Informed consent for surgery: risk discussion and documentation

WebInformed consent for surgery has become a critical component of surgical practice. There are specific legal requirements for what has to be disclosed to patients …

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