A retrospective chart review and thematic analysis of patients seeking mpox vaccination during the initial outbreak in 2022-2023: evaluation of access, motivations, and stigma.

Background: Mpox was identified in many previously non-endemic countries, including Canada, as of May 2022. In response to the increase in cases in Canada, and more specifically the province of Ontario, the vaccine Imvamune was rolled out. Eligibility was governed by provincial health authorities, and the response varied by region.

Estimation of Oral Disease Burden among Older Adults in LTC: A Scoping Review.

Oral health is an essential part of healthy aging and very little data exists around the disease burden for older adults in a long-term care setting. The aim of this scoping review was to estimate the disease burden of dental caries, periodontal disease, and tooth loss among older adults in Long-Term Care (LTC). This scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology.

Factors associated with knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B in individuals of Chinese descent: Results from a mass point of care testing and outreach campaign in Toronto, Canada.

Background: Migrants from hepatitis B virus (HBV) endemic regions are at high risk of having chronic infection. Despite this, HBV knowledge and awareness programming, and low-barrier screening methods such as point of care (POC) testing, among this group have yet to become routine.

Methods: We conducted a mass HBV POC screening and knowledge and awareness campaign for individuals of Chinese descent in Toronto, Canada.

The Effect of Mind-Body Intervention on Lymphocyte Doubling Time and Treatment-Free Survival in Treatment-Naïve Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients.

Introduction: Mind-body intervention (MBI) serves as a supportive aid in oncology. We hypothesized that MBI could impact the progression of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in the "watch and wait" (w&w) phase.

Methods: We conducted a non-randomized, prospective controlled study between the years 2020 and 2022 on 76 treatment-naïve CLL patients in the w&w phase.

Shared Decision-Making and Patient Communication in Nephrology Practice.

Shared decision-making (SDM) is the standard of care for patient or surrogates and their clinicians to arrive at a medical decision. Evidence suggests that SDM increases patients' understanding of their illness and satisfaction with their decision-making process. Dialysis patients often report the perception that they were passive participants in the decision to start dialysis, suggesting further opportunities for enhancing the application of SDM in decision-making with patients with kidney disease.