[BOOK][B] AIDS activist: Michael Lynch and the politics of community

A Silversides - 2003 - books.google.com
Michael Lynch, the central figure of this book, was a long-time gay activist and a dynamic
force in organizing an early response to the AIDS epidemic. Lynch's prescient articles in The …

Canadian physicians playing" catch-up" in adopting electronic medical records.

A Silversides - Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ …, 2010 - search.ebscohost.com
The article reports on the lack of priority in promoting electronic medical records in Canada.
Bill Pascal, chief technology officer for the Canadian Medical Association, states that …

[HTML][HTML] The wide gap between genetic research and clinical needs

A Silversides - CMAJ, 2007 - Can Med Assoc
Canapress leveraged hundreds of millions of dollars from other public bodies, foundations
and the private sector. But Canada, with a population of more than 30 million, has only 218 …

[HTML][HTML] Direct-to-consumer prescription drug ads getting bolder

A Silversides - 2001 - Can Med Assoc
Officially, Canada’s Food and Drug Act prohibits this direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA).
Although a 1996 Health Canada policy paper defines DTCA as an activity “with the primary …

Ontario's law curbing the cost of generic drugs sparks changes for pharmacies and other Canadian buyers

A Silversides - 2009 - Can Med Assoc
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care ties.(Any payment above the 20%, with
respect to the provincial drug plan, is deemed a rebate under the law.) The professional …

Opioid prescribing challenges doctors

A Silversides - 2009 - Can Med Assoc
Moreover,“we don’t really have a good evidence base of knowledge about what the best
treatments are,” says Benedikt Fischer, a research chair in applied public health at the Centre …

[PDF][PDF] Dissemination of research results to clinicians an art in itself

A Silversides - Cmaj, 1997 - Can Med Assoc
COMMUNIQUER LES RÉSULTATS DE RECHERCHES sur les soins de santé aux cliniciens
afin de leur faire adopter de nouvelles pratiques est devenu un art en soi. Au cours d’un …

[HTML][HTML] The north “like Darfur”

A Silversides - CMAJ, 2007 - Can Med Assoc
Finney is far from the first to compare the living conditions of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples
with those in the Third World. The United Nations’ Human Development Index, a standard …

Pharmacies receiving massive rebates from generic drug-makers

A Silversides - 2006 - Can Med Assoc
Systemic changes to the health care system are the only longterm means of ensuring that
Canadians aren’t forever queuing up for medical procedures once the current $5.5-billion fund …

[HTML][HTML] Public–private partnerships, part 2: calculations of risk

A Silversides - 2008 - Can Med Assoc
P3s invariably cost the public more and leave it with less control. In the case of the new
hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, the long-term obligations for debt repayment, maintenance and …