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| Brendan BarrettSummaryAffiliation: Memorial University of Newfoundland Country: Canada Publications
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Hospital utilization, efficiency and access to care during and shortly after restructuring acute care in Newfoundland and LabradorBrendan Barrett
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
J Health Serv Res Policy 10:S2:31-7. 2005....- Applying multiple interventions in chronic kidney diseaseBrendan J Barrett
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Canada
Semin Dial 16:157-64. 2003..A disease management approach offers promise in this setting, but requires further study of clinical and economic impact... 
A nurse-coordinated model of care versus usual care for stage 3/4 chronic kidney disease in the community: a randomized controlled trialBrendan J Barrett
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 6:1241-7. 2011..It is unclear how to optimally care for chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study compares a new coordinated model to usual care for CKD...- Clinical practice. Preventing nephropathy induced by contrast mediumBrendan J Barrett
Division of Nephrology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newf, Canada
N Engl J Med 354:379-86. 2006 - Health care provider outcomes during and shortly after acute care restructuring in Newfoundland and LabradorChristine Way
School of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
J Health Serv Res Policy 10:S2:58-67. 2005.... - Health care quality from the perspective of health care providers and patients during and shortly after acute care restructuring in Newfoundland and LabradorDeborah Gregory
Patient Research Centre, Health Care Corporation, St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
J Health Serv Res Policy 10:S2:48-57. 2005..However, satisfaction declined in 2002 in regions outside St John's. CONCLUSIONS: Aggregation of acute care hospitals is possible without adverse effects on providers' perceptions of health care quality or on patient satisfaction... - Quality of medical care during and shortly after acute care restructuring in Newfoundland and LabradorBryan Curtis
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada
J Health Serv Res Policy 10:S2:38-47. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Aggregation of acute care hospitals was feasible without attendant deterioration in patient care, and in some areas care improved. However, access to services continued to be a major problem in all regions... - Attitudes and perceptions of registered nurses during and shortly after acute care restructuring in Newfoundland and LabradorChristine Way
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
J Health Serv Res Policy 10:S2:22-30. 2005.... - The impact of organizational culture on clinical managers' organizational commitment and turnover intentionsChristine Way
School of Nursing and Clinical Epidemiology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, NL, Canada
J Nurs Adm 37:235-42. 2007..The purpose was to investigate managers' perceptions of organizational culture and attitudinal and behavioral reactions during and after restructuring, and to test a model linking culture to outcome... - Acute care restructuring in Newfoundland and Labrador: the history and impact on expenditureLaurie Twells
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
J Health Serv Res Policy 10:S2:4-11. 2005..The government's ability to pay for acute care will not be achieved unless employee costs are controlled or provincial income increases... - An evaluation of acute care restructuring in Newfoundland and Labrador: conclusionsPatrick Parfrey
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
J Health Serv Res Policy 10:S2:71-3. 2005 - Application of a responsive evaluation approach in medical educationVernon Curran
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Med Educ 37:256-66. 2003.... - Detection rates in pediatric diagnostic imaging: A picture archive and communication system compared with a web-based imaging systemLori McDonald
Discipline of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s NL
Can Assoc Radiol J 57:30-4. 2006.... 
Using administrative databases in the surveillance of depressive disorders--case definitionsReza Alaghehbandan
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
Popul Health Manag 15:372-80. 2012..The approach used in this study was simple and resulted in rather reasonable sensitivity and specificity...- Obesity predicts primary health care visits: a cohort studyLaurie K Twells
School of Pharmacy, Memorial University, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
Popul Health Manag 15:29-36. 2012..The increase in the prevalence of obesity is placing a burden at the primary health care level. More resources are needed in order to support GPs in their efforts to manage and treat obese adults who have associated comorbidities... - The restructuring of institutional long-term care in St. John's: impact of supply-induced demand on planningRobert C Wilson
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University, St John s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Healthc Manage Forum 24:63-7. 2011..Consequently, more appropriate housing and supervised care beds, and more limited downsizing of nursing homes will be required... - Modeling survival of arteriovenous accesses for hemodialysis: semiparametric versus parametric methodsPietro Ravani
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403 29th St NW, Calgary, AB, T2N2T9, Canada
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 5:1243-8. 2010..Comparing outcomes of arteriovenous grafts and fistulas is challenging because the pathophysiology of access dysfunction and failure rate profiles differ by access type. Studying how risks vary over time may be important... - Adverse drug events in adult patients leading to emergency department visitsKhokan C Sikdar
Research and Evaluation Department, Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information, St John s, NL, Canada
Ann Pharmacother 44:641-9. 2010..Adverse drug events (ADEs) occurring in the community and treated in emergency departments (EDs) have not been well studied... - Contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing computed tomography: a double-blind comparison of iodixanol and iopamidolBrendan J Barrett
Patient Research Centre, Health Science Center, St John s, NL, Canada
Invest Radiol 41:815-21. 2006.... - Evaluation and treatment of CKD patients before and at their first nephrologist encounter in CanadaBryan M Curtis
Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
Am J Kidney Dis 50:733-42. 2007..Interventions with proven efficacy exist to decrease progression, morbidity, and mortality. This study examines their use in patients with CKD before and at their first nephrologist encounter in Canada... - Predictors of registered nurses' organizational commitment and intent to stayDeborah M Gregory
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Health Care Manage Rev 32:119-27. 2007..Health care reform has significantly altered employment relations. Research findings suggest that the presence or absence of supportive work environments helps explain the differences observed in employee attitudes and turnover intentions... - Clinical research of kidney diseases II: problems of study designPietro Ravani
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:2785-94. 2007 - Clinical research of kidney diseases 1: researchable questions and valid answersPietro Ravani
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, and Divisione di Nefrologia, Azienda Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Italy
Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:2459-68. 2007 - Clinical research of kidney diseases 1: researchable questions and valid answersPietro Ravani
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:3681-90. 2007 - The challenge of diagnosing atheroembolic renal disease: clinical features and prognostic factorsFrancesco Scolari
Division of Nephrology, University and Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
Circulation 116:298-304. 2007..Embolization may occur spontaneously or after angiographic/surgical procedures. We sought to determine clinical features and prognostic factors of AERD... - Long-term care in the St. John's region: impact of single entry and prediction of bed needJacqueline McDonald
Patient Research Centre, Eastern Health
Healthc Manage Forum 18:6-12, 50-7. 2005..However, there was a mismatch in need for and provision of institutional long-term care. Investment in the reconfiguration of long-term care beds by case mix and by geography is necessary... - Anti-erythropoietin antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia after treatment with recombinant erythropoietin products: recommendations for minimization of riskDenis Cournoyer
Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada
J Am Soc Nephrol 15:2728-34. 2004.... - Risk of iodinated contrast material--induced nephropathy with intravenous administrationRichard W Katzberg
Radiology 243:622-8. 2007 - Plasma exchange when myeloma presents as acute renal failure: a randomized, controlled trialWilliam F Clark
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Ann Intern Med 143:777-84. 2005..29 mL.s(-2).m(-2) (<30 mL/min per 1.73 m2) at 6 months...