Surgeons disciplined by regulatory bodies in Canada between 2000 and 2017.

Identifying characteristics of disciplined surgeons is important for public safety. A database of all physicians disciplined by a Canadian provincial medical regulatory authority (College of Physicians and Surgeons) between 2000 and 2017 was constructed, and comparisons between surgeons and other physicians were undertaken. Of 1100 disciplined physicians, 174 (15.

International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Background: Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical management of the adult OSA patient. Toward this goal, an international collaborative of multidisciplinary experts in sleep apnea evaluation and treatment have produced the International Consensus statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (ICS:OSA).

Methods: Using previously defined methodology, focal topics in OSA were assigned as literature review (LR), evidence-based review (EBR), or evidence-based review with recommendations (EBR-R) formats.

Management of Traumatic Injury and Osseointegration Failure in Children With Percutaneous Bone Conduction Implants.

Objective: This study examines the incidence and management of traumatic loss or osseointegration failure of percutaneous bone conduction implants in children.

Study Design: Case series.

Setting: Pediatric tertiary care institution.

Effectiveness of discovery learning using a mobile otoscopy simulator on knowledge acquisition and retention in medical students: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Portable educational technologies, like simulators, afford students the opportunity to learn independently. A key question in education, is how to pair self-regulated learning (SRL) with direct instruction. A cloud-based portable otoscopy simulator was employed to compare two curricula involving SRL.

Death of a 29-Year-Old Male from Undifferentiated Sepsis.

Tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitors, such as infliximab, and other biologic agents are associated with increased risk of opportunistic infection, including tuberculosis. Tuberculosis infections associated with infliximab tend to present atypically and can be difficult to diagnose, as they are more likely to manifest as extrapulmonary or disseminated disease. The authors report a case involving a 29-year-old male patient who died following 16 days of treatment for undifferentiated sepsis and who was found on autopsy to have widespread disseminated tuberculosis.

The water maze paradigm in experimental studies of chronic cognitive disorders: Theory, protocols, analysis, and inference.

An instrumental step in assessing the validity of animal models of chronic cognitive disorders is to document disease-related deficits in learning/memory capacity. The water maze (WM) is a popular paradigm because of its low cost, relatively simple protocol and short procedure time. Despite being broadly accepted as a spatial learning task, inference of generalized, bona fide "cognitive" dysfunction can be challenging because task accomplishment is also reliant on non-cognitive processes.