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This database provides one-page summaries of studies included in a systematic review of Canadian interventions to optimize medication prescribing and use in primary care that was conducted in 2009.
Effects of a Distance Learning Program on Physicians’ Opioid- and Benzodiazepine-Prescribing Skills Effect of Periodic Letters on Evidence-Based Drug Therapy on Prescribing Behaviour: A Randomized Trial A Randomized Trial of the Effectiveness of On-Demand versus Computer-Triggered Drug Decision Support in Primary Care Effect of Feedback Letters to Physicians and Pharmacists on the Appropriate Use of Medication in the Treatment of Asthma Impact of Opinion Leader-Endorsed Evidence Summaries on the Quality of Prescribing for Patients with Cardiovascular disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial Impact of a General Practitioner Educational Intervention on Osteoarthritis Treatment in an Elderly Population Better Prescribing Project: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Case-Based Educational Models and Personal Prescribing Feedback on Prescribing for Hypertension in Primary Care Controlled Trial of a Multifaceted Intervention for Improving Quality of Care for Rural Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Drug Treatment of Stable Angina Pectoris and Mass Dissemination of Therapeutic Guidelines: A Randomized Controlled Trial The Medical Office of the 21st Century (MOXXI): Effectiveness of Computerized Decision-Making Support (CDS) in Reducing Inappropriate Prescribing in Primary Care Community Pharmacist Outreach Program Directed at Physicians Treating Congestive Heart Failure The BC Community Pharmacy Asthma Study: A Study of Clinical, Economic and Holistic Outcomes influenced by an Asthma Care Protocol Provided by Specially Trained Community Pharmacists in British Columbia A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Pharmacist Consultation Program for Family Physicians and Their Elderly Patients Educating Physicians to Reduce Benzodiazepine Use by Elderly Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial Efficacy of a Clinical Medication Review on the Number of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions Prescribed for Community-Dwelling Elderly People A Randomized Trial Comparing Peak Expiratory Flow and Symptom Self-Management Plans for Patients with Asthma Attending a Primary Care Clinic A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Treatment of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women with Wrist Fractures: A Cluster Randomized Trial Can an Educational Program Optimize PDE5i Therapy? A Study of Canadian Primary Care Practices Surveillance and Treatment of Dyslipidemia in the Post-Infarct Patient: Can a Nurse-Led Management Approach Make a Difference Implementation of a Self-Administered Questionnaire to Identify Patients at Risk for Medication-Related Problems in a Family Health Center Impact of a Patient Decision Aid on Care Among Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Cluster Randomized Trial A Randomized Trial of Patient Self-Managed versus Physician-Managed Oral Anticoagulation Pharmacist Intervention Program for Control of Hypertension A Randomized Trial of a Specific Adherence Enhancement Program in Sertraline-Treated Adults with Major Depressive Disorder in a Primary Care Setting Effectiveness of an Education Strategy to Improve Family Physicians’ Detection and Management of Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial A Pharmacist Consultation Service in Community-Based Family Practices: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Seniors A Controlled Trial To Increase Detection and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Older Patients with a Wrist Fracture Active Communication of a Pharmacy Discharge Plan for Patients with Respiratory Diseases: A Pilot Study Intervention and Education in Diabetes: A Pilot Project Comparing Usual Care with Pharmacist-Directed Collaborative Primary Care Pharmaceutical Care Research and Education Project: Patient Outcomes Community Pharmacist-Initiated Screening Program for Osteoporosis: Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Community Pharmacy Reimbursement Model for Cognitive Services: Experiment and Survey Improving Asthma Control in the Rural Setting: The BREATHE (Better Respiratory Education and Asthma Treatment in Hinton and Edson) Study A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Impact of Pharmacists as Certified Diabetes Educators on the Clinical and Humanistic Outcomes of People with Diabetes Pharmacist Intervention in Risk Reduction Study in High-Risk Cardiac Patients: The Effect of 2 Methods of Pharmacist Training A Randomized Trial of the Effect of Community Pharmacist and Nurse Care on Improving Blood Pressure Management in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus A Randomized Controlled Trial of Pharmacotherapy Specialist Team Consultation Integrated into Primary Care Practice Settings Versus Specialty Service Provided in a Hospital Outpatient Clinic Clinical and Economic Consequences of a Reimbursement Restriction of Nebulised Respiratory Therapy in Adults: Direct Comparison of Randomised and Observational Evaluations The Impact of a Multidisciplinary Information Technology Supported Program on Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care The Patient Outreach Project: Community Pharmacy-Based Assessment of Patient Therapy Sleep and Anxiety Management Project Project Direct: Pilot Study of a Collaborative Intervention for Depressed Seniors Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Patients with Recent Wrist Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Training and Communication-Network Nephrology Program for Community Pharmacists Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of a Pharmacotherapy Consultative Service for Providers and Clients of In-Home Health Care Patient Knowledge of Coronary Risk Profile Improves the Effectiveness of Dyslipidemia Therapy. The Check-Up Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Impact of a Pharmaceutical Care Model for Non-Institutionalized Elderly: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Impact of a Health Education Intervention in Overactive Bladder Patients The Medication Use Study: A Large-Scale Controlled Evaluation of the Effects of the Vital Interests Program on Adherence to Medication Regimens A Randomized Trial of the Effect of Community Pharmacist Intervention on Cholesterol Risk: The Study of Cardiovascular Risk Intervention by Pharmacists (SCRIP) The Enhancing Secondary Prevention in Coronary Artery Disease Trial Community-Based Intervention to Optimize Falls Risk Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial Pharmacist and Physician Collaborative Prescribing: For Medication Renewals within a Primary Health CentreThis provides information on some of the concepts and literature that shaped the development of program learning and activities.
The path to personalized medicine Perspectives of clinician and biomedical scientists on interdisiplinary health research Can scientists and policy makers work together? Training for interdisciplinary health research: Defining the required competencies Interdisciplinary researching: Exploring the opportunities and risks of working together Defining interdisiplinary research: Conclusions from a critical review of the literature It's all about relationships: A qualitative study of health researchers' perspectives of conducting interdisciplinary health research CHSRF - MythbustersThis provides a list of recent studies conducted by program mentors.
GPs’ approach to insulin prescribing in older patients: a qualitative study. Br J Gen Pract, 2008; 58(553):569-75. A meta-analysis of the effect of antibody therapy for the prevention of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009; 9: 106. New screens and targets in antibacterial drug discovery. 2009. Current Opinion in Microbiology 2009; 12:497–504. Economic evaluation of drug-eluting stents compared to bare metal stents using a large prospective study in Ontario. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2009; 25(2):196-207. Individualized electronic decision support and reminders to improve diabetes care in the community: COMPETE II randomized trial. CMAJ 2009;18(1-2):37-44. Nurses’ perceptions of providing palliative care for long-term care residents with dementia. Journal of Palliative Care 2007; 23(3): 24-35. Exploring patient demographic and clinical characteristics associated with lipid-lowering pharmacotherapy use in primary care. Clin Invest Med 2007;30(2)E63-E69. Development of Canadian Safety Indicators for Medication Use. Healthcare Quarterly. 2008; 11:47-53. Systematic review of economic evaluations of Alzheimer’s disease medications. Expert Rev Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Res. 2008;8(3):273-289. Relation between fractures and mortality: results from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal 2009:181(5):265-71. Handling uncertainty in economic evaluations of patient level data: a review of the use of Bayesian methods to inform health technology assessments. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2009; 25(4):546-54. Effectiveness of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine for treating dementia: evidence review for a clinical practice guideline. Annals of Internal Medicine 2008;148(5):379-97. Information literacy in an inquiry course for first-year science undergraduates: a simplified 3C approach.Advances in physiology education 2007; 31(2):176-9. Effect of zoledronic acid on the doxycycline-induced decrease in tumour burden in a bone metastasis model of human breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer 2007;96(10):1526-1531. A review of the cost of cardiovascular disease. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2009;25(6):e195-202. Comparison of Bayesian and classical methods in the analysis of cluster randomized controlled trials with a binary outcome: The Community Hypertension Assessment Trial (CHAT). BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009;9:37. Consent for use of personal information for health research: do people with potentially stigmatizing health conditions and the general public differ in their opinions? BMC Medical Ethics 2009;10:10. Integrating Family Medicine and Pharmacy to Advance Primary Care Therapeutics. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2008; 83(6):913-917. Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP): a community cluster-randomized trial among elderly Canadians. Prev Med. 2008;46(6):537-44.This provides a list of studies conducted by program trainees.
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