Abstracts of the 2021 Canadian Association of Medical Oncologists Annual Meeting

Abstracts, The 13th Annual General Meeting of ARCCNM, Osaka, Japan

36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society: Abstracts

Pain Res Manag Vol 20 No 3 May/June 2015 e29 visits or busy hospital admissions. However, due to important advancements in therapeutic regimes and changes to healthcare systems, these youth now spend less time hospitalized and more time at home. This means youth with cancer and their families are increasingly responsible for managing cancer-associated pain at home with minimal supervision by he...

Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts

Background/Discussion: The DSM-5 was published in May 2013 after six years of literature reviews, input from experts, field trials, secondary data analyses, and public commentary. Changes were guided by clinical utility (e.g., decreasing diagnosis of over-inclusive diagnoses; drawing attention to underrecognized conditions; reducing stigma); research evidence; maintaining continuity with DSM-IV...

Meeting abstracts from the 64th British Thyroid Association Annual Meeting

Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) is the main extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves’ disease. When fully expressed, it is characterized by inflammatory soft tissue changes, exophthalmos, ocular dysmotility causing diplopia, and, rarely, sight-threatening dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON). The prevalence of GO among Graves’ patients seems lately declining, probably due to early diagnosis, early interven...

Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts

The P.I.E.C.E.S. education program provides the foundation for a vision, language, and approach to the care of older persons with increasingly complex physical and cognitive mental health needs and associated behavioural symptoms. This framework works in concert with the British Columbia BPSD Algorithm and enhances the capacity of the interdisciplinary team to provide care, services and support...