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Influence of gastrointestinal events on treatment of osteoporosis in Asia-Pacific women: Perspectives from physicians in the MUSIC OS-AP study

Bone Reports, 2017
Background: The objectives of the physician survey component of the MUSIC OS-AP study were to describe physicians' approaches to treatment of women with postmenopausal osteoporosis and to understand the influence of gastrointestinal (GI) events on ...
A. Modi, P.R. Ebeling, M.S. Lee, Y.K. Min, A. Mithal, X. Yang, S. Baidya, S. Sen, S. Sajjan   +8 more
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Perioperative Practice Patterns of Anaesthesiologists Surrounding Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonist Medications

Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation
Objective: Aspiration of gastric contents during induction of anaesthesia is a rare but well-recognized complication with high morbidity and mortality risk.
Meghan Brennan, Sabrina H. Han, Kyle Ockerman, Sonia D. Mehta, Heather J. Furnas, Frederik Heath, Patricia Mars, Audrey Klenke, Sarah C. Sorice-Virk   +8 more
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Comparing the application of two theoretical frameworks to describe determinants of adverse medical device event reporting: secondary analysis of qualitative interview data

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Post-market surveillance of medical devices is reliant on physician reporting of adverse medical device events (AMDEs). Few studies have examined factors that influence whether and how physicians report AMDEs, an essential step in the ...
Laura Desveaux, Anna R. Gagliardi
doaj   +1 more source

Multi‐institutional study on image quality for a novel CBCT solution on O‐ring linac

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction This work presents a multi‐institutional study on image quality provided by a novel cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). The main goal is to investigate the consistency of imaging performance across multiple institutions.
Luis Agulles‐Pedrós, R. Lee MacDonald, Amanda Jean Cherpak, Nayha Dixit, Lei Dong, Tianyu Zhao, Kundan Thind, Anthony Doemer, Boon‐Keng Teo, Shiqin Su, Alexander Moncion, James L. Robar   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Hepatitis C in Western Canada: A Survey of Practice Patterns among Gastroenterologists in Alberta and British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To survey gastroenterologists in British Columbia and Alberta with regard to awareness of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) management and practice patterns among physicians who treat and do not treat HCV-infected patients.
Rohit Pai, Alnoor Ramji, Samuel S Lee, Winnie W Wong, Eric M Yoshida   +4 more
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A review of artificial intelligence in brachytherapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize brachytherapy's clinical workflow. This review comprehensively examines the application of AI, focusing on machine learning and deep learning, in various aspects of brachytherapy.
Jingchu Chen, Richard L. J. Qiu, Tonghe Wang, Shadab Momin, Xiaofeng Yang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physician-pharmacist agreement about off-label use of medications in private clinical settings in Baghdad, Iraq

Pharmacy Practice, 2017
Objective: 1) To evaluate the relationship between physician-pharmacist agreement about the off-label drug use and 2) and to identify the most common off-label medication category/indications and prescriber clinical disciplines in private settings in ...
Hussain SA, Abbas AN, Alhadad HA, Al-Jumaili AA, Abdulrahman ZS   +4 more
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Stereotactic radiotherapy for metastatic brain tumors: A comparative analysis of dose distributions among VMAT, Helical TomoTherapy, CyberKnife, Gamma Knife, and ZAP‐X

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study evaluates various radiotherapy techniques for treating metastatic brain tumor (BT), focusing on non‐coplanar volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (NC‐VMAT), coplanar VMAT (C‐VMAT), Helical TomoTherapy (HT), CyberKnife (CK), Gamma Knife (GK), and ZAP‐X.
Toshihiro Suzuki, Masahide Saito, Ryutaro Nomura, Hikaru Nemoto, Naoto Yanagisawa, Ryuma Sawada, Zennosuke Mochizuki, Naoki Sano, Hiroshi Onishi, Hiroshi Takahashi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practical experience in commissioning ring applicators using ring applicator component type with bravos control software v1.2

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The Bravos v1.2 control software introduces a ring applicator component type (ACT) with channel length verification to address geometric characteristics and dosimetric discrepancies caused by source positioning inaccuracies. This study aims to commission the ring applicator and investigate the new ring ACT in Bravos 1.2.
Xiuxiu He, Michael A. Trager, Gil'ad N. Cohen, Antonio L. Damato, David Aramburu Núñez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demographic and temporal trends in mental health and substance use services provided by primary care physicians in British Columbia, Canada

BMC Primary Care
Background As the demand for mental health and substance use (MHSU) services increases, there will be an even greater need for health human resources to deliver this care.
Margaret Jamieson, Myriam Juda, M. Ruth Lavergne, Paul Kurdyak, Audrey Laporte, David Rudoler   +5 more
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