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Volume 6 - Issue 1 - Spring 2009

Table of Contents

FROM THE EDITORS
3
Preface [pdf]
C. Navarro, T. Rahman, S. Pallan
MEDICAL CAREERS
5
Developing Clinician Scientists: The MD/PhD Program at McMaster University [pdf]
L. MacGillivray, J. Hernandez, C. Maedler, D. Chu, P. Margetts
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
11
Axis IV of the DSM: Origins, Evolution, and Utility [pdf]
R. A. Moncur, A. S. Luthra
16
I Feel Your Pain: Mirror Neurons and Empathy [pdf]
L. MacGillivray
CLINICAL REVIEWS
21
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis and Its Association with Gadolinium-containing MRI Contrast Agents [pdf]
R. Foster, R. Rebello
27
Varicella Zoster virus: Two Lives of a Pathogen [pdf]
J. L. Henry, K. Yashpal, C. Lalloo
MEDICAL FRONTIERS
33
Artificial Pancreas: Components, Function, and State of Art [pdf]
S. Klein
EVIDENCED BASED MEDICINE
39
Clinical Applicability of Intention-to-Treat Analysis [pdf]
R. A. Moncur, J. C. Larmer
PUBLIC HEALTH AND POLICY
42
Improved Organ Donation Rates in Patients with Brain Death After Adopting a Comprehensive Program at the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation [pdf]
B. W. Y. Lo, D. Jichici, J. Abelson, N. Hemrica
MEDICAL EDUCATION
45
Evaluating Resident and Program Goals for Meeting CanMEDS Manager Competencies [pdf]
R. Gowing, S. Reid, F. Farrokhyar
HEALTH ADVOCACY
50
What Happened to the Social History? [pdf]
K. J. Khan, W. M. Haddara
LITERATURE, THE ARTS & MEDICINE
55
Perspectives on Pediatrics [pdf]
D. L. Clark, A. G. Joong
56
Happiness Is... [pdf]
A. Shaikh
56
Day 34 (Day 2 – Consolidation I) [pdf]
D. Winters  
57
Don't Be Afraid To Dream [pdf]
W. Cochrane
58
"This is me in the hospital having my treatment" [pdf]
N. Austin
CASE REPORTS
59
Von Willebrand Disease: The Intersection of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine [pdf]
M. Pai, M. A. Crowther  
62
Varicose Veins, Port-wine Stains, and Bony and Soft Tissue Hypertrophy: Klippel-Trenuanay-Weber Syndrome [pdf]
J. Waserman, A. Rabinovich
ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN MEDICINE
66
Is Getting Tested for HIV Risky Behaviour? [pdf]
A. Gupta, L. Schwartz  
GLOBAL HEALTH
69
Book Review: Peace Through Health: How Health Professionals Can Work for a Less Violent World [pdf]
A. Edgar  
CLINICAL QUIZ
72
How Much Do You Know About Menopause? [pdf]
K. Dupuis  

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