Kimberly M. Walker
McMaster University
5 Papers
3 Citations
Kimberly M. Walker is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Risk assessment & Health care. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications. Previous affiliations of Kimberly M. Walker include Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
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Harmonization of guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease: the C-CHANGE Initiative
Sheldon W. Tobe,James A. Stone,Melissa C. Brouwers,Onil Bhattacharyya,Kimberly M. Walker,Martin Dawes,Jacques Genest,Steven A. Grover,Gordon Gubitz,David C.W. Lau,Andrew L. Pipe,Peter Selby,Mark S. Tremblay,Darren E. R. Warburton,Richard Ward,Vincent Woo,Lawrence A. Leiter,Peter P. Liu +17 more
TL;DR: Evidence-based management of risk factors for cardiovascular disease can reduce morbidity and mortality and there are more than 400 individual recommendations for risk management of cardiovascular disease.
Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour (C-CHANGE): 2014 update
Sheldon W. Tobe,James A. Stone,Kimberly M. Walker,Todd J. Anderson,Onil Bhattacharyya,Alice Y.Y. Cheng,Jean Grégoire,Gord Gubitz,Mary R. L’Abbé,David C.W. Lau,Lawrence A. Leiter,Paul Oh,Raj Padwal,Luc Poirier,Peter Selby,Mark S. Tremblay,Richard Ward,Diane Hua,Peter P. Liu +18 more
TL;DR: In Canada, the multiple chronic conditions and cardiovascular risk factors of the authors' aging population continue to challenge health care providers and burden health systems.
Measuring Cardiovascular Quality in Primary Care Using Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonization of National Guidelines Endeavour and Electronic Medical Record Data in Ontario
Theresa M. Lee,Theresa M. Lee,Sheldon W. Tobe,Debra A. Butt,Noah Ivers,Liisa Jaakkimainen,Peter Liu,Kimberly M. Walker,Karen Tu +8 more
- 01 Jan 2019
TL;DR: There are varying levels of adherence among the measurable C-CHANGE recommendations, and there is room for improvement in quality of primary care management of CVD in Ontario.
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Patient- and Physician-Level Factors Associated With Adherence to C-CHANGE Recommendations in Primary Care Settings in Ontario.
Theresa M. Lee,Theresa M. Lee,Sheldon W. Tobe,Sheldon W. Tobe,Debra A. Butt,Noah Ivers,Andrea S. Gershon,Jan Barnsley,Jan Barnsley,Peter P. Liu,Peter P. Liu,Liisa Jaakkimainen,Kimberly M. Walker,Karen Tu +13 more
- 17 Jul 2020
TL;DR: The majority of variations in adherence were attributable to patient attributes, but a substantial proportion of unexplained variation was due to differences among physicians and clinics, which may signal suboptimal processes or structures.
Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour (C-CHANGE) guideline for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in primary care: 2018 update.
Sheldon W. Tobe,James A. Stone,Todd J. Anderson,Simon L. Bacon,Alice Y.Y. Cheng,Stella S. Daskalopoulou,Justin A. Ezekowitz,Jean C. Gregoire,Gord Gubitz,Rahul Jain,Karim Keshavjee,Patty Lindsay,Mary R. L’Abbé,David C.W. Lau,Lawrence A. Leiter,Eileen O'Meara,Glen J. Pearson,Doreen M. Rabi,Diana Sherifali,Peter Selby,Jack V. Tu,Sean Wharton,Kimberly M. Walker,Diane Hua-Stewart,Peter P. Liu +24 more
TL;DR: The C-CHANGE guideline is a composite of nine of Canada’s cardiovascular-focused clinical practice guidelines, targeting primary care health care practitioners.