User profiles for Ross Upshur

Ross Upshur

Family and Community Medicine, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Verified email at utoronto.ca
Cited by 27017

Meaning and measurement: an inclusive model of evidence in health care

REG Upshur, EG VanDenKerkhof… - Journal of evaluation in …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence‐based approaches are assuming prominence in many health‐care fields. The
core ideas of evidence‐based health care derive from clinical epidemiology and general …

[HTML][HTML] Fair allocation of scarce medical resources in the time of Covid-19

EJ Emanuel, G Persad, R Upshur… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Allocating Scarce Medical Resources for Covid-19 The Covid-19 pandemic has already
stressed health care systems throughout the world, requiring rationing of medical equipment …

[HTML][HTML] Grand challenges in global health: community engagement in research in developing countries

PO Tindana, JA Singh, CS Tracy, REG Upshur… - Plos …, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Ross E. G Upshur, … Ross Upshur receives support from the University of Toronto
through a Canada Research Chair in Primary Care Research, and from the Sunnybrook …

[HTML][HTML] Priority setting: what constitutes success? A conceptual framework for successful priority setting

SL Sibbald, PA Singer, R Upshur, DK Martin - BMC health services …, 2009 - Springer
Background The sustainability of healthcare systems worldwide is threatened by a growing
demand for services and expensive innovative technologies. Decision makers struggle in …

Guillain-Barré syndrome after influenza vaccination in adults: a population-based study

…, J Kwong, A Kopp, A McGeer, RE Upshur… - Archives of internal …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
… Analysis and interpretation of data: Juurlink, Stukel, Kopp, McGeer, Upshur, Manuel,
Moineddin, and Wilson. Drafting of the manuscript: Upshur and Wilson. Critical revision of the …

How applicable are clinical practice guidelines to elderly patients with comorbidities?

DR Mutasingwa, H Ge, REG Upshur - Canadian Family Physician, 2011 - cfp.ca
Objective To examine the applicability of 10 common clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to
elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. Design Content analysis of published Canadian …

Psychosocial effects of SARS on hospital staff: survey of a large tertiary care institution

…, S Hanjrah, A Hussain, S Makhlouf, REG Upshur - Cmaj, 2004 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The outbreak of SARS in 2003 had a dramatic effect on the health care system
in Toronto. The main objective of this study was to investigate the psychosocial effects …

Principles for the justification of public health intervention

REG Upshur - Canadian journal of public health, 2002 - Springer
Objectives: The objective of this paper is to discuss principles relevant to ethical deliberation
in public health. Methods: Conceptual analysis and literature review. Results: Four …

[HTML][HTML] Pandemic influenza preparedness: an ethical framework to guide decision-making

AK Thompson, K Faith, JL Gibson, REG Upshur - BMC medical ethics, 2006 - Springer
Background Planning for the next pandemic influenza outbreak is underway in hospitals
across the world. The global SARS experience has taught us that ethical frameworks to guide …

Ethics and SARS: lessons from Toronto

…, AS Daar, BM Dickens, SK MacRae, REG Upshur… - Bmj, 2003 - bmj.com
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the Toronto area earlier this
year forced medical and government workers to make hard choices, often with limited …