Vasculitis in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: A study of 32 patients and systematic review of the literature.

Background: Published small case series suggest that inflammatory bowel disease [IBD; Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC)] and vasculitis co-occur more frequently than would be expected by chance.

Objectives: To describe this association by an analysis of a large cohort of carefully studied patients and through a systematic literature review.

Methods: Patients with both IBD and vasculitis enrolled in the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) Longitudinal Studies, followed in Canadian Vasculitis research network (CanVasc) centers and/or in the University of Toronto's IBD clinic were included in this case series.

Learning behaviour and preferences of family medicine residents under a flexible academic curriculum.

Objective: To determine family medicine residents' learning behaviour and preferences outside of clinical settings in order to help guide the development of an effective academic program that can maximize their learning.

Design: Retrospective descriptive analysis of academic learning logs submitted by residents as part of their academic training requirements between 2008 and 2011.

Setting: London, Ont.

Bone mineral density in adolescents with eating disorders exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Retrospective chart review was used to collect data from adolescents seen in a specialized eating disorder program over an 11-year period in order to investigate any association between exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and bone mineral density (BMD). SSRI users were matched with controls based on age (within 1.5 years), gender, eating disorder diagnosis, and percent ideal body weight (within 5%), resulting in a sample of 31 pairs.