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Controversies around gestational diabetes. Practical information for family doctorsLen Kelly
McMaster University s Family Medicine North, Sioux Lookout, Ont
Can Fam Physician 51:688-95. 2005..To summarize some of the issues facing primary care physicians who are seeing increasing numbers of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to explore new developments in use of oral hypoglycemics during pregnancy...
Researching rural: research interns in northern OntarioLen Kelly
Clinical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada
Can J Rural Med 13:86-8. 2008
Narcotic-exposed neonates in a First Nations population in northwestern Ontario: incidence and implicationsLen Kelly
Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ont
Can Fam Physician 57:e441-7. 2011..To document the incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and the rate of narcotic use during pregnancy in northwestern Ontario, where narcotic abuse is a growing social and medical problem...
So many databases, such little clarity: Searching the literature for the topic aboriginalLen Kelly
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Box 489, Sioux Lookout, ON
Can Fam Physician 54:1572-3. 2008..To fully capture the complete body of available literature on other subjects might require searches of many databases, depending on the topic...
Palliative care of First Nations people: a qualitative study of bereaved family membersLen Kelly
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Can Fam Physician 55:394-395.e7. 2009..To understand cross-cultural hospital-based end-of-life care from the perspective of bereaved First Nations family members...
Short report: Can mouth swabs replace throat swabs? Cross-sectional survey of the effectiveness of rapid streptococcal swabs of the buccal mucosaLen Kelly
Can Fam Physician 53:1500-1. 2007
End-of-life issues for aboriginal patients: a literature reviewLen Kelly
Can Fam Physician 53:1459-65. 2007..To understand some of the cross-cultural issues in providing palliative care to aboriginal patients...
Delivering away from home: the perinatal experiences of First Nations women in northwestern OntarioTerry O'Driscoll
Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ont
Can J Rural Med 16:126-30. 2011..Our objective was to understand the perinatal knowledge and experiences of First Nations women from northwestern Ontario who travel away from their remote communities to give birth...
First Nations women's knowledge of menopause: experiences and perspectivesSharen Madden
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Box 489, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1A8
Can Fam Physician 56:e331-7. 2010..To understand and describe the menopause experiences and perspectives of First Nations women residing in northwestern Ontario...
Measuring cross-cultural patient safety: identifying barriers and developing performance indicatorsRoger Walker
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Healthc Q 13:64-71. 2010..We continue to explore the correlation between organizational performance and measurable patient outcomes...
Update on acute rheumatic fever: it still exists in remote communitiesSharen Madden
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Box 489, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1A8, Canada
Can Fam Physician 55:475-8. 2009..To remind physicians who work with aboriginal populations of the ongoing prevalence of acute rheumatic fever and to review the recent evidence on presentation, treatment, and secondary prophylaxis...
Traditional First Nations birthing practices: interviews with elders in Northwestern OntarioTerry O'Driscoll
Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout ON
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 33:24-9. 2011..We undertook a literature review and performed a qualitative research study to understand some of the traditional practices in maternity care...
Invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type a in Northern Ontario First Nations communitiesLen Kelly
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay and Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada
J Med Microbiol 60:384-90. 2011..Our data along with some published studies by others suggest an increased susceptibility to this infection among North American indigenous populations...
Gallbladder disease in northwestern Ontario: the case for Canada's first rural ERCP programEric Touzin
Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ont, Canada
Can J Rural Med 16:55-60. 2011..This paper explores the demographics of cholecystectomy and the role for rural endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) services in the central part of this region...
Rural and remote obstetric care close to home: program description, evaluation and discussion of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre obstetricsJ Dooley
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ont, Canada
Can J Rural Med 14:75-9. 2009..Conclusion: Rural and remote obstetric services need support before they fail. Patient volume, remote location and organizational culture are key elements. Evidence teaches us that outcomes are best when women deliver closer to home...
Listening to native patients. Changes in physicians' understanding and behaviourLen Kelly
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
Can Fam Physician 48:1645-52. 2002..To discover how physicians develop an understanding of Native patients and communities that enables them to communicate better with these patients...
The occasional trigger point injectionRobert Minty
Department of Family Medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine and McMaster University, Sioux Lookout, ON, Canada
Can J Rural Med 12:241-4. 2007
Single-dose intrathecal analgesia to control labour pain: is it a useful alternative to epidural analgesia?R G Minty
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout
Can Fam Physician 53:437-42. 2007..To examine the safety and efficacy of single-dose spinal analgesia (intrathecal narcotics [ITN]) during labour...
Glyburide is a safe and effective treatment for gestational diabetesLen Kelly
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 30:116-7. 2008
Maternal outcomes of cesarean sections: do generalists' patients have different outcomes than specialists' patients?Kris Aubrey-Bassler
Marathon Family Medicine Team, Box 300, Marathon, ON P0T 2E0, Canada
Can Fam Physician 53:2132-8. 2007..To compare maternal outcomes of cesarean sections performed by GPs with the outcomes of those performed by specialists...
Coping strategies, depression, and anxiety among Ontario family medicine residentsLynda Earle
Family Medicine North Program, Thunder Bay, Ont
Can Fam Physician 51:242-3. 2005..Medical training is the most commonly identified negative influence on mental health. While residents most often obtain help from family members and friends, many seek professional help...
The occasional palliative care patient: lessons we have learnedLen Kelly
Can J Rural Med 9:253-6. 2004..A simple, clear approach may be effective for the physician, the patient and his family...
Healing the community to heal the individual: literature review of aboriginal community-based alcohol and substance abuse programsAshifa Jiwa
St Michael s Hospital in Toronto, Ont
Can Fam Physician 54:1000-1000.e7. 2008..To understand the development of culturally based and community-based alcohol and substance abuse treatment programs for aboriginal patients in an international context...
