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p-value
A p-value is a probability of obtaining a test statistic or estimate that is at least as extreme as the one observed, assuming that the null hypothesis is true. When the p-value is below the set significance value α (usually set at 0.05; it can also be s... |
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PACS
acronym for Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) |
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Pairwise Multiple Comparisons
The pair-wise comparison of three or more means or rates. Multiple comparisons are performed when the null hypothesis for the group of means or rates is rejected, and determine which pairs of means differ significantly. |
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Palliative Care
Care and services for persons who have an incurable illness and are at the end stages of their life. The focus of treatment is not to cure, but to provide pain management, comfort and support. |
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Palliative Care Program
Case management and services for persons who have an incurable illness and the focus of the treatment is on comfort and support. |
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Palliative Care Registry
The palliative care registry is a data file maintained by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA). It started late in 2000 and contains all individuals identified as palliative care patients in Winnipeg. The registry contains information that could... |
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Palliative Care Units
Two palliative care units can be identified in the Hospital Discharge Abstracts data: those at St. Boniface General Hospital and Riverview Health Centre. |
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Palliative Service Type
An inpatient hospitalization defined by International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CA) diagnosis code Z51.5, "Palliative care" or a main Patient Service code or Service Transfer code of 58, "Palliative care." This definition includes not only patien... |
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Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy
In September 2002, the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) Ministers of Health announced that they agreed to work together on an Integrated Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy. The Healthy Living Strategy is an initiative aimed at reducing non-communi... |
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Panelled
The point at which an individual is assessed as needing Personal Care Home (PCH) placement. |
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Panelled Days
The number of days patients who have been panelled for nursing home placement spend in hospitals, waiting for a bed in a Personal Care Homes (PCH). |
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Panelling
The process of evaluating requests for placement into a personal care home. Such requests may originate either from a Home Care employee or from an individual and/or their family. (Roos et al. (2001)). If a patient is in hospital during this process, ... |
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Panelling Date / Panel Date
The date on which a panel of experts recommended that an individual be admitted to a Personal Care Home (PCH). For more information on the paneling process, please see the Winnipeg Regional Health Authori... |
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Pap Tests
See Cervical Cancer Screening (Pap test) glossary term. |
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Papanicolaou (Pap) Smears
For more information, see the Cervical Cancer Screening (Pap test) glossary term. |
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Papanicolaou (Pap) Test
For more information, see the Cervical Cancer Screening (Pap test) glossary term. |
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Para
"Birth after 20 weeks' gestation, regardless of whether the infant is born alive or dead. The terms gravida and para refer to pregnancies, not to the fetus. Thus twins, triplets and other multiple fetuses count as one pregnancy and one birth.' (Olds SB ... |
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Paraprofessional Home Visitors
Paraprofessional home visitors are home visitors that do not necessarily have formal training (such as public health nursing) but who undergo training in areas such as child development, family functioning and parenting skills. |
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Parasitology Section
Service provider at the Cadham Provincial Laboratory. Responsibilities include screening for parasites and eggs (ova) that may cause or carry a disease. A parasite is a biological agent that lives on or within the host, simultaneously causing illness or d... |
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Parity
The number of times a woman has given birth after 20 weeks' gestation. A multiple birth is counted as one birth and stillbirths are included. For hospital births, the field OBPARA (with 0 being primipara and 1 being multipara) was used to determine parity... |
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