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| Amanda S NewtonSummaryAffiliation: University of Alberta Country: Canada Publications
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Improving child protection in the emergency department: a systematic review of professional interventions for health care providersAmanda S Newton
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Acad Emerg Med 17:117-25. 2010....- Emergency health care use and follow-up among sociodemographic groups of children who visit emergency departments for mental health crisesAmanda S Newton
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
CMAJ 184:E665-74. 2012..Previous studies of differences in mental health care associated with children's sociodemographic status have focused on access to community care. We examined differences associated with visits to the emergency department... - In search of quality evidence for lifestyle management and glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes: A systematic reviewSteven T Johnson
Centre for Nursing and Health Studies, University Drive Athabasca University, AB, Canada
BMC Pediatr 10:97. 2010..Our purpose was to evaluate the impact of lifestyle behavior modification on glycemic control among children and youth with clinically defined Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)... 
Instruments to detect alcohol and other drug misuse in the emergency department: a systematic reviewAmanda S Newton
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 8213 Aberhart Centre One, 11402 University Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J3
Pediatrics 128:e180-92. 2011..Screening instruments that rapidly identify patients who require further diagnostic evaluation and/or brief intervention are critically important...- Providing support to siblings of hospitalised childrenAmanda S Newton
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
J Paediatr Child Health 46:72-5. 2010..In addition to defining service effectiveness, this evaluation can help to determine the most fiscally responsible ways to deliver sibling support in their established facilities and others... - Pediatric suicide-related presentations: a systematic review of mental health care in the emergency departmentAmanda S Newton
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ann Emerg Med 56:649-59. 2010..We evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for pediatric patients with suicide-related emergency department (ED) visits... - Who comes back? Characteristics and predictors of return to emergency department services for pediatric mental health careAmanda S Newton
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Acad Emerg Med 17:177-86. 2010.... 
A 4-year review of pediatric mental health emergencies in AlbertaAmanda S Newton
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
CJEM 11:447-54. 2009..We sought to determine and compare rates of pediatric mental health presentations and associated costs in emergency departments (EDs) in Alberta...- Internet-based innovations for the prevention of eating disorders: a systematic reviewMandi S Newton
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Eat Disord 14:365-84. 2006..Further intervention development and consideration to study design are needed to move this field forward... - Exploring differences in the clinical management of pediatric mental health in the emergency departmentAmanda S Newton
From the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J3
Pediatr Emerg Care 27:275-83. 2011..We examine psychiatric and pediatric clinical management of pediatric mental health in the emergency department (ED)... - Systematic review of knowledge translation strategies in the allied health professionsShannon D Scott
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Level 3, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Implement Sci 7:70. 2012.... - Brief emergency department interventions for youth who use alcohol and other drugs: a systematic reviewAmanda S Newton
From the Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Community University Partnership for the Study of Children, Youth, and Families, Faculty of Extension, Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Emerg Care 29:673-84. 2013..Emergency departments (EDs) can provide BIs at a time directly linked to harmful and hazardous use. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the effectiveness of ED-based BIs... - Parents as agents of change (PAC) in pediatric weight management: the protocol for the PAC randomized clinical trialGeoff D C Ball
8B, Pediatric Centre for Weight and Health, Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre, 11111 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T5K0L4
BMC Pediatr 12:114. 2012.... - A systematic review of crisis interventions used in the emergency department: recommendations for pediatric care and researchMichele P Hamm
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Emerg Care 26:952-62. 2010..In this systematic review, we evaluated the effectiveness of emergency department (ED)-based management interventions for mental health presentations with an aim to provide recommendations for pediatric care... - Using first nations children's perceptions of food and activity to inform an obesity prevention strategyAshlee Ann E Pigford
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Qual Health Res 22:986-96. 2012..Informed by children's perspectives, these findings offer guidance for developing an obesity prevention strategy for First Nations children in this community... - Antipsychotics for children and young adults: a comparative effectiveness reviewJennifer C Seida
Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Pediatrics 129:e771-84. 2012..We systematically reviewed the effectiveness and safety of first- (FGA) and second-generation antipsychotics (SGA) for patients aged ≤24 years with psychiatric and behavioral conditions... - Antipsychotics in adults with schizophrenia: comparative effectiveness of first-generation versus second-generation medications: a systematic review and meta-analysisLisa Hartling
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ann Intern Med 157:498-511. 2012..Debate continues about the comparative benefits and harms of first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs) and second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) in treating schizophrenia... - Neighborhood physical activity opportunities for inner-city children and youthNicholas L Holt
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Edmonton, Alta, Canada T6E 2H9
Health Place 15:1022-8. 2009..Organized programs provided adult-supervised PA, but programs faced staffing problems that served to limit the provision of PA opportunities. Multiple ecological factors constrain or enable PA among inner-city youth... - Temporal trends in pediatric mental health visits: using longitudinal data to inform emergency department health care planningSamina Ali
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Emerg Care 28:620-5. 2012..Understanding the temporality of mental health presentations to the emergency department (ED) during the 24-hour cycle, day of the week, and month of the year may facilitate strategic planning of ED-based mental health services... - Exploring collaboration between clinicians and parents to optimize pediatric weight managementBiagina Carla Farnesi
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Patient Educ Couns 87:10-7. 2012..To explore the understanding of collaboration between clinicians working in pediatric weight management and parents of overweight children... - A protocol for a systematic review of knowledge translation strategies in the allied health professionsShannon D Scott
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Implement Sci 6:58. 2011..Our objective in this study is to systematically review published research on KT strategies in five allied health disciplines... - Clinical acuity of repeat pediatric mental health presentations to the emergency departmentAndrea Y Yu
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 20:208-13. 2011..We examined whether clinical acuity changed in children and youth with repeated emergency department (ED) visits for mental illness. A secondary, exploratory objective was to examine characteristics associated with clinical acuity... - Eating disorders: identification and treatment in obstetrical patientsLesa L K Chizawsky
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
AWHONN Lifelines 10:482-8. 2006..Developmental, psychological, socioenvironmental and behavioral factors contribute to the complex development and persistence of AN and BN (Rosen & Neumark-Sztainer, 1998)... - Treating vulnerable populations: the case of eating disorders during pregnancyMandi S Newton
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 27:5-7. 2006..To enhance standard assessment practice and facilitate early intervention for the eating disordered patient, a general obstetrics role need not dramatically change to improve outcomes for mother and child...