Len Kelly

Summary

Affiliation: McMaster University
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Controversies around gestational diabetes. Practical information for family doctors
    Len Kelly
    McMaster University s Family Medicine North, Sioux Lookout, Ont
    Can Fam Physician 51:688-95. 2005
  2. ncbi Researching rural: research interns in northern Ontario
    Len Kelly
    Clinical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Rural Med 13:86-8. 2008
  3. ncbi Narcotic-exposed neonates in a First Nations population in northwestern Ontario: incidence and implications
    Len Kelly
    Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ont
    Can Fam Physician 57:e441-7. 2011
  4. ncbi So many databases, such little clarity: Searching the literature for the topic aboriginal
    Len Kelly
    Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Box 489, Sioux Lookout, ON
    Can Fam Physician 54:1572-3. 2008
  5. ncbi Palliative care of First Nations people: a qualitative study of bereaved family members
    Len Kelly
    Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ontario
    Can Fam Physician 55:394-395.e7. 2009
  6. ncbi Short report: Can mouth swabs replace throat swabs? Cross-sectional survey of the effectiveness of rapid streptococcal swabs of the buccal mucosa
    Len Kelly
    Can Fam Physician 53:1500-1. 2007
  7. ncbi End-of-life issues for aboriginal patients: a literature review
    Len Kelly
    Can Fam Physician 53:1459-65. 2007
  8. ncbi Delivering away from home: the perinatal experiences of First Nations women in northwestern Ontario
    Terry O'Driscoll
    Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ont
    Can J Rural Med 16:126-30. 2011
  9. ncbi First Nations women's knowledge of menopause: experiences and perspectives
    Sharen Madden
    Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Box 489, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1A8
    Can Fam Physician 56:e331-7. 2010
  10. ncbi Measuring cross-cultural patient safety: identifying barriers and developing performance indicators
    Roger Walker
    Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Sioux Lookout, Ontario
    Healthc Q 13:64-71. 2010

Collaborators

  • Sharen Madden
  • Raymond S W Tsang
  • J Dooley
  • Eric Touzin
  • Terry O'Driscoll
  • Natalie St Pierre-Hansen
  • Helen Cromarty
  • Lauren Payne
  • Bryanne Minty
  • Roger Walker
  • Ashifa Jiwa
  • Robert Minty
  • Kris Aubrey-Bassler
  • Alana Minty
  • R G Minty
  • Lynda Earle
  • Barb Linkewich
  • Carol Terry
  • Natalie Pierre-Hansen
  • D C Hammett
  • Sarah Newbery
  • Bruce Weaver
  • Scott Wilson

Detail Information

Publications23

  1. ncbi Controversies around gestational diabetes. Practical information for family doctors
    Len 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...
  2. ncbi Researching rural: research interns in northern Ontario
    Len Kelly
    Clinical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Rural Med 13:86-8. 2008
  3. ncbi Narcotic-exposed neonates in a First Nations population in northwestern Ontario: incidence and implications
    Len 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...
  4. ncbi So many databases, such little clarity: Searching the literature for the topic aboriginal
    Len 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...
  5. ncbi Palliative care of First Nations people: a qualitative study of bereaved family members
    Len 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...
  6. ncbi Short report: Can mouth swabs replace throat swabs? Cross-sectional survey of the effectiveness of rapid streptococcal swabs of the buccal mucosa
    Len Kelly
    Can Fam Physician 53:1500-1. 2007
  7. ncbi End-of-life issues for aboriginal patients: a literature review
    Len Kelly
    Can Fam Physician 53:1459-65. 2007
    ..To understand some of the cross-cultural issues in providing palliative care to aboriginal patients...
  8. ncbi Delivering away from home: the perinatal experiences of First Nations women in northwestern Ontario
    Terry 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...
  9. ncbi First Nations women's knowledge of menopause: experiences and perspectives
    Sharen 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...
  10. ncbi Measuring cross-cultural patient safety: identifying barriers and developing performance indicators
    Roger 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...
  11. ncbi Update on acute rheumatic fever: it still exists in remote communities
    Sharen 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...
  12. ncbi Traditional First Nations birthing practices: interviews with elders in Northwestern Ontario
    Terry 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...
  13. ncbi Invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type a in Northern Ontario First Nations communities
    Len 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...
  14. ncbi Gallbladder disease in northwestern Ontario: the case for Canada's first rural ERCP program
    Eric 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...
  15. ncbi Rural and remote obstetric care close to home: program description, evaluation and discussion of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre obstetrics
    J 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...
  16. ncbi Listening to native patients. Changes in physicians' understanding and behaviour
    Len 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...
  17. ncbi The occasional trigger point injection
    Robert 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
  18. ncbi 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...
  19. ncbi Glyburide is a safe and effective treatment for gestational diabetes
    Len Kelly
    J Obstet Gynaecol Can 30:116-7. 2008
  20. ncbi 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...
  21. ncbi Coping strategies, depression, and anxiety among Ontario family medicine residents
    Lynda 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...
  22. ncbi The occasional palliative care patient: lessons we have learned
    Len Kelly
    Can J Rural Med 9:253-6. 2004
    ..A simple, clear approach may be effective for the physician, the patient and his family...
  23. ncbi Healing the community to heal the individual: literature review of aboriginal community-based alcohol and substance abuse programs
    Ashifa 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...