[HTML][HTML] Wikis and collaborative writing applications in health care: a scoping review

…, AF Turgeon, K Aubin, I Gold, J Poitras… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - jmir.org
Background: Collaborative writing applications (eg, wikis and Google Documents) hold the
potential to improve the use of evidence in both public health and health care. The rapid rise …

Unexplained chest pain in the ED: could it be panic?

…, A Marchand, JM Chauny, J Poitras… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study aimed at (1) establishing the prevalence of paniclike anxiety in
emergency department (ED) patients with unexplained chest pain (UCP); (2) describing and …

Emergency department triage: do experienced nurses agree on triage scores?

C Dallaire, J Poitras, K Aubin, A Lavoie… - The Journal of emergency …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The reproducibility of the Canadian Triage & Acuity Scale (CTAS), designed
and introduced in the late 1990s in all Canadian emergency departments (EDs), has been …

[HTML][HTML] A majority of rural emergency departments in the province of Quebec use point-of-care ultrasound: a cross-sectional survey

…, J Plant, É Piette, F Légaré, J Poitras - BMC emergency …, 2015 - Springer
Background Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can be used to provide rapid answers to
specific and potentially life-threatening clinical questions, and to improve the safety of …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of work life of rural emergency department nurses and physicians: a pilot study

…, JM Chauny, JF Lévesque, M Ouimet, J Poitras… - BMC research …, 2015 - Springer
Background Information about recruitment and retention factors and quality of work life (QWL)
in rural emergency departments (EDs) is limited. A pilot study was used to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Rural versus urban academic hospital mortality following stroke in Canada

…, FK Tounkara, S Turcotte, F Légaré, J Plant, J Poitras… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in Canada. While stroke care has
improved dramatically over the last decade, outcomes following stroke among patients …

Profile of trauma mortality and trauma care resources at rural emergency departments and urban trauma centres in Quebec: a population-based, retrospective cohort …

R Fleet, F Lauzier, FK Tounkara, S Turcotte, J Poitras… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives As Canada’s second largest province, the geography of Quebec poses unique
challenges for trauma management. Our primary objective was to compare mortality rates …

Access to emergency care in rural Canada: should we be concerned?

…, P Archambault, J Plant, J Poitras - Canadian journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Approximately 20% of Canadians live in rural areas. 1 Compared to their urban counterparts,
rural citizens are in poorer health and are at greater risk for trauma and trauma death. 2 …

Comparing two brief psychological interventions to usual care in panic disorder patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain

…, A Vadeboncoeur, JM Chauny, J Poitras… - Behavioural and …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Background: Panic disorder (PD) is a common, often unrecognized condition among
patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency departments (ED). Nevertheless, …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in access to services in rural emergency departments of Quebec and Ontario

…, LD Audette, J Plant, F Bégin, FK Tounkara, J Poitras - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Rural emergency departments (EDs) are important safety nets for the 20% of
Canadians who live there. A serious problem in access to health care services in these regions …