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Volume 8 - Issue 1 - Spring 2011

Table of Contents

FROM THE EDITORS
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Preface [pdf]
K. Huth, J. Lukovic
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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Evaluation of a Pilot Student-Run General Surgery Lecture Series at McMaster University [pdf]
T. Chan, A.N. Rajaee, L. Parkes, E. Parvez, J. Hoogenes, S. Basi, K. Li, M. Guirguis, N. Gill, M. Kowalczuk
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Dissecting Through Barriers: Findings from a Pilot Study on the Effect of Interprofessional Education in a Gross Anatomy Course [pdf]
S. Chan, K. Tsui, L. De Meester, V. Lacharite, G. Oomen, B. Wainman, P. Solomon
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Pharyngitis in the Emergency Department: An evaluation of the McIsaac Clinical Decision Rule in Practice [pdf]
E. Aaronson, N. Ludwig, I. Price
LITERATURE, THE ARTS & MEDICINE
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Perspectives on Palliative Care [pdf]
K. Huth, J. Sproat
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For Jim [pdf]
P. Dillon
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“Chasing Daylight” – Excerpts from a Homily [pdf]
Rev. J. Lougheed
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Lessons from a Palliative Patient [pdf]
T. Hoppe
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The Moment [pdf]
A. Jakda
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Struggles with a “Benign” Brain Tumour [pdf]
B. Rieger
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The Connections Within [pdf]
Greg McRoberts
CLINICAL REVIEW
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Alcohol and Community-Based Violence: A Systematic Review of Evclassence and Control Policies [pdf] [appendix (web only)]
C. Heung, J. LeMar, B. Rempel
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Effect of Preoperative MRI on Lumpectomy Re-Operation Rates in Breast Cancer [pdf]
A. Bang, S. Dason
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Evaluation and Management of Ischemic Stroke [pdf]
L. Lu
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Learning Anatomy for Use Beyond the Classroom: A Guclasse for Medical Students [pdf]
L. De Meester
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Sleep Apnea [pdf]
M. Au, S. Banglawala, A. Banglawala, R. Ng
COMMENTARY
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Reflections on ‘Relief ’ing: Lessons from Pakistan and Haiti [pdf]
M. Zubairi
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Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics: A Growing Public Health Problem [pdf]
J. Tilak
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Vitamin D: A Wonder Cure of Media Exaggeration? [pdf]
A.C. O’Toole, T.J. Olivieira
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The 2008 Canadian Listeriosis Outbreak: A Result of Knowledge Ignored [pdf]
E. Birk-Urovitz
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The Intellectually Disabled Patient: Are They Forgotten in Medical Training? [pdf]
P. Benassi
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From Awareness to Advocacy: Empowering Healthcare Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health [pdf]
K. Huth, D. Raphael
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Patient Advocacy in a Social Healthcare System [pdf]
A. Mulloy
CASE REPORT
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Intrusive Thoughts in a Boy: A Case of Intermittent Explosive Disorder [pdf]
W. Ng, J. Mejia
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Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary [pdf]
E. Mahe, M. Sur
CLINICAL QUIZ
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The Red Eye [pdf]
S. Chan, J. Teichman

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