[HTML][HTML] Canada's universal health-care system: achieving its potential

D Martin, AP Miller, A Quesnel-Vallée, NR Caron… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Access to health care based on need rather than ability to pay was the founding principle of
the Canadian health-care system. Medicare was born in one province in 1947. It spread …

[BOOK][B] Better now: six big ideas to improve health care for all Canadians

D Martin - 2017 - books.google.com
Longlisted for British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2018 Dr. Danielle
Martin sees the challenges in our health care system every day. As a family doctor and a …

[HTML][HTML] Confronting the COVID-19 surgery crisis: time for transformational change

DR Urbach, D Martin - CMAJ, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
E586 CMAJ| MAY 25, 2020| VOLUME 192| ISSUE 21 are compounded by the stress of our
current public health crisis. Many believe that the existing processes for patient referrals work …

Resistance to intravenous immunoglobulin in children with Kawasaki disease

…, E Corinaldesi, JR Eichenfield, DD Martin… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To explore the increased incidence of intravenous immunoglobulin- (IVIG)
resistance among San Diego County patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) in 2006 and to …

Synthesis and characterization of olivine LiNiPO4 for aqueous rechargeable battery

M Minakshi, P Singh, D Appadoo, DE Martin - Electrochimica Acta, 2011 - Elsevier
LiNiPO 4 belongs to a family of olivine type compounds, with members LiMPO 4 where M=Fe,
Mn, Co or Ni are transition metals. The lithium nickel phosphate was prepared and …

Estimated cost of universal public coverage of prescription drugs in Canada

SG Morgan, M Law, JR Daw, L Abraham, D Martin - CMAJ, 2015 - Can Med Assoc
Background: With the exception of Canada, all countries with universal health insurance
systems provide universal coverage of prescription drugs. Progress toward universal public …

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

…, EA Kerr, C Chu, J Ferguson, D Martin… - 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Activity-based funding of hospitals and its impact on mortality, readmission, discharge destination, severity of illness, and volume of care: a systematic review …

KS Palmer, T Agoritsas, D Martin, T Scott, SM Mulla… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Activity-based funding (ABF) of hospitals is a policy intervention intended to re-shape
incentives across health systems through the use of diagnosis-related groups. Many …

[HTML][HTML] Nanostructure of electrospun collagen: do electrospun collagen fibers form native structures?

KH Sizeland, KA Hofman, IC Hallett, DE Martin… - Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Collagen extracts can be electrospun to form fibers. The nanoscale structure of these fibers
is not known but is expected to affect the biocompatibility of the spun materials. Collagen …

Electrocardiograms in low-risk patients undergoing an annual health examination

…, J Singh, C Pendrith, DT Ko, D Martin… - JAMA internal …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Clinical guidelines advise against routine electrocardiograms (ECG) in low-risk,
asymptomatic patients, but the frequency and impact of such ECGs are unknown. Objective …