Background Pediatric palliative care is a relatively new and evolving field, and the cost of
pediatric palliative care programs is unclear. We conducted a systematic review to compare …

The consequences of spinal cord injury are profound and extend well beyond the immediate
loss of mobility and sensation; employment is a common rehabilitation goal (Rowell and …

The experience of work and employment is a major life area to most people including persons
with spinal cord injury (SCI); hence, it is crucial to understand and assess disability, which …

… of the valuation framework submitted by Michael Logan Trenaman in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health. …

Background: Patient decision aids (PtDAs), tools used to facilitate shared decision-making,
help improve patient-physician communication and the quality of healthcare decisions. Over …

… Logan Trenaman has previously worked for a company that received funding from the Rick
Hansen Institute. Dr William C Miller and Reuben Escorpizo declare no conflict of interest. …

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to estimate the current lifetime economic burden of
traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) in Canada from a societal perspective, including both …

Context Employment rates in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) are approximately 35%,
which is considerably lower than that of the general population. In order to improve …

Importance Medicare’s Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) program adjusts hospital
payments according to performance on 4 equally weighted quality domains: clinical …

Background In 2014, a systematic review found large gaps in the quality of reporting of
measures used in 86 published trials evaluating the effectiveness of patient decision aids (PtDAs)…