Influenza vaccination coverage across ethnic groups in Canada

S Quach, JS Hamid, JA Pereira, CL Heidebrecht… - CMAJ, 2012 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The success of influenza vaccination campaigns may be suboptimal if subgroups
of the population face unique barriers or have misconceptions about vaccination. We …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to the use of reminder/recall interventions for immunizations: a systematic review

JA Pereira, S Quach, CL Heidebrecht, SD Quan… - BMC Medical Informatics …, 2012 - Springer
Background Although many studies have demonstrated the benefits of reminder/recall (RR)
measures to address patient under-immunization and improve immunization coverage, they …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the utility of Xpert® MTB/RIF as a screening tool for patients admitted to medical wards in South Africa

CL Heidebrecht, LJ Podewils, AS Pym, T Cohen… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Many hospital inpatients in South Africa have undiagnosed active and drug-resistant tuberculosis
(TB). Early detection of TB is essential to inform immediate infection control actions to …

[HTML][HTML] Electronic immunization data collection systems: application of an evaluation framework

CL Heidebrecht, JC Kwong, M Finkelstein… - BMC Medical Informatics …, 2014 - Springer
Background Evaluating the features and performance of health information systems can
serve to strengthen the systems themselves as well as to guide other organizations in the …

Exploring the feasibility of integrating barcode scanning technology into vaccine inventory recording in seasonal influenza vaccination clinics

JA Pereira, S Quach, JS Hamid, CL Heidebrecht… - Vaccine, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In response to the need for improved quality of vaccine inventory and
client immunization records, barcodes containing a unique identifier and lot number will be …

Health care worker influenza immunization rates: The missing pieces of the puzzle

…, CL Heidebrecht, JC Kwong, M Guay, L Crowe… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Immunization rates are used to assess the level of protection against influenza,
but limited data exist on how such rates are measured in health care organizations. We …

Time and motion study to compare electronic and hybrid data collection systems during the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination campaign

…, CL Heidebrecht, J Foisy, JA Bettinger, L Rosella… - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccination campaign, vaccine providers collected
immunization data using hybrid (paper-based and electronic methods) and electronic data …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporating scannable forms into immunization data collection processes: a mixed-methods study

CL Heidebrecht, S Quach, JA Pereira, SD Quan… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Individual-level immunization data captured electronically can facilitate
evidence-based decision-making and planning. Populating individual-level records through manual …

[HTML][HTML] A cost comparison of electronic and hybrid data collection systems in Ontario during pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccination campaigns

JA Pereira, J Foisy, JC Kwong, CL Heidebrecht… - BMC Health Services …, 2011 - Springer
Background During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination campaign, health
regions in Canada collected client-level immunization data using fully electronic or hybrid …

Measuring influenza immunization coverage among health care workers in acute care hospitals and continuing care organizations in Canada

…, JS Hamid, L Crowe, CL Heidebrecht… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Immunizing health care workers against influenza is important for preventing
and reducing disease transmission in health care environments. We describe the ability of …