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  • Sutherland JM: The effectiveness of pharmacist-provided telephonic medication therapy management

    August 3, 2017

    Gernant SA, Snyder ME, Jaynes H, Sutherland JM, Zillich AJ. The effectiveness of pharmacist-provided telephonic medication therapy management on emergency department utilization in home health patients. J Pharm Tech. 2016 Jul 22;32(5):179-84.

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  • Gill JS: Costimulation blockade holds emerging hope

    August 3, 2017

    Gill JS, Halloran P, Jevnikar T, Cole E, Rush D, Knoll G. Costimulation blockade holds emerging hope for patients in large markets only. Am J Transplant. 2017 Apr;17(4):1147. Epub 2017 Jan 31.

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  • Gill JS: Towards improving the transfer of care of kidney transplant recipients

    August 3, 2017

    Gill JS, Wright AJ, Delmonico FL, Newell KA. Towards improving the transfer of care of kidney transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2017 Jan;17(1):54-59. Epub 2016 Sep 6.

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  • Henrich N: Exploring readiness for the adoption of new molecular water quality tests

    August 3, 2017

    Henrich N, Holmes B, Isaac-Renton J, Prystajecky N. Exploring readiness for the adoption of new molecular water quality tests: Insights from interviews with policy makers, laboratory managers and watershed managers. Environ Int. 2016 Apr-May;89-90:12-20. Epub 2016 Jan 27.

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  • Gill JS, Levin A: Evidence for reverse causality in the association between blood pressure and cardiovascular risk

    August 3, 2017

    Herrington W, Staplin N, Judge PK, Mafham M, Emberson J, et al; SHARP Collaborative Group (Gill JS, Levin A). Evidence for reverse causality in the association between blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic kidney disease. Hypertension. 2017 Feb;69(2):314-22. Epub 2016 Dec 27.

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  • Dodek P: Discordance between patients’ stated values and treatment preferences

    August 3, 2017

    Heyland DK, Heyland R, Dodek P, You JJ, Sinuff T, Hiebert T, Jiang X, Day AG. Discordance between patients’ stated values and treatment preferences for end-of-life care: Results of a multicentre survey. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2016 Oct 6 epub ahead of print.

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  • Humphries K, Khan N: Association between family history, a genetic risk score, and severity of coronary artery disease

    August 3, 2017

    Hindieh W, Pilote L, Cheema A, Al-Lawati H, Labos C, Dufresne L, Engert JC, Thanassoulis G; PRAXY Investigators (Humphries K, Khan N). Association between family history, a genetic risk score, and severity of coronary artery disease in patients with premature acute coronary syndromes. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2016 Jun;36(6):1286-92. Epub 2016 Apr 21.

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  • Dodek P: An environmental scan of quality indicators in critical care

    July 24, 2017

    Valiani S, Rigal R, Stelfox HT, Muscedere J, Martin CM, Dodek P, Lamontagne F, Fowler R, Gheshmy A, Cook DJ, Forster AJ, Hébert PC. An environmental scan of quality indicators in critical careCMAJ Open. 2017 Jun 21;5(2):E488-95.

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  • Oviedo-Jokes E: Canada is in urgent need to expand opioid agonist treatment

    July 24, 2017

    Oviedo-Joekes E. Canada is in urgent need to expand opioid agonist treatmentCan J Psychiatry. 2017 July 6;62(7):442-3.

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  • Bansback N, Anis AH: Mapping MOS-HIV to HUI3 and EQ-5D-3L in Patients With HIV

    July 24, 2017

    Joyce VR, Sun H, Barnett PG, Bansback N, Griffin SC, Bayoumi AM, Anis AH, Sculpher M, Cameron W, Brown ST, Holodniy M, Owens DK. Mapping MOS-HIV to HUI3 and EQ-5D-3L in patients with HIVMDM Policy Pract. 2017 July 3;(2)2.

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  • Bansback N, Anis AH: Adherence to antitumor necrosis factor use

    July 24, 2017

    Harvard S, Guh D, Bansback N, Richette P, Saraux A, Fautrel B, Anis AH. Adherence to antitumor necrosis factor use recommendations in spondyloarthritis: Measurement and effect in the DESIR cohort. J Rheumatol. 2017 July 1 epub ahead of print.

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  • Krausz M, Schutz C, Strehlau V: Effects of comorbid substance use disorders

    July 24, 2017

    Urbanoski K, Veldhuizen S, Krausz M, Schütz C, Somers JM, Kirst M, Fleury MJ, Stergiopoulos V, Patterson M, Strehlau V, Goering P. Effects of comorbid substance use disorders on outcomes in a Housing First intervention for homeless people with mental illnessAddiction. 2017 July 1 epub ahead of print.

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