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Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University
Meredith Vanstone, PhD
Publications
Here is a list of selected publications. Click the title link to find an open-access version through the publisher when available, or via self-archive. If you are unable to access a paper you wish to read, please contact me.
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Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
Doctoral Dissertation
Peer-Reviewed Publications
2023
Women's Health. Accepted September 4, 2023.
Pregnant and lactating people's strategies to mitigate the risks of cannabis consumption.
A Popoola, J Panday, S Taneja, D Greyson, SD McDonald, T Patel, E Darling, M Vanstone
BMJ Open. Accepted August 25, 2023
Development of practice-based quality indicators for the primary care of older adults: A RAND/UCLA appropriateness method study protocol.
Correia R, Vanstone M, Siu H, Jones A, Gopaul A, Costa A.
British Journal of General Practice
M Molinaro, K Shen, G Agarwal, G Inglis, M Vanstone
BMJ Open.
L Hedden, S Spencer, A Allin, D Contandriopoulos, G Frank, A Grudniewicz, MR Lavergne, C Leaver, J Lexchin, M McKay, M Mathews, R McCracken, K McGrail, K Palmer, ME Poitras, D Rudoler, S Spithoff, M Vanstone
Qualitative Health Research.
Key informants in applied qualitative health research.
M Pahwa, A Cavanagh, M Vanstone
PLOS One
M Vanstone, R Correia, M Howard, E Darling, H Bayrampour, A Carruthers, A Davis, D Hadid, E Hetherington, A Jones, S Kandasamy, C Kuyvenhoven, J Liauw, SD McDonald, C Mniszak, ML Molinar, M Pahwa, T Patel, M Sadik, N Sanya, K Shen, D Greyson.
JMIR Research Protocols, 12:e49131.
M Howard, K Aubrey-Bassler, N Drummond, M Lussier, J Queenan, M Vanstone, K Nicholson, A Ramdyal, J Lawson, S Hafid, K Freeman, R Clark, D Mangin
Canadian Medical Education Journal. Accepted July 11, 2023.
The Certificate of Added Competence (CAC) credentialling program in family medicine: A descriptive survey of the family physician perspective of enhanced skill practices in Canada.
A Elma, M Vanstone, I Allice, C Barber, M Howard, M Mountjoy, HYH Siu, A Baker, J Guscott, XC Tong, A Farag, L Grierson
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, In Press.
Do psychological and behavioural factors change over pregnancy?
ZM Yu, S Van Blyderveen, L Schmidt, C Lu, M Vanstone, A Biringer, W Sword, J Beyene, SD McDonald
BMJ Open. 13:e070966
DJ Cook, M Swinton, K Krewulak, K Fiest, J Dionne, S Debigare, G Guyatt, S Taneja, W Alhazzani, K Burns, J Marshall, J Muscedere, A Gouskos, S Finfer, A Deane, H Myburgh, B Rochwerg, I Ball, T Mele, D Niven, S English, M Verhovsek, M Vanstone
Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, 133 (3), 16465.
The 3 Wishes Project: toward spiritual care at the end of life.
DJ Cook, FJ Clarke, TH Neville, N Hoad, A Boyle, A Woods, JC Dionne, BB Dennis, F Toledo, B Tam, M Swinton, J Reid, M Vanstone
Medical Education.
How medical learners and educators decide what counts as mistreatment: A qualitative study.
M Vanstone, A Cavanagh, M Molinaro, C Connelly, A Bell, M Mountjoy, R Whyte, L Grierson
Palliative Medicine Reports. 4 (1), 28–35.
M Howard, S Fikree, I Allice, A Farag, H Siu, A Baker, J Pereira, S Hosseini, L Grierson, M Vanstone
Health Research Policy and Systems. 21 (12).
M Vanstone, C Canfield, C Evans, M Leslie, M Levasseur, M MacNeil, M Pahwa, J Panday, P Rowland, S Taneja, L Tripp, J You, J Abelson
Birth. 50(3), 504-512.
S Taneja, J Panday, A Popoola, D Greyson, SD McDonald, T Patel, M Vanstone
2022
BMC Geriatrics. 22, 840.
RH Correia, L Grierson, I Allice, H Siu, A Baker, J Panday, M Vanstone
BMJ Open. 12, e061465.
J Abelson, C Canfield, M Leslie, MA Levasseur, P Rowland, L Tripp, M Vanstone, J Panday, D Cameron, PG Forest, D Sussman, G Wilson
Medical Education. 56 (12), 1214-1222.
Optimizing the educational value of indirect patient care.
D O’Toole, M Sadik, G Inglis, J Weresch, M Vanstone
Health Policy. 126 (10), 1002-1009.
The gender earnings gap in medicine: Evidence from Canada.
B Kralj, D O’Toole D, M Vanstone, A Sweetman
Birth.
S Taneja, J Panday, A Popoola, D Greyson, SD McDonald, T Patel, M Vanstone
Social Science & Medicine. 307, 115179.
A Cavanagh, T Shamsheri, K Shen, J Gaber, J Liauw, M Vanstone, F Kouyoumdjian
Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 8, 135.
M Kimber, M Vanstone, G Dimitropoulos, D Collin-Vezina, D Stewart
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 24, 473-475.
XC Tong, E Hanel, M Mahmud, I Allice, M Vanstone, L Grierson
CMAJ Open. 10 (2), E563-E569.
Correia R, Jabbar A, Siu H, Hogeveen S, Dash D, Mowbray F, Costa A, Vanstone M.
International Journal Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (6), 3319.
M Laupacis, A Acai, H MacMillan, M Vanstone, D Steward, G Dimitropoulos, M Kimber
Sports Medicine. 52, 1983-1989.
J Thornton, L Grierson, M Vanstone, I Allice, M Mahmud, M Mountjoy
American Journal of Critical Care. 31 (3), 240-248.
Use of video technology in end-of-life care for hospitalized patients during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Elma, D Cook, M Howard, A Takaoka, N Hoad, M Swinton, F Clarke, J Rudkowski, A Boyle, B Dennis, D Brandt Vegas, M Vanstone
Medical Education. 56 (1), 91-97.
Thinking about social power and hierarchy in medical education.
M Vanstone, L Grierson
Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. 67 (3), 354-372.
M Vanstone, J Panday, A Popoola, S Taneja, D Greyson, S McDonald, R Pack, M Black, B Murray-Davis, E Darling
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Published online January 31, 2022.
Variation determinants within massage therapists’ professional identity.
A Baskwill, M Vanstone, D Harnish, K Dore
Family Medicine. 54 (6), 431-437.
L Grierson, I Allice, XC Tong, HYH Siu, M Mountjoy, M Howard, J Guscott, A Farag, A Baker, M Vanstone
Advances in Health Sciences Education. 27 (2), 475-489.
Associations between admissions factors and the need for remediation.
C Barber, R Burgess, M Mountjoy, R Whyte, M Vanstone, L Grierson
Health Expectations. 25 (2), 744-753.
L Tripp, M Vanstone, C Canfield, M Leslie, M Levasseur, J Panday, P Rowland, G Wilson, J You, J Abelson
BMJ Open. 12 (1), e058768.
Sacrifice and solidarity: Family experiences of death and bereavement during the pandemic.
B Dennis, M Vanstone, M Swinton, D Brandt Vegas, J Dionne, A Cheung, F Clarke, N Hoad, A Boyle, J Huynh, F Toledo, M Soth, T Neville, K Fiest, D Cook
CMAJ Open. 10 (1), E213-E219.
L Redwood-Campbell, N Arora, M Hunt, L Schwartz, M Vanstone, A Hildebrand, S Sharma, S Sohani
Medical Education. 56 (1), 91-97.
Thinking about social power and hierarchy in medical education.
M Vanstone, L Grierson
European Journal of Medical Genetics. 65 (1), 104384.
Challenges and practical solutions for managing secondary genomic findings in primary care.
A Sebastian, J Carroll, M Vanstone, M Clausen, R Kodida, E Reble, C Mighton, S Shickh, M Aronson, A Eisen, C Elser, J Lerner-Ellis, R Kim, Y Bombard
2021
Global Public Health.
S Kandasamy, Y Jonathan, U Majid, K Farrah, M Vanstone
Canadian Medical Association Journal. 193 (50), E1906-1914.
Reasons for cannabis use during pregnancy and lactation: A qualitative study.
M Vanstone, S Taneja, A Popoola, J Panday, D Greyson, R Lennox, S McDonald
Family Practice. cmab146.
J Panday, S Taneja, A Popoola, R Pack, D Greyson, S McDonald, M Black, B Murray-Davis, E Darling, M Vanstone M.
International Journal for Equity in Health. 20, 219.
J Parry, M Vanstone, M Grignon, J Dunn
Medical Science Educator. 31, 1607-1620.
K Bracken, AJ Levinson, M Mahmud, I Allice, M Vanstone, L Grierson
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine.
CH Lu, S Van Blyderveen, ZM Yu, M Vanstone, A Biringer, W Sword, L Schmidt, SD McDonald
CMAJ Open. 9 (4), 966-972.
L Grierson, I Allice, A Baker, A Farag, J Guscott, M Howard, M Mountjoy, H Siu, XC Tong, M Vanstone
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine.
Identification of common features within massage therapists’ professional identity.
A Baskwill, M Vanstone, D Harnish, K Dore
European Journal of Human Genetics.
A Sebastian, J Carroll, M Vanstone, M Clausen, R Kodida, E Reble, C Mighton, S Shickh, M Aronson, A Eisen, C Elser, J Lerner-Ellis, R Kim, Y Bombard
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 32 (4), 1675-1697.
K Christy, S Kandasamy, U Majid, K Farrah, M Vanstone
BMC Health Services Research. 21, 218.
A Takaoka, B Tam, M Vanstone, F Clarke, N Hoad, M Swinton, F Toledo, A Boyle, A Woods, E Duan, D Heels-Ansdell, L Waugh, M Soth, J Rudkowski, W Alhazzani, D Perri, T Ligori, R Haeschke, N Zytaruk, D Cook
Medical Education.
Admissions experiences of aspiring physicians from low-income backgrounds.
C De Freitas, R Buckley, R Klimo, J Daniel, M Mountjoy, M Vanstone
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 37, E37.
Bidonde, J., Vanstone, M., Schwartz, L., Abelson, J
BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth. 21,70.
Feng YY, Yu ZM, van Blyderveen S, Schmidt L, Sword W, Vanstone M, Biringer A, McDonald H, Beyene J, McDonald SD.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
H Hazar, J Leclerc-Blain, M Vanstone, A Labarge, G Bibeau, L Ghulmiyyah, V Ravitsky
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
“I made a mistake!”: A narrative analysis of experienced physicians’ stories of preventable error.
S Kandasamy, M Vanstone, E Colvin, T Chan, J Sherbino, S Monteiro
Annals of Internal Medicine.
Clinician perspectives on caring for dying patients during the pandemic: A mixed methods study.
D Cook, A Takaoka, N Hoad, M Swinton, F Clarke, J Rudkowski, D Heels-Ansdell, A Boyle, F Toledo, B Dennis, K Fiest, M Vanstone
Healthcare Policy. 16 (3), 106-118.
L Grierson, M Vanstone
Journal of Women’s Health.
ZM Yu, S van Blyderveen, L Schmidt, C Lu, M Vanstone, A Biringer, W Sword, J Beyene, S McDonald
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada. 43 (8), P949-956.
M Grabovac, MZ Yu, M Vanstone, S Van Blyderveen, A Biringer, W Sword, L Schmidt, S McDonald
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 36 (4), 404-412.
Organ donation at the end of life: Experiences from the 3 Wishes Project.
A Takaoka, K Honarmand, M Vanstone, B Tam, O Smith, A Baker, A LeBlanc, M Swinton, T Neville, F Clarke, J Hancock, S McMullen, M Meade, T Rose, S Arora, D Cook
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 11, 59-67.
T Patel, K Christy, L Grierson, J Shadd, A Farag, D O’Toole, J Lawson, M Vanstone
Medical Education. 55 (4), 462-470.
Why do few medical students report their experiences of mistreatment to administration?
A Bell, A Cavanagh, C Connelly, A Walsh, M Vanstone
Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice. 19 (3).
L Nussey, T MacDonald, B Murray-Davis, M Vanstone, EK Darling
Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice. 19
E Darling, T MacDonald, L Nussey, B Murray-Davis, M Vanstone
Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice.
E Darling, B Murray-Davis, R Ahmed, M Vanstone
2020
Annals of Internal Medicine.
Clinician perspectives on caring for dying patients during the pandemic: A mixed methods study.
D Cook, A Takaoka, N Hoad, M Swinton, F Clarke, J Rudkowski, D Heels-Ansdell, A Boyle, F Toledo, B Dennis, K Fiest, M Vanstone
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada.
M Grabovac, MZ Yu, M Vanstone, S Van Blyderveen, A Biringer, W Sword, L Schmidt, S McDonald
Medical Education.
Why do few medical students report their experiences of mistreatment to administration?
A Bell, A Cavanagh, C Connelly, A Walsh, M Vanstone
JAMA Open. 3 (12), e2027259.
Experiences of bereaved family members receiving commemorative paintings: A qualitative study.
M Azad, M Swinton, F Clarke, A Takaoka, M Vanstone, A Woods, A Boyle, N Hoad, F Toledo, J Piticaru, D Cook
Advances in Health Sciences Education.
The rich potential for education research in Family Medicine and General Practice.
L Grierson, M Vanstone
Child Abuse & Neglect. 104743.
M Kimber, J McTavish, M Vanstone, D Stewart, H MacMillan
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 20, 507.
M Vanstone, M Sadik, S Van Blyderveen, A Biringer, W Sword, L Schmidt, S McDonald
BMJ Leader.
Hospital Leadership Perspectives of the 3 Wishes Project: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.
M Swinton, M Vanstone, P Phung, TH Neville, A Takaoka, OM Smith, A Baker, A LeBlanc, D Foster, V Dhingra, FJ Clarke, N Hoad, A Woods, A Boyle, F Toledo, DJ Cook
Qualitative Health Research. 30 (12), 1941-1952.
R Burgess, A Cernat, L Little, M Vanstone
BMC Palliative Care. 19 (93), 1-9.
M Vanstone, T Neville, M Swinton, M Sadik, F Clarke, A LeBlanc, B Tam, A Takaoka, N Hoad, J Hancock, S McMullen, B Reeve, W Dechert, O Smith, G Sandhu, J Lockington, D Cook
Critical Care Medicine. 48 (10), 1403-1410.
Principles guiding non-pandemic critical care research during a pandemic.
D Cook, M Kho, E Duan, W Al-Hazzani, A Takaoka, F Clarke, N Zytaruk, M Vanstone
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.
T Patel, K Christy, L Grierson, J Shadd, A Farag, D O’Toole, J Lawson, M Vanstone
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 60 (5), 941-947.
T Neville, A Takaoka, F Clarke, M Sadik, M Vanstone, P Phung, K Hjelmhaug, J Hainje, O Smith, A LeBlanc, N Hoad, B Tam, B Reeve, D Cook
Palliative Medicine. 34 (9), 1263-1273.
M Vanstone, M Sadik, O Smith, T Neville, A LeBlanc, A Boyle, F Clarke, M Swinton, A Takaoka, F Toledo, A Baker, P Phung, D Cook
American Journal of Critical Care. 29 (60), 422-428.
Family and Clinician Experiences of Sympathy Cards in the 3 Wishes Project: Continued Connections.
A Takaoka, M Vanstone, TH Neville, S Goksoyr, M Swinton, FJ Clarke, OM Smith, A LeBlanc, D Foster, Y Kao, X Xu, N Hoad, F Toledo, DJ Cook
PLOS One. 15(6):e0233774.
S McDonald, M Yu, S Van Blyderveen, L Schmidt, W Sword, M Vanstone, A Biringer, J Beyene
Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 6:61.
A D’Elia, M Bawor, B Dennis, M Bhatt, K Litke, K McCabe, J Whattam, L Garrick, L O’Neill, S Simons, S Chalmers, B Key, S Goyert, P Laplante, M Vanstone, F Xie, G Guyatt, L Thabane, Z Samaan
BMC Health Services Research. 20(1)1-14.
K Burrows, J Abelson, P Miller, M Levine, M Vanstone
Health Research Policy and Systems, 18(1), 21.
AF Khalid, JN Lavis, F El-Jardali, M Vanstone
BMC Medical Ethics, 21 (1), 1-11.
H Haidar, M Vanstone, AM Laberge, G Bibeau, L Ghulmiyyah, V Ravitsky
Journal of Canada’s Physician Assistants, 1 (4), 17-33.
K Burrows, J Abelson, P Miller, M Levine, M Vanstone
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 0885066619900125.
Organ Donation at the End of Life: Experiences From the 3 Wishes Project.
A Takaoka, K Honarmand, M Vanstone, B Tam, OM Smith, A Baker, A LeBlanc, M Swinton, TH Neville, FJ Clarke, J Hancock, S McMullen, MO Meade, T Rose, S Arora, DJ Cook
Critical Care Medicine, 48 (1), 387.
815: ORGAN DONATION AT THE END OF LIFE: EXPERIENCES FROM THE 3 WISHES PROJECT.
A Takaoka, K Honarmand, M Vanstone, B Tam, FJ Clarke, M Swinton, OM Smith, A Baker, J Hodder, A LeBlanc, V Dhingra, D Foster, J Hancock, S McMullen, MO Meade, S Arora, N Hoad, TH Neville, P Phung DJ Cook
Annals of Internal Medicine, 172(1):1-11.
M Vanstone, T Neville, F Clarke, M Swinton, M Sadik, A Takaoka, O Smith, A Baker, A LeBlanc, D Foster, V Dhingra, P Phung, X Xu, Y Kao, S Heels-Ansdell, B Tam, F Toledo, A Boyle, D Cook
2019
Health Research Policy and Systems 17 (1), 106.
AF Khalid, JN Lavis, F El-Jardali, M Vanstone
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19 (1), 416.
Access to midwifery care for people of low socio-economic status: A qualitative descriptive study.
E Darling, L Grenier, L Nussey, B Murray-Davis, E Hutton, & M Vanstone
Rural and Remote Health, 19, 5190.
U Majid, S Kandasamy, K Farrah, M Vanstone
Conflict and Health, 13, 48.
AF Khalid, J Lavis, F El-Jardali, M Vanstone
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, 20190067, eISSN 1553-3840.
A Baskwill, M Vanstone, D Harnish, K Dore
Medical Education, 19, 1013-1024.
Medical student strategies for actively negotiating hierarchy in the clinical environment.
M Vanstone, L Grierson
Canadian Medical Education Journal. 10(3):e49-54.
Lines in the sand: Pre-interview rank and probability of receiving admission to medical school.
R Burgess, M Vanstone, M Mountjoy, L Grierson
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 33 (4), 253-256.
Ethical challenges related to patient involvement in Health Technology Assessment.
M Vanstone, J Abelson, MJ Bidonde, K Bond, R Burgess, C Canfield, L Schwartz, L Tripp
[self-archived post-print version]
Medical Education, 53 (8), 824-832.
Key differences between the severity of disciplinary issues and medical student insights.
R Burgess, M Vanstone, M Mountjoy, L Grierson
Medical Education, 53(9), 858-860.
C De Freitas, L Grierson, M Vanstone
Spine, 44(10): 740-746.
Y Rehman, M Syed, W Wiercioch, N Rehman, B Drew, A Cencic, K Reddy, N Murty, E Kachur, B Dunlop, G Guyatt, J Busse, L Schwartz, M Vanstone
Diagnosis, 6 (3), 259–268.
Experienced physician descriptions of intuition in clinical reasoning: A typology.
M Vanstone, S Monteiro, E Colvin, G Norman, J Sherbino, M Sibbald, K Dore, A Peters
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19 (27).
A Cernat, C De Freitas, U Majid, F Trivedi, Higgins, M Vanstone
Perspectives in Medical Education, 8 (1), 38-42.
Problems of problem-based learning: Towards transformative critical pedagogy in medical education.
A Cavanagh, M Vanstone, S Ritz
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75 (5), 1126-1139.
Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography: The eMERGe Reporting Guidance.
EF France, M Cunningham, N Ring, I Uny, EAS Duncan, RG Jepson, M Maxwell, RJ Roberts, RL Turley, A Booth, N Britten, K Flemming, I Gallagher, R Garside, K Hannes, S Lewin, GW Noblit, C Pope, J Thomas, M Vanstone, GMA Higginbottom, & J Noyes
Psycho-Oncology, 28 (3), 447-458.
Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography: The eMERGe Reporting Guidance.
EF France, M Cunningham, N Ring, I Uny, EAS Duncan, RG Jepson, M Maxwell, RJ Roberts, RL Turley, A Booth, N Britten, K Flemming, I Gallagher, R Garside, K Hannes, S Lewin, GW Noblit, C Pope, J Thomas, M Vanstone, GMA Higginbottom, & J Noyes
Review of Education, 7 (2), 430-451.
Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography: The eMERGe Reporting Guidance.
EF France, M Cunningham, N Ring, I Uny, EAS Duncan, RG Jepson, M Maxwell, RJ Roberts, RL Turley, A Booth, N Britten, K Flemming, I Gallagher, R Garside, K Hannes, S Lewin, GW Noblit, C Pope, J Thomas, M Vanstone, GMA Higginbottom, & J Noyes
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19 (25).
Improving reporting of Meta-Ethnography: The eMERGe Reporting Guidance.
EF France, M Cunningham, N Ring, I Uny, EAS Duncan, RG Jepson, M Maxwell, RJ Roberts, RL Turley, A Booth, N Britten, K Flemming, I Gallagher, R Garside, K Hannes, S Lewin, GW Noblit, C Pope, J Thomas, M Vanstone, GMA Higginbottom, J Noyes
2018
Qualitative Health Research, 28 (13), 2215-2131.
Appraising Qualitative Research for Evidence Syntheses: A Compendium of Quality Appraisal Tools.
U Majid, M Vanstone
American Journal of Bioethics: Empirical Bioethics, 9 (2), 99-111.
H Haidar, M Vanstone, A-M Laberge, G Bibeau, L Ghulmiyyah, & V Ravitsky.
[self-archived post-print version]
BMC Medical Ethics, 19 (27).
M Vanstone, A Cernat, J Nisker, L Schwartz
Research on Social Work Practice.
L O’Neill, Z Samaan, K McCabe, TA Tabak, B Key, K Litke, J Whattam, L Garrick, S Chalmers, F Xie, L Thabane, Y Patel, H Shahid, L Zielinski, M Vanstone
Midwifery. 56: 1-8.
L Martin, J Gitsels, M de Boer, M Vanstone, L Henneman
2017
Social Science and Medicine. 195, 87-204.
M Kibel, M Vanstone
[self-archived post-print version]
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine. 15(1).
“Just don’t be creepy”: A phenomenological study of the experiences of men in massage therapy.
A Baskwill, M Vanstone
Maternal & Child Nutrition. 13:e12374.
M Vanstone, S Kandasamy, M Giacomini, D DeJean, S McDonald
Chronic Illness, 13(3): 217-235.
M Vanstone, A Rewegan, F Brundisini, M Giancomini, S Kandasamy, D DeJean
[self-archived post-print version]
CMAJ Open, 5(2): e411-416.
S Kandasamy, M Vanstone, M Oremus, T Hill, G Wahi, AD Davis, R Jacobs, J Wilson, A Anglin, & SS Anand
International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 16(1)1-11.
S Kandasamy, M Vanstone, M Oremus, T Hill, G Wahi, AD Davis, R Jacobs, J Wilson, A Anglin, & SS Anand
2016
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.
Narrative Medicine and Death in the ICU: Word Clouds as a visual legacy.
M Vanstone, F Toledo, F Clarke, A Boyle, A Woods, M Giacomini, M Swinton, L Saunders, M Shears, N Zytaruk, T Rose, T Hand-Breckenridge, D Heels-Ansdell, S Anderson-White, R Sheppard, DJ Cook
Qualitative Health Research. 27(6):866-876.
A Peters, M Vanstone, S Monteiro, G Norman, J Sherbino, M Sibbald
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2(22).
Z Samaan, B Dennis, L Kalbfleisch, H Bami, M Bawor, K Litke, K McCabe, J Whattam, L Garrick, L O’Neill, T Tabak, S Simons, S Chalmers, B Key, M Vanstone, F Xie, G Guyatt, L Thabane
American Journal of Surgery. 211(1): 64-69.
Thinking like an expert: Surgical decision making as a cyclical process of being aware.
S Cristancho, T Apramian, M Vanstone, L Lingard, M Ott, T Forbes, R Novick
2015
BMC Health Services Research, 15:516.
F Brundisini, M Vanstone, D Hulan, D DeJean, M Giacomini
BMC Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 1(39):1-13.
Z Samaan, J Litke, K McCabe, B Dennis, J Whattam, L Garrick, L O’Neill, T Tabak, S Simons, S Chalmers, B Key, M Vanstone, F Xie, G Guyatt, L Thabane
Qualitative Health Research. 25(8):1069-84.
M Vanstone, K Yacoub, M Giacomini, D Hulan, S McDonald
[self-archived post-print version]
Bioethics Curricula. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing.
M Vanstone, M Giacomini, J Nisker
American Journal of Bioethics Empirical Bioethics. 6(1):54-67.
What is “NIPT”? Divergent characterizations of non-invasive prenatal testing strategies.
M Vanstone, K Yacoub, S Winsor, M Giacomini, J Nisker
[self-archived post-print version]
2014
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada. 36(6):515-526.
Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing: Ethics and Policy Considerations.
M Vanstone, C King, B deVrijer, J Nisker
Health Reform Observer. 2(1) Article 4
Integrating Physician Assistants into the Ontario Healthcare Workforce.
M Vanstone, S Boesveld, K Burrows
Advances in Health Sciences Education. 19:529-539.
Resigned Professionalism? Non-Acute Inpatients and Resident Education.
M Vanstone, C Watling, M Goldszmidt, C Weijer, L Lingard
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 44(2): 85-104.
The quest for effective interdisciplinary graduate supervision: A critical narrative analysis.
K Hibbert, L Lingard, M Vanstone, EA Kinsella, P McKenzie, A Pitman, T Wilson
2013
Academic Medicine. 88(10).
S Cristancho, T Apramian, M Vanstone, L Lingard, M Ott, R Novick
Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 43 (2): 42-67.
Interdisciplinary doctoral supervision: A scoping review.
M Vanstone, K Hibbert, EA Kinsella, P McKenzie, A Pitman, L Lingard
Medical Education. 47: 842-850.
Music lessons: Revealing medicine’s learning culture through comparison with music.
C Watling, E Driessen, C Van der Vleuten, M Vanstone, L Lingard
Medical Education. 47 (6): 585-594.
Beyond Individualism: professional culture and its influence on feedback.
C Watling, E Driessen, C Van der Vleuten, M Vanstone, L Lingard
American Journal of Surgery. 205:156-162.
When surgeons face intra-operative challenges: A naturalistic model of surgical decision making.
S Cristancho, M Vanstone, L Lingard, M Lebel, M Ott
2008-2012
2012
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada. 34 (3): 269-275.
M Vanstone, EA Kinsella, J Nisker
Canadian Family Physician. 58:e258-266.
Recognizing BRCA gene mutation risk subsequent to breast cancer diagnosis in southwestern Ontario.
M Vanstone, W Chow, L Lester, P Ainsworth, J Nisker, M Brackstone
Academic Medicine. 87 (12): 1762-67.
Conflicting messages: Examining the dynamics of leadership on interprofessional teams.
L Lingard, M Vanstone, M Durrant, B Fleming-Carroll, M Lowe, J Rashotte, L Sinclair, S Tallett
Medical Education. 46 (6): 593-603.
Understanding feedback responses: The potential and limitations of Regulatory Focus Theory.
C Watling, E Driessen, C Vandervleuten, M Vanstone, L Lingard
2010
Reflective Practice. 11(4): 451-467.
Critical reflection and prenatal screening public education materials: Metaphoric textual analysis.
M Vanstone, EA Kinsella
2009
International Journal of Nursing Studies. 46:838-847.
The impact of PTSD on veterans’ family relationships: An interpretative phenomenological inquiry.
S Ray, M Vanstone
2008
Advances in Medical Sociology. 10: 99-123.
I Bourgeault, J Sandall, G DeClerq, S Wrede, M Vanstone, E van Teijlingen, R DeVries, C Benoit
[self-archived post-print version]
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Commentaries
2021
Medical Education. 55 (5), 548-550.
Particularizing ‘Experiences’: Naming whiteness in the Academy.
A Cavanagh, A Jabbar, M Vanstone
2020
Medical Education. 54 (12), 1095-1097.
Professional expectations of perfection stymy remediation and growth.
R Burgess, M Vanstone, L Grierson
Medical Education, 54(3):181-183.
Social power facilitates and constrains motivation in the clinical learning environment.
M Vanstone, & L Grierson.
2017
Medical Education. 51(7):678-679.
Professionalism’s contextual nature: a call for compassionate, constructive responses.
J Baird, & M Vanstone.
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Book Chapters
2020
Physician Assistants in Canada. Bourgeault, I.L. (ed). Canadian Health Workforce Network, Ottawa.
Introduction to the Health Workforce in Canada.
K Burrows, M Vanstone, I Jones
2019
Starting Life as a Midwife: An international review of transition from student to practitioner. Gray, M., Kitson-Reynolds, E., Cummins, A. (Ed). Switzerland: Springer. Pp. 73-94.
The transition to clinical practice for new registrant midwives in Ontario, Canada.
C Sandor, B Murray-Davis, M Vanstone, C Bryant
2015
In P. S. Parfrey & B. J. Barrett (Eds.), Clinical Epidemiology (Vol. 1281, pp. 417-441): Springer New York.
Evidence-Based Decision-Making 3: Health Technology Assessment.
D O’Reilly, K Campbell, M Vanstone, J Bowen, L Schwartz, N Assasi, R Goeree
2014
In Nash, M. (Ed.). Reframing Reproduction: Conceiving Gendered Experiences. Melbourne: Palgrave-MacMillan. pp. 54-68.
‘Diseases’, ‘defects’, ‘abnormalities’ and ‘conditions’: Discursive tensions in prenatal screening.
M Vanstone, EA Kinsella, J Nisker
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Technical Reports, Working Papers etc. (non-peer reviewed publications)
2020
Primary Care 2025: Capitalizing on rapid change to improve Ontario’s primary health care system. Hamilton (ON): 2020 Aug 17. 34 p.
Report of the Primary Care 2025 working group to Ontario Health.
M Vanstone, R Annis, M Backo-Shannon, J Charles, L Clarke, B Cowper-Fung, G Fallis, D Kaplan, T Kiran, C Mariano, K Mehta, S Newberry, H O’Halloran, P Paucha, T Pham, D Price, D Schieck, R Van Iersel, J Young
Accepted by the executive board of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, June 15, 2020.
Understanding the Impact of the CFPC Certificates of Added Competence.
L Grierson, I Allice, M Vanstone
2019-2013
2019
In HPV Testing for Primary Cervical Cancer Screening: a health technology assessment. Ottawa: CADTH Optimal Use Report, 7(1b).
Patient Perspectives and Experience.
U Majid, S Kandasamy, N Arora, M Vanstone
2018
Conducted for: Ontario Genetics Advisory Committee, Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee. Health Quality Ontario
Women’s and Clinician Perspectives on Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT): A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis.
M Vanstone, A Cernat, U Majid, F Trivedi, C de Freitas
2017
In HPV Testing for Primary Cervical Cancer Screening- Project Protocol. Ottawa: CADTH Optimal Use Report: 7(1a).
Patient Perspectives and Experience.
M Vanstone
Ontario Health Technol Assessment Series, 17(7) 1-32.
S Kandasamy, AF Khalid, U Majid, M Vanstone
2015
Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series, 15(17) 1-29.
M Vanstone, A Rewegan, F Brundisini, D DeJean, M Giacomini
2014
Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC), Health Quality Ontario.
Patient Experiences of Medication Adherence: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.
M Vanstone, F Brundisini, D Hulan, D DeJean, M Giacomini
2013
Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series, 13 (14): 1-40.
M Vanstone, M Giacomini, A Smith, F Brundisini, D DeJean, S Winsor
Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series, 13 (16): 1-34.
M DeJean, M Giacomini, M Vanstone, F Brundisini
Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series, 13 (17): 1-34.
S Winsor, A Smith, M Vanstone, M Giacomini, FK Brundisini, D DeJean
Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series, 13 (15): 1-37.
F Brundisini, M Giacomini, D DeJean, M Vanstone, S Winsor, A Smith
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Doctoral Dissertation
2012
University of Western Ontario, Doctor of Philosophy, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
M Vanstone
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Meredith Vanstone,
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
DBHSC 5001F, McMaster University
100 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8P 1H6
Meredith.Vanstone@mcmaster.ca