Comparison of 13 commercially available cardiac troponin assays in a multicenter North American study
…, TI Koshy, K Kupfer, Y Li, JC Wesenberg - The journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background We examined the concordance of 13 commercial cardiac troponin (cTn) assays
[point-of-care, high-sensitivity (hs), and conventional] using samples distributed across a …
[point-of-care, high-sensitivity (hs), and conventional] using samples distributed across a …
Variation in the frequency of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing: population studies used to assess compliance with clinical practice guidelines and use of HbA1c to …
AW Lyon, T Higgins, JC Wesenberg, DV Tran… - 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The volume of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing has increased dramatically
over the past decade and few studies have attempted to determine how the test is used. The …
over the past decade and few studies have attempted to determine how the test is used. The …
Implementation of an intervention to reduce population-based screening for vitamin D deficiency: a cross-sectional study
…, TC Turin, W Hnydyk, A Chin, J Wesenberg - … Open Access Journal, 2017 - cmajopen.ca
Background: We describe the implementation of an intervention in Alberta in support of the
Choosing Wisely Canada recommendation against population screening for vitamin D …
Choosing Wisely Canada recommendation against population screening for vitamin D …
The effect of paraproteins and rheumatoid factor on four commercial immunoassays for vancomycin: implications for laboratorians and other health care professionals
…, CE Shalapay, VC Dias, JC Wesenberg - Therapeutic drug …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Paraproteins, immunoglobulins (Igs), which are elevated in various autoimmune
disorders, are known to interfere with various laboratory immunoassays, including …
disorders, are known to interfere with various laboratory immunoassays, including …
Canadian family physician knowledge and attitudes toward laboratory utilization management
…, RE Thomas, TC Turin, JC Wesenberg… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Mitigation of unnecessary and redundant laboratory testing is an important quality
assurance priority for laboratories and represents an opportunity for cost savings in the …
assurance priority for laboratories and represents an opportunity for cost savings in the …
Factors associated with natriuretic peptide testing in patients presenting to emergency departments with suspected heart failure
Background Testing for natriuretic peptides (NPs) such as brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) or
N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the emergency department (…
N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the emergency department (…
Post-policy implementation review of rapid fetal fibronectin (fFN) testing for preterm labour in Alberta
…, RD Wilson, S Janes-Kelley, JC Wesenberg - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives In 2006, the Alberta Ministry of Health issued a policy to implement fetal fibronectin
(fFN) testing as a publicly funded service for pregnant women. The goals were to reduce …
(fFN) testing as a publicly funded service for pregnant women. The goals were to reduce …
Use of serial patient hemoglobin A1c differences to determine long-term imprecision of immunoassay and high-performance liquid chromatography analyzers
DV Tran, AW Lyon, TN Higgins, JC Wesenberg… - 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The quality of the HbA1c assay is inversely proportional to the variation of the
assay. Most published measures of HbA1c variation are limited by the data collection period, …
assay. Most published measures of HbA1c variation are limited by the data collection period, …
Statin prescriptions for high-risk patients are increased by laboratory-initiated Framingham risk scores: a quality-improvement initiative
Low rates of cardiovascular preventive therapy with statin medications is a significant public
health problem in Canada. There is a pressing need for public health interventions to …
health problem in Canada. There is a pressing need for public health interventions to …
Thin-layer chromatography of dansyl amino acids on polyamide
JC Wesenberg, RJ Thibert - Microchimica Acta, 1977 - Springer
Thin-Layer Chromatography of Dansyl Amino Acids on Polyamide A two-dimensional thin-layer
chromatography system for the separation of the dansyl derivatives of the amino acids …
chromatography system for the separation of the dansyl derivatives of the amino acids …