Assessment of Protein Quality and Nutritional Characteristics of Commonly Consumed Pulses in the Caribbean Diet by Different In Vitro Assays by Daniel J. Thomas, Zhanhui Lu, Yolanda Brummer, Yan Zhu, Ronghua Liu, Lili Mats, Rong Tsao, D. Dan Ramdath, Matthew G. Nosworthy

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Preliminary Results of the Adoption and Application of the Integrated Comprehensive Care Bundle Care Program When Treating Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jason R. Guertin, James M. Bowen, Carolyn Gosse, Gord Blackhouse, Daria J. O’Reilly, Emanuel Baltaga, Gerard Cox, Donna Johnson, Brandi Le Blanc, Jane Loncke, Stewart Pugsley, Ravi Sivakumaran, Laura Wheatley, Kevin Smith, Jean-Eric Tarride

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Caution when using network partners for target identification in drug discovery by Dandan Tan, Yiheng Chen, Yann Ilboudo, Kevin Y.H. Liang, Guillaume Butler-Laporte, J. Brent Richards

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A Canadian Perspective on Systemic Therapy for Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Anna Spreafico, Eric Winquist, Cheryl Ho, Brian O’Sullivan, Nathaniel Bouganim, Neil Chua, Sarah Doucette, Lillian L. Siu, Desiree Hao

“…Management of patients with recurrent or metastatic (r/m) NPC who are not candidates for local salvage therapy is challenging in Canada, as there is uncertainty in extrapolating evidence that is largely generated from Southeast China to non-endemic regions such as Canada. …”
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Humanized Mouse Models for Immuno-Oncology Research: A Review and Implications in Lung Cancer Research by Cheol-Kyu Park, MD, PhD, Maryam Khalil, BSc, Nhu-An Pham, PhD, Stephanie Wong, BSc, Dalam Ly, PhD, Adrian Sacher, MD, FRCPC, Ming-Sound Tsao, MD, FRCPC

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The Challenges of Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Summary of a Summit on Patient and Healthcare Provider Perspectives by Judith Bray, Aida Fernandes, Geoffrey C. Nguyen, Anthony R. Otley, Joan Heatherington, Jennifer Stretton, Natasha Bollegala, Eric I. Benchimol

“…Canada has one of the highest rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the disease represents a significant health, social, and economic burden. …”
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Genomic characterization of noroviruses from an outbreak associated with oysters by Annika Flint, Jennifer Harlow, Madison McLeod, Madeleine Blondin-Brosseau, Kelly Weedmark, Neda Nasheri

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Outbreak of Norovirus GII.P17-GII.17 in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia by Jason J. LeBlanc, Janice Pettipas, Daniel Gaston, Robin Taylor, Todd F. Hatchette, Tim F. Booth, Russell Mandes, Andrew McDermid, Elsie Grudeski

“…The first norovirus GII.P17-GII.17 outbreak in Canada was identified, but no widespread activity was observed in Nova Scotia. …”
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Therapeutic drug monitoring for triazoles: A needs assessment review and recommendations from a Canadian perspective by Michel Laverdiere, Eric J Bow, Coleman Rotstein, Julie Autmizguine, Raewyn Broady, Gary Garber, Shariq Haider, Trana Hussaini, Shahid Husain, Philippe Ovetchkine, Jack T Seki, Yves Théorêt

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Corrosion Sensor Development for Condition-Based Maintenance of Aircraft by Gino Rinaldi, Trisha Huber, Heather McIntosh, Les Lebrun, Heping Ding, John Weber

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Aseptic Abscesses and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Two Cases and Review of Literature by Natasha Bollegala, Rishad Khan, Michael A. Scaffidi, Ahmed Al-Mazroui, Jenna Tessolini, Adrienne Showler, Errol Colak, Samir C. Grover

“…Aseptic abscesses (AA) are sterile lesions that represent an extraintestinal manifestation (EIM) of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Though Canada has the highest prevalence of IBD in the world, reports of IBD-associated AA are absent in Canada. …”
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A Hepatitis C Educational Needs Assessment of Canadian Healthcare Providers by Reza Naghdi, Karen Seto, Carolyn Klassen, Didi Emokpare, Brian Conway, Melissa Kelley, Eric Yoshida, Hemant A. Shah

“…Despite advances in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC), it remains a major public health problem in Canada and globally. The knowledge of healthcare providers (HCPs) is critical to improve the care of CHC in Canada. …”
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A Review of Amoebic Liver Abscess for Clinicians in a Nonendemic Setting by Terry Wuerz, Jennifer B Kane, Andrea K Boggild, Sigmund Krajden, Jay S Keystone, Milan Fuksa, Kevin C Kain, Ralph Warren, John Kempston, Joe Anderson

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Medical Management of Glaucoma in the 21st Century from a Canadian Perspective by Paul Harasymowycz, Catherine Birt, Patrick Gooi, Lisa Heckler, Cindy Hutnik, Delan Jinapriya, Lesya Shuba, David Yan, Radmila Day

“…This article provides an overview of recent developments and practice trends in the medical management of glaucoma in Canada. A discussion of the surgical management is beyond the scope of this paper.…”
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Chest Tube Drainage Under Radiological Guidance for Pleural Effusion and Pneumothorax in a Tertiary Care University Teaching Hospital: Review of 51 Cases by Luce Cantin, Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre, Luigi Lepanto, David Gianfelice, Antoine Rabbat, Benoît Aubin, Pierre Perreault, Renée Déry, Michel Lafortune

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Nicotine Replacement Combined with a Novel Compound (ProBAN) for Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Study by Richard Leigh, Norman M Viner, Gerard Cox, Jeffrey W Balon, Douglas MC Wilson, Denise O’Shaughnessy, Corinne Walker, Gerry Brosky, Malcolm R Sears

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A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Sequential with Triple Therapy for Helicobacter pylori in an Aboriginal Community in the Canadian North by Amy L Morse, Karen J Goodman, Rachel Munday, Hsiu-Ju Chang, John Morse, Monika Keelan, Janis Geary, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, CAN Help Working Group

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Application of DNA Array Technology for Diagnostic Microbiology by Stephanie A Booth, Michael A Drebot, Graham A Tipples, Lai King Ng

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Gaps in the Hepatitis C Continuum of Care among Sex Workers in Vancouver, British Columbia: Implications for Voluntary Hepatitis C Virus Testing, Treatment and Care by M Eugenia Socías, Kate Shannon, Julio S Montaner, Silvia Guillemi, Sabina Dobrer, Paul Nguyen, Shira Goldenberg, Kathleen Deering

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Genetic Detection of Quinolone Resistance in Haemophilus parainfluenzae: Mutations in the Quinolone Resistance-Determining Regions of gyrA and parC by Dennis KS Law, Michelle Shuel, Sadjia Bekal, Elizabeth Bryce, Raymond SW Tsang

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