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Network linkages between TBAs and other providers having a role in childbirth care in rural Bangladesh
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Introduction: Though the number of deliveries by skilled birth attendants and at facilities has increased in Bangladesh, still many deliveries are occurring at home. More than half of all deliveries in rural areas of Bangladesh are assisted by traditional birth attendants (TBAs). Despite their...
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Non-fasting remnant cholesterol as a predictor for cardiovascular disease risk in Canadians with and without diabetes mellitus in the Alberta’s Tomorrow Project
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in Canada, and its risk of development is 3 times greater in those with diabetes mellitus (DM). Fasting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the traditional lipid biomarker used in CVD risk assessment. While lowering LDL-C does...
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Nurturing the Nurturers: Understanding Support Systems for Early Childhood Educators in Alberta
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The recent Government of Canada initiative to create a national early learning and child care (ELCC) system recognizes the importance of accessible and affordable early learning and child care. The Canada-Alberta Early Learning and Child Care Agreement aims to support the 46% of children aged...
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Opioid Prescribing Patterns for Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain in Rural and Urban British Columbia
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Throughout Canada there has been an increase in both fatal and non-fatal opioid related overdoses, with British Columbia having some of the highest rates. In response to this increase, the Provincial Health Officer of British Columbia declared a public health emergency to mobilize resources to...
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Spring 2021
Mechanical circulatory support has become a therapeutic option for children with advanced heart failure. This type of support is often used to bridge patients to heart transplantation with approximately a third of all patients listed for transplant requiring some form of mechanical support. While...
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Fall 2018
There has been a decline in children’s free-play participation, despite the importance of this experience for their health and development (Gleave, 2009). Parents can facilitate a range of free-play experiences (Sleddens et al., 2012) through their pivotal role in children’s lives (Hertzman &...
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Patient perspectives on the provision of a needle and syringe program at a large, urban acute care hospital
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Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of negative health outcomes and hospitalization. Healthcare providers often struggle to appropriately manage the pain and withdrawal symptoms of PWID. PWID have described experiencing judgment and stigma from healthcare providers...
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Spring 2010
Perfluorinated acids (PFAs) are widespread global and human blood organohalogen contaminants. These monomer decomposition products used in surface treatment products and in fluoropolymer manufacturing and fire fighting may disrupt maternal thyroid hormone homeostasis given that animal studies...
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Physical Activity in Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Generalized Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder
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Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Generalized Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (hEDS/G-HSD) are two connective tissue disorders that are tightly intertwined as they both result in joint hypermobility-induced musculoskeletal manifestations and are placed on the same clinical spectrum. The...
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Policy Analysis of the Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion - Access With Evidence Development Scheme in Alberta: A Cost Effectiveness, Value of Information and SWOT Analysis
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Health systems aim to maximize patient access to health technologies on a fixed budget. Reimbursement decisions are increasingly complex and need to capture perspectives of multiple stakeholders. Decision makers must weight different types of evidence, much of which involves significant...