Dr. Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Dr. Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc received her medical degree at the University of Toronto in 1996. She completed residency training in internal medicine and geriatrics at the University of Toronto, before completing a research fellowship in geriatrics and quality improvement at the San Francisco VA Medical Centre and the University of California, San Francisco. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Divisions of Geriatrics and GIM at the University of Calgary. Her research interests include knowledge translation, improving care provided to older patients, and addressing under recognized but common conditions amongst the older patients such as urinary incontinence and delirium.

Recent Publications

  1. Holroyd-Leduc JM, Sen S, Bertenthal D, Sands LP, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Covinsky KE, and Landefeld CS. The relationship of indwelling urinary catheters to death, length of hospital stay, functional decline and nursing home admission in hospitalized older medical patients. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007; 55:227-233.
  2. Straus SE, Thorpe K, and Holroyd-Leduc JM. How do I perform a lumber puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis? JAMA 2006;296:2012-2022.
  3. Jovicic A, Holroyd-Leduc JM, Straus SE. Effects of self-management intervention on health outcomes of patients with heart failure: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2006;6:43-49.
  4. Lee KP, Boyd EA, Holroyd-Leduc JM, Bacchetti P, and Bero LA. Predictors of publication: Characteristics of submitted manuscripts associated with acceptance at major biomedical journals. MJA 2006; 184:621-626.
  5. Holroyd-Leduc JM, Sands LP, Counsell SR, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, and Landefeld CS. Risk factors for indwelling urinary catheterization among older hospitalized patients without a specific medical indication for catheterization. J Patient Saf 2005; 1:201-207.
  6. Holroyd-Leduc JM and Straus SE. Management of urinary incontinence in women: scientific review. JAMA 2004; 291:986-95.
  7. Holroyd-Leduc JM and Straus SE. Management of Urinary incontinence in women: clinical applications. JAMA 2004; 291:996-9.