Published Manuscripts

Published Manuscripts

Below is a list of peer reviewed scientific manuscripts published by members of our research team or in collaboration with the Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic.

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Empowering Refugee Voices: Using Nominal Group Technique with a Diverse Refugee Patient Advisory Committee (PAC) to Identify Health and Research Priorities

Deyana Altahsh, Linda Holdbrook, Eric Norrie, Adanech Sahilie, Mohammad Yasir Essar, Rabina Grewal, Olha Horbach, Fawzia Abdaly, Maria Santana, Rachel Talavlikar, Michael Aucoin, Annalee Coakley, Gabriel E. Fabreau

Published by
medRxiv

August 10, 2024

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Health status and care utilization among Afghan refugees newly resettled in Calgary, Canada between 2011-2020

Hannah Smati, Nour Hassan, Mohammad Yasir Essar, Fawzia Abdaly, Shayesta Noori, Rabina Grewal, Eric Norrie, Rachel Talavlikar, Julia Bietz, Sarah L. Kimball, Annalee Coakley, Avik Chatterjee, Gabriel E. Fabreau

Published by
medRxiv

June 22, 2024

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A Scoping Review of COVID-19 and Other Vaccination Models for Refugees and Migrants

Fariba Aghajafari, Dorota Guzek, Huzaifa Kamal, Alyssa Ness, Laurent Wall, Caitlin McClurg, Arshya Pooladi-Darvish, Amanda M. Weightman, Annalee Coakley

Published by
Research Square

March 12, 2024

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An exploration of COVID-19 vaccination models for newcomer refugees and immigrants in Calgary, Canada

Fariba Aghajafari, Laurent Wall, Amanda M Weightman, Alyssa Ness, Deidre Lake, Krishna Anupindi, Gayatri Moorthi, Bryan Kuk, Maria Santana, Annalee Coakley

Published by
Arch Public Health

March 12, 2024

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COVID-19 Vaccinations, Trust, and Vaccination Decisions within the Refugee Community of Calgary, Canada

Fariba Aghajafari, Laurent Wall, Amanda Weightman, Alyssa Ness, Deidre Lake, Krishna Anupindi, Gayatri Moorthi, Bryan Kuk, Maria Santana, Annalee Coakley

Published by
MDPI

February 9, 2024

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The Stigma Surrounding Refugee/Immigrant Population with COVID-19 Status - A Scoping Review

Fariba Aghajafari, Grace Bailey, Turin Chowdhury, Diane Lorenzetti and Annalee Coakley

Published by
Annals of Family Medicine

January 21, 2023

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Vaccines for all: A formative evaluation of a multistakeholder community-engaged COVID-19 vaccine outreach clinic for migrant communities

Linda E. Holdbrook, Nour Hassan, Sarah K. Clarke, Annalee Coakley, Eric Norrie, Mussie Yemane, Michael R. Youssef, Adanech Sahilie, Minnella Antonio, Edna Ramirez Cerino, Sachin R. Pendharkar, Deidre Lake, Denise L. Spitzer, Kevin Pottie, Samuel T. Edwards, Gabriel E. Fabreau

Published by
Elsevier

March 26, 2023

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Learning from Practice: Joint Action for Equity - Community-centred collaboration responds to Cargill outbreak

Fariba Aghajafari, Laurent Wall, Amanda Weightman, Alyssa Ness, Deidre Lake, Krishna Anupindi, Gayatri Moorthi, Bryan Kuk, Maria Santana, Annalee Coakley

Published by the
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)

April 2023

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Sociodemographic Characteristics and Mental and Physical Health Diagnoses of Yazidi Refugees Who Survived the Daesh Genocide and Resettled in Canada

Nour Hassan, Annalee Coakley, Ibrahim Al Masri, Rachel Talavlikar, Michael Aucoin, Rabina Grewal, Adl K. Khalaf, Shahla Murad, Kerry A. McBrien, Paul Ronksley, Gabriel E. Fabreau

Published by
JAMA Network

July 12, 2023

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Barriers experienced by families new to Alberta, Canada when accessing routine-childhood vaccinations

Madison M. Fullerton, Margaret Pateman, Hinna Hasan, Emily J. Doucette, Stephen Cantarutti, Amanda Koyama, Amanda M. Weightman, Theresa Tang, Annalee Coakley, Gillian R. Currie, Gabriel Fabreau, Cora Constantinescu, Deborah A. Marshall, Jia Hu

Published by
BMC Public Health

July 12, 2023

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20-year trends in multimorbidity by race/ethnicity among hospitalized patient populations in the United States

Mursal A. Mohamud, David J.T. Campbell, James Wick, Alexander A. Leung, Gabriel E. Fabreau, Marcello Tonelli & Paul E. Ronksley

Published by the
International Journal for Equity in Health

July 24, 2023

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Vaccines alone will not prevent COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant workers – The example of meat processing plants

Gabriel E. Fabreau, Linda Holdbrook, Cheryl E. Peters, Paul E. Ronksley, Amir Attaran, Kerry McBrien, Kevin Pottie

Published by the
Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI)

February 18, 2022

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Cervical Cancer Screening by Refugee Category in a Refugee Health Primary Care Clinic in Calgary, Canada, 2011-2016

Molly Whalen-Browne, Rachel Talavlikar, Garielle Brown, Kerry McBrien, Mei-ling Wiedmeyer, Eric Norrie, Gabriel Fabreau 

Published by the
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

March 2, 2022

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The War in Ukraine and Refugee Health Care: Considerations for Health Care Providers in Canada

Christina Greenaway, Gabriel Fabreau, Kevin Pottie

Published by the
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)

July 11, 2022

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Stunting and Overweight Prevalence Among Resettled Yazidi, Syrian, and Iraqi Pediatric Refugees

Roopa Suppiah, Erin Hetherington, Rabina Grewal, Ada Ip-Buting, Gabriel E. Fabreau

Published by
JAMA Pediatrics

December 5, 2022

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Primary Care: Clinics in Office
Practice Common Hematologic, Nutritional, Asthma/Allergic Conditions and Lead Screening/Management

Britney DiVito, Rachel Talavlikar, Sarah Seifu

Published by
Elsevier

January 29, 2021

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The Cost-Effectiveness of Schistosomiasis Screening and Treatment among Recently Resettled Refugees to Canada

John A. Webb, Gabriel Fabreau, Eldon Spackman, Stephen Vaughan, Kerry McBrien

Published by
CMAJ Open

February 23, 2021

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Caring for refugees and newcomers in the post–COVID-19 era

Neil Arya, Vanessa J. Redditt, Rachel Talavlikar, Tim Holland, Mahli Brindamour, Vanessa Wright, Ammar Saad, Carolyn Beukeboom, Annalee Coakley, Meb Rashid, Kevin Pottie

Published by the
Official Journal of the College of Family Physicians of Canada

August 2021

Exploring for low-fluoride groundwater in alluvial-connected aquifers using ERT and SRT at the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

Landon Woods, Paul Bauman, Erin Ernst, Colin Miazga, Gabriel Fabreau, Annalee Coakley

Published by the
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Library

September 1, 2021

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Vicarious Trauma: the hazard and joy of caring for refugees

Gabriel E. Fabreau

Published by
Annals of Internal Medicine

June 16, 2020

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Crippling Skeletal Fluorosis in a Resettled Refugee from Kakuma Refugee Camp and Borehole #5

Gabriel E. Fabreau, Paul Bauman, Annalee Coakley, Kelly Johnston, Kurt A. Kennel, Jessica L. Gifford, Hossein MH Sadrzadeh, Gary M. Whitford, Michael P. Whyte, Gregory A. Kline

Published by
The Lancet

January 19, 2019

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Antenatal Care Utilization and Obstetric and Newborn Outcomes Among Pregnant Refugees Attending a Specialized Refugee Clinic

Mary Malebranche, Eric Norrie, Sylvia Hao, Garielle Brown, Rachel Talavlikar, Andrea Hull, Giselle De Vetten, Kara A. Nerenberg, Amy Metcalfe, Gabriel Fabreau 

Published by the
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

December 18, 2019

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Caring for pregnant refugee women in a turbulent policy landscape: perspectives of health care professionals in Calgary, Alberta

Anika Winn, Erin Hetherington, Suzanne Tough

Published by the
International Journal for Equity in Health

June 26, 2018

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Advocacy in Internal Medicine Training: Integrating the Health of Socially Vulnerable Populations into Residency Programs

Luke Rannelli, Karen Tang, Rahim Kachra, Janeve Desy, Gabriel E. Fabreau

Published by the
Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine

November 1, 2018

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Addressing the Vulnerability of Pregnant Refugee Women in Today's Global Refugee Crisis: A Call to Action

Mary Malebranche, Kara Nerenberg, Amy Metcalfe, Gabriel E Fabreau

Published by
Bull World Health Organ

September 2017

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Parasitic stool testing in newly arrived refugees in Calgary, Alberta

Giselle DeVetten, Meghan Dirksen, Robert Weaver, Tanvir Turin Chowdhury and Michael William Aucoin

Published by the
Official Journal of the College of Family Physicians of Canada

December 2017

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Risk of Developing Diabetes Among Refugees and Immigrants: A Longitudinal Analysis

Seth A Berkowitz, Gabriel E Fabreau, Sridharan Raghavan, Katherine Kentoffio, Yuchaio Chang, Wei He, Steven J Atlas, Sanja Percac-Lima

Published by
Springer

June 30, 2016

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Is Universal Screening Necessary? Incidence of Tuberculosis among Tibetan Refugees Arriving in Calgary, Alberta

Rachel Lim, Julie Jarand, Stephen K. Field, Dina Fisher

Published by the
Canadian Respiratory Journal

December 29, 2016

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Risk of Developing Diabetes Among Refugees and Immigrants: A Longitudinal Analysis

Seth A Berkowitz, Gabriel E Fabreau, Sridharan Raghavan, Katherine Kentoffio, Yuchiao Chang, Wei He, Steven J Atlas, Sanja Percac-Lima

Published by the
Journal of Community Health

December 2016

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Acquisition of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Refugees and Immigrants: A Longitudinal Study

Gabriel E Fabreau, Seth A Berkowitz, Wei He, Chantal Kayitesi, Sarah Oo, Steven J Atlas, Sanja Percac-Lima

Published by the
Journal of General Internal Medicine

April 30, 2015

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Vitamin D Status of Refugees Arriving in Canada: Findings from the Calgary Refugee Health Program

Michael Aucoin, Rob Weaver, Roger Thomas and Lanice Jones

Published by the
Official Journal of the College of Family Physicians of Canada

April 1, 2013

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Building Knowledge About Health Services Utilization by Refugees

Valerie Kiss, Carolyn Pim, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn & Hude Quan

Published by the
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

September 30, 2011

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