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Charles Miller Fisher: the 65th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking study "Transient Monocular Blindness Associated with Hemiplegia"

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (10), 2017
ABSTRACT Charles Miller Fisher is considered the father of modern vascular neurology and one of the giants of neurology in the 20th century. This historical review emphasizes Prof. Fisher's magnificent contribution to vascular neurology and celebrates the 65th anniversary of the publication of his ground...

Guillain-Barré syndrome: celebrating a century

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (8), 2017
ABSTRACT A hundred years ago, Guillain, Barré and Strohl described a syndrome with a predominant motor acute or subacute polyneuritis, albumin-cytologic dissociation in the cerebrospinal fluid, and a benign course. Before them, many other authors, such as Landry, Duménil, Osler, and Grainger Stewart ha...

Traducción y validación de la versión en español del cuestionario ToPAS (Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis Screening Questionnaire), para el tamizaje de pacientes con artritis psoriásica en la consulta dermatológica en Colombia

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 24 (2), 2017
Resumen Introducción: Los instrumentos de tamizaje de artritis psoriásica son una herramienta útil en la consulta dermatológica, para optimizar la remisión al reumatólogo. La herramienta Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis Screening Questionnaire (ToPAS) ha sido desarrollada y validada en Canadá. Objeti...

Aprendizagens acadêmicas sobre saúde pública em uma universidade canadense: contribuições para a formação brasileira

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 38 (3), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Discutir aprendizagens de estudantes brasileiros de graduação da área da saúde sobre saúde pública. Método Estudo descritivo, reflexivo, baseado em experiências de internacionalização do ensino, utilizando-se bases teóricas dos sistemas de saúde canadense e brasileiro para a...

Strengthening the regulatory system through the implementation and use of a quality management system

ABSTRACT Quality management systems (QMS), based on ISO 9001 requirements, are applicable to government service organizations such as Health Canada's Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate (BGTD). This communication presents the process that the BGTD followed since the early 2000s to implement a qua...

El uso combinado de terlipresina más albúmina es más efectivo que la albúmina por sí sola en mejorar la función renal en pacientes con cirrosis y síndrome hepatorrenal tipo 1

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 28 (3), 2017

Interaction between professionals and cancer survivors in the context of Brazilian and Canadian care

ABSTRACT Objective: analyze cancer survivors' reports about their communication with health professional team members and describe the similarities and differences in interactional patterns between Brazilian and Canadian health care contexts. Method: This study adopted a qualitative health research app...

Intimate partner violence among speaking immigrant adult Portuguese women in Canada

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (6), 2016
Abstract OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to understand the experiences of intimate partner violence among women from Portuguese-speaking countries living in the Greater Toronto Area. METHOD A social phenomenological study was conducted with ten Portuguese-speaking women who had experienced intimate ...

Unilateral absence of vas deferens: prevalence among 23, 013 men seeking vasectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the prevalence of unilateral absence of vas deferens (UAVD) in men with both testes seeking vasectomy. Materials and Methods: Computerized charts of 23,013 patients encountered between January 1994 and December 2013 in one university hospital and two community clinics of ...

Factors associated with the grief after stillbirth: a comparative study between Brazilian and Canadian women

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (4), 2016
Abstract OBJECTIVE To verify the association between complicated grief and sociodemographic, reproductive, mental, marital satisfaction, and professional support characteristics in women after stillbirth. METHOD Cross-sectional study with 26 women who had stillbirth in 2013, living in the city of Marin...