This paper presents four aspects of health professions education at McMaster University:(1)
a review of the key elements of the history and distinctive approach of the Doctor of Medicine …

Methylphenidate HCl (Ritalin) is often prescribed for the treatment of hyperactivity and is
usually administered orally 30 minutes to 1 hour before meals, based on an assumption that …

In a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial, nabilone was compared to prochlorperazine
for control of cancer chemotherapy-induced emesis in 30 children 3.5 to 17.8 years of age. …

Naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) are broadly defined as communities
where individuals either remain or move when they retire. Using the determinants of health …

Until now, there has been no standardized method of performing and presenting budget
impact analyses (BIAs) in Canada. Nevertheless, most drug plan managers have been …

Case‐control studies on effects of durgs in pregnancy rely heavily on maternal recall. At the
Motherisk Program in Toronto we counsel women during early pregnancy on the risk of drug …

The pharmacokinetics and safety of amphotericin B infusion were studied in 13 infants and
children (age range 3 weeks to 18 years; median age 11 years) treated with the drug for …

Background Population-based drug utilization databases that comprehensively capture an
entire population’s drug dispensing are scarce resources for epidemiological studies. This …

Methods A roundtable was held at the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics on
February 18, 2008 to address these issues. While the focus was on evaluation and …

Background To date there has been relatively little published about how research priorities
are set, and even less about methods by which decision-makers can be engaged in defining …