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We work with a group of highly motivated and skilled sub-specialists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, and allied health care teams. The in-patient 224 bed hospital and out-patient services currently serve the communities of Markham Stouffville, Uxbridge and surrounding area of over 400,000 residents.
Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and …
Oct 10, 2023 · Background: In Canada, more than 2 million people live with osteoporosis, a disease that increases the risk for fractures, which result in excess mortality and morbidity, decreased quality of life and loss of autonomy. This guideline update is intended to assist Canadian health care professionals in the delivery of care to optimize skeletal health and prevent fractures in postmenopausal ...
A pragmatic approach to the management of menopause - CMAJ
May 15, 2023 · A pragmatic approach to the management of menopause. Menopausal symptoms can occur for as long as 10 years before the last menstrual period and are associated with substantial morbidity and negative impacts on quality of life. Menopausal hormone therapy is indicated as first-line treatment of vasomotor symptoms, and is a safe treatment option ...
Postinfectious cough in adults - CMAJ
Feb 12, 2024 · Postinfectious cough affects 11%–25% of adults after a respiratory infection. Postinfectious cough is defined as a subacute cough, with symptoms lasting between 3 and 8 weeks. 1 The preceding infection triggers an inflammatory cascade, increasing bronchial sensitivity and mucus production, while reducing mucus clearance. 1.
Polymyalgia rheumatica | CMAJ
Nov 22, 2021 · Polymyalgia rheumatica is a common inflammatory disorder that affects older patients. Polymyalgia rheumatica is the second most prevalent systemic rheumatological disease in adults. Lifetime risk is 2.4% for women and 1.7% for men, with incidence rising from age 50 to 80 years. 1. Taking a thorough patient history is critically important, as ...
Prone positioning for patients with hypoxic respiratory failure
Nov 23, 2020 · Before the COVID-19 pandemic, prone positioning was infrequently used in the management of patients with hypoxic respiratory failure who were not intubated. A 2015 single-centre retrospective cohort study evaluated the response of 15 patients who received a total of 43 prone-positioning procedures. Most participants (n = 13) had a diagnosis of ...
Guidelines | CMAJ - Canadian Medical Association Journal
Oct 16, 2023 · Igor Yakovenko, Yvette Mukaneza, Katuschia Germé, Jacob Belliveau, Ross Fraleigh, Paxton Bach, Ginette Poulin, Peter Selby, Marie-Ève Goyer, Thomas D. Brothers, Jürgen Rehm, David C. Hodgins, Sherry H. Stewart, Evan Wood and Julie Bruneau; on behalf of the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters guideline development team
Fat acceptance as social justice - CMAJ
Sep 7, 2021 · The fat body has long been a site of medical surveillance, and this has not changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early research focused on linking fatness with more severe disease outcomes, 1 yet many have questioned the strength of this association, including within the pages of this journal.2, 3 Fat communities, such as the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), have ...
The knowledge-to-action cycle: identifying the gaps - CMAJ
Feb 9, 2010 · In a large study in the United States, 20% of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus had poor control of blood glucose (i.e., a hemoglobin A 1c concentration greater than 9%), only one third achieved a target rate of blood pressure (i.e., 130/80 mm Hg) and half had low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels above the target rate. 1 Less than 50% of people with fragility fracture received a ...
Improving the quality of health care in Canada | CMAJ
Oct 1, 2018 · Ways to improve the quality of care include expanding public funding for proven treatments, investing in primary care and embedding tools of improvement into practice. Improving care is more likely with the involvement of both front-line clinicians and patients. Canadians are healthier than ever before, 1 and in many respects, the quality of ...