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Brent McLeod
Researcher at McMaster University
Publications - 17
Citations - 271
Brent McLeod is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Emergency medical services & Community health. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 16 publications receiving 181 citations.
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Evaluation of a community paramedicine health promotion and lifestyle risk assessment program for older adults who live in social housing: a cluster randomized trial
Gina Agarwal,Ricardo Angeles,Melissa Pirrie,Brent McLeod,Francine Marzanek,Jenna Parascandalo,Lehana Thabane +6 more
TL;DR: A paramedic-led, community-based health promotion program (CP@clinic) significantly lowered the number of ambulance calls, improved QALYs and ability to perform usual activities, and lowered systolic blood pressure among older adults living in subsidized housing.
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Effectiveness of a community paramedic-led health assessment and education initiative in a seniors’ residence building: the Community Health Assessment Program through Emergency Medical Services (CHAP-EMS)
Gina Agarwal,Ricardo Angeles,Melissa Pirrie,Francine Marzanek,Brent McLeod,Jenna Parascandalo,Lisa Dolovich +6 more
TL;DR: CHAP-EMS was associated with a reduction in emergency calls and participant blood pressure and a tendency towards lowered diabetes risk after one year of implementation within a low income subsidized housing building with a history of high EMS calls.
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Reducing 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Service Calls By Implementing A Community Paramedicine Program For Vulnerable Older Adults In Public Housing In Canada: A Multi-Site Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
Gina Agarwal,Ricardo Angeles,Melissa Pirrie,Brent McLeod,Francine Marzanek,Jenna Parascandalo,Lehana Thabane +6 more
TL;DR: CP@clinic showed a significant decrease in EMS calls, decrease in BP, and improvement in QALYs among older adults in subsidizing public housing, suggesting this simple program should be replicated in other communities with public housing.
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Social factors in frequent callers: A description of isolation, poverty and quality of life in those calling emergency medical services frequently
Gina Agarwal,Janice Lee,Brent McLeod,Sabnam Mahmuda,Michelle Howard,Krista Renee Cockrell,Ricardo Angeles +6 more
TL;DR: Frequent callers of EMS in the Hamilton region had high rates of social loneliness and poverty, and low quality of life, indicating a need for health service optimization for this vulnerable population.
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Rationale and methods of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of a Community Health Assessment Programme with Emergency Medical Services (CHAP-EMS) implemented on residents aged 55 years and older in subsidised seniors’ housing buildings in Ontario, Canada
Gina Agarwal,Beatrice McDonough,Ricardo Angeles,Melissa Pirrie,Francine Marzanek,Brent McLeod,Lisa Dolovich +6 more
TL;DR: A community paramedicine programme targeting seniors in subsidised housing, a high-risk population and frequent users of emergency medical services (EMS), to reduce EMS calls, improve health outcomes and healthcare utilisation is implemented.