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View article: Examining the Factor Structure of the Voice Disability Coping Questionnaire in Individuals With Laryngeal Dystonia and Essential Vocal Tremor
Examining the Factor Structure of the Voice Disability Coping Questionnaire in Individuals With Laryngeal Dystonia and Essential Vocal Tremor Open
Purpose: The purpose of this study is twofold. First, we sought to replicate the reported factor structure of the Voice Disability Coping Questionnaire (VDCQ) in a sample of patients diagnosed with a chronic voice disorder. Second, we soug…
View article: Study Protocol - The Australian National Child Hearing Health Outcomes Registry (ANCHOR): Collecting and connecting national data into a child deafness Learning Health System
Study Protocol - The Australian National Child Hearing Health Outcomes Registry (ANCHOR): Collecting and connecting national data into a child deafness Learning Health System Open
Background: Despite early identification of deafness through universal newborn hearing screening, deaf and hard of hearing children can still face inequitable challenges in their development and life opportunities. Large scale registries, …
View article: Developmental Profiles of Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Their Associated Predictors
Developmental Profiles of Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Their Associated Predictors Open
Background Concomitant developmental disability is common in deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children. We describe the early developmental profiles of DHH children and explore factors that may be predictive of these profiles. Methods We rep…
View article: Examining the factor structure of the Voice Disability Coping Questionnaire in individuals with laryngeal dystonia and essential tremor
Examining the factor structure of the Voice Disability Coping Questionnaire in individuals with laryngeal dystonia and essential tremor Open
Purpose: The purpose of this study is two-fold. First, we sought to replicate the reported factor structure of the Voice Disability Coping Questionnaire (VDCQ) in a sample of patients diagnosed with a voice disorder. Second, we sought to e…
View article: <i>Mycobacterium xenopi</i> Laryngitis: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation and Diagnostic Challenge
<i>Mycobacterium xenopi</i> Laryngitis: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation and Diagnostic Challenge Open
Mycobacterium xenopi ( M. xenopi) is a less common nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) responsible for pulmonary and other infections and can be a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge requiring prolonged courses of triple‐drug therapy. We m…
View article: Study Protocol - The Australian National Child Hearing Health Outcomes Registry (ANCHOR): Connecting and collecting national data to drive child deafness research
Study Protocol - The Australian National Child Hearing Health Outcomes Registry (ANCHOR): Connecting and collecting national data to drive child deafness research Open
Background Despite early identification of deafness through universal newborn hearing screening, deaf and hard of hearing children can still face inequitable challenges in their development and life opportunities. Large scale registries, c…
View article: Utility of laryngeal electromyography for establishing prognosis and individualized treatment after laryngeal neuropathies
Utility of laryngeal electromyography for establishing prognosis and individualized treatment after laryngeal neuropathies Open
Laryngeal electromyography (LEMG) is a technique used to characterize neuropathic injuries to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and superior laryngeal nerve (SLN). The RLN and SLN innervate the laryngeal muscles to produce vocal fold (VF…
View article: Emotional behavioral outcomes of children with unilateral and mild hearing loss
Emotional behavioral outcomes of children with unilateral and mild hearing loss Open
Background Deaf and hard-of hearing (DHH) children often experience emotional/behavioral difficulties. The impact of unilateral/mild hearing loss (HL) on children's emotion and behavior are unclear. We aimed to describe emotional/behaviora…
View article: Technical Challenges for Laryngeal Electromyography
Technical Challenges for Laryngeal Electromyography Open
Background/Objective Laryngeal electromyography (LEMG) is a useful diagnostic test in the evaluation of vocal fold paralysis (VFP). This study investigates factors that can make LEMG challenging to perform. Methods Patients with subacute u…
View article: Language and health-related quality of life outcomes of children early-detected with unilateral and mild bilateral hearing loss
Language and health-related quality of life outcomes of children early-detected with unilateral and mild bilateral hearing loss Open
Introduction We aimed to describe the language and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes of children early-identified with unilateral or mild bilateral permanent hearing loss. This was a cross-sectional community-based study of c…
View article: Mild matters: trial learnings and importance of community engagement in research for early identified bilateral mild hearing loss
Mild matters: trial learnings and importance of community engagement in research for early identified bilateral mild hearing loss Open
Introduction Early identification of mild hearing loss has resulted in early hearing amplification without adequate evidence of effectiveness. This paper describes learnings from a pilot trial, combined with a qualitative study, to highlig…
View article: Spoken Expressive Vocabulary in 2-Year-Old Children with Hearing Loss: A Community Study
Spoken Expressive Vocabulary in 2-Year-Old Children with Hearing Loss: A Community Study Open
Through a cross-sectional community study of 2044 children aged 2 years, we (1) examine the impact of hearing loss on early spoken expressive vocabulary outcomes and (2) investigate how early intervention-related factors impact expressive …
View article: Socio-Emotional Experiences and Wellbeing of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Their Parents before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Socio-Emotional Experiences and Wellbeing of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Their Parents before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children in Victoria, Australia, were exposed to strict public health restrictions, including sustained lockdowns, during the COVID-19 pandemic. DHH children have higher health and socio-emotional needs than …
C-CASE 2022: Competence to Excellence01. The Queen Bee phenomenon in Canadian surgical subspecialties: an evaluation of gender biases in the resident training environment02. Barriers to surgical peer coaching — What have we learned, and where do we go from here?03. Shared decision-making and evidence-based medicine: Pivotal or trivial to patient care in orthopedic trauma?04. Immersive virtual reality and cadaveric bone are equally effective in skeletal anatomy education: a randomized crossover noninferiority trial05. Development of simulators for decentralized simulation-based education IO training using design thinking and Delphi — a novel approach06. The impact of feedback on laparoscopic skills for surgical residents during COVID-1907. The role of collaborative feedback and remote practice in the acquisition of suturing skills by medical students at Université de Montréal08. Efficacy testing of an affordable and realistic small bowel simulator for hand-sewn anastomosis09. The LASER rating scale: a new teaching tool in otolaryngology10. Virtual patient case simulations: their role in undergraduate and postgraduate surgical training11. Evaluating the effectiveness of video-assisted informed consent in surgery: a systematic review12. Communication patterns in the cardiac surgery operating room are affected by task difficulty: a simulation model13. Improving adherence to postcall departure guidelines in orthopedics: a quality-improvement initiative14. Increasing familiarity among team members helps to reduce laparoscopic procedure time15. The effectiveness of a self-directed online learning module on trainee knowledge and confidence during plastic surgery clinical rotations16. Implementing an orientation handbook before a surgical rotation in urology17. An examination of equity-related experiences of surgical trainees at academic centres across Ontario: design of a targeted needs assessment18. Viewing differences between experts and trainees: implication for surgical education19. Assessment of medical student exposure to and satisfaction with surgical subspecialty education20. Assessment of student exposure to climate impacts of surgical personal protective equipment in the undergraduate medical curriculum21. Virtual reality simulation for the middle cranial fossa approach — a face, content and construct validation study22. Evaluating the Canadian Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Education Course (COSMEC)23. Subpial resection in a novel ex vivo calf brain epilepsy simulation model24. Effectiveness of the Eyesi augmented reality simulator for ophthalmology trainees: a systematic review and meta-analysis25. Learning beyond the objectives: an evidence-based analysis of AI-selected competencies in surgical simulation training26. Virtual compared with in-person surgical grand rounds: participants’ perceptions, preferences and directions for the future27. Quality of narrative feedback for entrustable professional activities assessed in the operating room: analysis of 4. years of assessments in the surgical foundations curriculum at Queen’s University28. SimOscopy: an accessible 3D-printed and laser-cut laparoscopic surgical simulator developed for a mobile device29. A debriefing tool to acquire nontechnical skills in trauma courses30. Capacity building using a hub-and-spokes model to produce customizable simulators for surgical education31. Exploring skin tone diversity in a plastic surgery resident education curriculum32. Video-based assessments of thoracic surgery trainees’ operative skills as adjuncts in competency-based medical education33. How do you feel? An examination of team leaders’ and members’ emotions in surgical simulations34. Comparing the efficacy of a real-time intelligent coaching system to human expert instruction in surgical technical skills training: randomized controlled trial35. Empowering women to pursue surgery: launching a pilot gender-congruent mentorship program for medical students36. Affective and cognitive responses to a virtual reality spine simulator37. Immersive virtual reality for patient-specific preoperative planning: a systematic review38. The categorization of surgical problems by junior and senior medical students39. The application of microlearning modules in surgical education to enhance procedural skills and surgical training40. Authorship gender disparity and trends in female authorship in 5 high-impact orthopedic journals from 2002 to 202241. The landscape of Canadian academic surgery: analysis of gender representation, academic rank, and research productivity Open
# 01. The Queen Bee phenomenon in Canadian surgical subspecialties: an evaluation of gender biases in the resident training environment {#article-title-2} The Queen Bee phenomenon describes the behavioural response that occurs when women a…
View article: Accessing hearing‐health services for deaf and hard‐of‐hearing children during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic: Parent and child perspectives
Accessing hearing‐health services for deaf and hard‐of‐hearing children during the <span>COVID</span>‐19 pandemic: Parent and child perspectives Open
To describe hearing‐health service use, especially use of telehealth, during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic in deaf/hard‐of‐hearing children. In 2020, the Victorian Childhood Hearing Longitudinal Databank surveyed 497 (61.6%) fa…
View article: Multicenter Development and Validation of the Vocal Cord Paralysis Experience (CoPE), a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis–Specific Disability
Multicenter Development and Validation of the Vocal Cord Paralysis Experience (CoPE), a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis–Specific Disability Open
Importance Unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) is a common and life-changing complication of cancer, trauma, and an estimated 500 000 head, neck, and chest surgeries performed annually in the US, among other causes (eg, idiopathic). Con…
View article: Predictors of Early Language Outcomes in Children with Connexin 26 Hearing Loss across Three Countries
Predictors of Early Language Outcomes in Children with Connexin 26 Hearing Loss across Three Countries Open
GJB2-associated hearing loss (GJB2-HL) is the most common genetic cause of hearing loss in children. However, little is known about the clinical characteristics and early language outcomes in population-oriented samples including children …
View article: Compartmental Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurement: A Non-Invasive Method for Mapping the pH of the Airways
Compartmental Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurement: A Non-Invasive Method for Mapping the pH of the Airways Open
Introduction: Airway acidification causes airway epithelial necrosis, airway smooth muscle dysfunction, host defense impairment, decreased bronchodilator response, and inhibited mucociliary clearance. Measuring airway pH is challenging;dir…
View article: Association of Social Determinants of Health with Time to Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis
Association of Social Determinants of Health with Time to Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis Open
Objectives: To examine whether social determinants of health (SDH) factors are associated with time to diagnosis, treatment selection, and time to recurrent surgical intervention in idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) patients. Methods: …
View article: Anterior Sensorimotor Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation Is Associated With Improved Voice Function
Anterior Sensorimotor Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation Is Associated With Improved Voice Function Open
Background Despite the impact of Parkinson disease (PD) on speech communication, there is no consensus regarding the effect of lead location on voice-related outcomes in subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS). Objective To …
View article: Nerve Injury During Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Biopsy—A First Reported Complication of Permanent Vocal Fold Paralysis
Nerve Injury During Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Biopsy—A First Reported Complication of Permanent Vocal Fold Paralysis Open
Needle biopsy is a well-established component in the evaluation of thyroid nodules. The biopsy is usually performed with an ultrasound guidance and consists of either fine-needle aspiration or core needle biopsy. Although these terms are o…
View article: Comparative Treatment Outcomes for Patients With Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis
Comparative Treatment Outcomes for Patients With Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis Open
In this cohort study of 810 patients with iSGS, endoscopic dilation, the most popular surgical approach for iSGS, was associated with a higher recurrence rate compared with other procedures. Cricotracheal resection offered the most durable…
View article: Data Resource Profile: The Victorian Childhood Hearing Impairment Longitudinal Databank (VicCHILD)
Data Resource Profile: The Victorian Childhood Hearing Impairment Longitudinal Databank (VicCHILD) Open
Why the Victorian Childhood Hearing Impairment Longitudinal Databank (VicCHILD)?Hearing loss affects 1-3 in every 1000 children. 1,2It incurs significant morbidity and medical costs, and impacts adversely on educational attainment and empl…
View article: Age at diagnosis, but not HPV type, is strongly associated with clinical course in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Age at diagnosis, but not HPV type, is strongly associated with clinical course in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis Open
In the largest cohort of its type, we have identified a critical age at diagnosis which demarcates a more aggressive from less aggressive clinical course.
View article: Dorsal language stream anomalies in an inherited speech disorder
Dorsal language stream anomalies in an inherited speech disorder Open
Speech disorders are highly prevalent in the preschool years, but frequently resolve. The neurobiological basis of the most persistent and severe form, apraxia of speech, remains elusive. Current neuroanatomical models of speech processing…
View article: Testing of a synthetic phonics-based targeted reading intervention for students with reading difficulties in Year 1: protocol for an efficacy randomised controlled trial
Testing of a synthetic phonics-based targeted reading intervention for students with reading difficulties in Year 1: protocol for an efficacy randomised controlled trial Open
Introduction Literacy is fundamental for educational achievement, and in the longer term contributes substantially to a range of life skills. Literacy difficulties during the early years of school are associated with long-term impacts on a…
View article: Clinical Practice Guideline: Hoarseness (Dysphonia) (Update) Executive Summary
Clinical Practice Guideline: Hoarseness (Dysphonia) (Update) Executive Summary Open
Objective This guideline provides evidence‐based recommendations on treating patients presenting with dysphonia, which is characterized by altered vocal quality, pitch, loudness, or vocal effort that impairs communication and/or quality of…
View article: Clinical Practice Guideline: Hoarseness (Dysphonia) (Update)
Clinical Practice Guideline: Hoarseness (Dysphonia) (Update) Open
Objective This guideline provides evidence‐based recommendations on treating patients who present with dysphonia, which is characterized by altered vocal quality, pitch, loudness, or vocal effort that impairs communication and/or quality o…