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On-Time Pass for Grade 12 Language Arts (LA) Exam
This indicator measures the percentage of residents born in Manitoba that passed the Grade 12 LA Exam 18 years later (the year they would be expected to write the exam). |
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On-Time Pass for Grade 12 Mathematics Exam
The percentage of residents born in Manitoba that passed the Grade 12 Mathematics Exam 18 years later (the year they would be expected to write the exam). |
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One Year Outcomes
An event used to describe the outcome of persons discharged home following a Long Stay in hospital, including: 1). death; 2). admission to Personal Care Home (PCH); 3). admission to a long-term care hospital (Deerlodge, Riverview); 4). receipt of home car... |
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Only Child Family
A family consisting of parent(s) and only one child. This includes children by both birth ...
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Open Cases
The per cent of residents who were open in the Home Care Program, that is, the per cent of residents who were registered with the Home Care program for at least one day during a specified time period. |
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Open Cholecystectomy
see Cholecystectomy. |
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Open Home Care Cases (Prevalence)
The number of open cases of home care service per year in a two year period, per 1,000 area residents. A person may have more than one home care case in this period, and each would be counted as a separate case. Values are adjusted to reflect the total po... |
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Operations
See Procedures. |
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Ophthalmologist
A physician with specialized training who diagnoses and treats disorders of the eye. An ophthalmologist is qualified to prescribe medication, prescribe and adjust eyeglasses and contact lenses and is qualified to perform laser treatment and surgery. |
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Ophthalmoscopy
See Fundoscopy. |
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Opioid Defined Daily Doses (DDDs)
This measures the crude and adjusted average annual rate of opioid DDDs among residents aged 16 and older with at least one prescription for opioids was measured in a fiscal year. Opioids were identified by ATC codes N02A, N07BC02, R05DA01, R05DA03-R05DA... |
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Opioid Prescriptions
This measures the crude and adjusted percentage of residents aged 16 and older with at least one prescription for opioids in a fiscal year. Chronic prevalence was defined as at least three prescriptions in the fiscal year. Opioids were identified by ATC ... |
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Opioids
Opioids are a group of medications that are used in the symptomatic treatment of acute and chronic pain, and also as cough medications (Repchinsky, 2009; Krenzischek, Dunwoody, Polomano, & Rathmell, 2008; Dy et al., 2008). There is a risk of dependence an... |
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Optometrist
Although not a doctor of medicine, an optometrist is specifically trained to diagnose eye abnormalities and prescribe, supply and adjust eyeglasses and contact lenses. |
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Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) Regression
"The process of determining a regression or prediction equation to predict Y from X" (Dawson et al., 2004), using the method of least squares. In the resulting regression line, "the sum of the squared discrepancies between the actual dependent values and... |
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Organic Brain Illness
One of 13 alternate levels of care (ALC) for patients with organic brain illness waiting transfer to Selkirk Mental Health Centre. |
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Orthopedic Surgery
A branch of surgery that deals with injuries and other disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons also address most musculoskeletal ailments including arthritis, trauma and congenital deformities using both surgical and non-surgical mean... |
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Osteoarthritis (OA)
Also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, and sometimes referred to as "arthrosis" or "osteoarthrosis", is a condition in which low-grade inflammation results in pain in the joints, caused by wearing of the cartilage that covers ... |
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Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease that leads to a reduction in bone density, causing the bones to become weak and more likely to break. Please see the Osteoporosis concept for more information on how this is defined, i... |
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Osteoporosis Mortality
This is the crude and adjusted mortality rate for residents age 50 and older with and without osteoporosis. Individuals were categorized as with or without osteoporosis in a three-fiscal-year period, and their mortality rate was calculated in the subseque... |
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