Using evidence to inform practice and policy to enhance the quality of care for persons with traumatic spinal cord injury - Fehlings MG, Cheng CL, Chan E, Thorogood NP, Noonan VK, Ahn H, Bailey C, Singh A, Dvorak MF.
In today's economic climate there is a need to demonstrate a return on investment for healthcare spending and for clinical practice and policy to be informed by evidence. Navigating this process is difficult for decision-makers, clinicians and researchers ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 10, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Impact of therapy on recovery during rehabilitation in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury - Truchon C, Fallah N, Santos A, Vachon J, Noonan VK, Cheng CL.
Evidence-based planning of rehabilitation interventions is important to improving cost efficiency while maintaining patient and system outcomes. This paper aims to explore the relationship between rehabilitation therapy, functional outcome, bed utilization... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Rural and urban living in persons with spinal cord injury and comparing environmental barriers, their health and quality of life outcomes - Glennie RA, Batke J, Fallah N, Cheng CL, Rivers CS, Noonan VK, Dvorak MF, Fisher CG, Kwon BK, Street J.
There is worldwide geographical variation in the epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). The aim of this study was to determine whether environment barriers, health status and quality of life outcomes differ between patients with tSCI living i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 9, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Does specialized inpatient rehabilitation affect whether or not people with traumatic spinal cord injury return home? - Cheng CL, Plashkes T, Shen T, Fallah N, Humphreys S, O'Connell C, Linassi AG, Ho C, Short C, Ethans K, Charbonneau R, Paquet J, Noonan VK.
Return to living at home is an important patient-reported outcome following traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). Specialized inpatient rehabilitation assists such patients in maximizing function and independence. Our project aim was to describe those patie... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Brittany Noonan opens up about struggles with body image
Australian fitness blogger and mother-of-one Brittany Noonan, 27, has opened up about a dark moment in her life when she wanted to die because she hated her body. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Traumatic spinal cord injury care in Canada: a survey of Canadian centres - Noonan VK, Chan E, Santos A, Soril L, Lewis R, Singh A, Cheng CL, O'Connell C, Truchon C, Paquet J, Christie S, Ethans K, Tsai E, Ford MH, Drew B, Linassi G, Bailey C, Fehlings MG.
The objective of this study was to describe care delivery, with a focus on ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Geomapping of traumatic spinal cord injury in Canada and factors related to triage pattern - Cheng CL, Noonan VK, Shurgold J, Chen J, Rivers CS, Hamedani HK, Humphreys S, Bailey C, Attabib N, Mac-Thiong JM, Goytan M, Paquet J, Fox R, Ahn H, Kwon BK, Fourney DR.
The objectives of this study were to determine the geographic distribution... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 24, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Methodology of the access to care and timing simulation model for traumatic spinal cord injury care - Santos A, Fallah N, Lewis R, Dvorak MF, Fehlings MG, Burns AS, Noonan VK, Cheng CL, Chan E, Singh A, Belanger LM, Atkins D.
Despite the relatively low incidence, the management and care of persons with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) can be resource intensive and complex, spanning multiple phases of care and disciplines. Using a simulation model built with a system level vi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 17, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Noonan Syndrome Diagnosis
Title: Noonan Syndrome DiagnosisCategory: Doctor's& Expert's views on SymptomsCreated: 11/4/2013 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/13/2017 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - March 13, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Relevance of the international spinal cord injury basic data sets to youth: an Inter-Professional review with recommendations - Carroll A, Vogel LC, Zebracki K, Noonan VK, Biering-S ørensen F, Mulcahey MJ.
STUDY DESIGN: Mixed methods, using the Modified Delphi Technique and Expert Panel Review. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the utility and relevance of the International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Core and Basic Data Sets for children and youth with SCI. SETTI... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Impact of trauma system structure on injury outcomes: a systematic review protocol - Moore L, Champion H, O'Reilly G, Leppaniemi A, Cameron P, Palmer C, Abu-Zidan FM, Gabbe B, Gaarder C, Yanchar N, Stelfox HT, Coimbra R, Kortbeek J, Noonan V, Gunning A, Leenan L, Gordon M, Khajanchi M, Shemilt M, Porgo V, Turgeon AF.
BACKGROUND: Injury represents one of the greatest public health challenges of our time with over 5 million deaths and 100 million people temporarily or permanently disabled every year worldwide. The effectiveness of trauma systems in decreasing injury mort... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 25, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
How one pregnant woman fought through antenatal depression and an eating disorder to become a mum
When Gold Coast woman Brittany Noonan found out she was pregnant, she was scared, having suffered from anxiety, depression and an eating disorder in the past. Here she shares her story. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can a cancer drug treat a rare cardiac disease?
About 1 in 2,500 babies born in the United States each year have Noonan syndrome (NS), a genetic disorder that results in severe heart defects, among other symptoms. A gene called PTPN11 causes the condition, for which there is no treatment. To identify a potential target for therapy, a team of Yale researchers studied mouse models of the disease. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 14, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Yale News Source Type: news
BIDMC: Digital microscope Helping Hearts
Researchers at Harvard University get a better look at heart disease and other ailments with fluorescent microscopy from KEYENCE.The genetic disorder Noonan syndrome (NS) causes a host of problems in humans. Growth and musculoskeletal abnormalities, distinctive facial features, issues with the lymphatic system, bruising and bleeding are all associated characteristics of NS, but the most serious complication is congenital heart disease, which manifests itself through a narrowing of the...This story is related to the following:Vision SystemsVisual Inspection Cameras | (Source: Industrial Newsroom - Health, Medical and Dental Supplies)
Source: Industrial Newsroom - Health, Medical and Dental Supplies - October 26, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
