Publications
The work of our scientists, research associates, and staff are often found in the pages of top journals. Each year, our researchers publish over 400 peer-reviewed papers.
Marra C. The effect of weekly short message service communication on patient retention in care in the first year after HIV diagnosis: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (WelTel Retain).
March 5, 2015
Read MoreVan deer Kop ML, Ojakaa DI, Patel A, Thabane L, Kinagwi K, Ekstrom AM, Smillie K, Karanja S, Awiti P, Mills E, Marra C, Kyomuhangi LB, Lester RT. The effect of weekly short message service communication on patient retention in care in the first year after HIV diagnosis: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (WelTel Retain). BMJ Open. 2013 Jun 20;3(6). pii: e003155. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003155. PMID: 23794578
Marra C. Diagnostic strategies incorporating computed tomography angiography for pulmonary embolism: A systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses.
March 5, 2015
Read MoreRaymakers AJ, Mayo J, Marra CA, Fitzgerald M. Diagnostic strategies incorporating computed tomography angiography for pulmonary embolism: A systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses. J Thorac Imaging. 2014 Jul;29(4):209-16. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3182999e41. Epub 2013 Jul 9. PMID: 23846107
Levin A. Cohort profile: Canadian study of prediction of death, dialysis and interim cardiovascular events (CanPREDDICT).
March 5, 2015
Read MoreLevin A, Rigatto C, Brendan B, Madore F, Muirhead N, Holmes D, Clase CM, Tang M, Djurdjev O, CanPREDDICT Investigators. Cohort profile: Canadian study of prediction of death, dialysis and interim cardiovascular events (CanPREDDICT). BMC Nephrol. 2013 Jun 11; 14:121. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-121. PMID: 23758910
Palepu A, Frankish CJ, Krausz M. Housing First improves subjective quality of life among homeless adults with mental illness: 12-month findings from a randomized controlled trial in Vancouver, British Columbia.
March 5, 2015
Read MorePatterson M, Moniruzzaman A, Palepu A, Zabkiewicz D, Frankish CJ, Krausz M, Somers JM. Housing First improves subjective quality of life among homeless adults with mental illness: 12-month findings from a randomized controlled trial in Vancouver, British Columbia. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2013 Aug;48(8):1245-59. doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0719-6. Epub 2013 Jun 9. PMID: 23748928
Koehoorn M. The relationship between age and work injury in British Columbia: Examining differences across time and nature of injury.
March 5, 2015
Read MoreSmith P, Bielecky A, Mustard C, Beaton D, Hogg-Johnson S, Ibrahim S, Koehoorn M, McLeod C, Saunders R, Scott-Marshall H. The relationship between age and work injury in British Columbia: Examining differences across time and nature of injury. J Occup Health. 2013 Jun 28; 55(2):98–107. Epub 2013 Feb 5. PMID: 23385119
Koehoorn M. Recruitment for occupational research: Using injured workers as the point of entry into workplaces.
March 5, 2015
Read MoreKoehoorn M, Trask CM, Teschke K. Recruitment for occupational research: Using injured workers as the point of entry into workplaces. PLoS One. 2013 Jun 27; 8(6):368354. Print 2013. PMID: 23826387
Khan NA, Palepu A. Risk factors, quality of care and prognosis in South Asian, East Asian and white patients with stroke.
March 5, 2015
Read MoreKhan NA, Quan H, Hill MD, Pilote L, McAlister FA, Palepu A, Shah BR, Zhou L, Zhen H, Kapral MK. Risk factors, quality of care and prognosis in South Asian, East Asian and white patients with stroke. BMC Neurol. 2013 Jul 5;13:74. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-74. PMID: 23829874
Humphries KH. Sex differences in clinical outcomes in patients with stable angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease.
March 5, 2015
Read MoreSdelak TL, Lee M, Izadnegahdar M, Merz CN, Gao M, Humphries KH. Sex differences in clinical outcomes in patients with stable angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease. Am Heart J. 2013 Jul; 166(1):38–44. doi: 10.1016/j/ahj.2013.03.015. Epub 2013 Apr 29. PMID: 23816019
Wong H, Grafstein E. Development and validation of a prediction rule for early discharge of low-risk emergency department patients with potential ischemic chest pain.
March 5, 2015
Read MoreScheuermeyer FX, Wong H, Yu E, Boychuk B, Innes G, Grafstein E, Gin K, Christenson J. Development and validation of a prediction rule for early discharge of low-risk emergency department patients with potential ischemic chest pain. CJEM. 2013; 15(0):1–14. PMID: 23816166
Grafstein E. Outcomes of non-acute coronary syndrome patients discharged from the emergency department with troponin positivity.
March 6, 2015
Read MoreBrunner NW, Scheuermeyer FX, Grafstein E, Ramanathan K. Outcomes of non-acute coronary syndrome patients discharged from the emergency department with troponin positivity. CJEM. 2013; 15(0):1–11. PMID: 23816197
Gill J. Quinolone prophylaxis for the prevention of BK virus infection in kidney transplantation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
March 6, 2015
Read MoreHumar A, Gill J, Johnston O, Fergusson D, House AA, Lebel L, Cockfield S, Kim SJ, Zaltzman J, Cantarovich M, Karpinski M, Ramsay T, Knoll GA. Quinolone prophylaxis for the prevention of BK virus infection in kidney transplantation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2013 Jun 21; 14:185. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-185. PMID: 23800312
Dodek PM. Thrombocytopenia in critically ill patients receiving thromboprophylaxis: Frequency, risk factors and outcomes.
March 6, 2015
Read MoreWilliamson DR, Albert M, Heels-Ansdell D, Arnold DM, Lauzier F, Zarychanski R, Crowther M, Warkentin TE, Dodek PM, Cade J, Lesur O, Lim W, Fowler R, Lamontagne F, Langevin S, Freitag A, Muscedere J, Friedrich JO, Geerts W, Burry L, Alhashemi J, Cook D. Thrombocytopenia in critically ill patients receiving thromboprophylaxis: Frequency, risk factors and outcomes. Chest. 2013 Oct;144(4):1207-15. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-0121. Epub 2013 Jun 20. PMID: 23788287