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• Elsman EBM, Butcher NJ, Mokkink LB, Terwee CB, Tricco A, Gagnier JJ, Aiyegbusi OL, Barnett C, Smith M, Moher D, Offringa M. Study protocol for developing, piloting and disseminating the PRISMA-COSMIN guideline: a new reporting guideline for systematic reviews of outcome measurement instruments. Syst Rev. 2022 Jun 13;11(1):121.
• Breton M, Marshall EG, Deslauriers V, Smithman MA, Moritz LR, Buote R, Morrison B, Christian EK, McKay M, Stringer K, Godard-Sebillotte C, Sourial N, Laberge M, MacKenzie A, Isenor JE, Duhoux A, Ashcroft R, Mathews M, Cossette B, Hudon C, McDougall B, Guénette L, Kirkwood R, Green ME. COVID-19 - an opportunity to improve access to primary care through organizational innovations? A qualitative multiple case study in Quebec and Nova Scotia (Canada). BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jun 8;22(1):759. 
• Sinyor M, Hartman M, Zaheer R, Williams M, Pirkis J, Heisel MJ, Schaffer A, Redelmeier DA, Cheung AH, Kiss A, Niederkrotenthaler T. Differences in Suicide-Related Twitter Content According to User Influence. Crisis. 2022 Jun 3. 
• Rebicki CVM, Ryan BL, Ratzki-Leewing A, Tremblay PF, Harris SB. Family Physician Clinical Inertia in Managing Hypoglycemia. Prim Care Diabetes. 2022 Jun;16(3):417-421. 
• Tami A, Ferguson T, Bauer GR, Scheim AI. Avoidance of primary healthcare among transgender and non-binary people in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Jun;27:101789. 
• Asif Z, Chen Z, Stranges S, Zhao X, Sadiq R, Olea-Popelka F, Peng C, Haghighat F, Yu T. Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 spreading under the influence of environmental factors and strategies to tackle the pandemic: A systematic review. Sustain Cities Soc. 2022 Jun;81:103840. 
• Lefèvre P, Guizzetti L, McKee TD, Zou G, van Viegen T, McFarlane SC, Shackelton L, Feagan BG, Jairath V, Pai RK, Casteele NV. Development and Validation of a Digital Analysis Method to Quantify CD3-immunostained T Lymphocytes in Whole Slide Images of Crohn's Disease Biopsies. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2022 May 20. 
• Ratzki-Leewing A, Black JE, Ryan BL, Harris SB. Real-world risk factors of confirmed or probable COVID-19 in Americans with diabetes: A prospective, community-based study (iNPHORM). Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2022 May 29:e342.
• Nabavi Nouri M, Puka K, Palmar K, Speechley KN. Impact of number of anti-seizure medications on long-term health-related quality of life in children with epilepsy: A prospective cohort study. Seizure. 2022 May 18;99:120-126. 
• Lefèvre P, Guizzetti L, McKee TD, Zou G, van Viegen T, McFarlane SC, Shackelton L, Feagan BG, Jairath V, Pai RK, Casteele NV. Development and Validation of a Digital Analysis Method to Quantify CD3-immunostained T Lymphocytes in Whole Slide Images of Crohn's Disease Biopsies. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2022 May 20. 
• Bassi A, Pur DR, Chifor A, Malvankar-Mehta MS. Ocular adverse effects of bladder medication: a systematic review. Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2022 May 11:1-8.
• Zhao B, Cheung R, Malvankar-Mehta MS. Risk of Parkinson's disease in glaucoma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Curr Med Res Opin. 2022 May 13:1-8. 
• Steenkamp L, Saggers RT, Bandini R, Stranges S, Choi YH, Thornton JS, Hendrie S, Patel D, Rabinowitz S, Patricios J. Small steps, strong shield: directly measured, moderate physical activity in 65 361 adults is associated with significant protective effects from severe COVID-19 outcomes. Br J Sports Med. 2022 May;56(10):568-576. 
• Nash DM, Brown JB, Thorpe C, Rayner J, Zwarenstein M. The Alliance for Healthier Communities as a Learning Health System for primary care: A qualitative analysis in Ontario, Canada. J Eval Clin Pract. 2022 Apr 30. 
• Alonzo R, Lalva T, Couper RG, Wilk P. Association between physical activity and life satisfaction among adults with multimorbidity in Canada. Can J Public Health. 2022 Apr 13. doi: 10.17269/s41997-022-00635-7. 
• Piskin D, Arici ZS, Konukbay D, Romano M, Makay B, Ayaz N, Bilginer Y, Berard RA, Poyrazoglu H, Kasapcopur O, Laxer RM, Speechley K, Demirkaya E. Number of Episodes Can Be Used as a Disease Activity Measure in Familial Mediterranean Fever. Front Pediatr. 2022 Apr 27;10:822473. 
• Pur DR, Bassi A, Malvankar-Mehta MS. Impact on caregivers of patients with eye diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr 28:S0008-4182(22)00121-1. 
• Hussain J, Ling L, Alonzo RT, Rodrigues R, Nicholson K, Stranges S, Anderson KK. Associations between sleep patterns, smoking, and alcohol use among older adults in Canada: Insights from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Addict Behav. 2022 Apr 29;132:107345.
• Somé NH, Wells S, Felsky D, Hamilton HA, Ali S, Elton-Marshall T, Rehm J. Self-reported mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with alcohol and cannabis use: a latent class analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 30;22(1):306. 
• Hadwen BB, He JB, Funk C, McKinney K, Wilk P. Association between accuracy of weight perception and life satisfaction among adults with and without anxiety and mood disorders: a cross-sectional study of the 2015-2018 Canadian Community Health Survey. J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Apr 22:fdac047. 
• Sohi I, Chrystoja BR, Rehm J, Wells S, Monteiro M, Ali S, Shield KD. Changes in alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic and previous pandemics: A systematic review. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2022 Apr;46(4):498-513. 
• Ravichandiran N, Mathews M, Ryan BL. Utilization of healthcare by immigrants in Canada: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey. BMC Prim Care. 2022 Apr 6;23(1):69. 
• Tami A, Ferguson T, Bauer GR, Scheim AI. Avoidance of primary healthcare among transgender and non-binary people in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Jun;27:101789. 
• Idrissi Janati A, Karp I, Von Renteln D, Bouin M, Liu Y, Tran SD, Emami E. Investigation of Fusobacterium Nucleatum in saliva and colorectal mucosa: a pilot study. Sci Rep. 2022 Apr 4;12(1):5622. 
• Dear BF, Scott AJ, Fogliati R, Gandy M, Karin E, Dudeney J, Nielssen O, McDonald S, Heriseanu AI, Bisby MA, Sharpe L, Jones MP, Ali S, Titov N. The Chronic Conditions Course: A Randomised Controlled Trial of an Internet-Delivered Transdiagnostic Psychological Intervention for People with Chronic Health Conditions. Psychother Psychosom. 2022 Apr 1:1-12. 
• Papamichael K, Jairath V, Zou G, Cohen B, Ritter T, Sands B, Siegel C, Valentine J, Smith M, Vande Casteele N, Dubinsky M, Cheifetz A. Proactive infliximab optimisation using a pharmacokinetic dashboard versus standard of care in patients with Crohn's disease: study protocol for a randomised, controlled, multicentre, open-label study (the OPTIMIZE trial). BMJ Open. 2022 Apr 1;12(4):e057656. 
• Clemens KK, Ouedraogo AM, Lam M, Muanda FT, Loeschnik E, Wilk P, Shariff SZ. Trends in basal insulin prescribing in older adults with chronic kidney disease in Ontario, Canada: A population-based analysis from 2010 to 2020. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2022 Apr;24(4):641-651. 
• Khalil M, Almestkawy S, Omar TEI, Ferro MA, Speechley KN. Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the quality of life in childhood epilepsy questionnaire (QOLCE-55). Epilepsy Behav. 2022 Apr;129:108637. 
• Karp I, Lyakhovich A. Targeting cancer stem cells with antibiotics inducing mitochondrial dysfunction as an alternative anticancer therapy. Biochem Pharmacol. 2022 Apr;198:114966. 
• Gormley R, Nicholson V, Parry R, Lee M, Webster K, Sanchez M, Cardinal C, Li J, Wang L, Balleny R, de Pokomandy A, Loutfy M, Kaida A; CHIWOS Research Team (Bauer GR). Help-Seeking to Cope With Experiences of Violence Among Women Living With HIV in Canada. Violence Against Women. 2022 Mar;28(3-4):823-850. 
• COVIDSurg Collaborative (Martin J). The impact of surgical delay on resectability of colorectal cancer: An international prospective cohort study. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Mar 14. 
• Davis BD, McKnight DE, Teodorescu D, Quan-Haase A, Chunara R, Fyshe A, Lizotte DJ. Quantifying depression-related language on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Popul Data Sci. 2022 Mar 30;5(4):1716. 
• Rotenberg M, Tuck A, Anderson KK, McKenzie K. Green Space and the Incidence of Schizophrenia in Toronto, Canada. Can J Psychiatry. 2022 Mar;67(3):238-240. 
• Au NH, Ratzki-Leewing A, Zou G, Ryan BL, Webster-Bogaert S, Reichert SM, Brown JB, Harris SB. Real-World Incidence and Risk Factors for Daytime and Nocturnal Non-Severe Hypoglycemia in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Insulin and/or Secretagogues (InHypo-DM Study, Canada). Can J Diabetes. 2022 Mar;46(2):196-203.e2. 
• Zakkar MA, Lizotte DJ. Analyzing Patient Stories on Social Media Using Text Analytics. J Healthc Inform Res. 2021 Mar 24;5(4):382-400. 
• McGibbon C, Jarrett P, Handrigan G, Bouchard D, Tranchant CCC, Sexton AM, Yetman L, Robinson B, Crapoulet S, Chamard-Witkowski L, Liu-Ambrose T, Middleton LE, Almeida QJ, Bherer L, Lim A, Speechley M, Kamkar N, Montero Odasso M; Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), CAN-THUMBS UP Group. Protocol for SYNchronising Exercises, Remedies in GaIt and Cognition at Home (SYNERGIC@Home): feasibility of a home-based double-blind randomised controlled trial to improve gait and cognition in individuals at risk for dementia. BMJ Open. 2022 Mar 31;12(3):e059988. 
• McKay M, Lavergne MR, Lea AP, Le M, Grudniewicz A, Blackie D, Goldsmith LJ, Marshall EG, Mathews M, McCracken R, McGrail K, Wong S, Rudoler D. Government policies targeting primary care physician practice from 1998-2018 in three Canadian provinces: A jurisdictional scan. Health Policy. 2022 Mar 17:S0168-8510(22)00063-X. 
• Pullen Sansfaçon A, Temple Newhook J, Douglas L, Gotovac S, Raiche J, Speechley KN, Lawson ML, Bauer GR. Experiences and Stressors of Parents of Trans and Gender-Diverse Youth in Clinical Care from Trans Youth CAN! Health Soc Work. 2022 Mar 8:hlac003. 
• Idrissi Janati A, Karp I, Latulippe JF, Charlebois P, Emami E. Periodontal disease as a risk factor for sporadic colorectal cancer: results from COLDENT study. Cancer Causes Control. 2022 Mar;33(3):463-472. 
• Anderson KK, Le B, Edwards J. Comparing Risk Factors for Non-affective Psychotic Disorders With Common Mental Disorders Among Migrant Groups: A 25-Year Retrospective Cohort Study of 2 Million Migrants. Schizophr Bull. 2022 Mar 4:sbac021. 
• Khalil M, Almestkawy S, Omar TEI, Ferro MA, Speechley KN. Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the quality of life in childhood epilepsy questionnaire (QOLCE-55). Epilepsy Behav. 2022 Apr;129:108637. Epub 2022 Mar 7. 
• Ozzoude M, Varriano B, Beaton D, Ramirez J, Holmes MF, Scott CJM, Gao F, Sunderland KM, McLaughlin P, Rabin J, Goubran M, Kwan D, Roberts A, Bartha R, Symons S, Tan B, Swartz RH, Abrahao A, Saposnik G, Masellis M, Lang AE, Marras C, Zinman L, Shoesmith C, Borrie M, Fischer CE, Frank A, Freedman M, Montero-Odasso M, Kumar S, Pasternak S, Strother SC, Pollock BG, Rajji TK, Seitz D, Tang-Wai DF, Turnbull J, Dowlatshahi D, Hassan A, Casaubon L, Mandzia J, Sahlas D, Breen DP, Grimes D, Jog M, Steeves TDL, Arnott SR, Black SE, Finger E; ONDRI Investigators (Zou GY), Tartaglia MC. Investigating the contribution of white matter hyperintensities and cortical thickness to empathy in neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases. Geroscience. 2022 Mar 16. 
• Pai RK, Jairath V, Hogan M, Zou G, Adeyi OA, Anstee QM, Aqel BA, Behling C, Carey EJ, Clouston AD, Corey K, Feagan BG, Kleiner DE, Ma C, McFarlane SC, Noureddin M, Ratziu V, Valasek MA, Younossi ZM, Harrison SA, Loomba R. Reliability of histologic assessment for NAFLD and development of an expanded NAFLD activity score. Hepatology. 2022 Mar 25. doi: 10.1002/hep.32475. 
• Li W, Cheung R, Malvankar-Mehta MS. Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of telemedicine utilization versus in-person clinical examination for retinopathy of prematurity in premature infants: a systematic review. J AAPOS. 2022 Mar 16;S1091-8531(22)00050-7. 
• Groff ML, Choi B, Lin T, Mcllraith I, Hutnik C, Malvankar-Mehta MS. Anxiety, depression, and sleep-related outcomes of glaucoma patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar 16;S0008-4182(22)00055-2. 
• Dawson E, Neufeld ME, Schemitsch E, John-Baptiste A. The impact of wait time on patient outcomes in knee and hip replacement surgery: a scoping review protocol. Syst Rev. 2022 Mar 4;11(1):38. 
• Bauer GR, Lawson ML, Metzger DL. Reply [published online ahead of print, 2022 Mar 8]. J Pediatr. 2022 Mar 8;S0022-3476(22)00184-6. 
• Bashir S, Nasir M, Grasic K, Moulin M, Ali S. Association between efficiency and quality of care of public healthcare facilities: Evidence from Pakistan [published online ahead of print, 2022 Mar 26]. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2022;10.1002/hpm.3465. 
• Shield KD, Chrystoja BR, Ali S, Sohi I, Rehm J, Nigatu YT, Elton-Marshall T, Hamilton H, Jankowicz D, Wells S. Changes in Alcohol Consumption in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Associations With Anxiety and Self-Perception of Depression and Loneliness. Alcohol Alcohol. 2022 Mar 12;57(2):190-197. 
• Wiley ER, Stranges S, Gilliland JA, Anderson KK, Seabrook JA. Residential greenness and substance use among youth and young adults: Associations with alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use. Environ Res. 2022 Mar 24;212 (PtA):113124. 
• GBD 2019 Ageing Collaborators (Stranges S). Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study. BMJ. 2022 Mar 10;376:e068208. 
• Rotenberg M, Tuck A, Anderson KK, McKenzie K. Green Space and the Incidence of Schizophrenia in Toronto, Canada. Can J Psychiatry. 2022 Mar;67(3):238-240. 
• Marshall EG, Breton M, Green M, Edwards L, Ayn C, Smithman MA, Ryan Carson S, Ashcroft R, Bayoumi I, Burge F, Deslauriers V, Lawson B, Mathews M, McPherson C, Moritz LR, Nesto S, Stock D, Wong ST, Andrew M. CUP study: protocol for a comparative analysis of centralised waitlist effectiveness, policies and innovations for connecting unattached patients to primary care providers. BMJ Open. 2022 Mar 7;12(3):e049686. 
• Hanžel J, Sedano R, Jeyarajah J, Zou G, McFarlane SC, Ma C, Jairath V. Similar Clinical Improvement Rates Among Biologic Drug Classes in Crohn's Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Regression. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2022 Feb 15:izac018. 
• Ochieng BM, Lattanzi G, Choge M, Kaseje DCO, Thind AS. Effect of health systems strengthening in influencing maternal and neonatal health outcomes in Bungoma County, Kenya. Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Feb 14;41:125. 
• Edwards J, Chiu M, Rodrigues R, Thind A, Stranges S, Anderson KK. Examining Variations in the Prevalence of Diagnosed Mood or Anxiety Disorders Among Migrant Groups in Ontario, 1995-2015: A Population-Based, Repeated Cross-Sectional Study. Can J Psychiatry. 2022 Feb;67(2):130-139. 
• Zou G, Smith E, Jairath V. A nonparametric approach to confidence intervals for concordance index and difference between correlated indices. J Biopharm Stat. 2022 Feb 25:1-28. 
• Osman A, Kamkar N, Speechley M, Ali S, Montero-Odasso M. Fall risk-increasing drugs and gait performance in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review. Ageing Res Rev. 2022 Feb 24;77:101599. 
• Ratzki-Leewing A, Ryan BL, Zou G, Webster-Bogaert S, Black JE, Stirling K, Timcevska K, Khan N, Buchenberger JD, Harris SB. Predicting Real-world Hypoglycemia Risk in American Adults With Type 1 or 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prescribed Insulin and/or Secretagogues: Protocol for a Prospective, 12-Wave Internet-Based Panel Survey With Email Support (the iNPHORM [Investigating Novel Predictions of Hypoglycemia Occurrence Using Real-world Models] Study). JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Feb 11;11(2):e33726. 
• Heisel MJ, Flett GL. Screening for suicide risk among older adults: assessing preliminary psychometric properties of the Brief Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale (BGSIS) and the GSIS-Screen. Aging Ment Health. 2022 Feb;26(2):392-406. 
• Heisel MJ, Flett GL. The Social Hopelessness Questionnaire (SHQ): Psychometric properties, distress, and suicide ideation in a heterogeneous sample of older adults. J Affect Disord. 2022 Feb 15;299:475-482. 
• Ma C, Jairath V, Feagan BG, Guizzetti L, Zou G, McFarlane SC, Shackelton LM, Collins MH, Hirano I, de Rooij WE, Schaeffer DF, Pai RK, Bredenoord AJ, Dellon ES. Responsiveness of a Histologic Scoring System Compared With Peak Eosinophil Count in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Feb 1;117(2):264-271. 
• Hanžel J, Jairath V, Ma C, Guizzetti L, Zou G, Santillan CS, Taylor SA, van Viegen T, D'Haens GR, Feagan BG, Panés J, Rimola J. Responsiveness of Magnetic Resonance Enterography Indices for Evaluation of Luminal Disease Activity in Crohn's Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Feb 9:S1542-3565(22)00128-8. 
• Ma C, Bredenoord AJ, Dellon ES, Alexander JA, Biedermann L, Hogan M, Guizzetti L, Zou G, Katzka DA, Chehade M, Falk GW, Furuta GT, Gupta SK, Kagalwalla AF, Schoepfer AM, Miehlke S, Moawad FJ, Peterson K, Gonsalves NP, Straumann A, Wechsler JB, Rémillard J, Shackelton LM, Almonte HS, Feagan BG, Jairath V, Hirano I. Reliability and responsiveness of endoscopic disease activity assessment in eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2022 Feb 1:S0016-5107(22)00082-7. 
• Mahendran M, Lizotte D, Bauer GR. Describing intersectional health outcomes: An evaluation of data analysis methods [published online ahead of print, 2022 Feb 22]. Epidemiology. 2022;10.1097/EDE.0000000000001466. 
• Wright JH, Owen J, Eells TD, Antle B, Bishop LB, Girdler R, Harris LM, Wright RB, Wells MJ, Gopalraj R, Pendleton ME, Ali S. Effect of Computer-Assisted Cognitive Behavior Therapy vs Usual Care on Depression Among Adults in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2146716. 
• Delgadillo J, Ali S, Fleck K, Agnew C, Southgate A, Parkhouse L, Cohen ZD, DeRubeis R, Barkham M. Stratified Care vs Stepped Care for Depression: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022 Feb 1;79(2):101-108.
• COVIDSurg Collaborative (Martin J). Projecting COVID-19 disruption to elective surgery. Lancet. 2022 Jan 15;399(10321):233-234. 
• Morovatdar N, Avan A, Azarpazhooh MR, Di Napoli M, Stranges S, Kapral MK, Rezayat AA, Shariatzadeh A, Abootalebi S, Mokhber N, Spence JD, Hachinski V. Secular trends of ischaemic heart disease, stroke, and dementia in high-income countries from 1990 to 2017: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Neurol Sci. 2022 Jan;43(1):255-264. 
• Dwomoh D, Sewor C, Mohammed SA, Annim S, Stranges S, Kandala NB, Amegah AK. Secular trends in low birth weight and child undernutrition in West Africa: evidence from complex nationwide surveys, 1985-2019. Public Health Nutr. 2022 Jan 18:1-13. 
• Zhu L, Boissy P, Duval C, Zou GY, Jog M, Montero-Odasso M, Speechley M. How Long Should GPS Recording Lengths Be to Capture the Community Mobility of An Older Clinical Population? A Parkinson's Example. Sensors (Basel). 2022 Jan 12;22(2):563. 
• Kueper JK, Terry A, Bahniwal R, Meredith L, Beleno R, Brown JB, Dang J, Leger D, McKay S, Pinto A, Ryan BL, Zwarenstein M, Lizotte DJ. Connecting artificial intelligence and primary care challenges: findings from a multi stakeholder collaborative consultation. BMJ Health Care Inform. 2022 Jan;29(1):e100493 
• Krakowsky Y, Potter E, Hallarn J, Monari B, Wilcox H, Bauer GR, Ravel J, Prodger JL. The Effect of Gender-Affirming Medical Care on the Vaginal and Neovaginal Microbiomes of Transgender and Gender-Diverse People. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Jan 21;11:769950. 
• Mahendran M, Lizotte D, Bauer GR. Quantitative methods for descriptive intersectional analysis with binary health outcomes. SSM Popul Health. 2022 Jan 22;17:101032. 
• Clarke M, Ali S, Silverman M, Stranges S. Global Vaccine Equity to End the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Canadian Perspective and Call to Action. Int J Public Health. 2022 Jan 27;67:1604729. 
• Berkane S, Harizi I, Tayebi A, Silverman MS, Stranges S. Should We Delay the Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose in Order to Optimize Rollout? A Mathematical Perspective. Int J Public Health. 2022 Jan 24;66:1604312 

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