RECENT PUBLICATIONS
2024
El-Baba M, Kent J, Bogoch I, Vose K, Hulme J, and Landes M. "Rapid HIV testing in emergency departments: a paradigm shift." Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (2023): 1-3.
Lexchin J. Opioid promotion in Canada: a narrative review. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. Published online on January 23, 2024. DOI: 10.20529/IJME.2024.006
Tang, E., Daniel, R., Wintraub, L., Nelms, M. W., Heslop, C., Cho, D. D., & Otremba, M. (2023). Delivering Point-of-Care ultrasound teaching using a video conferencing technique. Canadian Medical Education Journal, 14(6), 118-121.
Kolla, G., Tarannum, C. N., Fajber, K., Worku, F., Norris, K., Long, C., ... & Hayman, K. (2024). Substance use care innovations during COVID-19: barriers and facilitators to the provision of safer supply at a Toronto COVID-19 isolation and recovery site. Harm Reduction Journal, 21(1), 17.
Kavsak, P. A., Clark, L., Arnoldo, S., Lou, A., Shea, J. L., Eintracht, S., Friedman, S., ... & Jaffe, A. S. (2024). Imprecision of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays at the female 99th-percentile. Clinical Biochemistry, 110731.
Bhate, T. D., Sukhera, J., Litwin, S., Chan, T. M., Wong, B. M., & Smeraglio, A. (2023). Systems-Based Practice in Graduate Medical Education: Evolving Toward an Ideal Future State. Academic Medicine, 10-1097.
Wilson, S., Chen, K. C. J., Chartier, L. B., Campbell, S. G., Dowling, S., Upadhye, S., & Thiruganasambandamoorthy, V. (2023). Revisiting Choosing Wisely recommendation# 1:“Don’t order CT head scan in adults and children who have suffered minor head injuries (unless positive for a validated clinical decision rule)”. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1-4.
Couture, V., Germain, N., Côté, É., Lavoie, L., Robitaille, J., Morin, M., Chartier, L., ... & Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers jgale@ caep. ca. (2024). Transitions of care for older adults discharged home from the emergency department: an inductive thematic content analysis of patient comments. BMC geriatrics, 24(1), 8.
Lexchin J. Canadians need to know how much money Big Pharma gives health-care providers, but this information is far too difficult to find. The Conversation, March 6, 2024.
Primiani N, Murphy L, Dephoure S, Thompson C, Ng C. Simulation as an educational tool to teach emergency medicine residents about unconscious bias. Can J Emerg Med (2024).
Lexchin J, Dong BM, Ramanathan A, Gagnon M-A. Phase IV drug trials with a Canadian site: a comparison of industry-funded and non-industry funded trials. International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2004;13:8239.
Lexchin J. Therapeutic value of orphan drugs approved by Health Canada: a cross-sectional study. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08651-8.
2023
Casalino S, Frangione E, Chung M, MacDonald G, Chowdhary S, Mighton C, Faghfoury H, ... Friedman SM, ... & Lerner-Ellis J. Genome screening, reporting, and genetic counseling for healthy populations. Hum Genet. 2022 Nov 4:1–12. doi: 10.1007/s00439-022-02480-7
Lexchin J. How the pharmaceutical industry uses disinformation to undermind drug price reform. January 9, 2023. The Conversation. View article here: https://theconversation.com/how-the-pharmaceutical-industry-uses-disinformation-to-undermine-drug-price-reform-197335
McLaren JTT, Meyers HP, Smith SW. Kenichi Harumi Plenary Address at Annual Meeting of the International Society of Computers in Electrocardiology: "What Should ECG Deep Learning Focus on? The diagnosis of acute coronary occlusion!". J Electrocardiol. 2023 Jan-Feb;76:39-44. doi:10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2022.10.010
Lexchin J. Drug promotion in Canada still lacks meaningful regulation. February 10, 2023. Policy Options. View article here: https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/february-2023/drug-promotion-in-canada-still-lacks-meaningful-regulation/
Lexchin J. Potential therapeutic value of new drugs approved in Australia: a retrospective cohort study. Australian Health Review 2023; doi:10.1071/AH22280
Lexchin J. Expensive drugs for rare diseases: “Canada, we have a problem here”. HealthcarePapers 2023;21(1):4-8. doi:10.12927/hcpap.2023.27001
Lexchin J. Complaints about violations of voluntary and pharmaceutical industry-run medicine promotion codes in Canada. International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services 2023; doi:10.1177/27551938231165158
Lee SK, Mahl SK, Green JJ, Lexchin J. Multinational pharmaceutical companies shortchange Canada in research and development investments: is it time to pursue other options? Healthcare Policy 2023;18(3):17-24. doi:10.12927/hcpol.2023.27038
Tenni B, Lexchin J, Phin S, Kittitrakul C, Gleeson D. Lessons from India and Thailand for Cambodia’s future implementation of the TRIPS Agreement for pharmaceutical patents. Journal of World Intellectual Property 2023; doi:10.1111/jwip.12267
Myers, V., Mastoras, G., Lin, S., & Gray, S. (2023). Just the facts: sodium bicarbonate usage in the emergency department. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1-3. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00484-4
Bryan, J., Johnson, K., Ali, H., McIlveen-Brown, E., Kernick, A., Primavesi, R., ... & LeBlanc, C. (2023). Leadership for change: working toward equity, diversity, and inclusion. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25(4), 278-281. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00453-x
McIlveen-Brown, E., Kernick, A., Ali, H., Johnson, K., Kitty, D., LeBlanc, C., ... & Bryan, J. (2023). Leadership for change: a step-by-step pathway for developing local capacity for equity, diversity and inclusion. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25(4), 286-290. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00455-9
Johnson, K., Ali, H., Bryan, J., Kernick, A., Kitty, D., Primavesi, R., ... & LeBlanc, C. (2023). Leadership for change: how medical associations are working toward equity, diversity, and inclusion. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25(4), 274-277. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00452-y
Ali, H., Kernick, A., Bryan, J., Johnson, K., McIlveen-Brown, E., Primavesi, R., ... & LeBlanc, C. (2023). Leadership for change: participatory facilitation as a method to make organizational impact in equity, diversity and inclusion using the CAEP board of directors as an exemplar. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25(4), 282-285. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00454-w
Létourneau, S., Roshan, A., Kitching, G. T., Robson, J., Walker, C., Xu, C., ... & Xie, E. (2023). Climate change and health in medical school curricula: A national survey of medical students’ experiences, attitudes and interests. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 11, 100226. doi: 10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100226
Lexchin, J. The WHO’s international pandemic treaty: Meaningful public engagement must inform Canada’s negotiations. April 23, 2023. The Conversation. View article here: https://theconversation.com/the-whos-international-pandemic-treaty-meaningful-public-engagement-must-inform-canadas-negotiations-203747
Menkes, D. B., Mintzes, B., & Lexchin, J. (2023). Time for New Zealand to ban direct-toconsumer advertising of prescription medicines. The New Zealand Medical Journal (Online), 136(1575), 7-9.
Lexchin, J. Health Canada should be transparent about how it's monitoring drug safety. The Conversation. May 4, 2023. View article here: https://theconversation.com/health-canada-should-be-transparent-about-how-its-monitoring-drug-safety-204787
McLaren, J. T., Meyers, H. P., & Smith, S. W. (2023). Chest Pain, Paced Rhythm, and 2 Missed Indications for Emergent Reperfusion. JAMA Internal Medicine. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.0096
Kim, D. J., Bell, C., Jelic, T., Sheppard, G., Robichaud, L., Burwash-Brennan, T., Chenkin, J., Lalande, E., Buchanan, I., Atkinson, P., Thavanathan, T., Heslop, C., Myslik, F., & Lewis, D. (2022). Point of Care Ultrasound Literature Primer: Key papers on Focused Assessment With Sonography in Trauma (FAST) and Extended FAST. Cureus, 14(10): e30001. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30001
Tenni, B., Lexchin, J., Phin, S., Kittitrakul, C., & Gleeson, D. (2023). Lessons from India and Thailand for Cambodia's future implementation of the TRIPS Agreement for pharmaceutical patents. The Journal of World Intellectual Property. doi: 10.1111/jwip.12267
Harel-Sterling, M., Kwan, C., Pirie, J., Tessaro, M., Cho, D. D., Coblentz, A., ... & Boutis, K. (2023). Competency standard derivation for point-of-care ultrasound image interpretation for emergency physicians. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 81(4), 413-426. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.11.002
Sue-Chue-Lam, C., Shove, E., & Xie, E. (2022). The counterintuitive role of efficiency: implications for the ecological impact of health care. The Lancet Planetary Health, 6(12), e929-e930. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00256-X
Ajzenberg, H., Dainty, K. N., & O'Connor, E. (2023). Recommendation‐making in the emergency department: A qualitative study of how Canadian emergency physicians guide treatment decisions about resuscitation in critically ill patients. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 4(3), e12962. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12962
2022
Biondi MJ, Hirode G, Capraru C, Vanderhoff A, Karkada J, Wolfson-Stofko B, Smookler D, Friedman SM, Bates K, Mazzulli T, Juan JV. (2022) Birth cohort hepatitis C antibody prevalence in real-world screening settings in Ontario. Canadian Liver Journal:e20210036. doi: 10.3138/canlivj-2021-0036
Varriano B, Porplycia D, & Friedman SM. (2022). Unhelmeted injured cyclists in a Canadian emergency department: cycling behavior and attitudes towards helmet use. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 59, doi: 10.1177/00469580221083276
Bryan JM, Alavian S, Giffin D, LeBlanc C, Liu J, Phalpher P, Shelton D, Morris J, & Lim R. (2022). CAEP 2021 Academic Symposium: recommendations for addressing racism and colonialism in emergency medicine. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1-7, doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00244-2
Mastoras G, Farooki N, Willinsky J, Dharamsi A, Somers A, Gray A, Yaphe J, Dalseg T, & O’Connor E. (2022). Rapid deployment of a virtual simulation curriculum to prepare for critical care triage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1-8, doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00280-6
Lexchin, J., Batt, S., Goldberg, D., & Shnier, A. (2022). National patient groups in Canada and their disclosure of relationships with pharmaceutical companies: a cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 12(3), e055287, doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055287
Beamish IV, Bogoch II, & Carr D. (2022). Delayed inflammatory reaction to dermal fillers after COVID-19 vaccination: a case report. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1-3, doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00289-x
Lexchin J. (2022). Pharmaceutical company payments to healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations in Canada: an observational study. Healthcare Policy. 17(3):42-48, doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2022.26729
Lexchin J. (2022). COVID-19 vaccine task force and conflicts of interest. Healthcare Policy. 17(3):20-27, doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2022.26732
Siu C, Rao S, Hayman K, Hulme J, & Gajaria A. (2022). Exploring the perspectives of healthcare providers that care for non-insured individuals utilizing emergency departments in Toronto. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1-5, doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00263-7
Daniel RC., Atzema CL., Cho DD., Davis PJ., & Costello LL. (2022). Which recommendations are you using? A survey of emergency physician management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. CJC Open, doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2022.01.005
Chartier LB. What's in a name? "Return visits" in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Mar 17. doi: 10.1111/acem.14485.
Xie EC, Chan K, Khangura JK, Koh JJK, Orkin AM, Sheikh H, Hayman K, Gupta S, Kumar T, Hulme J, Mrochuk M, & Dong K. (2022). CAEP position statement on improving emergency care for persons experiencing homelessness: executive summary. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1-7
Meshkat, N, Fremes E, Burke-Bajaj J, Kebede S, & Hunchak C. (2022). Perceptions and reflections of early graduates of the first emergency medicine residency program in Ethiopia: A qualitative study. African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 12(1), 7-11. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2021.09.004
Chartier LB, Masood S, Choi J, McGovern B, Casey S, Friedman SM, Porplycia D, Tosoni S, Sabbah S. (2022). A blueprint for building an emergency department quality improvement and patient safety committee. Can J Emerg Med. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00252-2
Morrow RL, Mintzes B, Souverein PC, De Bruin ML, Roughead EE, Lexchin J, ... & Dormuth CR. (2022). Influence of drug safety advisories on drug utilisation: an international interrupted time series and meta-analysis. BMJ Quality & Safety. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013910
2021
van Lettow M, Tippett Barr BA, van Oosterhout JJ, Schouten E, Jahn A, Kalua T, ... & Landes M. (2021). The National Evaluation of Malawi’s PMTCT Program (NEMAPP) study: 24‐month HIV‐exposed infant outcomes from a prospective cohort study. HIV medicine. doi: 10.1111/hiv.13209
Puchalski Ritchie LM, Kip EC, Mundeva H, van Lettow M, Makwakwa A, Straus SE, Hamid JS, Zwarenstein M, Schull MJ, Chan AK, Martiniuk A, van Schoor V. (2021). Process evaluation of an implementation strategy to support uptake of a tuberculosis treatment adherence intervention to improve TB care and outcomes in Malawi. BMJ Open, 11(7), e048499. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048499.
Lexchin J. (2021). Controversial Alzheimer's drug highlights concerns about Health Canada approval process. The Conversation. July 28th, 2021.
Hossain MY, Azhar U, To Y, Choi J, Zaman L. (2021). Automated Escalation and Incident Management in Healthcare During Mass Casualties and Pandemic Events. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. pp.68-85. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-77820-0_6
Lexchin J. (2021). Time to market for drugs approved in Canada between 2014 and 2018: an observational study. BMJ Open, 11(7), e047557. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047557
McLaren JTT, Taher AK, Chartier LB. (2021). Flattening the other curve: Reducing emergency department STEMI delays during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 49, 367-372. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.06.057
El-Baba M, Corbett K, Dillon K, & Heslop C. (2021). Medical Student POCUS Peer-to-Peer Teaching: Ready for Mainstream. International Journal of Medical Students, 9(1), 11-14. doi: 10.5195/ijms.2021.700.
Gorfinkel I & Lexchin J. CMAJ May 31, 2021 193 (22) E808; doi: 10.1503/cmaj.78920
Lee DD, Jung H, Lou W, Rauchwerger D, Chartier LB, Masood S, Sathiaseelan S, & Taher A. K. (2021). The Impact of COVID-19 on a Large, Canadian Community Emergency Department. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2021.1.50123
Kazevman G, Mercado M, Hulme J, Somers A. Prescribing Phones to Address Health Equity Needs in the COVID-19 Era: The PHONE-CONNECT Program. J Med Internet Res 2021;23(4):e23914. doi: 10.2196/23914
Lexchin J. Formula choices in infants with cow’s milk allergy. Canadian Family Physcian 2021;67:318-319. doi: 10.46747/cfp.6705318_1
Bryan JM, Beyene T, Kebede S, Kaufman A, Jiru T, Maskalyk J, Landes M, McKnight A, Fremes E, Cheung E; Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine. Maintaining a global health partnership during the COVID-19 pandemic: a road map from the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine. CJEM. 2021 Mar;23(2):242-244. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00083-1.
Lexchin J. Canada is virtue signalling while waffling on global access to COVID-19 vaccines. The Conversation May 11, 2021.
Ben-Yakov M, James V, Slomovic B. A Young Patient With Hives and Chest Pain. JAMA Cardiol. Published online April 21, 2021. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.0749
Wiercigroch D, Hoyeck P, Sheikh H, & Hulme J. (2021). A qualitative examination of the current management of opioid use disorder and barriers to prescribing buprenorphine in a Canadian emergency department. BMC Emergency Medicine, 21(1), 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12873-021-00443-1
Chopra AS, Goodman DA. & Carr D. Don’t look up, a rare but important cause of syncope: Eagle syndrome. Can J Emerg Med (2021). doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00140-9.
Sheppard G, Pham C, Nowacki A, Bischoff T, & Snider C. (2021). Towards gender equity in emergency medicine: a position statement from the CAEP Women in Emergency Medicine committee. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1-5. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00114-x.
Lexchin J & Fugh-Berman A. A Ray of Sunshine: Transparency in Physician-Industry Relationships Is Not Enough. J GEN INTERN MED (2021). doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-06657-0
Crickmer M, Lam T, Tavares W, & Meshkat N. (2021). Do PGY-1 residents in Emergency Medicine have enough experiences in resuscitations and other clinical procedures to meet the requirements of a Competence by Design curriculum?. Canadian Medical Education Journal. doi: 10.36834/cmej.70921
Lang R, Benham JL, Atabati O. Hollis A, Tombe T, Shaffer B, Burns KK, MacKean G, Léveillé T, McCormack B, Sheikh H, et al. Attitudes, behaviours and barriers to public health measures for COVID-19: a survey to inform public health messaging. BMC Public Health 21, 765 (2021). doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10790-0.
Hohl C, Bosychuk R, McRae A, Brooks S, Archambault P, Fok P, Davis P, Landes M...Morrison L. (2021). Development of the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Reponse Network population-based registry: a methodology study. CMAJ Open, 9 (1). doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20200290.
Landes M, van Lettow M, van Oosterhout J, Schouten E, Auld A, Kalua T, Jahn A, Barr BT. (2021). Early post-partum viremia predicts long-term non-suppression of viral load in HIV-positive women on ART in Malawi: Implications for the elimination of infant transmission. Plos One, 16 (3). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248559.
Lexchin J. (2021). Time to marketing of generic drugs after patent expiration in Canada. JAMA Network Open; 4(3): e211143. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1143
Habibi R, Lexchin J. The COVID-19 vaccination race: why wealthy countries like Canada must do more to help poorer ones get across the finish line. Open Canada. March 9, 2021.
Ben-Yakov M & James V. (2021). Young man with a diffuse rash and red eyes after recovery from COVID-2019. JACEP Open, 2(2). doi:10.1002/emp2.12404.
Lexchin J, Bero LA, Davis C, Gagnon MA. (2021). Commercial influence in health: from transparency to independence. BMJ; 372. doi:/10.1136/bmj.n370.
Ben-Yakov M, Price C, Dharamsi A, Tawadrous D, Choi JM. (2021). Intubator performance and contamination with the use of barrier enclosure devices: Results from a simulated COVID-19 resuscitation. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. doi:10.1093/annweh/wxaa144.
Hobday K, Prata N, Hulme J, and Homer C. Preventing post-partum haemorrhage at home during COVID-19: what are we waiting for? The Lancet Global Health (2021). doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00003-6
Gupta S, Xie E & Dong K. Treating homelessness as an emergency: learning from the COVID-19 response. Can J Emerg Med 23, 8–9 (2021). doi: 10.1007/s43678-020-00051-1
Lexchin J. The roots of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine shortage go back decades. The Conversation. February 8, 2021.
Bryan JM, Beyene T, Kebede S, Kaufman A, Jiru T, Maskalyk J, Landes M, McKnight A, Fremes E, Cheung E, Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine. (2021). Maintaining a global health partnership during the COVID-19 pandemic: a road map from the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine, 23(2): 242-244. doi:10.1007/s43678-021-00083-1.
Joel L, Graham J, Herder M, Jefferson T, Lemmens T. (2021). Regulators, Pivotal Clinical Trials, and Drug Regulations in the Age of COVID-19. International Journal of Health Services, 51(1): 5-13. doi:10.1177/0020731420979824
Hohl C, Bosychuk R, McRae A, Brooks S, Archambault P, Fok P, Davis P, Landes M...Morrison L. (2021). Development of the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Reponse Network population-based registry: a methodology study. CMAJ Open, 9 (1). doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20200290.
Landes M, van Lettow M, van Oosterhout J, Schouten E, Auld A, Kalua T, Jahn A, Barr BT. (2021). Early post-partum viremia predicts long-term non-suppression of viral load in HIV-positive women on ART in Malawi: Implications for the elimination of infant transmission. Plos One, 16 (3). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248559.
Lexchin J. (2021). Time to marketing of generic drugs after patent expiration in Canada. JAMA Network Open; 4(3): e211143. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1143
Habibi R, Lexchin J. The COVID-19 vaccination race: why wealthy countries like Canada must do more to help poorer ones get across the finish line. Open Canada. March 9, 2021.
Ben-Yakov M & James V. (2021). Young man with a diffuse rash and red eyes after recovery from COVID-2019. JACEP Open, 2(2). doi:10.1002/emp2.12404.
Lexchin J, Bero LA, Davis C, Gagnon MA. (2021). Commercial influence in health: from transparency to independence. BMJ; 372. doi:/10.1136/bmj.n370
Ben-Yakov M, Price C, Dharamsi A, Tawadrous D, Choi JM. (2021). Intubator performance and contamination with the use of barrier enclosure devices: Results from a simulated COVID-19 resuscitation. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. doi:10.1093/annweh/wxaa144.
Benham JL, Lang R, Bruns KK, MacKean G, Leveille T, McCormack B, Sheikh H...Marshall D. (2021). Attitudes, current behaviors and barriers to public health measures that reduce COVID-19 transmission: A qualitative study to inform public health messaging. PloS one, 16(2), e0246941. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246941