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Understanding the integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare organisations and systems through the NASSS framework: a qualitative study in a leading Canadian academic centre

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are expected to “revolutionise” healthcare. However, despite their promises, their integration within healthcare organisations and systems remains limited. The objecti...

Hassane Alami, Pascale Lehoux, Chrysanthi Papoutsi… in BMC Health Services Research (2024)

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Transitions of care for older adults discharged home from the emergency department: an inductive thematic content analysis of patient comments

Improving care transitions for older adults can reduce emergency department (ED) visits, adverse events, and empower community autonomy. We conducted an inductive qualitative content analysis to identify theme...

Vanessa Couture, Nathalie Germain, Émilie Côté, Lise Lavoie… in BMC Geriatrics (2024)

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Perceptions on barriers, facilitators, and recommendations related to mental health service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada: a qualitative descriptive study

There was an increase in self-reported mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, with research showing reduced access to mental health services in comparison to pre-pandemic levels. This pape...

Jessica Spagnolo, Marie Beauséjour, Marie-Josée Fleury… in BMC Primary Care (2022)

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Anxiety disorders in patients with noncardiac chest pain: association with health-related quality of life and chest pain severity

Patients with noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) report more severe symptoms and lowered health-related quality of life when they present with comorbid panic disorder (PD). Although generalized anxiety disorder (GAD...

Stéphanie Hamel, Isabelle Denis, Stéphane Turcotte… in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2022)

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Exploring the implementation and underlying mechanisms of centralized referral systems to access specialized health services in Quebec

In 2016, Quebec, a Canadian province, implemented a program to improve access to specialized health services (Accès priorisé aux services spécialisés (APSS)), which includes single regional access points for proc...

Jessica Spagnolo, Mylaine Breton, Martin Sasseville… in BMC Health Services Research (2021)

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Is it time for a CT scanner in every Canadian rural hospital?

Richard Fleet, Philippe Brochu… in Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (2021)

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Artificial intelligence in health care: laying the Foundation for Responsible, sustainable, and inclusive innovation in low- and middle-income countries

The World Health Organization and other institutions are considering Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a technology that can potentially address some health system gaps, especially the reduction of global health...

Hassane Alami, Lysanne Rivard, Pascale Lehoux… in Globalization and Health (2020)

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Rethinking the electronic health record through the quadruple aim: time to align its value with the health system

Electronic health records (EHRs) are considered as a powerful lever for enabling value-based health systems. However, many challenges to their use persist and some of their unintended negative impacts are incr...

Hassane Alami, Pascale Lehoux… in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2020)

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Improving delivery of care in rural emergency departments: a qualitative pilot study mobilizing health professionals, decision-makers and citizens in Baie-Saint-Paul and the Magdalen Islands, Québec, Canada

Emergency departments (EDs) in rural and remote areas face challenges in delivering accessible, high quality and efficient services. The objective of this pilot study was to test the feasibility and relevance ...

Richard Fleet, Catherine Turgeon-Pelchat… in BMC Health Services Research (2020)

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Lack of CT scanner in a rural emergency department increases inter-facility transfers: a pilot study

Rural emergency departments (EDs) are an important gateway to care for the 20% of Canadians who reside in rural areas. Less than 15% of Canadian rural EDs have access to a computed tomography (CT) scanner. We ...

Catherine Bergeron, Richard Fleet, Fatoumata Korika Tounkara… in BMC Research Notes (2017)

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Factors associated with pain level in non-cardiac chest pain patients with comorbid panic disorder

Panic disorder (PD) is highly prevalent in patients with non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). This study aims to explore the role of psychological factors (PD intensity, anxiety sensitivity, heart-related fear, atte...

Guillaume Foldes-Busque, Stéphanie Hamel, Geneviève Belleville… in BioPsychoSocial Medicine (2016)

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Portrait of rural emergency departments in Québec and utilization of the provincial emergency department management Guide: cross sectional survey

Rural emergency departments (EDs) constitute crucial safety nets for the 20 % of Canadians who live in rural areas. Pilot data suggests that the province of Québec appears to provide more comprehensive access ...

Richard Fleet, Julien Poitras, Patrick Archambault… in BMC Health Services Research (2015)

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A majority of rural emergency departments in the province of Quebec use point-of-care ultrasound: a cross-sectional survey

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can be used to provide rapid answers to specific and potentially life-threatening clinical questions, and to improve the safety of procedures. The rate of POCUS access and use ...

Pierre Léger, Richard Fleet, Julie Maltais- Giguère, Jeff Plant… in BMC Emergency Medicine (2015)

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Quality of work life of rural emergency department nurses and physicians: a pilot study

Information about recruitment and retention factors and quality of work life (QWL) in rural emergency departments (EDs) is limited. A pilot study was used to determine the feasibility of a large-scale study of...

Isabelle Bragard, Richard Fleet, Anne-Marie Etienne… in BMC Research Notes (2015)