Utilization, benefits, and impact of an e-consultation service across diverse specialties and primary care providers

E Keely, C Liddy, A Afkham - Telemedicine and e-Health, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Background: Access to specialist advice remains a barrier for primary care providers (PCPs)
and their patients. Virtual consultations have been used to expedite access. There are few …

Nanocurcumin restores aberrant miRNA expression profile in multiple sclerosis, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial

…, Z Jafarisavari, H Oskouei, A Afkham… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the current study, we aimed to identify nanocurcumin effects on microRNAs (miRNAs) in
the peripheral blood of patients with relapsing‐remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). We …

[HTML][HTML] Building access to specialist care through e-consultation

C Liddy, MS Rowan, A Afkham, J Maranger… - Open Medicine, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Limited access to specialist care remains a major barrier to health care in Canada,
affecting patients and primary care providers alike, in terms of both long wait times and …

Effect of Intravenous immunoglobulin on Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes and improvement of pregnancy outcome in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL)

…, M Ghaebi, L Aghebati-Maleki, A Afkham… - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Women with elevated natural killer (NK) cell frequency and function during
pregnancy, suffer from recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). In the present study, the possible effect of …

Impact of and satisfaction with a new eConsult service: a mixed methods study of primary care providers

C Liddy, A Afkham, P Drosinis… - The Journal of the …, 2015 - Am Board Family Med
Objectives: We have improved access to specialist care and decreased wait times in our
region through the development and implementation of the Champlain BASE (Building Access …

Toll‐like receptors signaling network in pre‐eclampsia: An updated review

A Afkham, S Eghbal‐Fard, H Heydarlou… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) are innate immune cells receptors. They are expressed on leukocytes,
epithelial cells, and more particularly on placental immune cells and chorion trophoblast…

Ten steps to establishing an e-consultation service to improve access to specialist care

C Liddy, J Maranger, A Afkham… - TELEMEDICINE and e …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
There is dissatisfaction among primary care physicians, specialists, and patients with respect
to the consultation process. Excessive wait times for receiving specialist services and …

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment modulates peripheral blood Th17 and regulatory T cells in recurrent miscarriage patients: non randomized, open-label …

…, AA Movassaghpour, F Jadidi-Niaragh, A Afkham… - Immunology letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Th17 cells and Treg cells have been proposed as new risk factors for recurrent
miscarriage (RM). In this study, we investigated the effect of Intravenous immunoglobulin G (…

What are the cost savings associated with providing access to specialist care through the Champlain BASE eConsult service? A costing evaluation

…, P Drosinis, CD Armstrong, F McKellips, A Afkham… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This study estimates the costs and potential savings associated with all eConsult
cases completed between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015. Design Costing evaluation from …

Chitosan (CMD)-mediated co-delivery of SN38 and Snail-specific siRNA as a useful anticancer approach against prostate cancer

A Afkham, L Aghebati-Maleki, H Siahmansouri… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Prostate cancer is known as the most common malignancy in men. Chitosan
has generated great interest as a useful biopolymer for the encapsulation of small interfering …