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  • Khan NA: Assessing the effect of culturally specific audiovisual educational interventions

    February 22, 2017

    Poureslami I, Kwan S, Lam S, Khan NA, Fitzgerald JM. Assessing the effect of culturally specific audiovisual educational interventions on attaining self-management skills for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking patients: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016 Aug 3;11:1811-22. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S105408.

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  • Dodek PM: Probiotics: Prevention of severe pneumonia

    February 23, 2017

    Cook DJ, Johnstone J, Marshall JC, Lauzier F, Thabane L, Mehta S, Dodek PM, McIntyre L, Pagliarello J, Henderson W, Taylor RW, Cartin-Ceba R, Golan E, Herridge M, Wood G, Ovakim D, Karachi T, Surette MG, Bowdish DME, Lamarche D, Verschoor CP, Duan EH, Heels-Ansdell D, Arabi Y, Meade M, PROSPECT Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Probiotics: Prevention of severe pneumonia and endotracheal colonization trial-PROSPECT: a pilot trial. Trials. 2016 Aug 2;17:377. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1495-x.

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  • Dodek P: Variation in diurnal sedation in mechanically ventilated patients

    February 24, 2017

    Mehta S, Meade M, Burry L, Mallick R, Katsios C, Fergusson D, Dodek P, Burns K, Herridge M, Devlin JW, Tanios M, Fowler R, Jacka M, Skrobik Y, Olafson K, Cook D, SLEAP Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Variation in diurnal sedation in mechanically ventilated patients who are managed with a sedation protocol alone or a sedation protocol and daily interruption. Crit Care. 2016 Aug 1;20(1):233. doi:10.1186/s13054-016-1405-3.

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  • Cundiff GW: At last, a standardized laparoscopy

    February 24, 2017

    Cundiff GW. At last, a standardized laparoscopy curriculum for gynecology residents. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Aug 1;215(2):137-9. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.048.

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  • Lynd LD: Influences of Socioeconomic Status on Costs of Asthma

    February 24, 2017

    Chen W, Lynd LD, FitzGerald JM, Sadatsafavi M. Influences of Socioeconomic Status on Costs of Asthma Under Universal Health Coverage. Med Care. 2016 Aug;54(8):789-95. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000563.

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  • Singer J: Women’s views and postpartum follow-ups

    February 21, 2017

    Vidler M, Magee LA, Dadelszen von P, Rey E, Ross S, Asztalos E, Murphy KE, Menzies J, Sanchez J, Singer J, Gafni A, Gruslin A, Helewa M, Hutton E, Lee SK, Lee T, Logan AG, Ganzevoort W, Welch R, Thornton JG, Moutquin J-M, CHIPS Study Group. Women’s views and postpartum follow-up in the CHIPS Trial (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study). Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 Nov;206:105-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.07.509. Pub 2016 Sep 10.

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  • Spittle PM: Ethnicity and HIV epidemiology

    February 21, 2017

    Pan SW, Li D, Carpiano RM, Spittal PM, Ruan Y. Ethnicity and HIV epidemiology research in China. Lancet. 2016 Sep 10;388(10049):1052-3. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31541-0.

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  • Harrison M: The impact of medication reviews

    February 21, 2017

    Kolhatkar A, Cheng L, Chan FKI, Harrison M, Law MR. The impact of medication reviews by community pharmacists. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2016 Sep-Oct;56(5):513–20.e1. doi:10.1016/j.japh.2016.05.002.

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  • Koehoorn M: Asthma trajectories

    February 21, 2017

    Sbihi H, Koehoorn M, Tamburic L, Brauer M. Asthma trajectories in a population-based birth cohort: Impacts of air pollution and greenness. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Sep 8 epub ahead of print. doi:10.1164/rccm.201601-0164OC.

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  • Koehoorn MW: Outdoor workers’ use of sun protection

    February 21, 2017

    Peters CE, Koehoorn MW, Demers PA, Nicol A-M, Kalia S. Outdoor workers’ use of sun protection at work and leisure. Saf Health Work. 2016 Sep;7(3):208-12. doi:10.1016/j.shaw.2016.01.006. Epub 2016 Feb 16.

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  • Lynn LD, Anis AH: The impact of price-cap regulations

    February 21, 2017

    Zhang W, Guh D, Sun H, Marra CA, Lynd LD, Anis AH. The impact of price-cap regulations on exit by generic pharmaceutical firms. Med Care. 2016 Sep;54(9):884-90. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000577.

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  • Bansback NJ: Bar code medication administration

    February 21, 2017

    Shah K, Lo C, Babich M, Tsao NW, Bansback NJ. Bar code medication administration technology: A systematic review of impact on patient safety when used with computerized prescriber order entry and automated dispensing devices. Can J H Pharm. 2016 Sep-Oct;69(5):394-402. Epub 2016 Oct 31.

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