Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Volume 4, Issue 3 (2020)

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Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Volume 4, Issue 3 (2020)

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President's Message

Letter
Meeting the challenge
Dina Brooks PhD, MSc, BSc(PT) CTS President
Pages: 145-146
Published online: 05 Oct 2020
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CTS Guidelines and Position Statements

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Long-term monitoring of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society Position Statement
Jolene H. Fisher, Kerri A. Johannson, Deborah Assayag, Julie Morisset, Kaissa de Boer, Helene Manganas, Shane Shapera, Charlene D. Fell, Christopher J. Ryerson & Martin Kolb
Pages: 147-155
Published online: 27 Aug 2020
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Resumption of pulmonary function testing during the post-peak phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
A position statement from the Canadian Thoracic Society and the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
Sanja Stanojevic, François Beaucage, Vikram Comondore, Marie Faughnan, Tom Kovesi, Carolyn McCoy, Colm McParland, David Pawluski, Farzad Refahi, Jeremy Road & Micah Kooperberg
Pages: 156-159
Published online: 27 Aug 2020
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Updated recommendations for resumption of sleep clinic and laboratory testing
Position statement from the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) Assembly Steering Committee helping Canadian health care providers to optimize SDB management for their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
Najib T. Ayas, Refika Ersu, Kristin L. Fraser, Eleni Giannouli, Patrick J. Hanly, Tetyana Kendzerska, Sherri Katz, Brandy Lachmann, Annie Lajoie, Caroline Minville, Debra Morrison, Indra Narang, Marcus Povitz, Robert Skomro & Kathy Spurr
Pages: 160-162
Published online: 25 Aug 2020
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Canadian Thoracic Society recommendations regarding the use of face masks by the public during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic
Mohit Bhutani, Paul Hernandez, Connie Yang, Jean Bourbeau, Christopher Licskai, Gail Dechman, Anne Van Dam & Samir Gupta
Pages: 163-164
Published online: 30 Jul 2020
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Original Research

Article
Management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A survey of Canadian respirologists
Lee M. Fidler, Karen E. A. Burns, Lianne Singer, Alex Kiss, Shane Shapera & Matthew B. Stanbrook
Pages: 165-173
Published online: 14 Aug 2020
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Safety and effectiveness of lumacaftor-ivacaftor in adults with cystic fibrosis: A single-center Canadian experience
Valentine Sergeev, Sameer Desai, Eri Flores, Jane Kerr, Victoria Su, Pearce Wilcox & Bradley S. Quon
Pages: 174-179
Published online: 20 Aug 2019
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Budget-impact analysis for pleuroscopy in the diagnosis of undifferentiated pleural effusion
Inderdeep Dhaliwal, Daniel Gillett, Emma Train, Kayvan Amjadi, Michael Mitchell & Ana Johnson
Pages: 180-186
Published online: 11 Nov 2019
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Association between initial ICU admission diagnosis and outcomes in chronic critically ill patients: A retrospective cohort study
Han Yao, Dev Jayaraman & Jason Shahin
Pages: 187-193
Published online: 12 Dec 2019
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Opioid use and initiation of positive airway pressure treatment in adults referred for sleep disorder assessment: An explanatory population-based study
Tetyana Kendzerska, Tara Gomes, Andrea S. Gershon, Mary-Ellen Hogan, Daniel I. McIsaac, Robert Talarico, Douglas McKim, Jacqueline Sandoz, Robert Dales & Peter Tanuseputro
Pages: 194-204
Published online: 09 Dec 2019
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Clinical Pathological Conference

Article
An atypical life-threatening presentation, with delayed diagnosis, in a 22-year-old female
Jessica Asgarpour & Regina Taylor-Gjevre
Pages: 205-208
Published online: 28 Jan 2019
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Twitter Journal Club #RSJC #CTSJ

Letter
Mometasone or tiotropium in mild asthma with a low sputum eosinophil level: Discussions from @respandsleepjc (#rsjc)
Xin Ye Wang, Anju Anand & Matthew B. Stanbrook
Pages: 209-210
Published online: 27 Aug 2020
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