Maida Sewitch, PhD

Current academic and hospital titles Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal Associate Member, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St. Mary’s Hospital Centre, Montreal Email: maida.sewitch@mcgill.ca

Current research interests

• Health services research
• Colorectal cancer
• Screening/early detection
• Depression
• Biopsychosocial factors
• Alternative medicine
• Aging populations
• Multivariate statistics

Representative recent publications

Sewitch MJ, Blais R, Rahme E, Bexton B, Galarneau S. Receiving guideline concordant pharmacotherapy for major depression: impact on ambulatory and inpatient health services use. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 52(3): 191-200, 2007.

Sewitch MJ, Fournier C, Ciampi A, Dyachenko A. Adherence to colorectal cancer screening guidelines in Canada. BMC Gastroenterology. 7(1): 39-49, 2007.

Sewitch MJ, Fournier C, Dawes M, Yaffe M, Snell L, Roper M, Zanelli P, Pavilanis A. Do physician recommendations for colorectal cancer screening differ by patient age? Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology. 21(7): 435-438, 2007.

Sewitch MJ, Yaffe MJ, McCusker J, Ciampi A. Helping family doctors detect vulnerable caregivers after an emergency department visit for an elderly relative: Results of a longitudinal study. BMC Family Practice. 7: 46, 2006..

Sewitch MJ, McCusker J, Dendukuri N, Yaffe MJ. Depression in Frail Elders: Impact on Family Caregivers. Internationl Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 19: 655-665, 2004.