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View article: 50 Co-designing an intervention with asylum seeking youth to improve access to healthcare in Canada using human-centered design
50 Co-designing an intervention with asylum seeking youth to improve access to healthcare in Canada using human-centered design Open
Background Asylum seeking youth in Canada and the United States face multiple barriers to accessing healthcare, leaving them at greater risk of worse health outcomes. In a previous study, we found that limited knowledge of the Canadian hea…
View article: The need for critical and intersectional approaches to equity efforts in postgraduate medical education: A critical narrative review
The need for critical and intersectional approaches to equity efforts in postgraduate medical education: A critical narrative review Open
Background Racialised trainees in Canada and the USA continue to disproportionately experience discrimination and harassment in learning environments despite equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) reform efforts. Using critical approaches …
View article: ‘First in family’ experiences in a Canadian medical school: A critically reflexive study
‘First in family’ experiences in a Canadian medical school: A critically reflexive study Open
Background Medical students from affluent and highly educated backgrounds remain overrepresented in Canadian medical schools despite widespread efforts to improve diversity. Little is known of the medical school experiences of students who…
View article: Risk factors for severe COVID-19 in hospitalized children in Canada: A national prospective study from March 2020–May 2021
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 in hospitalized children in Canada: A national prospective study from March 2020–May 2021 Open
Background Children living with chronic comorbid conditions are at increased risk for severe COVID-19, though there is limited evidence regarding the risks associated with specific conditions and which children may benefit from targeted CO…
View article: Characteristics of children admitted to hospital with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in Canada in 2020
Characteristics of children admitted to hospital with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in Canada in 2020 Open
Among children who were admitted to hospital with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Canada during the early COVID-19 pandemic period, incidental SARS-CoV-2 infection was common. In children admitted with acute COVID-19, obesity and neurologic and re…
View article: Epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of incident tuberculosis in children in Canada in 2013–2016: results of a national surveillance study
Epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of incident tuberculosis in children in Canada in 2013–2016: results of a national surveillance study Open
Purpose Childhood tuberculosis disease is difficult to diagnose and manage and is an under-recognised cause of morbidity and mortality. Reported data from Canada do not focus on childhood tuberculosis or capture key epidemiologic, clinical…
View article: Early Childhood Caries in Indigenous Communities
Early Childhood Caries in Indigenous Communities Open
The oral health of Indigenous children of Canada (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) and the United States (American Indian and Alaska native) is a major child health disparity when compared with the general population of both countries. Ear…
View article: Exploring the approaches of non-Indigenous researchers to Indigenous research: a qualitative study
Exploring the approaches of non-Indigenous researchers to Indigenous research: a qualitative study Open
We identified strengths and areas for improvement of current policies and practices in Indigenous research by non-Indigenous researchers. Although non-Indigenous researchers value relationships, and their research is informed by Indigenous…
View article: Final Results of National Surveillance of Childhood Tuberculosis in Canada: 2013–2016
Final Results of National Surveillance of Childhood Tuberculosis in Canada: 2013–2016 Open
BACKGROUND There is little detailed epidemiologic and clinical data about tuberculosis (TB) disease in children in Canada. OBJECTIVES This study characterizes the epidemiologic, clinical, and treatment data for all cases of TB in children …
View article: Bannock as medicine
Bannock as medicine Open
It’s been difficult to figure out who I am. Doctor? In training. Métis? Yes. Knowing what it means to be Métis? Not fully yet. Knowing how it really feels to be Indigenous and marginalized in Canada? Not a clue. The history of Métis people…
View article: RESULTS OF NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE OF CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS: 2013–2016
RESULTS OF NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE OF CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS: 2013–2016 Open
\nBACKGROUND: There is little detailed epidemiologic and clinical data about tuberculosis (TB) disease in children in Canada.
View article: Epidemiology and clinical management of tuberculosis in children in Canada
Epidemiology and clinical management of tuberculosis in children in Canada Open
Although often regarded as a foreign disease, latent tuberculosis or tuberculosis disease will be encountered in many clinical situations by the Canadian child health practitioner. There are key differences between tuberculosis in children…