[HTML][HTML] Drug development cost estimates hard to swallow

R Collier - 2009 - Can Med Assoc
Photos. com the centre currently receives funding from “pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical
companies, contract research organizations, trade associations, and other organizations..…

A short history of pain management

R Collier - 2018 - Can Med Assoc
There is perhaps nothing as simultaneously useful and dreaded as pain. In many ways,
pain is the ultimate teacher. It teaches us to avoid fire, poison, sharp objects and many other …

National physician survey: EMR use at 75%

R Collier - 2015 - Can Med Assoc
The good news is that the percentage of Canadian physicians using electronic medical
records (EMRs) has tripled over the past seven years, increasing from about one-quarter of …

[HTML][HTML] Rapidly rising clinical trial costs worry researchers

R Collier - 2009 - Can Med Assoc
The boom in pharmaceutical development in recent decades has yielded so many new
drugs that it has become increasingly difficult for drug companies to prove their products are …

Rethinking EHR interfaces to reduce click fatigue and physician burnout

R Collier - 2018 - Can Med Assoc
Although electronic health records (EHR) offer many benefits, they have also become an
administrative burden for busy doctors and have been linked to physician burnout. Some health …

Electronic health records contributing to physician burnout

R Collier - 2017 - Can Med Assoc
Though touted as a vital component of modern health care, the electronic health record (EHR)
is having an unfortunate effect on many physicians. The clerical burden introduced by …

[HTML][HTML] Drug patents: the evergreening problem

R Collier - 2013 - Can Med Assoc
Well, if that tweak advances medical science in any way, then the answer to that question is “yes,”
according to Patrick Kierans, the global head of pharmaceuticals and life sciences for …

[HTML][HTML] Legumes, lemons and streptomycin: a short history of the clinical trial

R Collier - 2009 - Can Med Assoc
Clinical trials are typically classified by their purpose. By that standard, there are 5 different
types: Treatment: Tests new drugs (or combinations thereof), therapies, devices or surgeries. …

NHS ransomware attack spreads worldwide

R Collier - 2017 - Can Med Assoc
A cyber-attack that affected more than 60 trusts within the United Kingdom’s National Health
Service (NHS) has spread to more than 200 000 computer systems in 150 countries, …

[HTML][HTML] Person-first language: Noble intent but to what effect?

R Collier - 2012 - Can Med Assoc
News conditions, including speech, language and hearing disorders (J Fluency Discord
1999; 24: 1-24). He found that the person-first version of a label was regarded as “significantly …