Health Care Utilization in the Last Year of Life in Parkinson Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Movement Disorders
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- Received April 18, 2022
- Accepted August 31, 2022
- First Published October 12, 2022.
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Author Disclosures
- Erica D. McKenzie, MD*,
- Veronica A. Bruno, MD, MPH*,
- Andrew Fong,
- Pin Cai,
- Madalene Earp,
- Richard M. Camicioli, MD,
- Ingrid de Kock, MD,
- Daniela Buttenschoen, MD,
- Aynharan Sinnarajah, MD, MPH† and
- Janis Miyasaki, MD, MEd†
- Erica D. McKenzie, MD*,
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- Veronica A. Bruno, MD, MPH*,
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- Andrew Fong,
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- Pin Cai,
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Clinical Workforce Planning, Alberta Health Services
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- Madalene Earp,
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- Richard M. Camicioli, MD,
1. Canadian Institute of Health Research, Grant Reviews College: No honoraria; 2. Michael J. Fox Foundation, Gait Advisory Board: No honoraria; Alzheimer Society of Canada Covid Working Group, No honoraria. 3. Scientific Advisor. PD Dementia Clinical Trial (Stephen Pasternak, Western University) Weston Foundation Funded. No Honoraria.
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1. . Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, editorial board, 2011-; 2 Frontiers Neuroscience of Aging, editorial board, 2009-.; 3. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 2016-2021; Journal of Gerontology, Editorial BoardNo honoraria
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1. Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Team Grant: Canadian Consortium for Neurodegenerative Diseases of Aging (CCNA), Team Lead; 2014-ongoing; Comprehensive Assessment of Neurodegeneration and Dementia (Compass-ND), 2014-ongoing, Co-Investigator. 2. Brain Canada/Parkinson Canada, Canadian Open Parkinson Network , Co-investigator, 2018-present3. CIHR, Gait as a clinical marker to predict progression to dementia syndromes in MCI. 2017-2022. Co-investigator.4. CIHR/Brain Canada. Novel blood and neuroimaging markers of Alzheimer's disease and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, 2016-2023. Co-investigator.5. Grants from same agencies, NIH and Alberta Innovates Solutions as collaborator-coinvestigators. CRIO Grant (Alberta Innovates Solutions).6. Site investigator, Clinical Trial, SPARX-3, NIH sponsored. 2021-ongoing
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1. Alzheimer Society of Alberta and the Northwest Territories (SYNAD) Small Equipment Grant: OPAL Body Worn Sensors, Funded, December 2020. Principle Investigator.
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- Ingrid de Kock, MD,
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- Daniela Buttenschoen, MD,
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- Aynharan Sinnarajah, MD, MPH† and
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(1) OncologyEducation, Speaking honoraria
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(1) Alberta Health Services, Medical Informatics Lead Physician.(2) Lakeridge Health, Division Head for Palliative Care.(3) Alberta Health Services, Palliative Physician Consultant.(4) Lakeridge Health, Palliative Physician Consultant.
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(1) Health Canada, Principal investigator, 2021-2025.(2) Alberta Health, Principal investigator, 2022-2024.(3) Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Co-Principal Investigator, 2021-2022.(4) Canadian Cancer Society. Grant #707151. Principal investigator, 2021-2026.(5) Canadian Foundation for Health care Improvement. Co-Principal investigator, 2021-2022.(6) Applied Research in Cancer Control. Principal investigator. 2021-2022.(7) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Principal investigator. 2020-2022.(8) Alberta Innovates. Principal Investigator. 2020.(9) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Co-Principal Investigator. 2017-2021.(10) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Co-Investigator. 2022-2025(11) The College of Family Physicians of Canada. Co-investigator. 2021-2022.(12) Health Canada. Co-investigator. 2021-2023(13) Choosing Wisely Alberta. Co-investigator. 2021-2023.(14) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Co-investigator. 2021-2024.(15) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Co-investigator. 2021-2022(16) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Co-investigator. 2021-2023.(17) Canadian Foundation for Health care Improvement. Co-investigator. 2021-2021(18) Alberta Innovates Health Solutions. Co-investigator. 2020-2023.(19) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Co-investigator. 2020.(20) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Co-investigator. 2019-2023.
(1) University of Calgary, Academic Physician.
(1) Mach-Gaensslen Foundation(2) Alberta Cancer Foundation
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- Janis Miyasaki, MD, MEd†
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University of SaskatchewanInternational Parkinson and Movement Disorders SocietyWorld Congress on Parkinson and Related DisordersWorld Parkinson Congress
Associate Editor, Clinical Research and Trials, Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
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Up to Date - Functional Movement Disorders
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Vice President of the American Academy of Neurology (April 2021-2023)Treasurer of the American Academy of Neurology (2017-2021)Board of Directors, Parkinson FoundationBoard of Directors, Parkinson Foundation
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Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in AgingCanadian Open Parkinson Network, Brain Canada 2018-2022, Brain CanadaPCORI: Implementing palliative care in Parkinson Centers of Excellence 2021-2023Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: Ethnic and Gender Disparities in Access to Deep Brain Stimulation 2022-2025
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University Hospital Foundation grantParkinson Foundation: International Outreach Grant
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences (EDM, VAB), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada; Data & Analytics (AF), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada; Clinical Workforce Planning (PC, ME), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada; Division of Neurology (RMC, JM), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Department of Oncology (IK, DB), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; and Department of Medicine (AS), School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Canada.
- Correspondence
Dr. Bruno veronica.bruno{at}ucalgary.ca
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