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Open AccessImproving hospital-based point-of-care ultrasound cleaning practices using targeted interventions: a pre–post study
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) devices are becoming more widely used in healthcare and have the potential to act as fomites. The objective of this project was to study the thoroughness of cleaning of POCUS m...
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Open AccessThe use of patient-reported outcome measures in hip and knee arthroplasty in Alberta
PROMs are part of routine measurement for hip and knee replacement in Alberta, Canada. We provide an overview of how PROMs are implemented in routine care, and how we use PROMs data for decision-making at diff...
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Open AccessProspective evaluation of cardiac ultrasound performance by general internal medicine physicians during a 6-month faculty development curriculum
Point-of-care (POCUS) education is rapidly expanding within medical schools and internal medicine residency programs, but lack of trained faculty is a major barrier. While POCUS training can improve short-term...
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Open AccessMinocycline and doxycycline therapy in community patients with rheumatoid arthritis: prescribing patterns, patient-level determinants of use, and patient-reported side effects
Minocycline and doxycycline are safe and moderately effective disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in the treatment of early, DMARD-naïve rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although little is known about th...
