Publications

 

In Progress…

  1. Samuels, C. et al. The influence of sleep quality and burnout on career intentions of family physicians. (manuscript submitted). 

Published

  1. Soos B, Garies S, Cornect-Benoit A, et al. Documenting cannabis use in primary care: a descriptive cross-sectional study using electronic medical record data in Alberta, Canada. BMC Res Notes. 2023;16(9). DOI

  2. Marasinghe DH, Butalia S, Garies S, et al. Low use of guideline-recommended cardiorenal protective antihyperglycemic agents in primary care: a cross-sectional study of adults with type 2 diabetes. Can. J. Diabetes. 2022;46(5):p487-94

  3. Miyagishima R, Hopper T, Hodgetts B, et al. Development of a case definition for hearing loss in community-based older adults: a cross-sectional validation study. CMAJ Open. 2021;9(3):E796-E801

  4. Cave A, Pham A, Lindeman C, et al. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a risk factor in primary care: a Canadian retrospective cohort study. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2021;31(37): DOI

  5. Garies S, McBrien K, Quan H, et al. A data quality assessment to inform hypertension surveillance using primary care electronic medical record data from Alberta, Canada. BMC Public Health. 2021;21(264): DOI

  6. Pham AN, Voaklander D, Wagg A, Drummond N. Epidemiology of dementia onset captured in Canadian primary care electronic medical records. Fam Pract. 2021;cmab056: DOI

  7. McAlister FA, Lethebe BC, Leung AA, Padwal RS, Williamson T. Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability is common in primary care patients: Retrospective cohort study of 221,803 adults. PloD One. 2021;16(4):e0248362.

  8. Garies S, Cummings M, Quan H, et al. Methods to improve the quality of smoking records in a primary care EMR database: exploring multiple imputation and pattern-matching algorithms. BMC Medical Inform Decis Mak. 2020;20(56):DOI

  9. Williamson PT, Aponte-Hao S, Mele B, et al. Developing and validating a primary care EMR-based frailty definition using machine learning. Int J Popul Data Sci. 2020;5(1):1344

  10. Cave AJ, Soos B, Gillies C, et al. Validating a case definition for adult asthma in primary care electronic medical records. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2020;30(1):1-4

  11. Miyagishima R, Drummond N, Carroll L, et al. Validation of a case definition for speech and language disorders: In community-dwelling older adults in Alberta. Can Fam Physician. 2020;66(3):e107-14

  12. Garies S, Youngson E, Soos B, et al. Primary care EMR and administrative data linkage in Alberta, Canada: describing the suitability for hypertension surveillance. BMJ Health Care Inform. 2020;27(3):e100161

  13. Ross S, Fast H, Garies S, et al. Pelvic floor disorders in women who consult primary care clinics: development and validation of case definitions using primary care electronic medical records. CMAJ Open. 2020;8(2):E414-19

  14. Bello AK, Ronksley PE, Tangri N, et al. Prevalence and demographics of CKD in Canadian primary care practices: a cross-sectional study. Kidney Int Rep. 2019;4(4):561-70

  15. Bello AK, Ronksley PE, Tangri N, et al. Quality of chronic kidney disease management in Canadian primary care. JAMA Network Open. 2019;2(9):e1910704-e1910704

  16. Harasemiw O, Drummond N, Singer A, et al. Integrating risk-based care for patients with chronic kidney disease in the community: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2019;6:2054358119841611

  17. Lethebe BC, Williamson T, Garies S, et al. Developing a case definition for type 1 diabetes mellitus in a primary care electronic medical record database: an exploratory study. CMAJ Open. 2019;7(2):E246

  18. Drummond N, McCleary L, Freiheit E, et al. Antidepressant and antipsychotic prescribing in primary care for people with dementia. Can Fam Physician. 2018;64(11):e488-97

  19. Reyes RR, Parker G, Garies S, et al. Team-based comanagement of diabetes in rural primary care. Can Fam Physician. 2018;64(8):e346-53

  20. Bello AK, Ronksley PE, Tangri N, et al. A national surveillance project on chronic kidney disease management in Canadian primary care: a study protocol. BMJ Open. 2017;7(8):e016267

  21. Garies S, Birtwhistle R, Drummond N, Queenan J, Williamson T. Data resource profile: national electronic medical record data from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN). Int J Epidemiol. 2017;46(4):1091-2f

  22. Williamson T, Miyagishima RC, Derochie JD, Drummond N. Manual review of electronic medical records as a reference standard for case definition development: a validation study. CMAJ Open. 2017;5(4):E830

  23. Cave AJ, Davey C, Ahmadi E, et al. Development of a validated algorithm for the diagnosis of paediatric asthma in electronic medical records. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2016;26(1):1-4

  24. Cave AJ, Sharpe H, Anselmo M, et al. Primary Care Pathway for Childhood Asthma: protocol for a randomized cluster-controlled trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2016;5(1):e37

  25. Drummond N, Birtwhistle R, Williamson T, Khan S, Garies S, Molnar F. Prevalence and management of dementia in primary care practices with electronic medical records: a report from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network. CMAJ Open. 2016;4(2):E177

  26. Queenan JA, Williamson T, Khan S, et al. Representativeness of patients and providers in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network: a cross-sectional study. CMAJ Open. 2016;4(1):E28

  27. Sargent R, Brocklebank C, Tam-Tham H, et al. Advantages of a warfarin protocol for long-term care pharmacists: a retrospective cohort study. Can Geriatr J. 2016;19(2):40

  28. Garies S, Irving A, Williamson T, Drummond N. Using EMR data to evaluate a physician-developed lifestyle plan for obese patients in primary care. Can Fam Physician. 2015;61(5):e225-31

  29. Greiver M, Drummond N, Birtwhistle R, Queenan J, Lambert-Lanning A, Jackson D. Using EMRs to fuel quality improvement. Can Fam Physician. 2015;61(1):92-92

  30. Quail P, Ahmed S, Shaw M, Parry S, Hofmeister M, Drummond N. Effectiveness of a health care aide educational intervention to improve recognition of urinary tract infection and nursing home acquired pneumonia symptoms in Long-Term Care Facilities: A pre-post intervention trial. JNHR. 2015;1:55-61

  31. Williamson T, Green ME, Birtwhistle R, et al. Validating the 8 CPCSSN case definitions for chronic disease surveillance in a primary care database of electronic health records. Ann Fam Med. 2014;12(4):367-72

  32. Garies S, Jackson D, Aliarzadeh B, Keshavjee K, Martin K, Williamson T. Improving usability of smoking data in EMR systems. Can Fam Physician. 2013;59(1):108-108

  33. Elumir-Tanner L, Doraty M. Management of Papanicolaou test results that lack endocervical cells. CMAJ. 2011;183(5):563-8

  34. Kotecha JA, Manca D, Lambert-Lanning A, et al. Ethics and privacy issues of a practice-based surveillance system: Need for a national-level institutional research ethics board and consent standards. Can Fam Physician. 2011;57(10):1165-73

 

Presentations

 

2022

Marasinghe DH, Helmer-Smith M, Wong S, Theal R, Sharior F, Barber D, Kosowan L, Robitaille A. Understanding the symbiotic nature of people living with dementia and their care partners to direct dementia care management. Poster presentation. 50th NAPCRG Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA. November 2022.

Theal R, Marasinghe DH, Helmer-Smith M, Sharior F, Wong S, Barber D, Kosowan L. Lessons learned in establishing a pan-Canadian surveillance system for people living with dementia and their caregivers. Poster presentation. 50th NAPCRG Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA. November 2022.

2021

Marasinghe DH, Butalia S, Garies S, Drummond N, Kim J, Senior P. Mind the gap: low use of guideline recommended cardiorenal protective antihyperglycemics in primary care. Virtual poster presentation. Diabetes Canada/CSEM Professional Conference. November 2021.

Garies S, Ng P, Dickinson J, McDonald T, Eastwood C, Southern D, O’Beirne M, McBrien K, Drummond N, Quan H, Williamson T. Updating the disease classification system used in Canadian primary care settings. Electronic poster presentation. Virtually CAHSPR. May 2021.

Garies S, Cummings M, Marasinghe DH, Queenan J. Methods for defining a patient denominator in the national Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) database: recommendations for best practices. Virtual poster presentation. Family Medicine Summit, Alberta, Canada. March 2021.

Taylor M, Garies S, Drummond N, Cummings M, Soos B, Weaver C, Aponte-Hao S, Miyagishima R, Pham A, Williamson T. Improving the quality of prescription information in primary care EMR data using a machine learning approach. Virtual poster presentation. Family Medicine Summit, Alberta, Canada. March 2021.

Garies S, Marasinghe DH, Barrick K, Aghajafari F, Quan H, Williamson T. Validating primary care EMR data for Osteoarthritis. Virtual poster presentation. Family Medicine Summit, Alberta, Canada. March 2021.

Williamson T, Garies S, Taylor M. Machine Learning Applied to Primary Care EMR Data for Classification. Oral Presentation in a Webinar Series. The Future is Now: Artificial Intelligence in Family Medicine. February 2021.

2019

Cave A, Soos B, Stavila N, Williamson T, Garies S, Drummond N. Launching an education intervention to increase awareness of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) among primary care physicians in Southern Alberta. Poster presentation. European Respiratory Society Congress, Madrid, Spain. September 2019.

2018

Soos B, Lindeman C, Pham A, O'Bierne M, Noseworthy T, Bernhart J, Gersbach B, Gersbach G, Scharrer J, Scoular R J, Boykott E, Geldart G, Manell L, Scott S, Tweddell K, Drummond N. Incorporating patient and community member input in project review process. Poster presentation. SPOR Summer Institute, Calgary, AB. May 14-16, 2018. 

Johnston I, Miles B, Perez G, Soos B, Drummond N. Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Primary Care - Applying the CCS Lipid Guidelines Using National EMR Data. Poster presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly, Banff, AB. March 2-3, 2018. 

Pham A, Soos B, Lindeman C, et al. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Incidence of Dementia in Southern Alberta Primary Care Settings. Poster presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly, Banff, AB. March 2-3, 2018.

2017

Pham A, Soos B, Lindeman C, Voaklander D, Drummond N. Risk Factors for Dementia in Primary Care Settings. Poster presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly, Banff, AB. March 2017, Family Medicine Forum, Montreal, QC. November 2017 & North American Primary Care Research Group, Montreal, QC. November 2017. 

2016

Pham A, Soos B, Lindeman C, Voaklander D, Drummond N. Risk Factors for Dementia in Primary Care Settings. Poster presentation. INSIGHTS, Edmonton, AB. September, 2016 & International Forum on Public Health Education, Edmonton, AB. November, 2016. 

Cave A, Davey C, Garies S, Ahmadi E, Rodriguez SF, Bajestani SMRK, Drummond N. Development of a Validated Algorithm for Diagnosis of Asthma in Electronic Medical Records. Paper presentation. 8th International Primary Care Respiratory Group World Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands. May 25-28, 2016.

Garies S, Shaw M, Drummond N, Williamson T. Is Body Mass Index Preferentially Recorded in Primary Care Patients with Specific Demographic and Clinical Indicators? Poster presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly (Alberta College of Family Physicians), Banff, AB. Mar 4-5, 2016.

2014

Jackson D, Drummond N, Fast H, Garies S, Ross S. An Electronic Tool for Developing Case Definitions in Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) EMR Data. Oral presentation. North American Primary Care Research Group, New York, NY. Nov 21-25, 2014.

Drummond N, Garies S, Manca D, Green L, Barber T, Rowe B. Community-Based Primary Care Research Infrastructure in Alberta. Oral presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly (Alberta College of Family Physicians), Banff, AB. Feb 27-Mar 1, 2014.

2013

Sargent R, Brocklebank C, Williamson T, Tam-Tham H, Quail P, Turner D, Drummond N. Assuring the Quality of Pharmacist-Managed Warfarin Dosing in Long-Term Care. Poster presentation. Department of Family Medicine Research Day (University of Alberta), Edmonton, AB. Jun 7, 2013.

Drummond N, Tam-Tham H, Thompson C. The Southern Alberta Primary Care Research Network: A Research Initiative by Primary Care Practitioners for Primary Care Practitioners. Poster presentation. Campus Alberta Health Outcomes and Public Health Forum. Edmonton, AB. Apr 23, 2013.

Garis S, Jackson D, Drummond N. Using Electronic Medical Record Data from Primary Care Settings: A New Data Source for Chronic Disease Surveillance and Research. Poster presentation. Campus Alberta Health Outcomes and Public Health Forum. Edmonton, AB. Apr 23, 2013.

Green L, Drummond N, Manca D. Building an Interdisciplinary, Practice-Based Primary Care Research Network in Alberta. Poster presentation. Campus Alberta Health Outcomes and Public Health Forum. Edmonton, AB. Apr 23, 2013.

Jackson D, Garies S, Neufeld K, Aghoram R, Drummond N. Developing a Method for Cleaning and Classifying Smoking Data in Primary Care Electronic Medical Records. Poster presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly (Alberta College of Family Physicians). Banff, AB. Feb 28-Mar 2, 2013.

Sargent R, Brocklebank C, Williamson T, Tam-Tham H, Quail P, Turner D, Drummond N. Assuring the Quality of Pharmacist-Managed Warfarin Dosing in Long-Term Care. Oral presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly (Alberta College of Family Physicians), Banff, AB. Feb 28-Mar 2, 2013.

Sargent R, Brocklebank C, Williamson T, Tam-Tham H, Quail P, Turner D, Drummond N. Assuring the Quality of Pharmacist-Managed Warfarin Dosing in Long-Term Care. Poster presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly (Alberta College of Family Physicians), Banff, AB. Feb 28-Mar 2, 2013.

Smith P, Samuels C, Cave A, Thompson C, Drummond N.The Influence of Sleep Quality and Burnout on the Career Intentions of Family Physicians. Poster presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly (Alberta College of Family Physicians), Banff, AB. Feb 28-Mar 2, 2013.

Wedel R, Gelber T, Wilde M, Popson-Esau L, Thompson C, Drummond N. The Better Living Programme – Improving Cancer Care in Rural Settings. Poster presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly (Alberta College of Family Physicians), Banff, AB. Feb 28-Mar 2, 2013.

2012

Aghoram R Garies S, Neufeld K, Jackson D, Drummond N. Antidepressant Prescriptions for Older Individuals with Depression in Primary Care. Poster presentation. North American Primary Care Research Group. New Orleans, LA. Dec 1-5, 2012.

Garies S, Neufeld K, Aghoram R, Jackson D, Drummond N. Documenting Smoking Status in Primary Care Electronic Medical Records. Poster presentation. North American Primary Care Research Group. New Orleans, LA. Dec 1-5, 2012.

Jackson D, Garies S, Neufeld K, Aghoram R, Drummond N. Developing a method for cleaning and classifying smoking data in primary care electronic medical records. Poster presentation, North American Primary Care Research Group. New Orleans, LA. Dec 1-5, 2012.

Aghoram R, Jackson D, Molnar F, Postuma RB, Jette N, Birtwhistle R, Williamson T, Lambert-Lanning A, Grava-Grubins I. Optimizing Case Identification in Electronic Medical Records Database. Oral presentation. Family Medicine Forum (College of Family Physicians of Canada). Toronto, ON. Nov 14-17, 2012.

Garies S, Aghoram R, Jackson D, Drummond N. Description of elderly patients with depression in primary care settings in southern Alberta. Oral presentation, Family Medicine Forum (College of Family Physicians of Canada). Toronto, Canada. Nov 14-17, 2012.

Sargent R, Brocklebank C, Williamson T, Tam H, Quail P, Turner D, Drummond, N. Pharmacist-Managed Warfarin Protocol in Long-Term Care. Poster presentation. Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA. Nov, 2012.

Quail P, Mutikani J, Miller B, Nygard L, Hofmeister M, Doraty M, Ahmad S, Drummond N. Identifying Urinary Tract Infections and Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia in Long Term Care: An Educational Intervention. Oral presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly (Alberta College of Family Physicians). Banff, AB. Feb 23, 2012.

2011

Kadhim-Saleh A, Hunter D, Drummond N, Birthwhistle R, Green M, Williamson T.  A Validation Study of Computer-Based Diagnostic Algorithms for Chronic Disease Surveillance. Poster presentation. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG). Banff, AB. Nov 12-16, 2011.

Boffa J, Drummond N, Marshall D, Todd S, Jackson D, Forst B, Manca D. Application of EMR Data from Primary Care Networks in Modelling Resource Use for Osteoarthritis Patients in Alberta. Poster presentation. Family Medicine Forum (College of Family Physicians of Canada). Montreal, AB. Nov 3-5, 2011.

Boffa J, Irving AM, Williamson T, Jackson D, Gringas S, Drummond N. Weight Change Amongst Obese Patients on a Physician-Developed Diet Plan in Southern Alberta. Poster presentation. Family Medicine Forum (College of Family Physicians of Canada). Montreal, QC. Nov 3-5, 2011.

Montgomery L, Labrie N, Fralick J, Williamson T, Doraty M, Tam H, Linton D, Drummond N. Nabilone for the Treatment of Chronic Pain.  On behalf of the Southern Alberta Primary Care Research Network, Department of Family Medicine, UofC.  Poster presentation. Family Medicine Forum. Montreal, QC. Nov 3-5, 2011.

Quail P, Mutikani J, Miller B, Nygard L, Hofmeister M, Doraty M, Ahmad S, Drummond N. Identifying Urinary Tract Infections and Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia in Long Term Care: An Educational Intervention. Poster presentation. Family Medicine Forum, Montreal, QC, Nov 3-5, 2011.

Sargent R, Brocklebank C, Quail P, Turner D, Dharma-Wardene M, Williamson T, Doraty M, Tam H, Linton D, Drummond N. On Behalf of the Southern Alberta Primary Care Research Network, Dept of Family Medicine, UoC. Poster to be presented at Family Medicine Forum. Montreal, QC, Nov 3-5, 2011.

Seigel K, Babinec P, Bucholtz L, Williamson T, Hignell D, Doraty M, Drummond N.  Patient Centered Care Plans: The Effect of Multi-Disciplinary Involvement on Health Outcomes in Primary Care.  On behalf of the Southern Alberta Primary Care Research Network, Department of Family Medicine, UoC.  Poster presentation. Family Medicine Forum. Montreal, QC. Nov 3-5, 2011. 

Sargent R, Brocklebank C, Quail P, Turner D, Dharma-Wardenem M, Williamson T, Doraty M, Tam H, Linton D, Drummond N.  On behalf of the Southern Alberta Primary Care Research Network, Dept of Family Medicine, UoC.  Poster presented at Accelerating Primary Care Conference. Edmonton, Oct 2-4, 2011. 

Seigel K, Babinec P, Bucholtz L, Williamson T, Hignell D, Doraty M, Drummond N.  Patient Centered Care Plans: The Effect of Multi-Disciplinary Involvement on Health Outcomes in Primary Care.  On behalf of the Southern Alberta Primary Care Research Network, Department of Family Medicine, UofC.  Poster presentation. Accelerating Primary Care conference, Edmonton, AB. Oct 2-4, 2011. 

Montgomery L, Labrie N, Fralick J, Williamson T, Doraty M, Tam H, Linton D, Drummond N. Nabilone for the Treatment of Chronic Pain.  On behalf of the Southern Alberta Primary Care Research Network, Department of Family Medicine, U of C. Poster presentation. Accelerating Primary Care conference, Edmonton AB. Oct 2-4, 2011.

Drummond N, Boffa J, Jackson D, Bennet T, Katz A, Keshavjee K.  Improving Recording of Socio-Demographic and Risk Factor Data in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) Database. Oral presentation. Canadian Public Health Association Conference. Montreal, QC. Jun 18-22, 2011.

Boffa J, Jackson D, Drummond N. Utilising EMR data for Chronic Disease reporting. Poster presentation, Department of Family Medicine Annual Meeting (U of C). Calgary, AB. Jun 1, 2011.

Forst D, Jackson D, Drummond N, Manca D, Boffa J, Martin K, Keshavjee K. Primary Care Data Revealed: An Electronic Data Presentation Tool. Poster presentation. Annual Scientific Assembly (Alberta College of Family Physicians). Banff, AB. Feb 24-25, 2011.

2010

Boffa J, Drummond N. The Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) Project: A Look at Diabetes Mellitus in Calgary Utilizing a National Chronic Disease Database. Oral presentation. Community Health Sciences Seminar (U of C). Calgary, AB. Dec 17, 2010.

Montgomery L, Labrie N, Drummond N, Fralick J, Williamson T, Doraty M, Tam H, Linton D. Nabilone for the Treatment of Chronic Pain. Poster presentation. 2010 North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Seattle WA. November 13 – 17, 2010.

Forst D, Jackson D, Drummond N, Manca D, Boffa J, Martin K, Keshavjee K. Primary Care Data Revealed: An Electronic Data Presentation Tool. Oral presentation [D. Forst], Department of Family Medicine Research Forum (U of A). Edmonton, AB. Oct 28, 2010.

Warren M, Foolen C, Landsbergen E, Morris T, Woods D, Drummond N, Doraty, M.  MRSA Colonization Amongst Patients of a Small Community Hospital. 7th Annual Red Deer College Interprofessional Health Research Day. Red Deer, AB. Friday, October 15, 2010.

Seigel K, Drummond N, Doraty M, Babinec P, Bucholtz L. Patient-Centered Care Plans: The Effect of Multidisciplinary Involvement on Outcome in Primary Care. Poster presentation. Family Medicine Forum, Vancouver, B.C. October 14-16, 2010.

2009

Doraty M, Drummond N.  Writers’ Bloc: A Support Group to Encourage Academic Publishing.  On behalf of the Southern Alberta Primary Care Research Network (SAPCReN). Family Medicine Forum, Calgary, AB. Oct 29-31, 2009.

Samuels C, Smith P, Cave A, Doraty M, Drummond N.  The Influence of Sleep Quality and Burnout on the Career Intentions of Family Physicians: A Project in Progress. On behalf of the Southern Alberta Primary Care Research Network (SAPCReN). Poster Presentation.  Family Medicine Forum, Calgary, AB. Oct 29-31, 2009.

Warren M, Foolen C, Landsbergen E, Morris T, Woods D, Doraty M, Drummond N.  MRSA Colonization Amongst Patients of a Small Community Hospital. Family Medicine Forum, Calgary, AB. Oct 29-31, 2009.