Characterizing and Comparing Adverse Drug Events Documented in 2 Spontaneous Reporting Systems in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada: Retrospective Observational Study by Erica Y Lau, Amber Cragg, Serena S Small, Katherine Butcher, Corinne M Hohl

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Occurrence, characterization, and potential predictors of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella in surface water used for produce irrigation in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. by Justin Falardeau, Roger P Johnson, Franco Pagotto, Siyun Wang

“…These data show that foodborne pathogens are present in the waters used for irrigation in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, but their frequency may depend on spatial and temporal factors.…”
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Policing integration: the inter- and intra-organizational coordination of police work by Giacomantonio, CJ

“…<p>The thesis examines the coordination of public police organizations in an intra-national setting through interviews and observations with police officers and managers in multiple organizations in the Lower Mainland, BC, Canada, alongside documentary analysis of local, national and provincial law, policy and protocols relating to coordination. …”

Gabapentin for Uremic Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients: A Qualitative Systematic Review by Torey Lau, Sharon Leung, Wynnie Lau

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Use of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients Aged 80 Years or Older With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction by Arden R. Barry, BSc, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, ACPR, Michael Grewal, BSc(Pharm), ACPR, Lori Blain, BScPhm, ACPR

“…Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients aged 80-99 years at 3 heart failure clinics in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 40% and heart failure hospitalization < 12 months were included. …”
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Insights into British Columbian Hospital Pharmacists Perspectives on the Discharge Process by Simroop Ladhar, Karen Dahri, Colleen Inglis, Amanda Sambrielaz, Haider Raza, Michael Legal

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Outcome reporting bias in Cochrane systematic reviews: a cross-sectional analysis by Jamie Kirkham, Kieran Shah, Gregory Egan, Lawrence (Nichoe) Huan, Emma Reid, Aaron M Tejani

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A Consumer-Directed and Partnered Community Mental Health Music Therapy Program: Program Development and Evaluation by Sue Baines

“…In the interest of developing the most efficacious, respectful, accountable, and ethical model, a consumer partnered and directed mental health music therapy pilot program was launched at the community clubhouse site of the largest community mental health service provider in the lower mainland of British Columbia in September, 1997. …”
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The Legacies of Bindy Johal: The Contemporary Folk Devil or Sympathetic Hero by Manjit Pabla

“…Based on interviews with 34 authorities in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, and drawing attention to his status as both a folk devil and hero, the discussion reveals two dueling narratives framing his legacy. …”
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British Columbia Divided its Agricultural Land Reserve into Two Zones (2014-2019): Did it Make a Difference? by David J. Connell, Cameron Kral

“…Zone 1 included the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, and the Okanagan regions. …”
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“Somewhere in California”: New Regional Spaces of Mobility in Contemporary Vancouver Cinema by Katherine A. Roberts

“…I will examine an emerging aspect of western culture in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver, i.e. a (post)regional space of flows governed by the hyper-volatile film and television/entertainment industry that links Vancouver to Los Angeles. …”
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An evaluation of bylaw and policy changes on pharmacy robberies in British Columbia by Martin A. Andresen, Elliott Mann, Tarah Hodgkinson, Stephen Thacker, Bob Nakagawa

“…Specifically, there was an immediate and substantial drop in pharmacy robberies within Vancouver, with a change in trend (now decreasing instead of increasing) for the Interior and Lower Mainland less Vancouver. These results should be considered support for maintaining these by-laws and security policy changes in BC and potential implementation in other areas of Canada experiencing similar issues.…”
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Comparison of Preventive Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy in Surgical vs Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization by Arden R. Barry, BSc, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, ACPR, Eric H.Z. Wang, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, ACPR, BCPS, Doson Chua, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, FCSHP, Glen J. Pearson, BSc, BScPhm, PharmD, FCSHP, FCCS

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Approach to the pharmacological management of chronic pain in patients with an alcohol use disorder by Murphy L, Ng KWK, Su VCH, Woodworth-Giroux S, Levy TS, Sproule BA, Furlan AD

“…Laura Murphy,1,2 Karen WK Ng,1 Victoria CH Su,3 Sarah Woodworth-Giroux,4 Todd S Levy,1 Beth A Sproule,2,5 Andrea D Furlan1,6 1University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3St Paul&#39;s Hospital, Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 4Windsor Regional Hospital, Windsor, ON, Canada; 5Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON, Canada; 6Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada Abstract: This paper provides an overview of research, guidelines, and clinical considerations for the use of medications for chronic pain in the management of patients with an alcohol use disorder. …”
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Using Machine Learning to Explore the Risk Factors of Problematic Smartphone Use among Canadian Adolescents during COVID-19: The Important Role of Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) by Bowen Xiao, Natasha Parent, Louai Rahal, Jennifer Shapka

“…Participants were N = 2527 (1269 boys; M_age = 15.17 years, SD = 1.48 years) high school students from the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Data on problematic smartphone use, screen time, internalizing problems (e.g., depression, anxiety, and stress), self-regulation, and FoMO were collected via an online questionnaire. …”
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Perspectives of hospital pharmacists on quality improvement initiatives in patient care: A pilot study from one healthcare system in Canada by Dillon H. Lee, Ting-An Cheng, Charles Au, Tim Lau, Karen Dahri

“…Objectives: The primary objective of the study was to describe the QI experiences (including attitudes, enablers and barriers) of hospital pharmacists employed by the Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services (LMPS) in British Columbia. …”
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Perceptions of Independent Pharmacist Prescribing among Health Authority- and Community-Based Pharmacists in Northern British Columbia by Jordan Lewis, Arden R. Barry, Katie Bellefeuille, Robert T. Pammett

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Virtual twins for model‐informed precision dosing of clozapine in patients with treatment‐resistant schizophrenia by Sam Mostafa, Reza Rafizadeh, Thomas M. Polasek, Chad A. Bousman, Amin Rostami‐Hodjegan, Robert Stowe, Prescilla Carrion, Leslie J. Sheffield, Carl M. J. Kirkpatrick

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Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from surface waters and sediments in a Canadian urban-agricultural landscape by Stephanie eNadya, Pascal eDelaquis, Jessica eChen, Kevin eAllen, Roger Paul Johnson, Kim eZiebell, Chad eLaing, Victor eGannon, Susan eBach, Edward eTopp

“…A hydrophobic grid membrane filtration – Shiga toxin immunoblot method was used to examine the prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in four watersheds located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, a region characterized by rapid urbanization and intensive agricultural activity. …”
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Impact of the single site order in LTC: exacerbation of an overburdened system by Farinaz Havaei, Joanie Sims-Gould, Sabina Staempfli, Thea Franke, Minjeong Park, Andy Ma, Megan Kaulius

“…This study aimed to understand the impact that the Single Site Order (SSO) had on staff and leadership in four LTC homes in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Methods A mixed method study was conducted by analyzing administrative staffing data. …”
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