Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre

Design and development of AbortionCareTXT, a text message programme for individuals undergoing medication abortion

Abstract Background In Canada, medication abortion accounts for approximately 30% of the 100 000 annual abortions. Despite the advantages of privacy and autonomy, many individuals report feeling unprepared and uninformed about the medication abortion process. Mobile health (mHeal...

Working with goals in youth mental health and substance use service: A review of current practice guidelines and recommendations

Abstract Background Working with goals is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of youth mental health and addictions care, with the potential to strengthen therapeutic relationships, support shared decision‐making, and improve outcomes. Despite its importance, there is no cohes...

Analysis of immediate upstream gene regions in orthopoxvirus genomes through the use of DNA Duplex Stability and explainable machine learning

Orthopoxviruses are double-stranded DNA viruses with a temporally regulated gene expression program divided into early, intermediate, and late stages. Although many temporal gene functions are known, the promoter features that distinguish expression program require more precise c...

A prospective split-scar randomized controlled trial of post-operative silicone tape improves scar appearance

Topical silicone dressings show promise in improving scar appearance in procedural scars; however, limited high-quality evidence exists. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed to determine the efficacy of silicone tape (3 M Kind Removal Silicone Tape 2770) as a simple affor...

Feasibility of Real‐Time Central Risk Assignment for Children's Oncology Group Pediatric Renal Tumor Trials

BACKGROUND: The Children's Oncology Group (COG) AREN03B2 Renal Tumor Biology and Classification Study undertook real-time central reviews to enable accurate risk stratification for enrollment on therapeutic trials. The present study assessed the feasibility of the central review...

Exploring Training Needs to Facilitate Shared Decision Making in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Symptom Management and the Use of the JIA Option Map

Objectives Our team developed the JIA Option Map, a web-based patient decision aid (PDA) designed to support shared decision-making (SDM) for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) symptom management. Since training for health care providers (HCP) can enhance SDM and the use of PDAs...

Exploring Decisional Factors to Include Approaches in a Patient Decision Aid for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Symptom Management

Objectives Youth with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) experience physical and mental health symptoms that negatively impact their participation in daily life activities. The JIA Option Map is a web-based patient decision aid (PDA) created to facilitate decision-making for JIA...