Canadian Medical Association Journal (CAN MED ASSOC J)

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• Article: Emergency department visits and infections

  caroline quach, alison mcgeer, andrew simor
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 04/2012; 184(6):678-9.
• Article: Pituitary apoplexy masquerading as bacterial meningitis

  Paisley A N, Syed A A
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 01/2012;
• Article: Oral Field Cancerization

  Giulio Fortuna, Michele Davide Mignogna
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 01/2011;
• Article: Canadian medical association journal

  Clark, McGrath, McDonald
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  ABSTRACT: Background Establishment of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in 2000 resulted in increased funding for health research in Canada. Since 2001, the number of proposals submitted to CIHR that, following peer review, are judged to be of scientific merit to warrant funding, has grown by 77%. But many of these proposals do not receive funding because of budget constraints. Given the role of Members of Parliament in setting government funding priorities, we surveyed Members of Parliament about their knowledge of and attitudes toward health research, health research funding and CIHR. Methods All Members of Parliament were invited to participate, or to designate a senior aide to participate, in a 15-minute survey of knowledge of and attitudes toward health research, health research funding and CIHR. Interviews were conducted between July 15, 2006, and Dec. 20, 2006. Responses were analyzed by party affiliation, region and years of service as a Member of Parliament. Results A total of 101 of 308 Members of Parliament or their designated senior aides participated in the survey. Almost one-third of respondents were senior aides. Most of the respondents (84%) were aware of CIHR, but 32% knew nothing about its role. Participants believed that health research is a critical component of a strong health care system and that it is underfunded. Overall, 78% felt that the percentage of total government spending directed to health research funding was too low; 85% felt the same way about the percentage of government health care spending directed to health research. Fifty-four percent believed that the federal government should provide both funding and guidelines for health research, and 66% believed that the business sector should be the primary source of health research funding. Participants (57%) most frequently defined health research as study into cures or treatments of disease, and 22% of participants were aware that CIHR is the main federal government funding organization for health research. Participants perceived health research to be a low priority for Canadian voters (mean ranking 3.8/10, with 1 being unimportant and 10 being extremely important [SD 1.85]). Interpretation Our results highlight significant knowledge gaps among Members of Parliament regarding health research. Many of these knowledge gaps will need to be addressed if health research is to become a priority.
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 10/2007; 177(9):1045-1051.
• Article: Applicability of “Tips for teachers of EBM for Kappa statistics”: an Italian experience

  VIGNATELLI L, Cosmi B, Mikus P, Santini D, D’Alessandro R, S.Orsola-Malpighi Group Dissemination EBM
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 01/2005;
• Article: C. difficile: by the numbers.

  Laura Eggertson
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1331-2.
• Article: The gender gap in Canadian health care.

  M Herzog
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(10):1154; author reply 1154.
• Article: Isolate patients, screen staff to fight MRSA.

  Colin Meek
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(10):1158.
• Article: Prevention of influenza in the general population: recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.

  Joanne M Langley, Marie E Faughnan
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(10):1169-70.
• Article: Tips for learners of evidence-based medicine: 3. Measures of observer variability (kappa statistic).

  Thomas McGinn, Peter C Wyer, Thomas B Newman, Sheri Keitz, Rosanne Leipzig, Gordon Guyatt For
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1369-73.
• Article: For-profit clinics are legal but "no solution".

  Loreen Pindera
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1333.
• Article: Acute coronary syndromes.

  Brian D Steinhart
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1322; author reply 1322-3.
• Article: Health Canada's new guidelines for body weight classification in adults: challenges and concerns.

  Simone Lemieux, Lyne Mongeau, Marie-Claude Paquette, Suzanne Laberge, Brigitte Lachance
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1361-3.
• Article: Medical gels and the risk of serious infection.

  Eric Wooltorton
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1348.
• Article: A question of ethics.

  Margaret Somerville
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1324-5.
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  Article: Clostridium difficile colitis: a marker for ischemic colitis?

  Richard Fiddian-Green
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1325-6; author reply 1326-7.
• Article: Sports dermatology part 2: swimming and other aquatic sports.

  Anatoli Freiman, Benjamin Barankin, David J Elpern
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1339-41.
• Article: Acute coronary syndromes.

  Steve Goodacre
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1322; author reply 1322-3.
• Article: The doubts and fears of emergency physicians.

  Ivan Steiner
  Canadian Medical Association Journal 12/2004; 171(11):1325.