Maida Sewitch, PhD
Primary Axis:
Health Outcomes
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Main research interest is evaluating preventive health services for colorectal cancer. Other areas of research include: patient and physician adherence to guidelines, serious outcomes of colonoscopy, and self-care treatment of depression in chronic disease.
Keywords:
Epidemiology, health services research, screening, colorectal cancer, depression, patient-physician relationship, adherence, guidelines, psychosocial factors.
Location:
Montreal General Hospital Publications:
Sewitch MJ, Barkun AN. Fighting colorectal cancer with information technology. Canadian Medical Association Journal (Letter), 183(9):1053-5; 2011
*Wyse JM, Joseph L, Barkun AN, Sewitch MJ. Accuracy of Quebec physician claims data for polypectomy during colonoscopy. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 183(11):E743-7; 2011
Sewitch MJ, Yaffe M, Maisonneuve J, Prchal J, Ciampi A. Use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients at a Montreal hospital. Integrative Cancer Therapies. DOI: 10.1177/1534735410395136; 2011
Sewitch MJ. Patient-centric colorectal cancer screening improvement strategies. Archives of Internal Medicine (Letter), 170(12):1088-89; 2010
Sewitch MJ, Stein D, Joseph L, Bitton A Hilsden R, Rabeneck L, Paszat L, Tinmouth J, Cooper MA. Comparing patient and endoscopist perceptions of the colonoscopy indication. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 24(11); 656-660; 2010
*Alkhatib T, Fanous A, Al-Saab F, Sewitch M, Razack S, Nguyen LHP. Pneumatic otoscopy in improving the diagnostic accuracy of otitis media: a randomized single-blind controlled trial. Journal of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery;39(6):631-4; 2010
Blais R, Partlová H, Lachaine J, Sewitch M. La conformité aux guides de traitement de la dépression est-elle associée à une réduction des coûts des services de santé. Pratiques et Organisation des Soins, 41(4):349-357; 2010
Paterson WG, Barkun AN, Hopman WM, Leddin DJ, Paré P, Petrunia DM, Sewitch MJ, Switzer C, Van Zanten SV. Wait times for gastroenterology consultation in Canada: the patients’ perspective. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 24(1);28-32; 2010
Sewitch MJ, Rajput Y. A literature review of complementary and alternative medicine use by colorectal cancer patients. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 16 (1):52–56; 2010
Sewitch MJ, Bexton B, Rahme E, Galarneau S, Blais R. Cross-generational comparison of dispensed pharmacotherapy for depression. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 22(3):300-312; 2009
