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| Amardeep ThindSummaryAffiliation: University of Western Ontario Country: Canada Publications
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Characteristics and practice patterns of international medical graduates: how different are they from those of Canadian-trained physicians?Amardeep Thind
Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario in London
Can Fam Physician 53:1330-1. 2007....- Patient satisfaction with breast cancer follow-up care provided by family physiciansAmardeep Thind
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
J Am Board Fam Med 24:710-6. 2011..We aimed to identify determinants of satisfaction with such care in low-income, medically underserved women with breast cancer... - Evaluating the impact of MEDLINE filters on evidence retrieval: study protocolSalimah Z Shariff
Division of Nephrology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Implement Sci 5:58. 2010..The 'content' filters help identify articles in the discipline of renal medicine. We will now test the utility of these filters for physician MEDLINE searching... - Method of detection of breast cancer in low-income womenAmardeep Thind
Department of Family Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Canada
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:1807-11. 2009..We sought to analyze the determinants of method of detection (medical vs. self) in a cohort of low-income women with breast cancer receiving care through California's Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program... 
Determinants of tetanus toxoid immunization in pregnancy in rural BiharAmardeep Thind
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Room 31 299 CHS, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
Trop Doct 35:75-7. 2005..Policy implications of these findings are discussed...- The surgeon-patient interaction in older women with breast cancer: what are the determinants of a helpful discussion?Amardeep Thind
Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, 245 100 Collip Circle, London, Ontario, N6G 4X8, Canada
Ann Surg Oncol 13:788-93. 2006..We analyzed data from 240 women with a new breast cancer diagnosis to better understand this interaction and to delineate the patient, surgeon, and surgeon-patient interaction-level characteristics affecting this interaction... - Factors that determine satisfaction with surgical treatment of low-income women with breast cancerAmardeep Thind
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Studies in Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine, The University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Arch Surg 144:1068-73. 2009.... - Where to deliver? Analysis of choice of delivery location from a national survey in IndiaAmardeep Thind
Department of Family Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
BMC Public Health 8:29. 2008..In order to reduce maternal mortality, the Indian government has increased its commitment to institutional deliveries. We assess the determinants of home, private and public sector utilization for a delivery in a Western state... - Satisfaction with care among low-income women with breast cancerAmardeep Thind
Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:77-86. 2010..The objective of this study was to identify the structure, process, and outcome factors that impact patient satisfaction with care in a low-income population of women with breast cancer... - Who delivers preventive care as recommended?: Analysis of physician and practice characteristicsAmardeep Thind
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, 245 100 Collip Circle, London, ON
Can Fam Physician 54:1574-5. 2008..More research is needed before our results can be generalized beyond southwestern Ontario... - Reforming dental education: faculty members' perceptions on the continuation of pipeline program changesAmardeep Thind
Center for Studies in Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, 245 100 Collip Circle, London, Ontario N6G 4X8, Canada
J Dent Educ 72:1472-80. 2008.... - What influences diagnostic delay in low-income women with breast cancer?Rose C Maly
Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024 4142, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:1017-23. 2011..The purpose of this study was to identify correlates of elapsed time between recognition of breast abnormalities and receipt of definitive diagnosis of BC among low-income women... - Adoption of electronic medical records in family practice: the providers' perspectiveAmanda L Terry
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, 100 Collip Circle, Suite 245, The U W O Research Park, London, Ontario, Canada N6G 4X8
Fam Med 41:508-12. 2009.... - Breast reconstructive surgery in medically underserved women with breast cancer: the role of patient-physician communicationRose C Maly
Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 7087, USA
Cancer 115:4819-27. 2009..This study assessed the impact of patient-physician communication on rates of breast reconstructive surgery in low-income breast cancer (BC) women receiving mastectomy... - Primary health care teams' experience of electronic medical record use after adoptionLouisa Bestard Denomme
Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Fam Med 43:638-42. 2011..This research was conducted in follow up to a previous qualitative study looking at early EMR implementation experiences... - Comparison of extramural clinical rotation days: did the Pipeline program make a difference?Kathryn A Atchison
UCLA School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
J Dent Educ 75:52-61. 2011.... 
Does team-based primary health care improve patients' perception of outcomes? Evidence from the 2007-08 Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary HealthShammima Jesmin
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Health Policy 105:71-83. 2012..Team-based practice in primary care has been advocated for improved access, quality, effectiveness, and cost-efficiency of primary health care services, but there is limited empirical evidence supporting it...- Impact of PubMed search filters on the retrieval of evidence by physiciansSalimah Z Shariff
Division of Nephrology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
CMAJ 184:E184-90. 2012..We investigated whether the use of search filters in PubMed improves searching by physicians... - Pipeline, profession, and practice program: evaluating change in dental educationRonald M Andersen
UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, CHS 31-293, 650 C.E. Young Drive South, Room 31-269CHS, Campus Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA
J Dent Educ 69:239-48. 2005..The majority of all seniors described the current extramural clinical rotations as positive experiences, but URMs were more likely to report the experience improved their ability to care for diverse groups... - Validity of self-reports of breast cancer treatment in low-income, medically underserved women with breast cancerYihang Liu
Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90095 7087, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 119:745-51. 2010..Interventions to enhance patient-physician communication may facilitate more accurate information reporting among vulnerable populations... - Feedback and training tool to improve provision of preventive care by physicians using EMRs: a randomised control trialHeather Maddocks
DELPHI Project, Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Inform Prim Care 19:147-53. 2011..Electronic medical records (EMRs) have the potential to improve the provision of preventive care by allowing general practitioners (GPs) to track and recall eligible patients and record testing for feedback on their service provision... - Treatment-related symptoms among underserved women with breast cancer: the impact of physician-patient communicationRose C Maly
Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 119:707-16. 2010..Effective patient-physician communication can moderate disparities in symptom resolution among Latinas, regardless of language acculturation... - Analysis of health services use for respiratory illness in Indonesian children: implications for policyAmardeep Thind
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, USA
J Biosoc Sci 37:129-42. 2005.... - Understanding adolescent and young adult use of family physician services: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health SurveyBridget L Ryan
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
BMC Fam Pract 12:118. 2011.... - Quality of congestive heart failure care: assessing measurement of care using electronic medical recordsHeather Maddocks
University of Western Ontario, Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, 245 100 Collip Circle, London, ON N6G 4X8
Can Fam Physician 56:e432-7. 2010.... - What determines positive student perceptions of extramural clinical rotations? An analysis using 2003 ADEA Senior Survey dataAmardeep Thind
Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Dent Educ 69:355-62. 2005.... - Perspectives on electronic medical record implementation after two years of use in primary health care practiceAmanda L Terry
Department of Family Medicine, Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
J Am Board Fam Med 25:522-7. 2012..This qualitative study explored the experiences of primary health care providers and staff who had moved beyond the stage of implementing electronic medical records (EMRs) in their practices to using this technology on an on-going basis... - Canadian family physicians' decision to collaborate: age, period and cohort effectsSisira Sarma
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Soc Sci Med 75:1811-9. 2012..The findings suggest that combining a non-fee-for-service remuneration arrangement with a group practice structure would facilitate effective collaboration... - Feedback and training tool to improve provision of preventive care by physicians using EMRs: a randomised control trialHeather Maddocks
Research analyst, DELPHI Project, Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Inform Prim Care 19:147-53. 2012..Electronic medical records (EMRs) have the potential to improve the provision of preventive care by allowing general practitioners (GPs) to track and recall eligible patients and record testing for feedback on their service provision... - Number of HbA1c tests unrelated to quality of diabetes control: an electronic medical record data linkage studyRichard H Glazier
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 93:e37-40. 2011.... - Health service use by children in rural BiharAmardeep Thind
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
J Trop Pediatr 50:137-42. 2004.... - Patterns of referral in a Canadian primary care electronic health record database: retrospective cross-sectional analysisJoshua Shadd
Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Inform Prim Care 19:217-23. 2011..This is the first study outside the United Kingdom to use an EHR database to describe rates of referral per patient from family physicians to specialists... - Determinants of children's health services utilization in the PhilippinesAmardeep Thind
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
J Trop Pediatr 49:269-73. 2003..Policy makers can use such information for future health planning and reform, in order to increase access to healthcare for this vulnerable population in the Philippines... - Do new cohorts of family physicians work less compared to their older predecessors? The evidence from CanadaSisira Sarma
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Soc Sci Med 72:2049-58. 2011..A number of other contextual factors influence work hours of physicians in the expected direction... - Quality of care for breast cancer for uninsured women in california under the breast and cervical cancer prevention treatment actJennifer L Malin
David Geffen School of Medicineat University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:3479-84. 2010..The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of care provided to uninsured women with breast cancer who received treatment through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Treatment Program (BCCTP)... - Diarrhea in the Dominican Republic: determinants of the utilization of children's health servicesAmardeep Thind
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles 90095 1772, USA
J Trop Pediatr 49:93-8. 2003..Such disease-specific sector utilization should be kept in mind when attempts are made to adjust the public/private mix in health sector reform... - "Building through the grief": vicarious trauma in a group of inner-city family physiciansSusan Woolhouse
South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Am Board Fam Med 25:840-6. 2012..Vicarious trauma is an understudied phenomenon among Canadian family physicians... - Using your electronic medical record for research: a primer for avoiding pitfallsAmanda L Terry
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, 100 Collip Circle, London, Ontario, Canada
Fam Pract 27:121-6. 2010.... - Respiratory illness in the Dominican Republic: what are the predictors for health services utilization of young children?Amardeep Thind
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Room 31 299 CHS, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
Soc Sci Med 56:1173-82. 2003..e. use vs. non-use). On the other hand, one of the ways to deliver cost-effective interventions by the publicly financed system would be to improve facilities in the rural areas... - Adherence to adjuvant hormone therapy in low-income women with breast cancer: the role of provider-patient communicationYihang Liu
Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024 7087, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 137:829-36. 2013..Interventions on patient-provider communication may provide opportunities to improve patient outcomes in this vulnerable population... - Implementing and maintaining a researchable database from electronic medical records: a perspective from an academic family medicine departmentMoira Stewart
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Primary Care, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
Healthc Policy 5:26-39. 2009..Currently, the DELPHI database holds more than two years of high-quality, de-identified data from 10 practices, with 30,000 patients and nearly a quarter of a million encounters... - Wait times for women with abnormal uterine bleeding in South-Western OntarioJennifer N Bondy
Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 32:703-7. 2010..Our study aimed to determine the proportion of patients having wait times that meet this recommendation, and to understand patient-level sources of variation in these waits... - Female sterilisation in rural Bihar: what are the acceptor characteristics?Amardeep Thind
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, 90095 1772, USA
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 31:34-6. 2005..This paper examines the determinants of use of female sterilisation versus other contraceptive methods in rural Bihar, one of the most socially and economically deprived states in India... - Identifying the determinants of childhood immunization in the PhilippinesJennifer N Bondy
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Vaccine 27:169-75. 2009..To increase immunization coverage in the Philippines, knowledge transfer to mothers must improve... - Patients' perceptions on losing access to FPs: Qualitative studyTom Freeman
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, 245 100 Collip Circle, London, ON N6G 4X8
Can Fam Physician 59:e195-201. 2013..To examine the health care-related experiences of individuals who have lost their FPs... - Investigating concordance in diabetes diagnosis between primary care charts (electronic medical records) and health administrative data: a retrospective cohort studyStewart B Harris
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
BMC Health Serv Res 10:347. 2010..The purpose of this study was to establish a validated electronic medical record definition for diabetes... - Home deliveries in Indonesia: who provides assistance?Amardeep Thind
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
J Community Health 29:285-303. 2004..A multinomial logit model was used to predict determinants of use. Our results indicate that maternal education, religion, asset index quartile and number of antenatal visits are significant determinants among all choice sets... - Implementing electronic health records: Key factors in primary careAmanda L Terry
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario in London
Can Fam Physician 54:730-6. 2008..To examine common themes about implementing and adopting electronic health record (EHR) systems that emerged from 3 separate studies of the experiences of primary health care providers and those who implement EHRs... - Access to family physicians in southwestern ontarioGraham J Reid
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
Healthc Policy 5:e187-206. 2009..The study objective was to determine the proportion of the population in southwestern Ontario without access to a regular FP and sources of usual medical care for individuals with and without a regular FP... - Informing state-level health policy in India: the case of childhood immunizations in Maharashtra and BiharMelissa Gatchell
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, CA, USA
Acta Paediatr 97:124-6. 2008 - 'Meeting people where they're at': experiences of family physicians engaging women who use illicit drugsSusan Woolhouse
South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Fam Med 9:244-9. 2011..This study explores the experiences of these physicians in order to better understand the process of engaging these women in the patient-physician relationship... - What is managed care? A conceptual primerAmardeep Thind
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
Natl Med J India 16:152-6. 2003..This article explains what managed care is, traces its development in the context of the American healthcare system, discusses its achievements (or lack thereof) to date and considers its relevance to healthcare delivery in India... - Searching for medical information online: a survey of Canadian nephrologistsSalimah Z Shariff
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
J Nephrol 24:723-32. 2011..Physicians often search for information to improve patient care. We evaluated how nephrologists use online information sources for this purpose... - The impact of delays to admission from the emergency department on inpatient outcomesQing Huang
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, Canada
BMC Emerg Med 10:16. 2010..We sought to determine the impact of delays to admission from the Emergency Department (ED) on inpatient length of stay (LOS), and IP cost... - Does the way physicians are paid influence the way they practice? The case of Canadian family physicians' work activitySisira Sarma
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
Health Policy 98:203-17. 2010..To investigate the impact of the mode of remuneration on the work activities of Canadian family physicians on: (a) direct patient care in office/clinic, (b) direct patient care in other settings and (c) indirect patient care... - Determinants of breast cancer knowledge among newly diagnosed, low-income, medically underserved women with breast cancerJudy Y Chen
Health Benchmarks Inc, Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Cancer 112:1153-61. 2008..The objective of this study was to identify modifiable determinants associated with BC knowledge... - Managed care and developing countries: what are the equity implications?Amardeep Thind
Natl Med J India 15:121-3. 2002 - Injection safety and its impact in India: a literature analysisAmardeep Thind
Indian J Public Health 48:34-6. 2004..Studies in India have documented the association of injection use and spread of hepatitis C and kala-azar also. Some measures to address the issue are also discussed...