Toronto 2009

Aesthetic plastic surgery symposium, toronto, ontario, april 17-18, 2009.

Highlights from the Critical Care Canada Forum 2009 - 25 to 28 October 2009, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

e Critical Care Canada Forum was held in Toronto, Canada from 25 to 28 October 2009 [1]. Th e conference, which focuses on the care of critically ill patients wherever the patients are located, was attended by 879 delegates and featured 197 separate presentations, includ ing several as yet unpublished trials. Th e hot topic this year was planning for the impact of a worldwide outbreak of H1N1 i...

Predictors of pandemic influenza infection in adults presenting to two urban emergency departments, Toronto, 2009.

OBJECTIVE Identifying features that differentiate patients with H1N1 influenza infection from those with other conditions may assist clinical decision making during waves of pandemic influenza activity. METHODS From April 27 to June 15, 2009, nasopharyngeal swabs were obtained from all adults presenting to two urban emergency departments (EDs) with illness including fever or respiratory sympt...

Risk Factors for Influenza among Health Care Workers during 2009 Pandemic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This prospective cohort study, performed during the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic, was aimed to determine whether adults working in acute care hospitals were at higher risk than other working adults for influenza and to assess risk factors for influenza among health care workers (HCWs). We assessed the risk for influenza among 563 HCWs and 169 non-HCWs using PCR to test nasal swab samples col...

ASAC Toronto

n today’s globalized business environment, North American workplaces are becoming increasingly diverse. In Canada a growing number of ethnic minorities and women has increased their percentage of the existing workforce (Cox, 1991a, 1994; Wilson, 1996). The Canadian paid labour force is now comprised of approximately 60% women and visible minorities, and this trend continues to increase (Statist...