Report on fraying resilience among the Ontario Registered Practical Nurse Workforce in long-term care homes during COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1678
Abstract: AIM Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) are frontline healthcare providers in Ontario long-term care (LTC) homes. Throughout COVID-19, RPNs working in LTC homes experienced prolonged lockdowns, challenging working conditions, and inadequate resource allocation. This study aimed… read more here.
Keywords: resilience; long term; ontario; registered practical ... See more keywords
Image Exchange in Canada: Examples from the Province of Ontario
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DOI: 10.1007/s10278-022-00623-w
Abstract: An increased number of healthcare providers across the continuum of care share responsibility for providing treatment and care to the patient. Treatment is often provided at community-based facilities and not necessarily at the hospital that… read more here.
Keywords: exchange canada; canada examples; image exchange; ontario ... See more keywords
Controlled substances in hospices after patient death: a cross-sectional survey of Ontario hospices
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-020-01097-y
Abstract: Background Practices related to the handling of controlled substances (CS) in Ontario hospices have not been previously published and therefore, are unknown. Objective The objective of this study was to determine current practices, and policies,… read more here.
Keywords: cross sectional; controlled substances; ontario hospices; ontario ... See more keywords
Achieving a low carbon housing stock: An analysis of low-rise residential carbon reduction measures for new construction in Ontario
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.09.034
Abstract: Abstract Residential buildings contributed 14% of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions in 2014, making this sector pivotal to climate change mitigation. In 2016, the provincial government of Ontario, Canada mandated a net-zero carbon standard for new… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; rise residential; low rise; analysis ... See more keywords
First Nations children and disparities in transfers to ongoing child welfare services in Ontario following a child protection investigation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.04.010
Abstract: Abstract First Nations children are overrepresented in the Ontario child welfare system and there are disparities across decision points in the investigation process (Ma, Fallon, & Richard, Child Abuse & Neglect, 90 (2019), 52–65). The… read more here.
Keywords: nations children; first nations; child; child welfare ... See more keywords
Energy storage optimization for global adjustment charge reduction in Ontario
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DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2020.101491
Abstract: Abstract Incorporation of energy storage (ES) with existing power system networks for economic and technical purposes, is on the rise. ES systems are employed for enhancing the operation of power systems through offering several ancillary… read more here.
Keywords: storage; global adjustment; energy; energy storage ... See more keywords
Population Mobility and Socioeconomic Indicators in California, USA and Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.12.061
Abstract: Purpose To explore the extent that socioeconomic indicators influenced mobility of populations during the COVID-19 pandemic in two jurisdictions. Methods & Materials We used anonymized, population-aggregated mobile-device location data to estimate dynamic changes in population… read more here.
Keywords: socioeconomic indicators; away home; home; mobility ... See more keywords
Forecasting SARS-CoV-2 Incidence in Ontario Municipalities with Statistical and Algorithmic Modeling and Ensembles
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.12.262
Abstract: Purpose In this study, a variety of statistical and algorithmic models were applied to forecast Covid-19 incidence in two Canadian cities, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG) and Toronto, Ontario. The purpose of forecasting incidence in the two cities… read more here.
Keywords: modeling; rmse mase; ontario; incidence ... See more keywords
Committed to Better: Reducing Infection after Surgery across the Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.04.027
Abstract: BACKGROUND In 2015, the Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network (ON-SQIN) was established to create a community of practice for Ontario hospitals to improve surgical quality. A provincial campaign to decrease post surgical infections was launched… read more here.
Keywords: improvement; quality; quality improvement; ssi uti ... See more keywords
Assessment of sex-specific differences in adverse events following immunization reporting in Ontario, 2012-15.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.03.035
Abstract: We assessed sex-specific trends within passive vaccine safety surveillance in Ontario, Canada. AEFIs reported following vaccines administered between 2012 and 2015 were included. There were 2466 AEFI reports; 66.2% were female. Annualized reporting rates were… read more here.
Keywords: sex specific; assessment sex; sex; ontario ... See more keywords
The Ontario Climate Data Portal, a user-friendly portal of Ontario-specific climate projections
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DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-0489-4
Abstract: An easily accessible climate data portal, http://yorku.ca/ocdp , was developed and officially launched in 2018 to disseminate a super ensemble of high-resolution regional climate change projections for the province of Ontario, Canada. The spatial resolution… read more here.
Keywords: friendly portal; climate; climate data; ontario ... See more keywords