S Elizabeth McGregor

Summary

Affiliation: Cross Cancer Institute
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Prevalence of PSA testing and effect of clinical indications on patterns of PSA testing in a population-based sample of Alberta men
    S Elizabeth McGregor
    Division of Epidemiology, Prevention Screening, Alberta Cancer Board, 1331 29th Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N2
    Chronic Dis Can 23:111-9. 2002
  2. ncbi What implementation interventions increase cancer screening rates? a systematic review
    Melissa C Brouwers
    Program in Evidence based Care, Cancer Care Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Implement Sci 6:111. 2011
  3. ncbi Colorectal cancer screening: practices and opinions of primary care physicians
    S Elizabeth McGregor
    Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N2
    Prev Med 39:279-85. 2004
  4. ncbi Predictors of colorectal cancer screening: a comparison of men and women
    S Elizabeth McGregor
    Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Canada
    Can J Gastroenterol 19:343-9. 2005
  5. ncbi Low uptake of colorectal cancer screening 3 yr after release of national recommendations for screening
    S Elizabeth McGregor
    Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Am J Gastroenterol 102:1727-35. 2007
  6. ncbi Nonmedical costs of colorectal cancer screening with the fecal occult blood test and colonoscopy
    Steven J Heitman
    Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 6:912-917.e1. 2008
  7. ncbi Case-control study of anthropometric measures and prostate cancer risk
    Christine M Friedenreich
    Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Canada
    Int J Cancer 110:278-83. 2004
  8. ncbi Exploring statistical approaches to diminish subjectivity of cluster analysis to derive dietary patterns: The Tomorrow Project
    Geraldine Lo Siou
    Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services Cancer Care, c o Holy Cross Site, Box ACB, 2210 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 3C3
    Am J Epidemiol 173:956-67. 2011
  9. ncbi Development and implementation of a comprehensive quality assurance program at a community endoscopy facility
    Robert Jay Hilsden
    Forzani and MacPhail Colon Cancer Screening Centre, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Can J Gastroenterol 25:547-54. 2011
  10. ncbi Perception versus reality: overcoming barriers to colorectal cancer screening
    Heather Bryant
    Cancer Control, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, 1 University Ave, Suite 300, Toronto ON M5J 2P6
    Can Fam Physician 54:495-7. 2008

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Prevalence of PSA testing and effect of clinical indications on patterns of PSA testing in a population-based sample of Alberta men
    S Elizabeth McGregor
    Division of Epidemiology, Prevention Screening, Alberta Cancer Board, 1331 29th Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N2
    Chronic Dis Can 23:111-9. 2002
    ..PSA testing patterns in this population-based sample were consistent with Alberta clinical practice guidelines...
  2. ncbi What implementation interventions increase cancer screening rates? a systematic review
    Melissa C Brouwers
    Program in Evidence based Care, Cancer Care Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Implement Sci 6:111. 2011
    ..Our primary outcome, screening completion, was calculated as the overall median post-intervention absolute percentage point (PP) change in completed screening tests...
  3. ncbi Colorectal cancer screening: practices and opinions of primary care physicians
    S Elizabeth McGregor
    Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N2
    Prev Med 39:279-85. 2004
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  4. ncbi Predictors of colorectal cancer screening: a comparison of men and women
    S Elizabeth McGregor
    Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Canada
    Can J Gastroenterol 19:343-9. 2005
    ..The present study examined the self-reported prevalence of colorectal cancer testing and sex-specific predictors of having had a fecal occult blood (FOB) test for screening, among a cohort of Alberta residents aged 50 to 69 years...
  5. ncbi Low uptake of colorectal cancer screening 3 yr after release of national recommendations for screening
    S Elizabeth McGregor
    Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Am J Gastroenterol 102:1727-35. 2007
    ..National guidelines recommending colorectal cancer (CRC) screening for average risk Canadians were released in 2001. The current study determined rates of CRC screening and predictors of screening 3 yr after the guidelines were released...
  6. ncbi Nonmedical costs of colorectal cancer screening with the fecal occult blood test and colonoscopy
    Steven J Heitman
    Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 6:912-917.e1. 2008
    ..The nonmedical costs of colorectal cancer screening are unknown. However, they might influence screening uptake and impact the cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening modalities...
  7. ncbi Case-control study of anthropometric measures and prostate cancer risk
    Christine M Friedenreich
    Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Canada
    Int J Cancer 110:278-83. 2004
    ..89 (0.69-1.16). Our study provides evidence for no association between any measures of anthropometry including several derived measures of changes in weight over lifetime and prostate cancer risk...
  8. ncbi Exploring statistical approaches to diminish subjectivity of cluster analysis to derive dietary patterns: The Tomorrow Project
    Geraldine Lo Siou
    Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services Cancer Care, c o Holy Cross Site, Box ACB, 2210 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 3C3
    Am J Epidemiol 173:956-67. 2011
    ..The authors' approach appeared helpful when choosing the clustering method for both sexes and the optimal number of clusters for men, but additional analyses are required to understand why it performed differently for women...
  9. ncbi Development and implementation of a comprehensive quality assurance program at a community endoscopy facility
    Robert Jay Hilsden
    Forzani and MacPhail Colon Cancer Screening Centre, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Can J Gastroenterol 25:547-54. 2011
    ..QA activities include monitoring the patient experience through surveys, creating endoscopist report cards on colonoscopy performance, tracking and evaluating adverse events and monitoring wait times...
  10. ncbi Perception versus reality: overcoming barriers to colorectal cancer screening
    Heather Bryant
    Cancer Control, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, 1 University Ave, Suite 300, Toronto ON M5J 2P6
    Can Fam Physician 54:495-7. 2008
  11. ncbi Validation of self-reported history of colorectal cancer screening
    Shariq Khoja
    Department of Community Health Sciences at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan
    Can Fam Physician 53:1192-7. 2007
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