John Staples
Research Classification
Research Interests
'Before medically advised' hospital discharge
Unplanned hospital readmission
Problematic substance use (including opioids and cannabis)
Medical risk factors for motor vehicle crash
Research Options
I am available and interested in collaborations (e.g. clusters, grants).
I am interested in and conduct interdisciplinary research.
I am interested in working with undergraduate students on research projects.
Biography
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
General Internal Medicine, St Paul's Hosipital
Research Methodology
Clinical Epidemiology
Cohort, case-control, case-crossover and responsibility studies
Linked administrative data analysis
biostatistics
Regression analyses
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Publications
- Cannabis Legalization and Detection of Tetrahydrocannabinol in Injured Drivers (2022)
New England Journal of Medicine, - DREAM-ICD-II Study (2022)
Circulation, 145 (10), 742--753 - Syncope and subsequent traffic crash: A responsibility analysis (2022)
- External validation of the modified LACE +, LACE +, and LACE scores to predict readmission or death after hospital discharge (2021)
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, - Physician Financial Incentives to Reduce Unplanned Hospital Readmissions: an Interrupted Time Series Analysis (2021)
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36 (11), 3431--3440 - Prescription opioid use among drivers in British Columbia, 1997–2016 (2021)
Injury Prevention, , injuryprev--2020--043989 - Cannabis-impaired driving and Canadian youth (2020)
Paediatrics & Child Health, 25 (Array), S21--S25 - Emergency department visits during the 4/20 cannabis celebration (2020)
Emergency Medicine Journal, 37 (4), 187--192 - Association between April 20 cannabis celebration and fatal crashes (2019)
JAMA Internal Medicine, - Bubble-wrapping Halloween: Reply (2019)
JAMA Pediatrics, - Crashes on cannabis celebration day (2019)
Injury Prevention, 25 (5), 476--477 - Pedestrian fatalities associated With Halloween in the United States (2019)
JAMA Pediatrics, - Injury prevention and environmental health: Key messages from Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (2018)
Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition. The World Bank., - Preventability of 28-day hospital readmissions in general internal medicine patients: A retrospective analysis at a quaternary hospital (2018)
Quality Management in Health Care, - The April 20 cannabis celebration and fatal traffic crashes in the United States (2018)
JAMA internal medicine, - Helmet regulation in Vietnam: Impact on health, equity, and medical impoverishment (2017)
Injury Prevention and Environmental Health. 3rd edition. The World Bank., , injuryprev--2015--041650 - Syncope and presyncope as a presenting symptom or discharge diagnosis in the emergency department: An administrative data validation study (2017)
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology, - The application of IMPACT prognostic models to elderly adults with traumatic brain injury: A population-based observational cohort study (2016)
Brain Injury, 30 (7), 899--907 - The Application of the CRASH-CT Prognostic Model for Older Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury (2015)
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, , 1 - Fatality risks on the road and in space. (2014)
- Site of hospital readmission and mortality: a population-based retrospective cohort study. (2014)
- Medical emergencies in medical imaging. (2012)
- The Efficacy and Safety of Alprazolam Versus Other Benzodiazepines in the Treatment of Panic Disorder (2011)
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, , 1 - Progressive kidney disease in three sisters with elevated lipoprotein(a). (2008)
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