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Olga Szafran

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Nursing perspectives on factors influencing interdisciplinary teamwork in the C anadian primary care setting

F Al Sayah, O Szafran, S Robertson… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives This study investigated nurses' roles and their perspectives on the
factors that influence interdisciplinary teamwork within Canadian primary care setting. …

[HTML][HTML] Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral docusate in the management of constipation in hospice patients

Y Tarumi, MP Wilson, O Szafran, GR Spooner - Journal of pain and …, 2013 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: The stool softener docusate is widely used in the management of constipation in
hospice patients. There is little experimental evidence to support this practice, and no …

Factors influencing medical students' choice of family medicine: effects of rural versus urban background

H Gill, S McLeod, K Duerksen, O Szafran - Canadian Family Physician, 2012 - cfp.ca
Objective To identify factors that influence medical students’ choice of family medicine versus
another specialty and to analyze influential factors by urban versus rural background of …

[HTML][HTML] Family medicine graduates' perceptions of intimidation, harassment, and discrimination during residency training

RA Crutcher, O Szafran, W Woloschuk, F Chatur… - BMC medical …, 2011 - Springer
Background Despite there being considerable literature documenting learner distress and
perceptions of mistreatment in medical education settings, these concerns have not been …

Rewards and challenges of family practice: Web-based survey using the Delphi method

…, P Brett-MacLean, GM Allan, O Szafran… - Canadian Family …, 2007 - cfp.ca
… Ms Szafran assisted with design of the study, developing questionnaires, analyzing and
interpreting the data, and critically revising the article. Dr Rowntree and Dr Turner assisted with …

Family physicians' perspectives on interprofessional teamwork: Findings from a qualitative study

O Szafran, JMI Torti, SL Kennett… - … of interprofessional care, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to describe family physicians’ perspectives of their role in the
primary care team and factors that facilitate and hinder teamwork. A qualitative study was …

[HTML][HTML] Cultural transition of international medical graduate residents into family practice in Canada

JAC Triscott, O Szafran, EH Waugh… - … journal of medical …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives To identify the perceived strengths that international medical graduate (IMG)
family medicine residents possess and the challenges they are perceived to encounter in …

[HTML][HTML] Interprofessional collaboration in diabetes care: perceptions of family physicians practicing in or not in a primary health care team

O Szafran, SL Kennett, NR Bell, JMI Torti - BMC family practice, 2019 - Springer
Background In Canada, most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are cared for in
the primary care setting in the practices of family physicians. This care is delivered through a …

Respect from specialists: concerns of family physicians

…, P Brett-MacLean, GM Allan, O Szafran - Canadian Family …, 2008 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To explore potential solutions to the challenge of gaining more respect for FPs
from other specialists. DESIGN An original Web-based qualitative survey, from May 27, 2004, …

Overdiagnosis: causes and consequences in primary health care

…, R Grad, S Groulx, BJ Wilson, O Szafran… - Canadian Family …, 2018 - cfp.ca
Overdiagnosis was well recognized in the second half of the 20th century from the advent of
widespread screening for cancers. 1, 2 However, overdiagnosis has received much more …