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| Meldon KahanSummaryAffiliation: University of Toronto Country: Canada Publications
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Opioids for managing chronic non-malignant pain: safe and effective prescribingMeldon Kahan
Addiction Medical Service, St Joseph s Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can Fam Physician 52:1091-6. 2006..To review the evidence on safe and effective prescribing of opioids for chronic non-malignant pain...- Pharmacists' experiences with dispensing opioids: provincial surveyMeldon Kahan
Addiction Medicine Services Clinic, St Joseph s Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Can Fam Physician 57:e448-54. 2011..To explore pharmacists' beliefs, practices, and experiences regarding opioid dispensing... 
Medical students' knowledge about alcohol and drug problems: results of the medical council of Canada examinationMeldon Kahan
Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
Subst Abus 27:1-7. 2006..To determine knowledge of a national sample of medical students about substance withdrawal, screening and early intervention, medical and psychiatric complications of addiction, and treatment options...- Short-term outcomes in patients attending a primary care-based addiction shared care programMeldon Kahan
St Joseph s Health Centre, 30 The Queensway, Toronto, ON M6R 1B5
Can Fam Physician 55:1108-1109.e5. 2009..To evaluate patient outcomes in an addiction shared care program that is managed by family physicians working in a primary care setting... - Buprenorphine: new treatment of opioid addiction in primary careMeldon Kahan
Department of Family Medicine, St Joseph s Health Centre, Toronto, ON M6R 1B5, Canada
Can Fam Physician 57:281-9. 2011..To review the use of buprenorphine for opioid-addicted patients in primary care... - Family medicine residents' beliefs, attitudes and performance with problem drinkers: a survey and simulated patient studyMeldon Kahan
St Joseph s Health Centre, Department of Family Medicine, 30 The Queensway, Toronto, ON, Canada
Subst Abus 25:43-51. 2004.... - Is there a need for heroin substitution treatment in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside?Meldon Kahan
Addiction Medicine Service, St Joseph s Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Can J Public Health 102:84-6. 2011..These proven strategies, currently lacking in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, should be implemented before diverting already insufficient resources to HST, given its risks, cost and uncertain efficacy... - Canadian guideline for safe and effective use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain: clinical summary for family physicians. Part 1: general populationMeldon Kahan
Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
Can Fam Physician 57:1257-66, e407-18. 2011..To provide family physicians with a practical clinical summary of the Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain, developed by the National Opioid Use Guideline Group... - Canadian guideline for safe and effective use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain: clinical summary for family physicians. Part 2: special populationsMeldon Kahan
Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
Can Fam Physician 57:1269-76, e419-28. 2011..To provide family physicians with a practical clinical summary of opioid prescribing for specific populations based on recommendations from the Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain... - Misuse of and dependence on opioids: study of chronic pain patientsMeldon Kahan
Addiction Medical Service, St Joseph s Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can Fam Physician 52:1081-7. 2006..To review the evidence on identifying and managing misuse of and dependence on opioids among primary care patients with chronic pain... - Physician behavior towards male and female problem drinkers: a controlled study using simulated patientsLynn Wilson
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Addict Dis 21:87-99. 2002..Evidence suggests that physicians are less likely to identify alcohol problems in females than in males... - Randomized controlled trial on the effects of a skills-based workshop on medical students' management of problem drinking and alcohol dependenceMeldon Kahan
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Subst Abus 24:5-16. 2003..Repeated reinforcement of clinical skills may be required for a long-term impact on clinical behavior... - Effects of a distance learning program on physicians' opioid- and benzodiazepine-prescribing skillsDeana Midmer
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
J Contin Educ Health Prof 26:294-301. 2006..Opioid misuse is common among patients with chronic nonmalignant pain. There is a pressing need for physicians to increase their confidence and competence in managing these patients... 
Participant perception of an integrated program for substance abuse in pregnancyLisa Lefebvre
Departments of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 39:46-52. 2010..To assess participant perception of an integrated model of care for substance abuse in pregnancy...- Methadone induction doses: are our current practices safe?Anita Srivastava
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada
J Addict Dis 25:5-13. 2006..To review the literature on methadone deaths and propose evidence-based dosing guidelines... - Efficacy of a physicians' pocket guide about prenatal substance use: a randomized trialDeana Midmer
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Subst Abus 32:175-9. 2011..005). It is concluded that the pocket guide is a practical source of clinical information at point of care, particularly for "orphan" subjects such as substance use in pregnancy... - Opioid use and abuse: is there a problem?Angela Mailis Gagnon
Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Clin J Pain 23:661-2. 2007 - The effect of methadone maintenance treatment on alcohol consumption: a systematic reviewAnita Srivastava
Center for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 2S1
J Subst Abuse Treat 34:215-23. 2008..This review found that alcohol use, although often problematic in methadone-using patients, likely does not change upon entering MMT. We recommend routine screening and treatment for problematic alcohol use in patients on MMT... - Comprehensive treatment program for pregnant substance users in a family medicine clinicAlice Ordean
Toronto Centre for Substance Use in Pregnancy, St Joseph s Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Can Fam Physician 57:e430-5. 2011..Substance use during pregnancy is a substantial public health problem and a risk factor for poor neonatal outcomes. Prenatal care is often provided in high-risk pregnancy units, separate from addiction treatment... - Educating physicians to reduce benzodiazepine use by elderly patients: a randomized controlled trialNicholas J G Pimlott
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON
CMAJ 168:835-9. 2003..Recent studies suggest that individualized feedback and education to physicians may improve drug prescribing. In this study, we evaluated an intervention to address the inappropriate prescribing of benzodiazepines for elderly patients... - Medical students' experiences with addicted patients: a web-based surveyDeana Midmer
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, 12 Weatherell St, Toronto, ON, Canada
Subst Abus 29:25-32. 2008..Conclusion: Medical students are not being trained to diagnose addiction or provide advice and counseling. Medical schools need to provide students with positive clinical experiences supervised by physicians experienced in addictions... - Buprenorphine: a potential new treatment option for opioid dependenceAnita Srivastava
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 174:1835. 2006 - Feasibility and reliability of the SHOT: A short scale for measuring pretreatment severity of alcohol withdrawal in the emergency departmentSara Gray
Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Acad Emerg Med 17:1048-54. 2010..The current standard scale, the Clinical Institute of Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA), takes a mean (±SD) of 5 minutes to complete, requiring 30 minutes of nursing time per patient when multiple measures are required... - Is there a role for marijuana in medical practice? NoMeldon Kahan
Addiction Medical Service, St Joseph s Health Centre, Toronto, Ont
Can Fam Physician 53:22-5. 2007 - Running on empty: an educational workshopDeana Midmer
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
BMJ 326:S111. 2003 - SARS: coping with the impact at a community hospitalGeorge S Tolomiczenko
University of Toronto, and St Joseph s Health Centre, 30 The Queensway, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1B5, Canada
J Adv Nurs 50:101-10. 2005..This paper presents the findings of a staff survey conducted at a 350-bed acute care facility located on the periphery of Toronto, Canada... - Is there a role for marijuana in medical practice?Mark A Ware
McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Can Fam Physician 52:1531-3, 1535-7. 2006 - Why we object to NAOMI. Heroin maintenance in CanadaMeldon Kahan
Can Fam Physician 52:705-6, 709-11. 2006