Department of Medicine Publications
As the largest department within the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, the Department of Medicine hosts a vast range of research in its divisions. Research areas include cardiology, clinical immunology and allergy, clinical pharmacology, dermatology, critical care and emergency medicine, endocrinology and metabolism, gastroenterology, hematology, molecular toxicology, nephrology, respirology, and rheumatology.
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Submissions from 2005
Absence of microemboli on transcranial Doppler identifies low-risk patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis who do not warrant endarterectomy or stenting, J. David Spence, Arturo Tamayo, Stephen P. Lownie, Wai P. Ng, and Gary G. Ferguson
Treatment of Dyslipidemia with Lovastatin and Ezetimibe in an Adolescent with Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease, Venu T. Tadiboyina, Dora M. Liu, Brooke A. Miskie, Jian Wang, and Robert A. Hegele
Variation in the carotid bifurcation geometry of young versus older adults: Implications for geometric risk of atherosclerosis, Jonathan B. Thomas, Luca Antiga, Susan L. Che, Jaques S. Milner, Dolores A.Hangan Steinman, J. David Spence, Brian K. Rutt, and David A. Steinman
A Qualitative Study of Interphysician Telephone Consultations: Extending the Opinion Leader Theory, Anupma Wadhwa, Elizabeth Lee Ford-Jones, and Lorelei Lingard
A Death in the Family: Reflections on the Terri Schiavo Case, Charles Weijer
Clinical Trials, Charles Weijer
Is Clinical Research and Ethics a Zero-sum Game?, Charles Weijer
Meaningful Work as Due Inducement, Charles Weijer
Submissions from 2004
Genetic variation in PPARG encoding peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ associated with carotid atherosclerosis, Khalid Z. Al-Shali, Andrew A. House, Anthony J.G. Hanley, Hafiz M.R. Khan, Stewart B. Harris, Bernard Zinman, Mary Mamakeesick, Aaron Fenster, J. David Spence, and Robert A. Hegele
Mechanism of Modulation of T Cell Responses by N-palmitoylated Peptides, Clara Bueno, Kenneth K. Lee, Luan A. Chau, Edwin Lee-Chan, Bhagirath Singh, Gill H. Strejan, and Joaquín Madrenas
Superantigen Stimulation Reveals the Contribution of Lck to Negative Regulation of T Cell Activation, Gabriel Criado and Joaquín Madrenas
Erratum: Design and baseline characteristics of the stroke prevention by aggressive reduction in cholesterol levels (SPARCL) study (Cerebrovascular Diseases (2003) 16 (389-395)), Denis Crimmins, Stephen Davis, Simon Dimmitt, Geoffrey Donnan, Judith Frayne, David Freilich, David Gillies, Johannes Mikocki, Christoph Schmidauer, Reinhold Schmidt, Jan De Bleecker, Frans Deceuninck, Phillippe Tack, Vincent Thijs, Wim Robberecht, Jefferson Gomes Fernandes, Michael Beaudry, Robert Cote, Keith Hoyte, Louise Helene Lebrun, Demetrios J. Sahlas, John Norris, Daniel Selchen, Ashfaq Shuaib, Denis Simard, David Spence, Philip Teal, Michael Winger, and Gonzalo Matamala
Considerations and Costs of Disclosing Study Findings to Research Participants, Conrad V. Fernandez, Chris Skedgel, and Charles Weijer
Insertion of Host-derived Costimulatory Molecules CD80 (B7.1) and CD86 (B7.2) into Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 affects the Virus Life Cycle, Jean-François Giguère, Salim Bounou, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, Joaquín Madrenas, and Michel J. Tremblay
Basing the Evaluation of Professionalism on Observable Behaviors: A Cautionary Tale, Shiphra Ginsburg, Glenn Regehr, and Lorelei Lingard
Sex Differences in Carotid Plaque and Stenosis, Francesco Iemolo, Alexandra Martiniuk, David A. Steinman, and J. David Spence
Exploring the Gap between Knowledge and Behavior: A Qualitative Study of Clinician Action Following an Educational Intervention, Tara Kennedy, Glenn Regehr, Jay Rosenfield, S. Wendy Roberts, and Lorelei Lingard
Measurement of Carotid Plaque Volume by 3-Dimensional Ultrasound, Anthony Landry, J. David Spence, and Aaron Fenster
Human Embryonic Stem Cells Possess Immune-privileged Properties, Li Li, Miren L. Baroja, Anish Majumdar, Kristin Chadwick, Anne Rouleau, Lisa Gallacher, Iris Ferber, Jane Lebkowski, Tanya Martin, Joaquin Madrenas, and Mickie Bhatia
The Rules of the Game: Interprofessional Collaboration on the Intensive Care Unit Team, Lorelei Lingard, Sherry Espin, Cathy Evans, and Laura Hawryluck
Communication Failures in the Operating Room: An Observational Classification of Recurrent Types and Effects, Lorelei Lingard, S. Espin, S. Whyte, G. Regehr, G. R. Baker, R. Reznick, J. Bohnen, B. Orser, D. Doran, and E. Grober
Tensions Influencing Operating Room Team Function: Does Institutional Context Make a Difference?, Lorelei Lingard, Stacey Garwood, and Dan Poenaru
Expert and Trainee Determinations of Rhetorical Relevance in Referral and Consultation Letters, Lorelei Lingard, Brian Hodges, Helen MacRae, and Risa Freeman
Conversion of CTLA-4 from Inhibitor to Activator of T cells with a Bispecific Tandem Single-chain Fv Ligand, Joaquín Madrenas, Luan A. Chau, Wendy A. Teft, Paul W. Wu, Jason Jussif, Marion Kasaian, Beatriz M. Carreno, and Vincent Ling
Waiver of Consent for Emergency Research, Andrew D. McRae and Charles Weijer