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Does a policy that requires adherence to a regular primary care physician improve the actual adherence of patients?

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2021
Background Continuity of care by the same personal physician is a key factor in an effective and efficient health care system. Studies that support the association between high adherence and better outcomes were done in settings where allocation to the ...
A. Golan-Cohen, G. Blumberg, E. Merzon, E. Kitai, Y. Fogelman, A. Shipotovsky, S. Vinker   +6 more
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What capacity exists to provide essential inpatient care to small and sick newborns in a high mortality urban setting? - A cross-sectional study in Nairobi City County, Kenya. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Appropriate demand for, and supply of, high quality essential neonatal care is key to improving newborn survival but evaluating such provision has received limited attention in low- and middle-income countries. Moreover, specific local data are needed to
Georgina A V Murphy, David Gathara, Nancy Abuya, Jacintah Mwachiro, Sam Ochola, Robert Ayisi, Mike English, Health Services that Deliver for Newborns Expert Group   +7 more
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Correction to: COVID-19 pandemic preparation: using simulation for systems-based learning to prepare the largest healthcare workforce and system in Canada

Advances in Simulation, 2021
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Mirette Dubé, Alyshah Kaba, Theresa Cronin, Sue Barnes, Tara Fuselli, Vincent Grant   +5 more
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
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The Alaska Native Tumour Registry: fifty years of cancer surveillance data for Alaska Native people

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
Like other Indigenous Circumpolar populations, Alaska Native (AN) people experience different patterns of cancer than their non-Indigenous counterparts.
Sarah H Nash, Garrett L Zimpelman, Keri N Miller, James H Clark, Carla L Britton   +4 more
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Data Linkage for Optimizing Rectal Cancer Care in Alberta

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction Despite good overall care in Alberta Health Services the local recurrence rates are higher than what is accepted as standard of care for rectal cancer treatment.
Quynh Le, Lorraine Shack, Adam Elwi, Francesca Coutinho, Ryan Rochon, Todd Mcmullen, Donald Buie   +6 more
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COVID-19 pandemic preparation: using simulation for systems-based learning to prepare the largest healthcare workforce and system in Canada

Advances in Simulation, 2020
Healthcare resources have been strained to previously unforeseeable limits as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. This has prompted the emergence of critical just-in-time COVID-19 education, including rapid simulation preparedness, evaluation and ...
Mirette Dubé, Alyshah Kaba, Theresa Cronin, Sue Barnes, Tara Fuselli, Vincent Grant   +5 more
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Increasing the completion rate of the advance directives in primary care setting – a randomized controlled trial

BMC Family Practice, 2021
Background The completion rate of Advance Directives (ADs) has been low. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of two interventions 1) active counseling sessions coupled with passive patient education pamphlets, and 2) patient education pamphlets ...
Cunzhi Xu, Shi Yan, Jade Chee, Emily Pui-Yan Lee, Han Wei Lim, Sarah Woon Ching Lim, Lian Leng Low   +6 more
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Associations between primary care continuity and acute care utilization among adult inpatients

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: Many jurisdictions in Canada are exploring the role of primary health care in mitigating the challenges of increasing and unsustainable reliance on acute care services.
Shelly Vik, Colin Weaver, Ceara Cunningham, Robin Walker, Rob Skrypnek, Richard Lewanczuk, Judy Seidel   +6 more
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Structured communication intervention to reduce anxiety of family members waiting for relatives undergoing surgical procedures

Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 2017
Perioperative nurses recognise that family members experience increased levels of anxiety during the wait for a relative undergoing a surgical procedure.
Kate Kynoch, Linda Crowe, Annie McArdle, Judy Munday, CJ Cabilan, Sonia Hines   +5 more
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