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Jason W Nickerson

University of Ottawa; Médecins Sans Frontières
Verified email at uottawa.ca
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Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults

D Sambunjak, JW Nickerson… - Cochrane Database …, 2011 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Good oral hygiene is thought to be important for oral health. This review is to
determine the effectiveness of flossing in addition to toothbrushing for preventing gum disease …

Monoclonal antibody for reducing the risk of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children

T Andabaka, JW Nickerson… - … ‐Based Child Health …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most important viral pathogens
causing acute respiratory infections, resulting in about 3.4 million hospitalisations annually in …

[HTML][HTML] Postoperative outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in Canada: a systematic review

…, A Poon, NR Caron, MD Bould, JW Nickerson… - CMAJ, 2021 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Substantial health inequities exist for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The remote
and distributed population of Canada presents unique challenges for access to and use …

[HTML][HTML] Is patent “evergreening” restricting access to medicine/device combination products?

RF Beall, JW Nickerson, WA Kaplan, A Attaran - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Not all new drug products are truly new. Some are the result of marginal innovation
and incremental patenting of existing products, but in such a way that confers no major …

Monitoring the ability to deliver care in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of health facility assessment tools

JW Nickerson, O Adams, A Attaran… - Health policy and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Health facilities assessments are an essential instrument for health system
strengthening in low- and middle-income countries. These assessments are used to conduct …

Health, social care and technological interventions to improve functional ability of older adults living at home: An evidence and gap map

…, A Lyddiatt, S Marcus, JW Nickerson… - Campbell systematic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background By 2030, the global population of people older than 60 years is expected to be
higher than the number of children under 10 years, resulting in major health and social care …

Surgical care during humanitarian crises: a systematic review of published surgical caseload data from foreign medical teams

JW Nickerson, S Chackungal, L Knowlton… - … and disaster medicine, 2012 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveHumanitarian surgery is often organized and delivered with short notice and limited
time for developing unique strategies for providing care. While some surgical pathologies …

End-of-life care in individuals with respiratory diseases: a population study comparing the dying experience between those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

T Kendzerska, JW Nickerson, AT Hsu… - … journal of chronic …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Among individuals with COPD and/or lung cancer, to describe end-of-life health
service utilization, costs, and place of death; to identify predictors of home palliative care use, …

Best practice guidelines on surgical response in disasters and humanitarian emergencies: report of the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit Working Group on Surgical …

S Chackungal, JW Nickerson, LM Knowlton… - … and Disaster Medicine, 2011 - cambridge.org
The provision of surgery within humanitarian crises is complex, requiring coordination and
cooperation among all stakeholders. During the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit best …

[PDF][PDF] Access to controlled medicines for anesthesia and surgical care in low-income countries: a narrative review of international drug control systems and policies

JW Nickerson, K Pettus, KE Wheeler, C Hallam… - Can J …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Nickerson JW. Access to medicines are an essential component of global surgery. World
J Surg 2016; 40: 1790-1. … Nickerson JW, Attaran A. The inadequate treatment of pain …