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View article: Correlates of Dietary Changes During COVID-19 in Immunosuppressed Individuals and Their Relatives: Alignment with Nutritional Recommendations
Correlates of Dietary Changes During COVID-19 in Immunosuppressed Individuals and Their Relatives: Alignment with Nutritional Recommendations Open
Background/Objectives: The sanitary measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, although essential for limiting the virus propagation, hindered healthy behaviours and negatively affected mental health and quality of life. In immunos…
View article: "It's Sink or Swim": Exploring Patients' Challenges and Tool Needs for Self-Management of Postoperative Acute Pain
"It's Sink or Swim": Exploring Patients' Challenges and Tool Needs for Self-Management of Postoperative Acute Pain Open
Poorly managed postoperative acute pain can have long-lasting negative\nimpacts and pose a major healthcare issue. There is limited investigation to\nunderstand and address the unique needs of patients experiencing acute pain. In\nthis pap…
View article: Development of KER-012, a modified ActRIIB ligand trap, for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Development of KER-012, a modified ActRIIB ligand trap, for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension Open
Background Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a debilitating disorder characterized by elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) due to severe constriction obliteration of pulmonary vessels (Tielemans 2019). The pathology of PAH i…
View article: Fantastic Perspectives and Where to Find Them: Involving Patients and Citizens in Digital Health Research
Fantastic Perspectives and Where to Find Them: Involving Patients and Citizens in Digital Health Research Open
Background: Digital contact tracing and exposure notification apps have quickly emerged as a potential solution to achieve timely and effective contact tracing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, their actual uptake remains limited, and cit…
View article: Public Perspectives on Exposure Notification Apps: A Patient and Citizen Co-Designed Study
Public Perspectives on Exposure Notification Apps: A Patient and Citizen Co-Designed Study Open
Canada deployed a digital exposure notification app (COVID Alert) as a strategy to support manual contact tracing. Our aims are to (1) assess the use, knowledge, and concerns of the COVID Alert app, (2) identify predictors of app downloads…
View article: Considerations for the Design and Implementation of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: Scoping Review
Considerations for the Design and Implementation of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: Scoping Review Open
Background Given the magnitude and speed of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, achieving timely and effective manual contact tracing has been a challenging task. Early in the pandemic, contact tracing apps generated substantial enthusiasm due to the…
View article: Considerations for the Design and Implementation of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: Scoping Review (Preprint)
Considerations for the Design and Implementation of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: Scoping Review (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Given the magnitude and speed of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, achieving timely and effective manual contact tracing has been a challenging task. Early in the pandemic, contact tracing apps generated substantial enthusiasm due to th…
View article: David à Naples : une source pour le Saint Jérôme de Québec
David à Naples : une source pour le Saint Jérôme de Québec Open
This article examines a work painted by David in Rome in 1779 when the artist was a pensioner of the King in the Academy of France (1775-80). An academic figure study on the theme of St. Jerome, the work was executed in the framework of as…
View article: Un portrait de David par Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié?
Un portrait de David par Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié? Open
In this article, the author proposes that the physiognomy of the painter Jacques-Louis David should be recognized in a Portrait d’homme belonging to the Musée Bonnat in Bayonne. This comparison is first of all based on the fairly close res…
View article: Patient engagement in a Canadian consensus forum for heart donation after circulatory determination of death
Patient engagement in a Canadian consensus forum for heart donation after circulatory determination of death Open
Despite the complexity of the content and the emotionally sensitive nature of discussions around deceased organ donation, a well-planned strategy to involve patient partners is important, impactful, and central to the process. This suggest…
View article: Clinical and virological responses to a broad-spectrum human monoclonal antibody in an influenza virus challenge study
Clinical and virological responses to a broad-spectrum human monoclonal antibody in an influenza virus challenge study Open
Influenza A infections cause significant seasonal morbidity and mortality as well as periodic pandemic infections. Currently, no approved therapies exist for patients hospitalized with influenza. The efficacy of VIS410, a broadly neutraliz…
View article: Co‐construction of health technology assessment recommendations with patients: An example with cardiac defibrillator replacement
Co‐construction of health technology assessment recommendations with patients: An example with cardiac defibrillator replacement Open
Context The National Institute of Excellence in Health and Social Services (INESSS), which functions as the Québec health technology assessment (HTA) agency, tested a new way to engage patients along with health‐care professionals in the c…
View article: Safety and Upper Respiratory Pharmacokinetics of the Hemagglutinin Stalk-Binding Antibody VIS410 Support Treatment and Prophylaxis Based on Population Modeling of Seasonal Influenza A Outbreaks
Safety and Upper Respiratory Pharmacokinetics of the Hemagglutinin Stalk-Binding Antibody VIS410 Support Treatment and Prophylaxis Based on Population Modeling of Seasonal Influenza A Outbreaks Open
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