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The effectiveness of a proven chronic disease prevention and screening intervention in diverse and remote primary care settings: an implementation study on the BETTER 2 Program

Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Carolina Fernandes, Carla Penney, Richard Cullen, Christopher Meaney, Nicolette Sopcak, Denise Campbell-Scherer, Rahim Moineddin, Julia Baxter, Paul Krueger, Margo Wilson, Andrea Pike, Eva Grunfeld and Donna Manca
BJGP Open 2019; 3 (3): bjgpopen19X101656. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen19X101656
Kris Aubrey-Bassler
1 Director, Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
MSc, MD, FCFP
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Carolina Fernandes
2 Lead Coordinator, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
MA, MSc
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Carla Penney
3 Research Coordinator, Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada
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Richard Cullen
4 Research Coordinator, Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada
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Christopher Meaney
5 Biostatistician, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Nicolette Sopcak
6 Qualitative Research Lead, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Denise Campbell-Scherer
7 Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Rahim Moineddin
8 Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Julia Baxter
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Paul Krueger
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Margo Wilson
11 Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Discipline of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
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Andrea Pike
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Eva Grunfeld
8 Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Donna Manca
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The effectiveness of a proven chronic disease prevention and screening intervention in diverse and remote primary care settings: an implementation study on the BETTER 2 Program
Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Carolina Fernandes, Carla Penney, Richard Cullen, Christopher Meaney, Nicolette Sopcak, Denise Campbell-Scherer, Rahim Moineddin, Julia Baxter, Paul Krueger, Margo Wilson, Andrea Pike, Eva Grunfeld, Donna Manca
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The effectiveness of a proven chronic disease prevention and screening intervention in diverse and remote primary care settings: an implementation study on the BETTER 2 Program
Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Carolina Fernandes, Carla Penney, Richard Cullen, Christopher Meaney, Nicolette Sopcak, Denise Campbell-Scherer, Rahim Moineddin, Julia Baxter, Paul Krueger, Margo Wilson, Andrea Pike, Eva Grunfeld, Donna Manca
BJGP Open 2019; 3 (3): bjgpopen19X101656. DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen19X101656
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  • chronic disease
  • primary prevention
  • early detection of cancer
  • disease management
  • general practice
  • primary care

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