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  • Westerberg B: Clinical and radiographic factors predicting hearing preservation rates in large vestibular schwannomas

    June 14, 2016

    Mendelsohn D, Westerberg BD, Dong C, Akagami R. Clinical and radiographic factors predicting hearing preservation rates in large vestibular schwannomas. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2016 Jun; 77(3):193–8. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1564054. Epub 2015 Sep 14. PMID: 27175312.

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  • Bansback N, Harrison M: Does introducing imprecision around probabilities for benefit and harm influence the way people value treatments?

    January 19, 2017

    Bansback N, Harrison M, Marra C. Does introducing imprecision around probabilities for benefit and harm influence the way people value treatments? Med Decis Making. 2016 May;36(4):490-502. doi: 10.1177/0272989X15600708. Epub 2015 Aug 24.

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  • Levin A: Prognostic utility of estimated albumin excretion

    January 20, 2017

    Mafham MM, Staplin N, Emberson J, Haynes R, Herrington W, Reith C, Wanner C, Walker R, Cass A, Levin A, Fellström B, Jiang L, Holdaas H, Kasiske B, Wheeler DC, Landray MJ, Baigent C, SHARP Collaborative Group. Prognostic utility of estimated albumin excretion rate in chronic kidney disease: results from the Study of Heart and Renal Protection. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2017 Jan 14. Epub ahead of print. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfw396

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  • Palepu A: A Randomized Trial Examining Housing

    January 23, 2017

    Somers JM, Moniruzzaman A, Patterson M, Currie L, Rezansoff SN, Palepu A, Fryer K. A randomized trial examining housing first in congregate and scattered site formats. PLOS ONE. 2017 Jan 11;12(1):e0168745. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168745. eCollection 2017.

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  • Grafstein E: Outcomes from Referrals and Unscheduled Visits

    January 20, 2017

    Reiner E, Ahmadi A, Grafstein E, Doan Q. Outcomes from referrals and unscheduled visits from community emergency departments to a regional pediatric emergency department in Canada. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Jan 9. Epub ahead of print. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000001013

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  • Ayas N: One-year outcomes in caregivers of critically ill patients

    June 13, 2016

    Cameron JI, Chu LM, Matte A, Tomlinson G, Chan L, Thomas C, Friedrich JO, Mehta S, Lamontagne F, Levasseur M, Ferguson ND, Adhikari NK, Rudkowski JC, Meggison H, Skrobik Y, Flannery J, Bayley M, Batt J, dos Santos C, Abbey SE, Tan A, Lo V, Mathur S, Parotto M, Morris D, Flockhart L, Fan E, Lee CM, Wilcox ME, Ayas N, Choong K, Fowler R, Scales DC, Sinuff T, Cuthbertson BH, Rose L, Robles P, Burns S, Cypel M, Singer L, Chaparro C, Chow CW, Keshavjee S, Brochard L, Hébert P, Slutsky AS, Marshall JC, Cook D, Herridge MS; RECOVER Program Investigators (Phase 1: towards RECOVER); Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. One-year outcomes in caregivers of critically ill patients. N Engl J Med. 2016 May 12; 374(19):18314–1. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1511160. PMID: 27168433.

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  • Bansback N: DECIDE: A decision support tool to facilitate parents’ choices regarding genome-wide sequencing

    June 13, 2016

    Birch P, Adam S, Bansback N, Coe RR, Hicklin J, Lehman A, Li KC, Friedman JM. DECIDE: A decision support tool to facilitate parents’ choices regarding genome-wide sequencing. J Genet Couns. Epub ahead of print. 2016 May 23. PMID: 27211035.

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  • Bansback N: Conceptualizing and measuring adherence in patient decision aid trials: A proposed framework and systematic review sub-analysis

    June 13, 2016

    Trenaman L, Selva A, Desroches S, Singh K, Bissonnette J, Bansback N, Stacey D. Conceptualizing and measuring adherence in patient decision aid trials: A proposed framework and systematic review sub-analysis. J Clin Epidemiol. Epub ahead of print 2016 May 13. pii: S0895-4356(16)30129-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.03.032. PMID: 27185074.

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  • Harrison M, Bansback N: Preferences for “new” treatments diminish in the face of ambiguity

    June 13, 2016

    Harrison M, Marra CA, Bansback N. Preferences for “new” treatments diminish in the face of ambiguity. Health Econ. Epub ahead of print 2016 May 12. doi: 10.1002/hec.3353. PMID: 27174417.

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  • Harrison M, Bansback N: Potential cost-effectiveness for using patient decision aids to guide osteoporosis treatment

    February 22, 2017

    Penton H, Hiligsmann M, Harrison M, Reginster JY, Boonen A, Bansback N. Potential cost-effectiveness for using patient decision aids to guide osteoporosis treatment. Osteoporos Int. 2016 Sep;27(9):2697-707. doi: 10.1007/s00198-016-3596-5. Epub 2016 May 7.

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  • Beaulieu M, Levin A: Perspectives on optimizing care of patients in multidisciplinary chronic kidney disease clinics

    June 13, 2016

    Collister D, Russell R, Verdon J, Beaulieu M, Levin A. Perspectives on optimizing care of patients in multidisciplinary chronic kidney disease clinics. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2016 May 12; 3:32. doi: 10.1186/s40697-016-0122-9. eCollection 2016. PMID: 2718244.

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  • Cundiff GW: Pelvic floor health education: Can a workshop enhance patient counseling during pregnancy?

    June 13, 2016

    Hyakutake MT, Han V, Cundiff GW, Baerg L, Koenig NA, Lee T, Geoffrion R. Pelvic floor health education: Can a workshop enhance patient counseling during pregnancy? Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. Epub ahead of print 2016 May 11. PMID: 27171319.

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