User profiles for Alene Toulany

Alene Toulany

Adolescent Medicine, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids …
Verified email at sickkids.ca
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Primary care interventions to improve transition of youth with chronic health conditions from paediatric to adult healthcare: a systematic review

J Bhawra, A Toulany, E Cohen, CM Hepburn… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To determine effective interventions to improve primary care provider involvement
in transitioning youth with chronic conditions from paediatric to adult care. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Quality indicators for youth transitioning to adult care: a systematic review

…, J Pidduck, Q Mahood, JW Gorter, A Toulany - …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Transition from pediatric to adult care is associated with
adverse health outcomes for many adolescents with chronic illness. We identified quality …

Transitional care interventions for youth with disabilities: a systematic review

…, D Nicholas, M Penner, L Thompson, A Toulany… - …, 2020 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: In this systematic review, we aim to synthesize the evidence on transitional
care interventions (TCIs) to improve the quality of life (QoL) for adolescents and young adults …

Association of primary care continuity with outcomes following transition to adult care for adolescents with severe mental illness

A Toulany, TA Stukel, P Kurdyak, L Fu… - JAMA Network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Adolescents with severe mental illness often age out of pediatric care without a
clear transfer of care to adult services. The extent to which primary care provides stability …

Utilization of physician-based mental health care services among children and adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada

…, W Gardner, M Cappelli, P Sundar, A Toulany - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Public health measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have heightened
distress among children and adolescents and contributed to a shift in delivery of mental health …

A call for action: recommendations to improve transition to adult care for youth with complex health care needs

A Toulany, J Willem Gorter… - Paediatrics & child …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Youth with complex health care needs, defined as those requiring specialized health care
and services for physical, developmental, and/or mental health conditions, are often cared for …

Cost analysis of inpatient treatment of anorexia nervosa in adolescents: hospital and caregiver perspectives

A Toulany, M Wong, DK Katzman, N Akseer… - … Open Access Journal, 2015 - cmajopen.ca
Background Admission to hospital is the treatment of choice for anorexia nervosa in adolescent
patients who are medically unstable; however, stays are often prolonged and frequently …

A qualitative study on the experiences of young adults with eating disorders transferring from pediatric to adult care

G Dimitropoulos, A Toulany, J Herschman… - Eating …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The study’s objective was to identify systemic facilitators and barriers of transferring young
adults (ages 17–21) with eating disorders from pediatric to adult health and mental health …

[HTML][HTML] Acute care visits for eating disorders among children and adolescents after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

A Toulany, P Kurdyak, A Guttmann, TA Stukel… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Anecdotal reports suggest a significant increase in acute presentations of eating
disorders among children and adolescents. Our objective was to compare the rates of …

Health care use during transfer to adult care among youth with chronic conditions

E Cohen, S Gandhi, A Toulany, C Moore, L Fu… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To compare health care use and costs for youth with chronic health conditions
before and after transfer from pediatric to adult health care services. METHODS: Youth born …