Investigators

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Anna Byszewski MD FRCP(C)

• Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa
• Medical Director, The Geriatric Day Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus
• Investigator, the Ottawa Health Research Institute

Areas of interest include medical education such as translation of knowledge and evaluation and clinical aspects of geriatric medicine such as osteoporosis, insomnia, alcohol use and driving/caregiving issues in dementia. Involved in the development and implementation of the Cognitive Change care map. Chair of a task group in Dementia network of Ottawa that produced the Driving and Dementia Toolkit, a resource manual for health care workers dealing with this issue. The toolkit has been formally evaluated and is now available in generic form for adaptation in different regions. Involved in developing and teaching communication skills and professionalism in the medical curriculum.

Publications:

1. "A continuing medical education initiative for Canadian primary care physicians: The Driving and Dementia toolkit: a pre and post evaluation of knowledge, confidence gained and satisfaction." Byszewski A, Graham ID, Amos S, Man-Son-Hing M, Dalziel WB, Marshall S, Hunt L, Bush C, Guzman D JAGS 2003; 51:1484-1489, 2003
   
   
2. "Communication skills, cultural challenges and individual support: challenges of IMG in the Canadian health care environment" Hall P, Keely E, Doejeiji S, Byszewski A, Marks M Medical Teacher, November 2003(in press)
   
   
3. "Non-pharmacological management of primary and secondary insomnia among older people: review of assessment tools and treatments" Petit L, Azad N, Byszewski A, Sarazan FA, Power B Age and Aging 2003; 32:1-7
4. " A survey of the Impact of Driving Cessation of Older Drivers" Azad, N, Byszewski A, Molnar F, Geriatrics Today: Journal of Canadian Geriatric Society, November 2002, 5: 170-174
   
   
5. "Patient adherence to the recommendations of an interdisciplinary geriatric day hospital program Aminzadeh F, Byszewski A, Dalziel W, Amos S Clinical Gerontologist 2002; Vol 26(1/2): 85-99
   
   
6. "Systematic assessment of the quality of osteoporosis guidelines" Cranney A, Waldegger L, Graham ID, Man-Son-Hing M, Byszewski A, Ooi DS BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, August 2002, Vol 3:20
   
   
7. "Non-pharmacological management of Primary and Secondary Insomnia among older people: Review of Assessment Tools and Treatments" Petit L, Azad N, Byszewski A, Sarazin F, Power B Age and Aeing (in print)
   
   
8. "Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Exploring Clients' and Cregivers' Perceptions of the Assessment Process and Outcomes" Aminzadeh F, Amos S, Byszewski,A, Dalziel WB Gerontological Nursing, June 2002, pages 6-13
   
   
9. "Prospective Evaluation of Family Conferences in A Geriatric Setting" Byszewski A, Hing M, Power BE, Dalziel WB, Harper D, Annals RCPSC, Vol.33, number3, April 2000, p 152-156
   
   
10. "Quality assessment of senior focussed newspaper medical advice columns. FJ Molnar, M Man-Son-Hing, WB Dalziel, SL Mitchell, BE Power, A Byszewski, P St. John, CMAJ, Volume 161, p. 393-5, August 24,1999
    
    
11. "Referral to Specialised Geriatric Services: Which Elderly People Living in the Community Are Likely To Benefit" Hing M, Power B, Byszewski A, Dalziel W. Canadian Family Physician, May 1997

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