Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
PRIORITY PRESS - 35th Annual Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
Phase III Trials in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Focus on Clinical Events Rather Than Symptom Control
Amsterdam, Netherlands / August 31-September 4, 2013
Amsterdam - In pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), trials are being increasingly designed to evaluate protection against disease progression rather than symptom control alone, according to data presented at the 2013 ESC. The trial data...
PRIORITY PRESS - 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Clarity Grows on the Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Routine Control of Type 2 Diabetes
Chicago, Illinois / June 21-25, 2013
Chicago - The order in which oral agents are employed to control type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is under consideration as a result of the introduction of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, based on clinical trial results...
ABSTRACTS in PERSPECTIVE - Based on presentations from the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Maturing Clinical Experience with SGLT2 Inhibitors Is Clarifying Clinical Applications
Chicago, Illinois / June 21-25, 2013
EDITORIAL OVERVIEW: Philip A. McFarlane, MD, PhD, FRCPC Division of NephrologySt. Michael’s HospitalUniversity of TorontoToronto, Ontario Jean-Francois Yale, MD, FRCPCMcGill University Health CentreMcGill UniversityMontreal,...
PRIORITY PRESS - International Conference of the American Thoracic Society
Updates in the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / May 17-22, 2013
Philadelphia - Currently, the gold standard for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) but when patients are deemed inoperable or when symptoms persist or recur following PEA, new medical...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Get with the PROTOCOL - A Regional Perspective on the Evidence and Resulting Changes in ACS Protocol
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
May 2013
Reviewed and edited by: Michel Le May, MD, FRCPCDirector, Coronary Care Unit, and University of Ottawa Heart Institute Regional STEMI ProgramProfessor of MedicineUniversity of Ottawa Heart InstituteOttawa, Ontario IntroductionAntiplatelet...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Get with the GUIDELINES - A Regional Perspective on the Evidence and Resulting Changes in ACS Protocol
London Health Sciences Centre
May 2013
Reviewed and edited by: Dennis Humen, MD, FRCPCCardiologist London Health Sciences CentreProfessor of MedicineUniversity of Western Ontario London, Ontario IntroductionCare pathways that include antiplatelet therapy in the management of...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Get with the PROTOCOL - A Regional Perspective on the Evidence and Resulting Changes in ACS Protocol
William Osler Health System
May 2013
Reviewed and edited by: Dominic L. Raco, MD, FRCPC, FACCCorporate Chief of Cardiology & Medical Director of Cardiovascular Health SystemWilliam Osler Health SystemBrampton and Etobicoke, Ontario IntroductionAntiplatelet therapy in the...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Get Up to Date - A Regional Perspective on the Evidence and Resulting Changes in ACS Protocol
Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region
May 2013
Reviewed and edited by: William Semchuk, MSc, PharmD, FCSHPManager, Clinical Pharmacy ServicesRegina Qu’Appelle Health RegionAssistant Clinical ProfessorCollege of Medicine, and College of Pharmacy and NutritionUniversity of...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Get with the PROTOCOL - A Regional Perspective on the Evidence and Resulting Changes in ACS Protocol
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal
April 2013
Reviewed and edited by: André Kokis, MD, FRCPC, FACCCardiologistHead of Interventional CardiologyCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de MontréalAssociate Professor of medecineUniversité de MontréalMontreal,...