Projects 1999

  1. Use of Herbal, Natural and Alternative Medicines Among Seniors. Levine M (PI), Gaebel K, Macleod S, Brazil K, Kruger P, Papaioannou A, Sebaldt R, Sellors J, Sellors C, Lohfeld L.
  2. Food Assisted TB Control Project in Haiti. Levine M (PI), MacLeod S, Smieja M, Tshibwabwa E, Neufeld V.
  3. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Anti-Chlamydial Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. Loeb M, Molly DW, Mahony J, Chernesky M, Smieja M, Tuttle I, Goldsmith CH. The Physician's Services Incorporated Foundation. April 1999
  4. A Toolkit for Easy Implementation of Best Evidence in Primary Care: Type ll Diabetes . Ontario Program for Optimal Therapy. (Dr. M. Evans, Dr. A. Holbrook)
  5. Canadian Economic Evaluation of SEGARD in ICU patients with Confirmed Severe Sepsis Investigators: O'Brien B. Goeree R. Blackhouse G. Sponsor: Knoll U.S. 1999
  6. Chlymdia Pneumoniae Infection and Dementia: A Pilot Study. Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation Research Development Fund. Loeb M, Smieja M, Molloy DW, Mahony J, Goldsmith CH, Chernesky M. April 1999
  7. Development of a Detailed Action Plan on Prescribing . Health Canada. Dolovich L, Holbrook A, Levine M, MacLeod S, Willison D, Graham I.
  8. Do Drug Plans Matter? Effects of Drug Plan Eligibility on Drug Utilization Among the Elderly, Social Assistance Recipients and the General Population. Grootendorst PV, Levine MAH. Health Transitions Fund [project NA227]. 1999

We assess the impact of inter-provincial variations in the generosity of public drug programs for seniors, social assistance recipients and the general population on prescription drug use, use of over the counter drugs, and physician services using longitudinal data from the Statistics Canada National Population Health Surveys.

  1. Economic Evaluation of Alternative Omeprazole Treatment Strategies in the Management of Reflux Disease Investigators: O'Brien B,(PI), Goeree R, Watson J. Sponsor: Astra Canada. 1999
  2. Evaluating the Appropriateness of Prescribing. Validation of a Programmable Tool (APEQ) . Ontario Program for Optimal Therapy. Holbrook A, Goldsmith C.
  3. Health Utitlities Index and Resource Utilization Instrument: A Pilot Study. Thoma A, Veltri K, Haines AT, Goldsmith CH, O'Brien BJ. Surgical Education Foundation Grant. June 1999
  4. Privacy, Confidentiality and Security re: secondary use of health information . Tri-Council Workshop/Networking Program, MRC. (Dr. D. Willison, Dr. A. Holbrook)
  5. Seniors Medication Assessment Research Trial (SMART) Sellors J (PI), Dolovich L, Gafni A, Karzorowski J, Poston J, Sellors C, Willan A, Woodward C. August 1999 (download article in PDF format)
  6. The Canadian Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Coalition: A National Programme to Facilitiate Studies into the Causes and Treatment of cardiac Arrhythmia Investigators: Sheldon R, Cardinal R, Connolly S, Natel S,(PIs); Giles W, Klein G, Roy D, Kerr C, Roberts R, Wyse G, Frasure-Smith N, O'Brien B, Dorian P. Sponsor: Medical Research Council (MRC) / Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) 1999
  7. The Evaluation of Continuity of Care at the Group Health Centre. H.Lee (PI), Ciliska D, Dolovich L, Gafni A, Birch S, Hunt D. June 1999
  8. The Impact of Reference-based Pricing of ACE Inhibitors and Calcium Channel Blockers on the Issue of Prescription Drugs, Hospital and Physicians' Services in British Columbia Investigators: Grootendorst P. (PI), Dolovich L, Holbrook AM, Levy A, O'Brien BJ Sponsor: Health Transitions Fund (project NA222) 1999
 
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