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Philip Jacobs
Researcher at University of Alberta
Publications - 208
Citations - 7232
Philip Jacobs is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Cost effectiveness. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 205 publications receiving 6738 citations. Previous affiliations of Philip Jacobs include Alexandra Hospital & Hong Kong Baptist University.
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Adjuvant docetaxel for node-positive breast cancer.
Miguel Martin,Tadeusz Pienkowski,John R. Mackey,M. Pawlicki,Jean-Paul Guastalla,Charles Weaver,Eva Tomiak,T. Al-Tweigeri,Linnea Chap,Eva Juhos,Raymond Guevin,Anthony Howell,Tommy Fornander,John D. Hainsworth,Robert E. Coleman,Jefferson Vinholes,Manuel Modiano,Tamás Pintér,Shou C. Tang,Bruce Colwell,Catherine Prady,Louise Provencher,David Walde,Álvaro Rodríguez-Lescure,Judith Hugh,Camille Loret,Matthieu Rupin,Sandra Blitz,Philip Jacobs,Michael Murawsky,Alessandro Riva,Charles L. Vogel +31 more
TL;DR: Adjuvant chemotherapy with TAC, as compared with FAC, significantly improves the rates of disease-free and overall survival among women with operable node-positive breast cancer.
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How does burnout affect physician productivity? A systematic literature review
TL;DR: There is evidence that burnout is associated with decreased productivity, but a number of gaps are yet to be filled including understanding how to quantify the changes in productivity related to burnout.
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National estimates of intensive care utilization and costs: Canada and the United States.
Philip Jacobs,Tom Noseworthy +1 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrated steady growth in Canadian utilization from 1969 to 1986, with increased ICU patient days (17 to 42 days/1000 population), and national costs for 1986 were estimated at $1.03 billion, which was roughly 8% of total inpatient costs and 0.2% of Canada's gross national product (GNP).
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An estimate of the cost of burnout on early retirement and reduction in clinical hours of practicing physicians in Canada.
TL;DR: The cost of burnout associated with early retirement and reduction in clinical hours is substantial and a significant proportion of practicing physicians experience symptoms of burnouts, sheds light on the extent to which the burden could be potentially decreased through prevention and promotion activities to address burnout among physicians.
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Work loss associated with increased Menstrual loss in the United States
TL;DR: Menstrual bleeding has significant economic implications for women in the workplace: work loss from increased blood flow is estimated to be $1692 annually per woman.