Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Lee Fidler, Shane Shapera, Shikha Mittoo, Theodore K Marras

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The development and implementation of an innovative community-based intervention to strengthen community capacity for HIV prevention and care among Canadians of African Caribbean a... by Josephine Etowa, Notisha Massaquoi, Francisca Omorodion, Danielle Brown-Shreves, Ilene Hyman, Akalewold Gebremeskel, Hugues Loemba, Bishwajit Ghose, Egbe Etowa, Jennifer Rayner, Charles Dabone, Lounanjio Brown O’Sullivan, Azeeza Sule, Joseph Kiirya, Sanni Yaya, Wangari Tharao, Haoua Inoua, Angela Kaida, Apondi Odhiambo, Clinton Beckford

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Particulate Air Pollution and Health: Emerging Issues and Research Needs Related to the Development of Air Quality Standards by Patrick A Hessel, John R Goldsmith, H-Erich Wichmann, William E Wilson, Colin L Soskolne

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Waiting for Treatment for Chronic Pain – a Survey of Existing Benchmarks: Toward Establishing Evidence-Based Benchmarks for Medically Acceptable Waiting Times by Mary E Lynch, Fiona A Campbell, Alexander J Clark, Michael J Dunbar, David Goldstein, Philip Peng, Jennifer Stinson, Helen Tupper, the Canadian Pain Society Wait Times Task Force

“…In December 2005, the Canadian Pain Society struck a Task Force to identify benchmarks for acceptable wait times for treatment of chronic pain. …”
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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada by Chloe Eunice Panganiban, Srushhti Trivedi

“…Many Canadians are concerned with the interaction between mental health and other social determinants of health, such as the lack of medical, disability, financial, housing, and social support and resources.[23] As a result, another layer to the ethical issue arises: Does permitting MAiD for mental illness treat the symptoms of the issue rather than the root problem itself (social, economic, and systemic inequities)? …”
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Clinical Trials: New Developments by Louis-Philippe Boulet

“…Canadian respiratory health research is recognized as being among the best worldwide. …”
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Implementing Practice Guidelines: A Workshop on Guidelines Dissemination and Implementation with a Focus on Asthma and COPD by Louis-Philippe Boulet, Allan Becker, Dennis Bowie, Paul Hernandez, Andrew McIvor, Michel Rouleau, Jean Bourbeau, Ian D Graham, Jo Logan, France Légaré, Thomas F Ward, Robert L Cowie, Denis Drouin, Stewart B Harris, Robyn Tamblyn, Pierre Ernst, Wan C Tan, Martyn R Partridge, Philippe Godard, Carla T Herrerias, John W Wilson, Liz Stirling, Emily-Brynn Rozitis, Nancy Garvey, Diane Lougheed, Manon Labrecque, Renata Rea, Martin C Holroyde, Danielle Fagnan, Eileen Dorval, Lisa Pogany, Alan Kaplan, Lisa Cicutto, Mary L Allen, Serge Moraca, J Mark FitzGerald, Francine Borduas

“…The present supplement summarizes the proceedings of the symposium “Implementing practice guidelines: A workshop on guidelines dissemination and implementation with a focus on asthma and COPD”, which took place in Quebec City, Quebec, from April 14 to 16, 2005. This international symposium was a joint initiative of the Laval University Office of Continuing Medical Education (Bureau de la Formation Médicale Continue), the Canadian Thoracic Society and the Canadian Network for Asthma Care, and was supported by many other organizations and by industrial partners. …”
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Toward Enteral Nutrition in the Treatment of Pediatric Crohn Disease in Canada: A Workshop to Identify Barriers and Enablers by Johan Van Limbergen, Jennifer Haskett, Anne M Griffiths, Jeff Critch, Hien Huynh, Najma Ahmed, Jennifer C deBruyn, Robert Issenman, Wael El-Matary, Thomas D Walters, Cheryl Kluthe, Marie-Eve Roy, Elizabeth Sheppard, Wallace V Crandall, Stan Cohen, Frank M Ruemmele, Arie Levine, Anthony R Otley

“…To chart and address enablers and barriers of use of EEN in Canada, a workshop was held in September 2014 in Toronto (Ontario), inviting pediatric gastroenterologists, nurses and dietitians from most Canadian pediatric IBD centres as well as international faculty from the United States and Europe with particular research and clinical expertise in the dietary management of pediatric CD. …”
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CONSORT-DEFINE explanation and elaboration: recommendations for enhancing reporting quality and impact of early phase dose-finding clinical trialsResearch in context by Jan Rekowski, Christina Guo, Olga Solovyeva, Munyaradzi Dimairo, Mahtab Rouhifard, Dhrusti Patel, Emily Alger, Deborah Ashby, Jordan Berlin, Oliver Boix, Melanie Calvert, An-Wen Chan, Courtney H. Coschi, Johann de Bono, Thomas R. Jeffry Evans, Elizabeth Garrett–Mayer, Robert M. Golub, Kathryn S. Hayward, Sally Hopewell, John D. Isaacs, S. Percy Ivy, Thomas Jaki, Olga Kholmanskikh, Andrew Kightley, Shing Lee, Rong Liu, Israel Maia, Adrian Mander, Lynley V. Marshall, James Matcham, Richard Peck, Khadija Rerhou Rantell, Dawn P. Richards, Lesley Seymour, Yoshiya Tanaka, Moreno Ursino, Christopher J. Weir, Christina Yap

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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…Annals of Internal Medicine, 368–74. …”
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SPIRIT-DEFINE explanation and elaboration: recommendations for enhancing quality and impact of early phase dose-finding clinical trials protocolsResearch in context by Moreno Ursino, Guillermo Villacampa, Jan Rekowski, Munyaradzi Dimairo, Olga Solovyeva, Deborah Ashby, Jordan Berlin, Oliver Boix, Melanie Calvert, An-Wen Chan, Courtney H. Coschi, Thomas R. Jeffry Evans, Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, Robert M. Golub, Christina Guo, Kathryn S. Hayward, Sally Hopewell, John D. Isaacs, S. Percy Ivy, Thomas Jaki, Olga Kholmanskikh, Andrew Kightley, Shing Lee, Rong Liu, Adrian Mander, Lynley V. Marshall, James Matcham, Dhrusti Patel, Richard Peck, Khadija Rerhou Rantell, Dawn P. Richards, Mahtab Rouhifard, Lesley Seymour, Yoshiya Tanaka, Christopher J. Weir, Johann de Bono, Christina Yap

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