Julie Polisena

Summary

Affiliation: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Reprocessing and reuse of single-use medical devices: a national survey of Canadian acute-care hospitals
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:437-9. 2008
  2. ncbi Reuse of single use medical devices in Canada: clinical and economic outcomes, legal and ethical issues, and current hospital practice
    David Hailey
    Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 24:430-6. 2008
  3. ncbi The proportion of influenza vaccination in Ontario, Canada in 2007/2008 compared with other provinces
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5S8
    Vaccine 30:1981-5. 2012
  4. ncbi Clinical effectiveness of rapid tests for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitalized patients: a systematic review
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    BMC Infect Dis 11:336. 2011
  5. ncbi Performance evaluation in home and community care
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    J Med Syst 34:291-7. 2010
  6. ncbi Home telehealth for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health CADTH, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    J Telemed Telecare 16:120-7. 2010
  7. ncbi Home telemonitoring for congestive heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    J Telemed Telecare 16:68-76. 2010
  8. ncbi Home telehealth for chronic disease management: a systematic review and an analysis of economic evaluations
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 25:339-49. 2009
  9. ncbi Home telehealth for diabetes management: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    J Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, 600 865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5S8, Canada
    Diabetes Obes Metab 11:913-30. 2009
  10. ncbi The effect of English-language restriction on systematic review-based meta-analyses: a systematic review of empirical studies
    Andra Morrison
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 28:138-44. 2012

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Reprocessing and reuse of single-use medical devices: a national survey of Canadian acute-care hospitals
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:437-9. 2008
    ..Our response rate was 72% (413 responses), and 28% of hospitals reprocess single-use devices. The results showed that Canadian hospital practices have not changed much in the past decade...
  2. ncbi Reuse of single use medical devices in Canada: clinical and economic outcomes, legal and ethical issues, and current hospital practice
    David Hailey
    Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 24:430-6. 2008
    ..The aim of this study was to assess the evidence that reuse of medical devices marketed for single use only (SUDs) is safe, effective and cost-effective, and to consider the use and health services impact of this practice in Canada...
  3. ncbi The proportion of influenza vaccination in Ontario, Canada in 2007/2008 compared with other provinces
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5S8
    Vaccine 30:1981-5. 2012
    ..The results of this study may help to inform the development of strategies to increase vaccination coverage in Canada...
  4. ncbi Clinical effectiveness of rapid tests for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitalized patients: a systematic review
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    BMC Infect Dis 11:336. 2011
    ....
  5. ncbi Performance evaluation in home and community care
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    J Med Syst 34:291-7. 2010
    ..Efficiency analysis appears to represent an additional tool for use in assessing the performance of providers in the home and community care sector...
  6. ncbi Home telehealth for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health CADTH, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    J Telemed Telecare 16:120-7. 2010
    ..21; 95% CI: 0.84 to 1.75). Home telehealth interventions were similar or better than usual care for quality of life and patient satisfaction outcomes...
  7. ncbi Home telemonitoring for congestive heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    J Telemed Telecare 16:68-76. 2010
    ..More studies of higher methodological quality are required to give more precise information about the potential clinical effectiveness of home telehealth interventions...
  8. ncbi Home telehealth for chronic disease management: a systematic review and an analysis of economic evaluations
    Julie Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 25:339-49. 2009
    ....
  9. ncbi Home telehealth for diabetes management: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    J Polisena
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, 600 865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5S8, Canada
    Diabetes Obes Metab 11:913-30. 2009
    ..The research objective was to systematically review the literature and perform meta-analyses to assess the potential benefits of home telehealth compared with usual care (UC) for patients with diabetes...
  10. ncbi The effect of English-language restriction on systematic review-based meta-analyses: a systematic review of empirical studies
    Andra Morrison
    Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 28:138-44. 2012
    ..However, the exclusive reliance on English-language studies may not represent all of the evidence. Excluding languages other than English (LOE) may introduce a language bias and lead to erroneous conclusions...
  11. ncbi Economic analysis of reprocessing single-use medical devices: a systematic literature review
    Philip Jacobs
    Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:297-301. 2008
    ..We conducted a survey of the economic literature to obtain the current evidence available and to assess the costs and benefits of reusing single-use medical devices...