A Near-Fatal Infection with Oseltamivir-Resistant Seasonal Influenza A in a Previously Healthy Child: Case Report by Jesse Papenburg, Christos Karatzios, Yan Li, Nathalie Bastien, Makeda Semret, Dorothy Moore

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Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: A Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Approach to Management by Saleh Alqahtani, Carla S Coffin, Kelly Burak, Fred Chen, John MacGregor, Paul Beck

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Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Autoimmune Chronic Active Hepatitis in a 17-Year-Old Female by Joanne M. Langley, Eve A. Roberts, Moshe Ipp, Ronald M. Laxer, Lionel Boxall, M. James Phillips

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The Association between Endotoxin and Lung Function among Children and Adolescents Living in a Rural Area by Joshua A Lawson, James A Dosman, Donna C Rennie, Jeremy Beach, Stephen C Newman, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan

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Influence of Asthma Education on Asthma Severity, Quality of Life and Environmental Control by Johanne Côté, André Cartier, Patricia Robichaud, Hélène Boutin, Jean-Luc Malo, Michel Rouleau, Louis-Philippe Boulet

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Childhood Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: Diversity of Clinical Features and Complications, and Literature Review by Mark R Oliver, R Brent Scott, Robin C Eccles, Cynthia Trevenen, Jonathon B Meddings, Steven R Martin

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Postoperative Outcome after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Hélène Manganas, Yves Lacasse, Stéphanie Bourgeois, Jean Perron, François Dagenais, François Maltais

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VSL#3 Probiotic Upregulates Intestinal Mucosal Alkaline Sphingomyelinase and Reduces Inflammation by Isaac Soo, Karen L Madsen, Qassim Tejpar, Beate C Sydora, Richard Sherbaniuk, Benedetta Cinque, Luisa Di Marzio, Maria Grazia Cifone, Claudio Desimone, Richard N Fedorak

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GuideLiner Balloon Assisted Tracking (GBAT): A New Addition to the Interventional Toolbox by Basem Elbarouni, Motaz Moussa, Malek Kass, Olga Toleva, Minh Vo, Amir Ravandi

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Blastomyscosis Acquired by Three Children in Toronto by Stacey Bernstein, Hermine I Brunner, Richard Summerbell, Upton Allen, Paul Babyn, Susan E Richardson

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Characteristics of primary biliary cirrhosis in British Columbia's First Nations population by Laura Arbour, Rosemarie Rupps, Leigh Field, Paul Ross, Anders Erikson, Harvey Henderson, Warren Hill, Eric M Yoshida

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A mixed methods crossover randomized controlled trial exploring the experiences, perceptions, and usability of artificial intelligence (ChatGPT) in health sciences education by Mirella Veras, Joseph-Omer Dyer, Holly Shannon, Bryce J M Bogie, Morgan Ronney, Harmehr Sekhon, Derek Rutherford, Paulo Goberlânio Barros Silva, Dahlia Kairy

“…Methods Twenty-seven students at Carleton University (Canada) were enrolled in a crossover randomized controlled trial study from a Health Sciences course during the Fall 2023 academic term. …”
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The Quebec Association of Gastroenterology Position Paper on Colorectal Cancer Screening - 2003 by AN Barkun, G Jobin, G Cousineau, S Dubé, R Lahaie, P Paré, B Stein, R Wassef

“…Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death and the third most common cancer in Canada. Evidence suggests that screening can reduce mortality rates and the cost effectiveness of a program compares favourably with initiatives for breast and cervical cancer. …”
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Identifying Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax from Administrative Databases: A Validation Study by Eric Frechette, Keegan Guidolin, Ayman Seyam, Yun-Hee Choi, Sarah Jones, J. Andrew McClure, Jennifer Winick-Ng, Blayne Welk, Richard A. Malthaner

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The effect of resizing on the natural appearance of scintigraphic images: an image similarity analysis by Siraj Ghassel, Amir Jabbarpour, Jochen Lang, Eric Moulton, Eric Moulton, Ran Klein, Ran Klein, Ran Klein, Ran Klein

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Prevalence and Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Isolated in Canadian Hospitals: Results from CANWARD 2007 by Patricia J Baudry, Melissa McCracken, Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, Michael R Mulvey, George G Zhanel, Daryl J Hoban

“…The spread of ESBLproducing bacteria across Canada is polyclonal and is not due to the clonal spread of a single strain.…”
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B7-H4 Pathway in Islet Transplantation and β-Cell Replacement Therapies by Xiaojie Wang, Jianqiang Hao, Daniel L. Metzger, Ziliang Ao, Mark Meloche, C. Bruce Verchere, Lieping Chen, Dawei Ou, Alice Mui, Garth L. Warnock

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Patient and family engagement in infection prevention in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: defining a consensus framework using the Q methodology – NOSO-COVID study protocol by Laurence Bernard, Nathalie Camille Clavel, Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay, Alain Biron, Anaick Briand, Jesseca Paquette, Carol Fancott, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Vincent Dumez

“…The overarching objective of the proposed study is to explore how patients and families can effectively be engaged in infection prevention by developing a consensus framework with key stakeholders.Design and methods The proposed study is based on a cross-sectional exploratory study at one of the largest university hospitals in North America (Montreal, Canada). The targeted population is all healthcare professionals, managers and other non-clinical staff members who work on clinical units, and the in-patients and their families. …”
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Experiences of community-dwelling older adults living with multiple chronic conditions: a qualitative study by Sharon Kaasalainen, Jenny Ploeg, Marta Canesi, Kimberly D Fraser, Carrie McAiney, Maureen Markle-Reid, Sinead Dufour, Lisa Garland Baird, Tracey Chambers

“…Objectives The aim of the study was to understand the experiences of living with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) from the perspective of community-living older adults with MCC.Design A qualitative study using an interpretive description approach.Setting Participants were recruited from southern Ontario, Canada.Participants 21 community-living, older adults (≥65 years) with an average of 7.4 chronic conditions including one of diabetes, dementia or stroke.Methods Data were collected through digitally-recorded, in-depth, semi-structured in-person interviews. …”
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Assessing research methodologies used to evaluate inequalities in end-of-life cancer care research: a scoping review protocol by Sam Harper, Natalie G Coburn, Alyson L Mahar, Laura E Davis, Julie Hallet, Peter Tanuseputro, Geetanjali D Datta, Colleen Webber, Allison Wiens, Lauren Konikoff

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