David Ponka

Most-cited papers

Common trust and personal safety issues: A systematic review on the acceptability of health and social interventions for persons with lived experience of homelessness
O. Magwood, V. Leki, Victoire Kpadé, A. Saad +11 more
2019PLoS ONE109 citations Open access
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A Comprehensive Assessment of Family Physician Gender and Quality of Care: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Ontario, Canada
S. Dahrouge, Emily Seale, W. Hogg, G. Russell +4 more
2016Medical Care103 citations
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Clinical guideline for homeless and vulnerably housed people, and people with lived homelessness experience
K. Pottie, C. Kendall, T. Aubry, O. Magwood +27 more
2020Canadian Medical Association Journal93 citations Open access
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The effectiveness of case management interventions for the homeless, vulnerably housed and persons with lived experience: A systematic review
David Ponka, E. Agbata, C. Kendall, V. Stergiopoulos +11 more
2020PLoS ONE88 citations Open access
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Family medicine around the world: overview by region: The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in the world.
Neil Arya, C. Gibson, David Ponka, C. Haq +3 more
2017Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien70 citations
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Fostering global primary care research: a capacity-building approach
David Ponka, Megan Coffman, K. Fraser-Barclay, Richard D W Fortier +9 more
2020BMJ Global Health41 citations Open access
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Approach to managing patients with sulfa allergy: use of antibiotic and nonantibiotic sulfonamides.
David Ponka
2006Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien31 citations
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Developing the evidentiary basis for family medicine in the global context: The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in the world.
David Ponka, K. Rouleau, Neil Arya, L. Redwood-campbell +3 more
2015Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien27 citations
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The periodic health examination in adults
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2014Canadian Medical Association Journal27 citations Open access
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Approaching a global definition of family medicine: The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in the world.
C. Gibson, Neil Arya, David Ponka, K. Rouleau +1 more
2016Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien26 citations
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Microscopic potassium hydroxide preparation.
David Ponka, Faisal Baddar
2014Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien26 citations
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Wood lamp examination.
David Ponka, Faisal Baddar
2012Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien24 citations
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Telemedicine in the driver's seat: new role for primary care access in Brazil and Canada: The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in Canada and Brazil.
Payal Agarwal, N. Kithulegoda, R. Umpierre, J. Pawlovich +5 more
2020Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien22 citations
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Caring for patients with lived experience of homelessness.
A. Andermann, G. Bloch, R. Goel, V. Brčić +5 more
2020Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien19 citations
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Immunization and technology among newcomers: A needs assessment survey for a vaccine-tracking app
Michelle Paradis, Katherine M. Atkinson, C. Hui, David Ponka +5 more
2018Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics13 citations Open access
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40 years of Alma-Ata: Challenges of Primary Health Care in Brazil and in the World.
L. Pinto, D. Soranz, David Ponka, L. Pisco +1 more
2020Ciência & Saúde Coletiva12 citations Open access
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Breastfeeding among the Ontario James Bay Cree: a retrospective study.
R. Black, M. Godwin, David Ponka
2008Canadian journal of public health12 citations
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PROTOCOL: A comprehensive review of prioritized interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of persons with lived experience of homelessness
K. Pottie, Christine Mathew, Oreen Mendonca, O. Magwood +18 more
2019Campbell Systematic Reviews10 citations Open access
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All-cause acute care hospitalization rates of immigrants and the Canadian-born population: A linkage study.
E. Ng, Jacklyn Quinlan, G. Giovinazzo, A. Grundy +4 more
2021Health reports9 citations
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Snapshot of family medicine around the world
Neil Arya, Michael Geurguis, Celine Vereecken-Smith, David Ponka
2023Canadian Family Physician Médecin de famille canadien8 citations Open access
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Top 10 differential diagnoses in family medicine: dyspnea.
David Ponka, Michael Kirlew
2007Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien8 citations
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Global health and social accountability: An essential synergy for the 21st century medical school
Michael Fitzgerald, Esther S. Shoemaker, David Ponka, M. Walker +1 more
2021Journal of Global Health7 citations Open access
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Narratives in family medicine: a global perspective: The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in the world.
C. Gibson, R. Woollard, V. Kapoor, David Ponka
2017Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien7 citations
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Attitudes towards sub-domains of professionalism in medical education: defining social accountability in the globalizing world
David Ponka, D. Archibald, J. Ngan, Brendan Wong +1 more
2017Canadian Medical Education Journal7 citations Open access
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Nurse practitioner and physician end-of-life home visits and end-of-life outcomes
Mary M. Scott, Amy Ramzy, S. Isenberg, C. Webber +19 more
2023BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care6 citations Open access
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The Besrour Papers: Seeking evidence for family medicine
David Ponka
2017African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine6 citations Open access
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Top 10 forgotten diagnostic procedures: suprapubic bladder aspiration.
David Ponka, Faisal Baddar
2013Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien6 citations
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Top 10 differential diagnoses in family medicine: Headache.
David Ponka, Michael Kirlew
2007Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien6 citations
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Contrasting current challenges from the Brazilian and Canadian national health systems: The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in Canada and Brazil.
David Ponka, L. Pinto, Molly Whalen-Browne, Anna Meuser +3 more
2019Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien5 citations
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The Besrour Conferences: Collaborating to strengthen global family medicine.
K. Rouleau, David Ponka, Neil Arya, François Couturier +3 more
2015Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien5 citations
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Breast cyst aspiration.
David Ponka, Faisal Baddar
2012Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien5 citations
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Top 10 differential diagnoses in family medicine: Vertigo and dizziness.
David Ponka, Michael Kirlew
2007Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien5 citations
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The Contribution of Family Medicine and Family Medicine Leaders to Primary Health Care Development in Americas - from Alma-Ata to Astana and beyond.
David Ponka, Neil Arya, Valérie Malboeuf, C. Leung +6 more
2020Ciência & Saúde Coletiva4 citations Open access
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Tuberculosis-related hospital use among recent immigrants to Canada.
E. Ng, Dominique Elien Massenat, G. Giovinazzo, David Ponka +1 more
2018Health reports4 citations
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Screening with the Pap test
David Ponka, J. Dickinson
2014Canadian Medical Association Journal4 citations Open access
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Joint aspiration.
David Ponka, Faisal Baddar
2013Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien4 citations
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Elliptical excision: minor surgery video series.
C. Czarnowski, David Ponka, Ravi Rughani, P. Geoffrion
2008Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien4 citations
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Breastfeeding Among the Ontario James Bay Cree
R. Black, M. Godwin, David Ponka
20084 citations
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Mental health and neurocognitive disorder–related hospitalization rates in immigrants and Canadian-born population: a linkage study
A. Grundy, E. Ng, C. Rank, Jacklyn Quinlan +4 more
2023Canadian journal of public health3 citations Open access
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Challenges facing efforts to strengthen primary health care: The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in Canada and Brazil.
David Ponka, L. Pinto, O. Michaelides, K. Rouleau
2018Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien3 citations
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Mental health of immigrants and refugees in Canada
Lori Wilkinson, David Ponka
20173 citations
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Schiotz tonometry.
David Ponka, Faisal Baddar
2014Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien3 citations
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See one. Do one. Teach one.: Office-based minor surgical procedures.
C. Czarnowski, David Ponka, Ravi Rughani, P. Geoffrion
2008Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien3 citations
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Top 10 differential diagnoses in family medicine: Cough.
David Ponka, Michael Kirlew
2007Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien3 citations
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Does integration matter? an international cross-sectional study on the relationship between perceived public health and primary care integration and COVID-19 vaccination rates
Sumeet Sodhi, Rifka Chamali, D. Praveen, Manushi Sharma +4 more
2025PLoS ONE2 citations Open access
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The association of combinations of social factors and SARs-CoV-2 infection: A retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, 2020–2021
Sydney Persaud, M. FitzGerald, S. Hawken, Peter Tanuseputro +24 more
2024Dialogues in Health2 citations
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Protocol for a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccination programmes in primary health care
Sumeet Sodhi, R. Chamali, D. Praveen, Manushi Sharma +4 more
2023African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine2 citations Open access
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Anoscopy.
David Ponka, Faisal Baddar
2013Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2 citations
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Cryotherapy: minor surgery video series.
David Ponka, C. Czarnowski, S. Ballou, Margaret Mioduszewski
2009Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2 citations
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Skin tag removal [corrected].
C. Czarnowski, David Ponka, Ravi Rughani, P. Geoffrion
2008Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2 citations
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