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AN OVERVIEW OF OUR PROJECTS
Post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer in Alberta
Colonoscopies are often performed to screen and survey for colorectal cancers. There are many measures of quality in the provisio...
Retinal detachment treatment patterns in Alberta
Retinal detachment is a serious eye disease in which the retina separates from the back of the eye. If left untreated, it could l...
Dyslipidemia Screening and Treatment in Alberta
Physicians enrolled in the ASaP initiative received information about on screening and management practices for their patients wit...
Clinical Queries: Atypical Antipsychotics in the Elderly
Participants received information on the provincial trends for prescribing atypical antipsychotics in seniors and also a snapshot ...
Tranexamic acid use during Anesthesia for total joint replacements in Calgary
Does the use of intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) by Calgary anesthesiologists during total knee and hip replacement procedures af...
Medical and Surgical Management Practices for Hysterectomies in Calgary
Hysterectomies are the fourth most common surgical procedure in Alberta and an accurate reflection of hysterectomy rates and pract...
Developing a data dashboard for Calgary anesthesia departments
Tableau data dashboards can provide continual monitoring of physician practice and identify areas where practice change could imp...
Clinical Queries: Oral Anticoagulants in the Elderly
This project provided physicians with provincial prescribing trends of oral anticoagulants in seniors and a snapshot of how many o...
Optimizing a data dashboard for Calgary Emergency Departments
Health administrative data dashboards have the potential to provide clinicians with timely information that can positively affect ...
Bariatric Surgery Referral
Macular Degeneration
Intravitreal Injection Treatment Patterns by Alberta Retina Specialists for Wet Macular Degeneration
Antipsychotic and sedative medication use in seniors admitted to Calgary hospitalists
Calgary zone hospitalists partnered with the Physician Learning Program to examine prescribing practices and determine if facilita...
Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
How can your EMR help you provide better care?
Clinical Queries: Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
Physicians received data on the provincial prescribing trends of oral hypoglycemic agents and a snapshot of the demographics of th...
Physicians received data on the provincial prescribing trends of oral hypoglycemic agents and a snapshot of the demographics of th...
The objective of this project is to measure the provincial cholecystectomy conversion rate variance and its impact on whether the ...
Pediatric Anesthesia II – Outcomes
Anesthesiology practices used during pediatric tonsillectomy surgery at Alberta Children’s Hospital were assessed to determine the...
Antipsychotic use in Children and the Elderly
Provide physicians with knowledge of their antipsychotic prescription practice profile and monitoring program for patients on thes...
Sepsis in the ED: Emergency Physician Recognition and Treatment
Proper diagnosis and time to administering antibiotic treatment are critical factors determining the outcome of patients admitted ...
Diagnostic Imaging for Uncomplicated Headache
Diagnostic imaging is not indicated in low risk headache patients with no red flags. The project aims to determine the incidence o...
Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in patients with hip fractures
The majority of hip fractures occur as a result of osteoporosis which may or may not have been diagnosed when the event occurs. T...
Preoperative Testing for Low Risk Patients
Preoperative diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests have little value for asymptomatic patients under-going low-risk non-cardiac ...