Background Quality in health care can be evaluated using quality indicators (QIs). Elements
contained in the surgical operative report are potential sources for QI data, but little is known …

In an effort to reduce wait times, Canadian provincial governments have introduced numerous
wait time reduction programs and policies. The objective of this study was to provide an …

Background: In Canada, a substantial barrier to the accessibility of surgical procedures is
wait times. The objective of this study was to develop and describe an inventory of wait-time …

Article details: 2020-0033 Title Wait time reporting systems for elective surgery in Canada: a
content analysis of provincial an Page 1 Article details: 2020-0033 Title Wait time reporting …

Background Harnessing CD8 + T cell responses is being explored to achieve HIV remission.
Although HIV-specific CD8 + T cells become dysfunctional without treatment, antiretroviral …

Before initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-specific CD8 + T cells are dysfunctional
and short lived. To better understand the relationship between the HIV reservoir in CD4 + T …

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are robust producers of IFNα and one of the first immune
cells to respond to SIV infection. To elucidate responses to early HIV-1 replication, we …

Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in acute HIV infection (AHI) is effective at limiting
seeding of the HIV viral reservoir, but little is known about how the resultant decreased …

Cognitive bias can be a serious impediment to rational decision-making by health leaders.
We use a hypothetical case study to introduce some basic concepts of bias with examples of …

This article reviews perceptions of Canada’s public and health professionals regarding
access and quality of healthcare. Principal data sources were 13 sequential Health Care in …