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  • Navigating Living Kidney Donation and Transplantation Among South Asian Canadians: The ACTION Project.

    Am J Kidney Dis.

    January 17, 2024

    Culture & Ethnicity
    Nephrology
    Organ Transplant

    Kaur R, Schick-Makaroff K, Dang P, Sasaki A, Neves P, Mucsi I, Gill J.

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  • Treatment of HCV with direct-acting antivirals on reducing mortality related to extrahepatic manifestations: a large population-based study in British Columbia, Canada.

    Lancet Reg Heal – Am

    January, 2024

    Infectious Disease & STBBIs

    Jeong D, Wong S, Karim ME, Manges AR, Makuza JD, Bartlett SR, García HAV, Luster D, Adu PA, Binka M, Yu A, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.

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  • Implications for Neuroanesthesia.

    J Neurosurg Anesthesiol.

    January 17, 2024

    Ageing & Related Conditions
    Neurology
    Surgery & Procedures

    Mitchell A, Flexman AM. Frailty:

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  • External validation of the Post-Concussion Symptoms (PoCS) Rule for predicting mild traumatic brain injury outcome

    J Neurotrauma.

    January 16, 2024

    Neurology

    Mikolic A, Brasher PM, Brubacher J, Panenka WJ, Scheuermeyer FX, Archambault P, Khazei A, Silverberg ND.

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  • Preparing for colorectal surgery: a feasibility study of a novel web-based multimodal prehabilitation programme in Western Canada.

    Colorectal Dis.

    January 16, 2024.

    Cancer
    Remote Care & Digital Tools
    Surgery & Procedures

    Ip N, Zhang K, Karimuddin AA, Brown CJ, Campbell KL, Puyat JH, Sutherland JM, Conklin AI.

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  • A Machine Learning-Driven Virtual Biopsy System For Kidney Transplant Patients.

    Nat Commun.

    January 16, 2024

    Yoo D, Divard G, Raynaud M, Cohen A, Mone TD, Rosenthal JT, Bentall AJ, Stegall MD, Naesens M, Zhang H, Wang C, Gueguen J, Kamar N, Bouquegneau A, Batal I, Coley SM, Gill JS, Oppenheimer F, Sousa-Amorim ED, Kuypers DRJ, Durrbach A, Seron D, Rabant M, Huyen JPDV, Campbell P, Shojai S, Mengel M, Bestard O, Basic-Jukic N, Jurić I, Boor P, Cornell LD, Alexander MP, Coates PT, Legendre C, Reese PP, Lefaucheur C, Aubert O, Loupy A.

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  • Phase 2 Trial of Cemdisiran in Adult Patients with IgA Nephropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol.

    January 15, 2024

    Clinical Trials
    Nephrology

    Barratt J, Liew A, Yeo SC, Fernström A, Barbour SJ, Sperati CJ, Villanueva R, Wu MJ, Wang D, Borodovsky A, Badri P, Yureneva E, Bhan I, Cattran D.  

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  • National burden of rheumatoid arthritis in Canada, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – a GBD collaborator-led study.

    Hassen N, Lacaille D, Xu A, Alandejani A, Sidi S, Mansourian M, Butt ZA, Cahill LE, Iyamu IO, Lang JJ, Rana J, Somayaji R, Sarrafzadegan N, Kopec JA, Group GRC.  

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  • Effect of Risk Mitigation Guidance opioid and stimulant dispensations on mortality and acute care visits during dual public health emergencies: retrospective cohort study

    Slaunwhite A, Min JE, Palis H, Pauly KUB, Barker B, Crabtree A, Bach P, Krebs E, Dale L, Meilleur L, Nosyk B.

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  • Overcoming barriers to deliver high quality kidney care.

    Nat Rev Nephrol

    .January 11, 2024

    Nephrology

    Levin A.

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  • Summative Evaluation of Vaginal Surgery Skills: Setting A Pass–Fail Score.

    Geoffrion R, Koenig NA, Sunderji Z, Lee T.

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  • Barriers and facilitators to improving the cascade of HIV care in Ontario: a mixed method study.

    BMC Health Services Research.

    January 10, 2024.

    Access to Care
    Infectious Disease & STBBIs

    Mbuagbaw L, Fernando S, Lee C, Owino M, Youssef C, Snow ME.

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