Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and risk of hypertension and stroke in later life: results from cohort study

BJ Wilson, MS Watson, GJ Prescott, S Sunderland… - Bmj, 2003 - bmj.com
Objective: To examine the association between hypertensive diseases of pregnancy (gestational
hypertension and pre-eclampsia) and the development of circulatory diseases in later …

To tell or not to tell: barriers and facilitators in family communication about genetic risk

K Forrest, SA Simpson, BJ Wilson… - Clinical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Communication about genetic risk in families is an important issue for genetic counsellors.
The objective of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators in family communication …

Family communication about genetic risk: the little that is known

BJ Wilson, K Forrest, ER van Teijlingen… - Public health …, 2004 - karger.com
Although family communication is important in clinical genetics only a small number of
studies have specifically explored the passing on of genetic knowledge to family members. In …

Genetic education for primary care providers: improving attitudes, knowledge, and confidence

JC Carroll, AL Rideout, BJ Wilson, JMD Allanson… - Canadian family …, 2009 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To increase primary care providers’ awareness and use of genetic services;
increase their knowledge of genetic issues; increase their confidence in core genetic …

Systematic review: family history in risk assessment for common diseases

BJ Wilson, N Qureshi, P Santaguida, J Little… - Annals of Internal …, 2009 - acpjournals.org
Background: The usefulness of routinely examining family history in primary care practice is
uncertain. Purpose: To assess the beneficial and adverse effects of collecting family history …

The Human Genome Project, and recent advances in personalized genomics

BJ Wilson, SG Nicholls - Risk management and healthcare policy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The language of “personalized medicine” and “personal genomics” has now entered the
common lexicon. The idea of personalized medicine is the integration of genomic risk …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences of caregivers of children with inherited metabolic diseases: a qualitative study

…, Y Trakadis, S Wafa, J Walia, K Wilson… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2016 - Springer
Background We sought to understand the experiences of parents/caregivers of children with
inherited metabolic diseases (IMD) in order to inform strategies for supporting patients and …

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine: a systematic review of clinical effectiveness in adults

L Watson, BJ Wilson, N Waugh - Vaccine, 2002 - Elsevier
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is recommended in western countries for individuals
at high risk of pneumococcal illness. We undertook a systematic review of randomised …

[HTML][HTML] Public views on participating in newborn screening using genome sequencing

…, C Cressman, JC Carroll, BJ Wilson, J Little… - European Journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Growing discussion on the use of whole-genome or exome sequencing (WG/ES) in newborn
screening (NBS) has raised concerns regarding the generation of incidental information on …

Overdiagnosis: causes and consequences in primary health care

…, G Thériault, R Grad, S Groulx, BJ Wilson… - Canadian Family …, 2018 - cfp.ca
Overdiagnosis was well recognized in the second half of the 20th century from the advent of
widespread screening for cancers. 1, 2 However, overdiagnosis has received much more …