Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Being Aquifex aeolicus: Untangling a Hyperthermophile's Checkered Past
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The International Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Collaboration Cohort (ICCC) study: rationale, design and description of study cohorts and patients
(2012-05)OBJECTIVE: To improve the understanding of the determinants of prognosis and accurate risk stratification in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). DESIGN: Multicentre collaboration of prospective cohorts. SETTING: 6 cohorts ... -
Willingness to volunteer during an influenza pandemic: perspectives from students and staff at a large Canadian university
(2008-03)BACKGROUND: A future influenza pandemic will require greater demand on numerous essential services and a reduced capacity to meet that demand. Recruitment of volunteers is an important issue for pre-pandemic planning. ... -
Statins and outcomes in patients admitted to hospital with community acquired pneumonia: population based prospective cohort study
(2006-11)OBJECTIVES: To determine whether statins reduce mortality or need for admission to intensive care in patients admitted to hospital with community acquired pneumonia; and to assess whether previously reported improvements ... -
Use of intravenous antibiotics for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department
(2005-03)STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent of intravenous (IV) antibiotic use for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in emergency departments, the practice patterns in seven emergency departments serving the adult residents ... -
Echinococcal disease in Alberta, Canada: more than a calcified opacity
(2005-05)BACKGROUND: Most cases of echinococcal disease (ED) acquired in Canada are thought to be due to the sylvatic form of Echinococcus granulosus, which may be more benign than ED due to either Echinococcus multilocularis or ... -
A Delphi study to identify indicators of poorly managed pain for pediatric postoperative and procedural pain
(2013-09)BACKGROUND: Adverse health care events are injuries occurring as a result of patient care. Significant acute pain is often caused by medical and surgical procedures in children, and it has been argued that undermanaged ... -
Pharmacological management of chronic neuropathic pain - consensus statement and guidelines from the Canadian Pain Society
(2007-Sprin)Neuropathic pain (NeP), generated by disorders of the peripheral and central nervous system, can be particularly severe and disabling. Prevalence estimates indicate that 2% to 3% of the population in the developed world ... -
Drugs for chronic pain in children: a commentary on clinical practice and the absence of evidence
(2013-01)Pediatric chronic pain is widespread, under-recognized and undertreated. Best management usually involves a multimodal approach coordinated by a multidisciplinary team. The present commentary specifically discusses common ... -
Cultural influences on the assessment of children's pain
(2009-01)Culture is commonly regarded as a factor in pain behaviour and experience, but the meaning of the term is often unclear. There is little evidence that pain perception is modified by cultural or ethnic factors, but pain ... -
Living with difference: Exploring the social self of adolescents with chronic pain
(2013-12)BACKGROUND: Chronic pain negatively affects an adolescent's life; however, little is known about the social impact of chronic pain for adolescents. More is known about the general peer relationships of adolescents with ... -
What are Canadian Medical Students Learning about Health Informatics
(2011)Objective: To perform an environmental scan of health informatics teaching practices in Canadian medical schools as part of a quality improvement initiative at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine. Methodology: We ... -
Ontology Engineering to Model Clinical Pathways: Towards the Computerization and Execution of Clinical Pathways
(IEEE, 2007)Clinical pathways translate evidence-based recommendations into locally practicable, process-specific algorithms that reduce practice variations and optimize quality of care. Our objective was to abstract practice-oriented ... -
Data Analysis of Pharmacy Rejection Claims for a Reimbursement Solutions Provider
(2014-01-10)The scope of the internship revolved around the flow and use of information stored in the database of a pharmacy reimbursement solutions provider, STI Technologies Limited. This organization, based in Halifax, started out ... -
Improving Data Flow for Better EMR Quality at KAMC: Activation of the Electronic Code Unit System (ECUS) in EMR
(2013-12-16)This internship explains the process of introducing a new system called Electronic Code Unit System (ECUS) into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) at King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC). The purposes of introducing this system ... -
Change Management in Emergency Department: Implementation of Mobile Communication Device at the IWK Health Centre Halifax – Streamlining Emergency Care Using Technology Project
(2013-12-12)This report is required for the completion of the Masters in Health Informatics Degree program at Dalhousie University. It discusses an internship undertaken at the Izzak Walton Killam Health Centre (IWK) in Halifax. The ... -
Analysis and Implementation of Barcode Tracking System
(2013-12-11)Health data is an essential part of health information management because it constitutes the building blocks of information. Once data is analyzed and processed appropriately, meaningful and valuable information can be ...