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Shuaib Hafid

Other name: Abe Hafid
McMaster University
Verified email at mcmaster.ca
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[HTML][HTML] Advance care planning conversations in primary care: a quality improvement project using the Serious Illness Care Program

A Hafid, M Howard, D Guenter, D Elston, S Fikree… - BMC palliative …, 2021 - Springer
Background Advance care planning (ACP) conversations are associated with improved end-of-life
healthcare outcomes and patients want to engage in ACP with their healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] A cross-sectional survey assessing the preparedness of the long-term care sector to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada

HYH Siu, L Kristof, D Elston, A Hafid, F Mather - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a significant public health emergency that impacts
all sectors of healthcare. The negative health outcomes for the COVID-19 infection have …

Intensity of outpatient physician care in the last year of life: a population-based retrospective descriptive study

M Howard, A Hafid, SR Isenberg, AT Hsu… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: For many patients, health care needs increase toward the end of life, but little
is known about the extent of outpatient physician care during that time. The objective of this …

Randomised trial of a serious illness decision aid (Plan Well Guide) for patients and their substitute decision-makers to improve engagement in advance care planning

M Howard, D Elston, S Borhan, A Hafid… - BMJ Supportive & …, 2022 - spcare.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a serious illness decision aid (Plan Well
Guide) in increasing the engagement of substitute decision-makers (SDM) in advance care …

Continuity of physician care over the last year of life for different cause-of-death categories: a retrospective population-based study

M Howard, A Hafid, C Webber, SR Isenberg… - … Open Access Journal, 2022 - cmajopen.ca
Background: The mix of care provided by family physicians, specialists and palliative care
physicians can vary by the illnesses leading to death, which may result in disruptions of …

Inpatient palliative care is associated with the receipt of palliative care in the community after hospital discharge: a retrospective cohort study

C Webber, SR Isenberg, M Scott, A Hafid… - Journal of Palliative …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: For hospitalized patients with palliative care needs, there is little evidence on
whether postdischarge outcomes differ if inpatient palliative care was delivered by a palliative …

Describing settings of care in the last 100 days of life for cancer decedents: a population‐based descriptive study

A Hafid, M Howard, C Webber, A Gayowsky… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Few studies have described the settings cancer decedents spend their end‐of‐life
stage, with none considering homecare specifically. We describe the different settings of …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency of providing a palliative approach to care in family practice: a chart review and perceptions of healthcare practitioners in Canada

…, S Winemaker, A MacLennan, N Hansen, A Hafid… - BMC Family …, 2021 - Springer
Background Most patients nearing the end of life can benefit from a palliative approach in
primary care. We currently do not know how to measure a palliative approach in family practice…

Physician home visits to rostered patients during their last year of life: a retrospective cohort study

MM Scott, C Webber, AE Clarke, A Hafid… - … Open Access Journal, 2023 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Physician home visits are associated with better health outcomes, yet most
patients near the end of life never receive such a visit. Our objectives were to describe the …

Evaluation of a process to implement advance care planning conversations in primary care: uptake and patient experience

N Arora, D Guenter, A Hafid, D Elston, E Gallagher… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Objective Advance care planning (ACP) can support patients in achieving current and future
medical care that aligns with their values and goals. In primary care, a lack of standardized …