Barriers to Access to Cardiac Surgery: Canadian Situation and Global Context

D Vervoort, AM Afzal, GZL Ruiz, C Mutema… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Cardiovascular care spans primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and care, whereby …

[HTML][HTML] “There's nothing like a good crisis for innovation”: a qualitative study of family physicians' experiences with virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic

L Hedden, S Spencer, M Mathews, EG Marshall… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Prior to the pandemic, Canada lagged behind other Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development countries in the uptake of virtual care. The onset of COVID …

[HTML][HTML] Patient perceptions of the benefits and barriers of virtual postnatal care: a qualitative study

M Saad, S Chan, L Nguyen, S Srivastava… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Objective The objective of this study is to understand the perceptions of new mothers using
virtual care via video conferencing to gain insight into the benefits and barriers of virtual care …

Virtual care access and health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic, a qualitative study of patients with chronic diseases from Canada

S Chan-Nguyen, B Ritsma, L Nguyen… - Digital …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the widespread uptake of virtual care in
Canada; however, virtual care may also create new barriers to health care. The purpose of …

The reality of virtual care: Implications for cancer care beyond the pandemic

D Rodin, M Lovas, A Berlin - Healthcare, 2020 - Elsevier
There has been longstanding interest in virtual care in oncology, but outdated
reimbursement structures and a paradoxical lack of agility within electronic systems limited …

Why are patient portals important in the age of COVID-19? Reflecting on patient and team experiences from a toronto hospital network

B Lo, R Charow, S Laberge, V Bakas… - Journal of Patient …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how care is being delivered in Canada. With
conventional in-person care being transitioned to virtual care, the approach that patients are …

Video visits using the zoom for healthcare platform for people receiving maintenance hemodialysis and nephrologists: a feasibility study in Alberta, Canada

M Lunney, C Thomas, D Rabi… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Demand for virtual visits (an online synchronous medical appointment between
a health care provider and patient) is increasing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There may …

Advancing virtual primary care for people with opioid use disorder (VPC OUD): a mixed-methods study protocol

L Hedden, RK McCracken, S Spencer, S Narayan… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The emergence of COVID-19 introduced a dual public health emergency in
British Columbia, which was already in the fourth year of its opioid-related overdose crisis …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian transplant journeys: a mixed methods study

D Fox, M Hall, C Thibodeau, K Coldwell, L Lauder… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Navigating the organ donation and transplantation system in Canada can be
challenging for individuals on transplant journeys. Although it is likely that the COVID-19 …

Virtual Care Permit Program in Canada

J Peacock, A Douglas, K Duplessis, C Hamilton… - Journal of Nursing …, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic brought virtual care to the forefront of healthcare delivery. Virtual
care can provide many benefits and in fact supports the proposed quadruple aim of (a) …