Jennifer Pillay

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Jennifer Pillay is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Jennifer Pillay has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Jennifer Pillay's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (9 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (6 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (5 papers). Jennifer Pillay is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (9 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (6 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (5 papers). Jennifer Pillay collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and South Africa. Jennifer Pillay's co-authors include Gina Higginbottom, Lisa Hartling, Nana Yaa Boadu, Ban C. H. Tsui, Ben Vandermeer, Robin Featherstone, Aireen Wingert, Megan Nuspl, Michelle Gates and Lois Donovan and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Jennifer Pillay

46 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Guidance on Performing Focused Ethnographies with an Emphasis on Healthcare Research

2015 268 citations Gina Higginbottom, Jennifer Pillay et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Screening for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer: systematic reviews to inform an update to recommendations by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care 2025 ·Systematic Reviews ·Jennifer Pillay, Allison Gates, Samantha Guitard, Bernadette Zakher, (unknown), Benjamin W Vandermeer, Lisa Hartling	0
2	Care Delivery Strategies for Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Tourette Syndrome to Improve Health Outcomes in Children and Youth 2025 ·Child Psychiatry & Human Development ·Tamara Pringsheim, L. Gaudet, Jennifer Pillay, Lisa Hartling, Natalia Szejko, (unknown), Gabrielle Wilcox, Scott B. Patten, (unknown), Davide Martino	0
3	Patient preferences for breast cancer screening: a systematic review update to inform recommendations by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care 2024 ·Systematic Reviews ·Jennifer Pillay, Samantha Guitard, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Liza Bialy, Nicole Gehring, Maria Tan, A R Melton, Lisa Hartling	1
4	Falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits, harms, and patient values and preferences 2024 ·Systematic Reviews ·Jennifer Pillay, L. Gaudet, (unknown), Ben Vandermeer, (unknown), Aireen Wingert, Lisa Hartling	6
5	Expanding the measurement of overdiagnosis in the context of disease precursors and risk factors 2023 ·BMJ evidence-based medicine ·Guylène Thériault, Donna L. Reynolds, Jennifer Pillay, (unknown), Roland Grad, Michelle Gates, (unknown), (unknown)	4
6	Screening for the primary prevention of fragility fractures among adults aged 40 years and older in primary care: systematic reviews of the effects and acceptability of screening and treatment, and the accuracy of risk prediction tools 2023 ·Systematic Reviews ·Michelle Gates, Jennifer Pillay, Megan Nuspl, Aireen Wingert, Ben Vandermeer, Lisa Hartling	17
7	Screening for chlamydia and/or gonorrhea in primary health care: systematic reviews on effectiveness and patient preferences 2021 ·Systematic Reviews ·Jennifer Pillay, Aireen Wingert, Tara MacGregor, Michelle Gates, Ben Vandermeer, Lisa Hartling	18
8	Creating efficiencies in the extraction of data from randomized trials: a prospective evaluation of a machine learning and text mining tool 2021 ·BMC Medical Research Methodology ·Allison Gates, Michelle Gates, (unknown), Sarah A. Elliott, Jennifer Pillay, Lisa Hartling	13
9	Burden of illness in infants and young children hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus: A rapid review 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Aireen Wingert, Jennifer Pillay, Dorothy Moore, Ben Vandermeer, Michele P. Dyson, (unknown), Matthew Tunis, Lisa Hartling	10
10	Risk factors for severity of COVID-19: a rapid review to inform vaccine prioritisation in Canada 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Aireen Wingert, Jennifer Pillay, Michelle Gates, Samantha Guitard, (unknown), Andrew Beck, Ben Vandermeer, Lisa Hartling	50
11	A systematic review of factors that influence the acceptability of vaccines among Canadians 2020 ·Vaccine ·Allison Gates, Michelle Gates, (unknown), Samantha Guitard, Tara MacGregor, Jennifer Pillay, Shainoor J. Ismail, Matthew Tunis, Kelsey Young, (unknown), Robin Featherstone, Lisa Hartling	30
12	Making Narrative Statements to Describe Treatment Effects 2020 ·Journal of General Internal Medicine ·M. Hassan Murad, (unknown), Jennifer Pillay, Timothy J Wilt, Elizabeth O’Connor, Leila C. Kahwati, Adrían V. Hernández, Carolyn M. Rutter, Roger Chou, Ethan M. Balk, Dale W. Steele, Ian J. Saldanha, Orestis A. Panagiotou, Stephanie Chang, Martha Gerrity	8
13	Performance and usability of machine learning for screening in systematic reviews: a comparative evaluation of three tools 2019 ·Systematic Reviews ·Allison Gates, Samantha Guitard, Jennifer Pillay, Sarah A. Elliott, Michele P. Dyson, Amanda S. Newton, Lisa Hartling	74
14	Effectiveness and Accuracy of Tests for Preterm Delivery in Symptomatic Women: A Systematic Review 2018 ·Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada ·Michelle Gates, Jennifer Pillay, Robin Featherstone, Lisa Hartling, R. Douglas Wilson	2
15	The spectrum of orthopaedics at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital 2013 ·The South African Orthopaedic Journal (SAOJ) ·Jennifer Pillay, (unknown)	3
16	An integrative review of experiences of maternity services for immigrant women in Canada 2012 ·Diversity & Equality in Health and Care ·Gina Higginbottom, (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer Pillay	12
17	Electrical Impedance to Distinguish Intraneural from Extraneural Needle Placement in Porcine Nerves during Direct Exposure and Ultrasound Guidance 2008 ·Anesthesiology ·Ban C. H. Tsui, Jennifer Pillay, (unknown), Derek Dillane	36
18	Ultrasound imaging in cadavers: training in imaging for regional blockade at the trunk 2008 ·Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie ·Ban C. H. Tsui, Derek Dillane, Jennifer Pillay, Anil H. Walji	22
19	Reduced Injection Pressures Using a Compressed Air Injection Technique (CAIT): An In Vitro Study 2008 ·Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine ·Ban C. H. Tsui, (unknown), Jennifer Pillay	21
20	Compressed air injection technique to standardize block injection pressures 2006 ·Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie ·Ban C. H. Tsui, (unknown), Jennifer Pillay	20

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