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  • Li LC; Development of a Draft Core Set of Domains for Measuring Shared Decision Making in Osteoarthritis: An OMERACT Working Group on Shared Decision Making

    May 29, 2015

    Toupin-April K, Barton J, Fraenkel L, Li LC, Grandpierre V, Guillemin F, Rader T, Stacey D, Légaré F, Jull J, Petkovic J, Scholte-Voshaar M, Welch V, Lyddiatt A, Hofstetter C, De Wit M, March L, Meade T, Christensen R, Gaujoux-Viala C, Suarez-Almazor ME, Boonen A, Pohl C, Martin R, Tugwell PS. Development of a draft core set of domains for measuring shared decision-making in osteoarthritis: An OMERACT working group on shared decision-making. J Rheumatol. 2015 Apr 15. pii: jrheum.141205. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25877502.

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  • Li LC,; Mobility Is a Key Predictor of Change in Well-Being Among Older Adults Who Experience Falls: Evidence From the Vancouver Falls Prevention Clinic Cohort

    May 29, 2015

    Davis JC, Best JR, Bryan S, Li LC, Hsu CL, Gomez C, Vertes K, Liu-Ambrose T. Mobility is a key predictor of change in well-being among older adults who experience falls: Evidence from the Vancouver Falls Prevention Clinic CohortArch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Apr 8. pii: S0003-9993(15)00292-0. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.02.033. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25862255.

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  • Li LC; Therapists’ perceptions of social media and video game technologies in upper limb rehabilitation

    May 29, 2015

    Tatla SK, Shirzad N, Lohse KR, Virji-Babul N, Hoens AM, Holsti L, Li LC, Miller KJ, Lam MY, Van der Loos HF. Therapists’ perceptions of social media and video game technologies in upper limb rehabilitation. JMIR Serious Games. 2015 Mar 10;3(1):e2. doi: 10.2196/games.3401. PubMed PMID: 25759148; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4373832.

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  • Li LC; The effects of interventions to increase exercise adherence in people with arthritis: a systematic review

    May 29, 2015

    Ezzat AM, MacPherson K, Leese J, Li LC. The effects of interventions to increase exercise adherence in people with arthritis: A systematic reviewMusculoskeletal Care. 2015 Mar;13(1):1-18. doi: 10.1002/msc.1084. Epub 2014 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 25752931.

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  • Lynd LD; Poor thiamin and riboflavin status is common among women of childbearing age in rural and urban Cambodia

    May 29, 2015

    Whitfield KC, Karakochuk CD, Liu Y, McCann A, Talukder A, Kroeun H, Ward M, McNulty H, Lynd LD, Kitts DD, Li-Chan EC, McLean J, Green TJ. Poor thiamin and riboflavin status is common among women of childbearing age in rural and urban Cambodia. J Nutr. 2015 Mar;145(3):628-33. doi: 10.3945/jn.114.203604. Epub 2015 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 25733481.

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  • Lynd LD; Why orphan drug coverage reimbursement decision-making needs patient and public involvement

    May 29, 2015

    Douglas CM, Wilcox E, Burgess M, Lynd LD. Why orphan drug coverage reimbursement decision-making needs patient and public involvement. Health Policy. 2015 May;119(5):588-96. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.01.009. Epub 2015 Jan 19. PubMed PMID: 25641123.

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  • Lynd LD; One-year outcomes of inhaled controller therapies added to systemic corticosteroids after asthma-related hospital discharge

    May 29, 2015

    Sadatsafavi M, Lynd LD, De Vera MA, Zafari Z, FitzGerald JM. One-year outcomes of inhaled controller therapies added to systemic corticosteroids after asthma-related hospital discharge. Respir Med. 2015 Mar;109(3):320-8. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2014.12.014. Epub 2015 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 25596136.

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  • Palepu A; Barriers to goals of care discussions with seriously ill hospitalized patients and their families: a multicenter survey of clinicians

    May 29, 2015

    You JJ, Downar J, Fowler RA, Lamontagne F, Ma IW, Jayaraman D, Kryworuchko J, Strachan PH, Ilan R, Nijjar AP, Neary J, Shik J, Brazil K, Patel A, Wiebe K, Albert M, Palepu A, Nouvet E, des Ordons AR, Sharma N, Abdul-Razzak A, Jiang X, Day A, Heyland DK; Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET). Barriers to goals of care discussions with seriously ill hospitalized patients and their families: A multicenter survey of clinicians. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Apr 1;175(4):549-56. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7732. PubMed PMID: 25642797.

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  • Palepu A; A systematic review highlights a knowledge gap regarding the effectiveness of health-related training programs in journalology

    May 29, 2015

    Galipeau J, Moher D, Campbell C, Hendry P, Cameron DW, Palepu A, Hébert PC. A systematic review highlights a knowledge gap regarding the effectiveness of health-related training programs in journalology. J Clin Epidemiol. 2015 Mar;68(3):257-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.09.024. Epub 2014 Nov 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 25510373.

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  • Sawatzky R; Feasibility of a rural palliative supportive service

    May 29, 2015

    Pesut B, Hooper BP, Robinson CA, Bottorff JL, Sawatzky R, Dalhuisen M. Feasibility of a rural palliative supportive service. Rural Remote Health. 2015 Apr-Jun;15(2):3116. Epub 2015 May 4. PubMed PMID: 25939666.

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  • Sawatzky R; Palliative approach education for rural nurses and health-care workers: a mixed-method study

    May 29, 2015

    Pesut B, Potter G, Stajduhar K, Sawatzky R, McLeod B, Drabot K. Palliative approach education for rural nurses and health-care workers: A mixed-method study. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2015 Mar;21(3):142-51. doi:10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.3.142. PubMed PMID: 25815763.

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  • Schechter MT; Drug users should be able to get heroin from the health system

    May 29, 2015

    Schechter MT. Drug users should be able to get heroin from the health system. BMJ. 2015 Apr 14;350:h1753. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h1753. PubMed PMID: 25873413.

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