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  • Evaluation of transcutaneous near-infrared spectroscopy for early detection of cardiac arrest in an animal model

    Raschdorf K, Mohseni A, Hogle K, Cheung A, So K, Manouchehri N, Khalili M, Lingawi S, Grunau B, Kuo C, Christenson J, Shadgan B

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  • Patient decision aid for flozins in heart failure and ejection fraction greater than 40

    Blair J. MacDonaldSheri L. Koshman and Ricky D. Turgeon

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  • Co-designing a Sexual Health App With Immigrant Adolescents: Protocol for a Qualitative Community-Based Participatory Action Research Study

    Meherali S, Munro S, Puinean G, Salami B, Wong JP-H, Vandermorris A, Benoit JRA, Flicker S, Okeke-Ihejirika P, Stroulia E, Norman WV, Scott SD.

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  • Determining the Longitudinal Serologic Response to COVID-19 Vaccination in the Chronic Kidney Disease Population: A Clinical Research Protocol

    Can J Kidney Heal Dis.

    March 20, 2023

    Clinical Trials
    Nephrology

    Yau K, Enilama O, Levin A, Romney MG, Singer J, Blake P, Perl J, Leis JA, Kozak R, Tsui H, Bolotin S, Tran V, Chan CT, Tam P, Dhruve M, Kandel C, Estrada-Codecido J, Brown T, Siwakoti A, Abe KT, Hu Q, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Oliver MJ, Hladunewich MA.

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  • Using telepresence robots as a tool to engage patient and family partners in dementia research during COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative participatory study

    Hung L, Lake C, Hussein A, Wong J, Mann J.

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  • Associations between Clinical Pathway Concordance, Cost and Survival Outcomes for Stage II Colon Cancer: A Population-based Study

    Int J Qual Health C.

    March 24, 2023

    Cancer
    Health Services & Outcomes

    Milroy S, Wong J, Eberg M, Ieraci L, Forster K, Holloway CMB, Sutherland JM.

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  • National health policies and strategies for addressing chronic kidney disease: Data from the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas

    Plos Global Public Heal.

    February 1, 2023

    Nephrology

    Neuen BL, Bello AK, Levin A, Lunney M, Osman MA, Ye F, Ashuntantang GE, Bellorin-Font E, Gharbi MB, Davison S, Ghnaimat M, Harden P, Jha V, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kerr PG, Klarenbach S, Kovesdy CP, Luyckx V, Ossareh S, Perl J, Rashid HU, Rondeau E, See EJ, Saad S, Sola L, Tchokhonelidze I, Tesar V, Tungsanga K, Kazancioglu RT, Wang AY-M, Yang C-W, Zemchenkov A, Zhao M, Jager KJ, Caskey FJ, Perkovic V, Jindal KK, Okpechi IG, Tonelli M, Feehally J, Harris DC, Johnson DW.

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  • Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Mental Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Rheumatic Diseases During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

    Acr Open Rheumatology.

    March 25, 2023

    COVID-19
    Mental Health & Wellbeing
    Rheumatology

    Howren A, Avina-Zubieta JA, Puyat JH, Costa DD, Xie H, Davidson E, Rebić N, Gastonguay L, Dau H, De Vera MA.

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  • The Problem of Pain in the United States: A Population-Based Characterization of Biopsychosocial Correlates of High Impact Chronic Pain using the National Health Interview Survey

    Survey. J Pain

    March 23, 2023

    Falasinnu T, Hossain MB, Weber KA, Helmick CG, Karim ME, Mackey S.

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  • A Population-Based Assessment of Myocarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 booster Vaccination Among Adult Recipients

    Int J Infect Dis.

    March 24, 2023

    COVID-19
    Public Health

    Naveed Z, Li J, Naus M, García HAV, Wilton J, Janjua NZ

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  • Qualitative Exploration of Emergency Department Care Experiences Among People With Opioid Use Disorder

    Ann Emerg Med.

    March 26, 2023

    Emergency Medicine
    Substance Use & Addictions

    Galarneau LR, Scheuermeyer FX, Hilburt J, O’Neill ZR, Barbic S, Moe J, Buxton JA, Orkin AM, Kaczorowski J, Dong K, Tobin D, Miles I, Bath M, Grier S, Garrod E, Kestler A.

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  • Declining Comprehensiveness of Services Delivered by Canadian Family Physicians Is Not Driven by Early-Career Physicians

    Ann Fam Medicine

    Primary Care

    Lavergne MR, Rudoler D, Peterson S, Stock D, Taylor C, Wilton AS, Wong ST, Scott I, McGrail KM, McCracken R, Marshall EG, MacKenzie A, Katz A, Jamieson M, Hedden L, Grudniewicz A, Goldsmith LJ, Glazier RH, Burge F, Blackie D.

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