User profiles for Ruth Heisey

Ruth Heisey

Chief, Family and Community Medicine, Women's College Hospital
Verified email at wchospital.ca
Cited by 865

Primary care providers' experiences with and perceptions of personalized genomic medicine

…, N Sopcak, JA Permaul, MA O'Brien, R Heisey… - Canadian Family …, 2016 - cfp.ca
Objective To assess primary care providers’ (PCPs’) experiences with, perceptions of, and
desired role in personalized medicine, with a focus on cancer. Design Qualitative study …

[HTML][HTML] Chemoprevention for breast cancer

S Pruthi, RE Heisey, TB Bevers - Annals of surgical oncology, 2015 - Springer
Background Many women at increased risk for breast cancer could benefit from preventive
therapy. Preventive therapy options for breast cancer risk reduction have expanded in the last …

OSCE performance evaluations made by standardized patients: comparing checklist and global rating scores

…, R Freeman, A Robb, N Missiha, R Heisey - Academic …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Method The platform for this study was a five-station OSCE used in a family and community
medicine clerkship. Each station involved a 12-minute patient encounter followed by a five-…

Adoption, feasibility and safety of a family medicine–led remote monitoring program for patients with COVID-19: a descriptive study

…, C Laur, S Chandra, N Pimlott, R Heisey… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Virtual care for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) allows
providers to monitor COVID-19-positive patients with variable trajectories while reducing the risk …

[HTML][HTML] Use of eConsult to enhance genetics service delivery in primary care: A multimethod study

…, GE Graham, JA Permaul, J Allanson, R Heisey… - Genetics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Electronic consultation (eConsult) is a freely-available secure online platform
connecting primary care providers (PCPs) to geneticists. Our purpose was to determine whether …

Clinical learnings from a virtual primary care program monitoring mild to moderate COVID-19 patients at home

…, LM McCarthy, MJ Luke, S Hum, S Gill, R Heisey - Family …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Virtual consults have replaced in-person visits for many home-isolated patients
with COVID-19 disease. Objectives To describe the natural history, clinical management …

Approach to inflammatory breast cancer

…, B Fitzgerald, O Freedman, R Heisey… - Canadian Family …, 2009 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To review the definition, clinical presentation, and management of inflammatory
breast cancer in primary care. SOURCES OF INFORMATION Relevant research and review …

[HTML][HTML] Physician and patient barriers to breast cancer preventive therapy

S Hum, M Wu, S Pruthi, R Heisey - Current breast cancer reports, 2016 - Springer
The uptake of selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and aromatase inhibitors (AIs)
for the primary prevention of breast cancer is low, despite their proven efficacy in several …

Physicians' attitudes and behaviour toward screening mammography in women 40 to 49 years of age

…, S Hum, V Kakzanov, ME Del Giudice, R Heisey - Canadian Family …, 2012 - cfp.ca
Objective To determine family physicians’ attitudes and behaviour toward screening
mammography, breast self-examination, and breast awareness in women aged 40 to 49 at average …

Breast cancer and osteoporosis

AM Cheung, R Heisey… - Current Opinion in …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Osteoporosis and breast cancer are common in women, especially in postmenopausal
women. Current guidelines suggest that we need to pay special attention to those on …