W. McIsaac

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Empirical validation of guidelines for the management of pharyngitis in children and adults.
W. McIsaac, J. Kellner, Peggy Aufricht, Anita Vanjaka +1 more
2004Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)389 citations
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Development and validation of the Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Instrument to facilitate selection of women for bone densitometry.
S. Cadarette, S. Jaglal, N. Kreiger, W. McIsaac +2 more
2000CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne387 citations
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A clinical score to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in patients with sore throat.
W. McIsaac, D. White, David Tannenbaum, D. Low
1998CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne377 citations
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Mobile phone-based remote patient monitoring system for management of hypertension in diabetic patients.
A. Logan, W. McIsaac, A. Tislér, M. Irvine +7 more
2007American Journal of Hypertension275 citations Open access
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The validity of a sore throat score in family practice.
W. McIsaac, Vivel Goel, T. To, D. Low
2000CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne253 citations
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Evaluation of decision rules for referring women for bone densitometry by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.
S. Cadarette, S. Jaglal, T. Murray, W. McIsaac +2 more
2001Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)227 citations
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Effect of Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring With Self-Care Support on Uncontrolled Systolic Hypertension in Diabetics
A. Logan, M. Irvine, W. McIsaac, A. Tislér +4 more
2012HYPERTENSION211 citations Open access
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Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy.
W. McIsaac, J. Carroll, A. Biringer, P. Bernstein +3 more
2005Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada156 citations
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Does having regular care by a family physician improve preventive care?
W. McIsaac, E. Fuller-Thomson, Y. Talbot
2001Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien110 citations
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The impact of empirical management of acute cystitis on unnecessary antibiotic use.
W. McIsaac, D. Low, A. Biringer, N. Pimlott +2 more
2002Archives of Internal Medicine109 citations
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Attitudes of primary care physicians and their patients about home blood pressure monitoring in Ontario
A. Logan, A. Dunai, W. McIsaac, M. Irvine +1 more
2008Journal of Hypertension107 citations
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The validity of decision rules for selecting women with primary osteoporosis for bone mineral density testing
S. Cadarette, W. McIsaac, G. Hawker, L. Jaakkimainen +4 more
2004Osteoporosis International106 citations
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Information needs in the management of osteoporosis in family practice: an illustration of the failure of the current guideline implementation process
S. Jaglal, W. McIsaac, G. Hawker, J. Carroll +4 more
2003Osteoporosis International103 citations
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Early childhood caries and infant oral health: Paediatricians' and family physicians' knowledge, practices and training.
P. Prakash, H. P. Lawrence, B. Harvey, W. McIsaac +2 more
2006Paediatrics & child health93 citations Open access
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How are family physicians managing osteoporosis? Qualitative study of their experiences and educational needs.
S. Jaglal, J. Carroll, G. Hawker, W. McIsaac +4 more
2003Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien89 citations
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Unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in a Canadian primary care setting: a descriptive analysis using routinely collected electronic medical record data.
K. Schwartz, B. Langford, N. Daneman, Branson Chen +10 more
2020CMAJ Open75 citations Open access
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Validation of a decision aid to assist physicians in reducing unnecessary antibiotic drug use for acute cystitis.
W. McIsaac, R. Moineddin, S. Ross
2007Archives of Internal Medicine68 citations
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In the Eye of the Beholder: Preferences of Patients, Family Physicians, and Surgeons for Lumbar Spinal Surgery
S. Bederman, N. Mahomed, H. Kreder, W. McIsaac +2 more
2010Spine60 citations
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Who's in the Driver's Seat? The Influence of Patient and Physician Enthusiasm on Regional Variation in Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Surgery: A Population-Based Study
S. Bederman, P. Coyte, H. Kreder, N. Mahomed +2 more
2011Spine58 citations
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Antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infection: the importance of diagnostic uncertainty.
S. Arnold, T. To, W. McIsaac, E. Wang
2005Jornal de Pediatria58 citations
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Effect of an Explicit Decision-Support Tool on Decisions to Prescribe Antibiotics for Sore Throat
W. McIsaac, V. Goel
1998Medical decision making58 citations
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Effect on antibiotic prescribing of repeated clinical prompts to use a sore throat score: lessons from a failed community intervention study.
W. McIsaac, V. Goel, T. To, J. Permaul +1 more
2002Journal of Family Practice56 citations
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Does Clinical Error Contribute to Unnecessary Antibiotic Use?
W. McIsaac, C. Butler
2000Medical decision making52 citations
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Barriers and facilitators to the uptake of an antimicrobial stewardship program in primary care: A qualitative study
L. Jeffs, W. McIsaac, M. Zahradnik, A. Senthinathan +5 more
2020PLoS ONE49 citations Open access
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Visits by adults to family physicians for the common cold.
W. McIsaac, N. Levine, V. Goel
1998Journal of Family Practice44 citations
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Sore throat management practices of Canadian family physicians.
W. McIsaac, V. Goel
1997Family Practice32 citations
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Overestimation Error and Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions for Acute Cystitis in Adult Women
W. McIsaac, Cheryl Hunchak
2011Medical decision making30 citations
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Canadians without regular medical doctors
Y. Talbot, F. Tudiver, Y. Habib, W. McIsaac
200130 citations
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Can pregnant women obtain their own specimens for group B streptococcus? A comparison of maternal versus physician screening. The Mount Sinai GBS Screening Group.
P. Molnár, A. Biringer, A. McGeer, W. McIsaac
1997Family Practice30 citations
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Telemanagement of hypertension: a qualitative assessment of patient and physician preferences.
N. D. Halifax, J. Cafazzo, M. Irvine, Melinda Hamill +4 more
2007Canadian Journal of Cardiology28 citations Open access
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A pragmatic randomized trial of a primary care antimicrobial stewardship intervention in Ontario, Canada
W. McIsaac, Sahana Kukan, E. Huszti, L. Szadkowski +10 more
2021BMC Family Practice26 citations Open access
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Turning challenges into design principles: Telemonitoring systems for patients with multiple chronic conditions
Mehwish Sultan, K. Kuluski, W. McIsaac, J. Cafazzo +1 more
2019Health Informatics Journal26 citations
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Otolaryngologists' perceptions of the indications for tympanostomy tube insertion in children.
W. McIsaac, P. Coyte, R. Croxford, C. Asche +2 more
2000CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne26 citations
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Uropathogen antibiotic resistance in adult women presenting to family physicians with acute uncomplicated cystitis.
W. McIsaac, T. Mazzulli, R. Moineddin, J. Raboud +1 more
2004The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale25 citations Open access
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The management of acute uncomplicated cystitis in adult women by family physicians in Canada.
W. McIsaac, P. Prakash, S. Ross
2008The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale24 citations Open access
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The Effect of Changes in Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines on Chlamydia Testing
Michelle S. Naimer, J. Kwong, D. Bhatia, R. Moineddin +8 more
2017Annals of Family Medicine21 citations Open access
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Antibiotics for lower respiratory tract infections. Still too frequently prescribed?
W. McIsaac, T. To
2004Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien21 citations
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Diagnosing streptococcal pharyngitis in the emergency department: Is a sore throat score approach better than rapid streptococcal antigen testing?
Paul Rosenberg, W. McIsaac, D. Macintosh, M. Kroll
2002CJEM21 citations Open access
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Predicting antibiotic prescription after symptomatic treatment for urinary tract infection: development of a model using data from an RCT in general practice
I. Gágyor, J. Haasenritter, J. Bleidorn, W. McIsaac +3 more
2016The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners20 citations Open access
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Community-acquired antibiotic resistance in urinary isolates from adult women in Canada.
W. McIsaac, T. Mazzulli, J. Permaul, R. Moineddin +1 more
2006The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale20 citations Open access
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Defining appropriate antibiotic prescribing in primary care: A modified Delphi panel approach.
J. H. Wu, B. Langford, Rita Ha, G. Garber +6 more
2020Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada17 citations Open access
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Antibiotic prescriptions for outpatient acute rhinosinusitis in Canada, 2007-2013
Prateek Sharma, R. Finley, S. Weese, S. Glass-Kaastra +1 more
2017PLoS ONE16 citations Open access
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Health Promotion in Clinical Practice
V. Goel, W. McIsaac
200016 citations
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Reconsidering sore throats. Part 2: Alternative approach and practical office tool.
W. McIsaac, V. Goel, P. Slaughter, G. Parsons +3 more
1997Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien16 citations
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Reconsidering sore throats. Part I: Problems with current clinical practice.
W. McIsaac, V. Goel, P. Slaughter, G. Parsons +3 more
1997Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien15 citations
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Documenting the indication for antimicrobial prescribing: a scoping review
Sharon Saini, V. Leung, Elizabeth Si, Certina Ho +10 more
2022BMJ Quality & Safety14 citations
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External validation study of a clinical decision aid to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in women with acute cystitis
W. McIsaac, R. Moineddin, Ildikó Gágyor, T. Mazzulli
2017BMC Family Practice14 citations Open access
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Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in women with acute cystitis in Canada.
W. McIsaac, R. Moineddin, C. Meaney, T. Mazzulli
2013The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale14 citations Open access
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Choosing Wisely Canada campaign associated with less overuse of thyroid testing: Retrospective parallel cohort study.
Kimberly Wintemute, M. Greiver, W. McIsaac, M. D. Del Giudice +6 more
2019Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien13 citations
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Identifying and treating group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children
M. Science, A. Bitnun, W. McIsaac
2015Canadian Medical Association Journal12 citations Open access
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