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Characterizing the use of virtual care in primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study

Singer, Alexander; Kosowan, Leanne; LaBine, Lisa; Shenoda, Daniel; Katz, Alan; Abrams, Elissa M.; Halas, Gayle; Wong, Sabrina T.; Talpade, Siddhesh; Kirby, Sarah; Baldwin, Alanna; Francois, Jose (2022-12-10)

Abstract Background In March 2020, Canada implemented restrictions to curb viral transmission of COVID-19, which resulted in abrupt disruptions to conventional (in-person) ...

Teen clinics: missing the mark? Comparing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections rates among enrolled and non-enrolled adolescents

Shaw, Souradet Y; Metge, Colleen; Taylor, Carole; Chartier, Mariette; Charette, Catherine; Lix, Lisa; Santos, Rob; Sarkar, Joykrishna; Nickel, Nathan C; Burland, Elaine; Chateau, Dan; Katz, Alan; Brownell, Marni; Martens, Patricia J (2016-06-21)

Abstract Background In Manitoba, Canada, school-based clinics providing sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents have been implemented to address high rates of ...

How best to structure interdisciplinary primary care teams: the study protocol for a systematic review with narrative framework synthesis

Wranik, W. D; Hayden, Jill A; Price, Sheri; Parker, Robin M; Haydt, Susan M; Edwards, Jeanette M; Suter, Esther; Katz, Alan; Gambold, Liesl L; Levy, Adrian R (2016-10-04)

Abstract Background Western publicly funded health care systems increasingly rely on interdisciplinary teams to support primary care delivery and management of chronic conditions. ...

Admission to hospital for pneumonia and influenza attributable to 2009 pandemic A/H1N1 Influenza in First Nations communities in three provinces of Canada

Green, Michael E; Wong, Sabrina T; Lavoie, Josée G; Kwong, Jeff; MacWilliam, Leonard; Peterson, Sandra; Liu, Guoyuan; Katz, Alan (2013-10-30)

Abstract Background Early reports of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic (pH1N1) indicated that a disproportionate burden of illness fell on First Nations reserve communities. In addition, the ...

Does access to a colorectal cancer screening website and/or a nurse-managed telephone help line provided to patients by their family physician increase fecal occult blood test uptake?: results from a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

Clouston, Kathleen; Katz, Alan; Martens, Patricia J; Sisler, Jeff; Turner, Donna; Lobchuk, Michelle; McClement, Susan; Crow, Gary; the CIHR/CCMB Team in Primary Care Oncology (PCO-NET) (2014-04-16)

Abstract Background Evaluation of the effectiveness of a patient decision aid (nurse-managed telephone support line and/or colorectal cancer screening website), distributed to patients by their ...

Have we left some behind? Trends in socio-economic inequalities in breastfeeding initiation: A population-based epidemiological surveillance study

Nickel, Nathan C; Martens, Patricia J; Chateau, Dan; Brownell, Marni D; Sarkar, Joykrishna; Goh, Chun Yan; Burland, Elaine; Taylor, Carole; Katz, Alan; the PATHS Equity Team (Canadian Public Health Association, 2014)

OBJECTIVES: Breastfeeding is associated with improved health. Surveillance data show that breastfeeding initiation rates have increased; however, limited work has examined trends in socio-economic inequalities in initiation. ...

Can opportunities be enhanced for vaccinating children in home visiting programs? A population-based cohort study

Isaac, Michael R; Chartier, Mariette; Brownell, Marni; Chateau, Dan; Nickel, Nathan C; Martens, Patricia; Katz, Alan; Sarkar, Joykrishna; Hu, Milton; Burland, Elaine; Goh, ChunYan; Taylor, Carole (2015-07-07)

Abstract Background Home visiting programs focused on improving early childhood environments are commonplace in North America. A goal of many of these programs is to improve ...

Do primary care physicians coordinate ambulatory care for chronic disease patients in Canada?

Katz, Alan; Martens, Patricia; Chateau, Dan; Bogdanovic, Bodgan; Koseva, Ina (2014-08-30)

Abstract Background Adults with chronic disease are the most frequent users of the primary healthcare system. In Manitoba, patients are allowed to seek ambulatory (outpatient) care from the ...

Does a pay-for-performance program for primary care physicians alleviate health inequity in childhood vaccination rates?

Katz, Alan; Enns, Jennifer E; Chateau, Dan; Lix, Lisa; Jutte, Doug; Edwards, Jeanette; Brownell, Marni; Metge, Colleen; Nickel, Nathan; Taylor, Carole; Burland, Elaine (2015-11-30)

Abstract Introduction Childhood vaccination rates in Manitoba populations with low socioeconomic status (SES) fall significantly below the provincial average. This study ...

Data Resource Profile: Pathways to Health and Social Equity for Children (PATHS Equity for Children)

Nickel, Nathan C; Chateau, Dan G; Martens, Patricia J; Brownell, Marni D; Katz, Alan; Burland, Elaine MJ; Walld, Randy; Hu, Mingming; Taylor, Carole R; Sarkar, Joykrishna; Goh, Chun Yan; the PATHS Equity Team (Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association, 2014)

The PATHS Data Resource is a unique database comprising data that follow individuals from the prenatal period to adulthood. The PATHS Resource was developed for conducting longitudinal epidemiological research into child ...