[HTML][HTML] Rural telemedicine use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: repeated cross-sectional study

C Chu, P Cram, A Pang, V Stamenova… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a notable increase in telemedicine adoption.
However, the impact of the pandemic on telemedicine use at a population level in rural …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual care use during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on healthcare utilization in patients with chronic disease: a population-based repeated cross …

V Stamenova, C Chu, A Pang, J Fang, A Shakeri… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Purpose It is currently unclear how the shift towards virtual care during the 2019 novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have impacted chronic disease management at a …

Virtual care use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional study

RS Bhatia, C Chu, A Pang, M Tadrous… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is thought to have
increased use of virtual care, but population-based studies are lacking. We aimed to assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Patient and provider experiences with virtual care in a large, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: observational study

C Chu, D Nayyar, O Bhattacharyya, D Martin… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background Virtual care use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of that
shift on patient and provider experiences is unclear. Objective We evaluated patient and …

[HTML][HTML] Global utilization trends of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) during the COVID-19 pandemic: a time series analysis

A Shakeri, N Konstantelos, C Chu, T Antoniou, J Feld… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has placed a significant strain on hepatitis
programs and interventions (screening, diagnosis, and treatment) at a critical moment in …

Comparison of payment changes and choosing wisely recommendations for use of low-value laboratory tests in the United States and Canada

J Henderson, Z Bouck, R Holleman, C Chu… - JAMA internal …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Evidence comparing the consequences of Choosing Wisely recommendations
across health systems or with the consequences of recommendations plus policy change is …

Assessment of stimulant use and cardiovascular event risks among older adults

M Tadrous, A Shakeri, C Chu, J Watt… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Use of stimulants continues to increase among older adults for a variety of
indications. An association between stimulant use and increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) …

[HTML][HTML] Delivering mental health care virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative evaluation of provider experiences in a scaled context

S Budhwani, JK Fujioka, C Chu, H Baranek… - JMIR Formative …, 2021 - formative.jmir.org
Background: Virtual care delivery within mental health has increased rapidly during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding facilitators and challenges to adoption and perceptions of …

COVID-19 and the prevalence of drug shortages in Canada: a cross-sectional time-series analysis from April 2017 to April 2022

B Lau, M Tadrous, C Chu, L Hardcastle, RF Beall - Cmaj, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
Background: In March 2020, the Government of Canada introduced measures to reduce
intensifying shortages of prescription drugs during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Association of low-value testing with subsequent health care use and clinical outcomes among low-risk primary care outpatients undergoing an annual health …

…, AJ Calzavara, NM Ivers, EA Kerr, C Chu… - JAMA internal …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The association of low-value testing with downstream care and clinical outcomes
among primary care outpatients is unknown to date. Objective To assess the association of …