Canadian Medical Association Journal

RESEARCH

Risk of infection following a visit to the emergency department: a cohort study
Caroline Quach MD MSc, Margaret McArthur RN, Allison McGeer MD MSc, and colleagues
January 23, 2012

Elderly residents of long-term care facilities who visited the emergency department were more than three times more likely to have an acute infection in the following week. This finding comes from a cohort study of 1269 residents of long-term care facilities that used chart review to assess infection and possible confounding factors. Additional precautions should be considered for residents following a visit to the emergency department, say Quach and colleagues. Full article

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SPECIAL REPORT: CIHR/CMAJ: TOP ACHIEVEMENTS IN HEALTH RESEARCH

CIHR/CMAJ: Celebrating top achievements in health research 2011
January 23, 2011

In the third CIHR/CMAJ competition acknowledging top achievements in health research, six winners were chosen by an international review committee. Synopses of the winning achievements are highlighted. Full article

SPECIAL REPORT: Essay for the 2011 CIHR/CMAJ award: glucagon-like peptides for metabolic and gastrointestinal disorders

SPECIAL REPORT: Essay for the 2011 CIHR/CMAJ award: Motherisk — caring for mothers, protecting the unborn

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PRACTICE

Management of community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department
January 23, 2012

Although community-acquired pneumonia is uncommon, it can be life threatening. Leis and Gold emphasize that validated scoring systems can help triage patients into those who can receive treatment at home, those who require admission to hospital and those who should be referred promptly to intensive care. Full article

CLINICAL IMAGE: Community-acquired pneumonia

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NEWS

World Health Organization reform languishes
January 27, 2012

Reforms to financing, governance and priority-setting were once again topics of debate at the recent meeting of the executive board of the World Health Organization, but some observers of the global health giant would like to see all the discussion accompanied by a little decision-making. Full article

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EDITORIALS

The new federal health strategy: give the money and run
January 23, 2012

The federal government’s new unilateral plan for future funding of the federal health transfer would scuttle the process for renegotiation of the 2004 federal–provincial health accord, dimming prospects for progress on long-promised reforms to Canada’s health system. Full article

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FOR THE RECORD

Pay for access to research papers
January 26, 2012

A worldwide backlash appears to be developing amongst researchers, physicians and other open access advocates who oppose an American legislative proposal to scuttle the United States National Institutes of Health requirement that all publicly funded medical research be made freely available at an online database. Full article