Academic Integrity Policies of Publicly Funded Universities in Western Canada

Assessing the Integrity of Publicly Funded Research

Preface Since its establishment in 1992, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has conducted several studies on research misconduct and research integrity 1 in an attempt to develop a knowledge base on important issues, such as the impact of misconduct allegations on exonerated scientists, the experience of whistleblowers in the aftermath of making allegations, the research guidelines adopted ...

1115Impact of a Publicly Funded Rotavirus Vaccine in Quebec, Canada

Background. Rotavirus (RV) is the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis (GE) in young children. In November 2011, the province of Quebec, Canada implemented a publicly funded RV vaccination program. To assess its impact, trends in passive RV laboratory detection from 2006-2013 and Emergency Department (ED) visits for GE at two pediatric centres were evaluated. Methods. We used the virology la...

Characteristics of the population eligible for and receiving publicly funded bariatric surgery in Canada

BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery is the most effective current treatment for severe obesity. Capacity to perform surgery within Canada's public health system is limited and potential candidates face protracted wait times. A better understanding of the gaps between demand for surgery and the capacity to provide it is required. The purpose of this study was to quantify and characterize the bariatric ...

Publicly-funded homebirth models in Australia.

BACKGROUND Publicly-funded homebirth programs in Australia have been developed in the past decade mostly in isolation from each other and with limited published evaluations. There is also distinct lack of publicly available information about the development and characteristics of these programs. We instigated the National Publicly-funded Homebirth Consortium and conducted a preliminary survey o...

The new international trade regime: problems for publicly funded healthcare in Canada?