Irfan A Dhalla

Summary

Affiliation: St. Michael's Hospital
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Perspectives on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's recommendations to use health technologies only in research
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Medicine and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Keenan Research Centre of Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 25:272-80. 2009
  2. ncbi Prescribing of opioid analgesics and related mortality before and after the introduction of long-acting oxycodone
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, and the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
    CMAJ 181:891-6. 2009
  3. ncbi Potentially inappropriate prescribing in Canada relative to the US
    Paula A Rochon
    Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Drugs Aging 21:939-47. 2004
  4. ncbi Potentially inappropriate prescribing in Ontario community-dwelling older adults and nursing home residents
    Christopher J Lane
    Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:861-6. 2004
  5. ncbi Are broad-spectrum fluoroquinolones more likely to cause Clostridium difficile-associated disease?
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Department of Medicine, Unversity of Toronto, Ontario M4E 3E9, Canada
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 50:3216-9. 2006
  6. ncbi Clustering of opioid prescribing and opioid-related mortality among family physicians in Ontario
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
    Can Fam Physician 57:e92-6. 2011
  7. ncbi Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case-control study
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Department of Medicine, St Michael s Hospital, 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
    Chest 141:348-53. 2012
  8. ncbi Opioid dose and drug-related mortality in patients with nonmalignant pain
    Tara Gomes
    Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, G Wing 106, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
    Arch Intern Med 171:686-91. 2011
  9. ncbi Oral vitamin B12 therapy in the primary care setting: a qualitative and quantitative study of patient perspectives
    Jeff C Kwong
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 263 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1W7, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 6:8. 2005
  10. ncbi Comparative effectiveness research in Ontario, Canada: producing relevant and timely information for health care decision makers
    Danielle M Whicher
    Center for Medical Technology Policy, University of Toronto, Canada
    Milbank Q 87:585-606. 2009

Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi Perspectives on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's recommendations to use health technologies only in research
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Medicine and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Keenan Research Centre of Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 25:272-80. 2009
    ..Nevertheless, these decisions are often controversial and implementation can be problematic...
  2. ncbi Prescribing of opioid analgesics and related mortality before and after the introduction of long-acting oxycodone
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, and the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
    CMAJ 181:891-6. 2009
    ..Opioid-related mortality appears to be increasing in Canada. We examined the true extent of the problem and the impact of the introduction of long-acting oxycodone...
  3. ncbi Potentially inappropriate prescribing in Canada relative to the US
    Paula A Rochon
    Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Drugs Aging 21:939-47. 2004
    ..To explore the prescribing of potentially inappropriate drug therapy in Ontario, Canada where there is a restrictive drug formulary relative to the US where there is no single drug formulary...
  4. ncbi Potentially inappropriate prescribing in Ontario community-dwelling older adults and nursing home residents
    Christopher J Lane
    Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:861-6. 2004
    ..Clinical pharmacist services, which are mandated in the nursing home setting, may be responsible for these differences in Ontario, Canada...
  5. ncbi Are broad-spectrum fluoroquinolones more likely to cause Clostridium difficile-associated disease?
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Department of Medicine, Unversity of Toronto, Ontario M4E 3E9, Canada
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 50:3216-9. 2006
    ..difficile-associated disease requiring hospitalization among patients prescribed gatifloxacin or moxifloxacin compared to levofloxacin...
  6. ncbi Clustering of opioid prescribing and opioid-related mortality among family physicians in Ontario
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
    Can Fam Physician 57:e92-6. 2011
    ..To examine whether variation in prescribing at the level of the individual physician is associated with opioid-related mortality...
  7. ncbi Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case-control study
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Department of Medicine, St Michael s Hospital, 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
    Chest 141:348-53. 2012
    ..Animal and human studies suggest that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) might be useful for the prevention or treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension...
  8. ncbi Opioid dose and drug-related mortality in patients with nonmalignant pain
    Tara Gomes
    Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, G Wing 106, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
    Arch Intern Med 171:686-91. 2011
    ..However, the risk-benefit ratio of high-dose opioid therapy is not well characterized. The objective of this study was to characterize the relationship between opioid dose and opioid-related mortality...
  9. ncbi Oral vitamin B12 therapy in the primary care setting: a qualitative and quantitative study of patient perspectives
    Jeff C Kwong
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 263 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1W7, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 6:8. 2005
    ..We investigated patient perspectives on switching from injection to oral B12 therapy...
  10. ncbi Comparative effectiveness research in Ontario, Canada: producing relevant and timely information for health care decision makers
    Danielle M Whicher
    Center for Medical Technology Policy, University of Toronto, Canada
    Milbank Q 87:585-606. 2009
    ..As the United States begins to invest in comparative effectiveness, it would be wise to look at other functioning research networks to understand the infrastructure and funding required to support them...
  11. ncbi Unplanned readmissions after hospital discharge among patients identified as being at high risk for readmission using a validated predictive algorithm
    Andrea Gruneir
    Women s College Research Institute, University of Toronto, Canada
    Open Med 5:e104-11. 2011
    ..The purpose of this study was to describe medical patients identified using a recently published and validated algorithm (the LACE index) as being at high risk for readmission and to examine their actual hospital readmission rates...
  12. ncbi Dependence and addiction during chronic opioid therapy
    David N Juurlink
    Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
    J Med Toxicol 8:393-9. 2012
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  13. ncbi Risks and benefits of importing prescription medications from lower-income countries
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    JAMA 300:1453-5. 2008
  14. ncbi A comparison of Canadian medical students from rural and non-rural backgrounds
    Jeff C Kwong
    Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
    Can J Rural Med 10:36-42. 2005
    ..Medical schools should examine and address barriers to admission of rural students and they should consider directing more financial resources toward this financially vulnerable group...
  15. ncbi Inappropriate prescribing before and after nursing home admission
    Irfan A Dhalla
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 2113 40 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2E8, Canada
    J Am Geriatr Soc 50:995-1000. 2002
    ..To compare the prevalence of inappropriate prescribing before and after nursing home admission and to determine which patient and physician characteristics are associated with inappropriate prescribing in the nursing home setting...