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• The association of gender and persistent opioid use following an acute pain event: A retrospective population based study of renal colic.

  Authors:Melanie Jaeger, Greg W. Hosier, Thomas McGregor, Darren Beiko, Sarah Medina Kasasni, Christopher M. Booth, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 26, 20214,333 words Report 1670LIntroduction This study aims to explore gender-related differences in persistent opioid use following an acute pain episode and evaluate potential explanatory variables. Methods This retrospective population-based...

• Innate immune memory is associated with increased disease-free survival in bladder cancer patients treated with bacillus Calmette-Guerin.

  Authors:Charles H. Graham, Jean-Francois Pare, Tiziana Cotechini, Wilma Hopman, Charles C.T. Hindmarch, Abdi Ghaffari, et al.From:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 15, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20213,722 words Report 1790LIntroduction: While studies suggest that innate immune memory acquired by circulating monocytes may mediate the benefit of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in the treatment of patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive...

• Confirmation de la relation entre le volume et les resultats des soins pour le cancer de la vessie : que faire maintenant ?

  Author:D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 7, Issue 11-12) Peer-Reviewed

  November-December 2013833 words Editorial 1190LAuthor(s): D. Robert Siemens, MD, FRCSC L'AUC a pour mandat de promouvoir les plus hautes normes dans les soins urologiques pour les Canadiens et de faire avancer l'art et la science de l'urologie. La prise en...

• PSA screening: and now ... a message from our experts/Mesure de I'APS: Et maintenant ... un message de nos experts

  Authors:Anil Kapoor and D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 8, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20142,228 words Clinical report 1730LA 62-year-old man presents to the emergency room with severe back pain. A workup reveals a rock-hard prostate, PSA of 75 and widespread prostate cancer bone metastases to his pelvic bones, rib cage, and spine. Most...

• Augmenting detection of prostate cancer in transrectal ultrasound images using SVM and RF time series

  Authors:Mehdi Moradi, Purang Abolmaesumi, D. Robert Siemens, Eric E. Sauerbrei, Alexander H. Boag, and Parvin MousaviFrom:IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (Vol. 56, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2009 Author abstract, Tec...

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• CUASF: Fostering clinician-scientists in Canadian urology

  Author:D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 5, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 1, 2011560 words Editorial 1890LAuthor(s): D. Robert Siemens, MD, FRCSC Clinician-scientists play a pivotal role in the gap between biomedical research and clinical practice, formulating important patient-focused research questions and then...

• Predictive validity of five comorbidity indices in prostate carcinoma patients treated with curative intent

  Authors:David L. Boulos, Patti A. Groome, Michael D. Brundage, D. Robert Siemens, William J. Mackillop, Jeremy P.W. Heaton, et al.From:Cancer (Vol. 106, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

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• What if?: Regret and cancer-related decisions/Et si?: Les regrets et les decisions liees au cancer

  Authors:Deb Feldman-Stewart and D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 9, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20152,165 words Report 1460LIn today's age of instant, virtually global medical information exchange from seemingly endless sources, use of attention-grabbing headlines/titles is as common as those (disturbingly effective) ones found on check-out...

• Addressing concerns around the veracity of scientific research and publication

  Authors:D. Robert Siemens and Fred SaadFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 10, Issue 5-6) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 20161,102 words Article 1740LMany readers of this issue of the CUAJ will be looking forward to attending the 71st annual meeting of the CUA, being held this month in Vancouver, BC. The academic offerings at the meeting appear to be outstanding and...

• Attitudes and experiences of residents in pursuit of postgraduate fellowships: a national survey of Canadian trainees

  Authors:Naji J. Touma and D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 8, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20143,536 words Survey 1580LIntroduction: There have been significant pressures on urology training in North America over the last decade due to both the constantly evolving skill set required and the external demands around delivery of urological...

• Maintenant en ligne !

  Authors:Josephine E. Sciortino and D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 7, Issue 1-2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 2013614 words Editorial 1240LAuthor(s): Josephine E. Sciortino, MA, D. Robert Siemens, MD, FRCSC Voici ma première communication qui vous est directement adressée, lecteurs du JAUC . Je suis très heureuse de vous écrire! Au cours des 7 dernières...

• Watching the bottom line in urology

  Author:D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 7, Issue 3-4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 1, 2013684 words Article 1970LAuthor(s): D. Robert Siemens, MD, FRCSC The development of expensive solutions to many of the life-threatening illnesses, as well as chronic disease, in our aging population is escalating pressures on our healthcare...

• Are we getting through? A national survey on the CanMEDS communicator role in urology residency

  Authors:Gregory Roberts, Darren Beiko, Naji Touma, and D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 7, Issue 11-12) Peer-Reviewed

  November-December 2013758 words Survey 1330LAuthor(s): Gregory Roberts, MD, Darren Beiko, MD, FRCSC, Naji Touma, MD, FRCSC, D. Robert Siemens, MD, FRCSC Appendix 1 1. How many hours, on average do you spend in the hospital per week? <40 hours 41-50...

• The status of evidence-based medicine education in urology residency

  Authors:Kirk Roth and D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 4, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 1, 20103,257 words Survey Author(s): Kirk Roth, MD, D. Robert Siemens, MD, FRCSC Introduction Over the past decade there has been growing interest in the role and structure of evidence-based medicine (EBM) curricula in residency programs....

• Composite paraganglioma-ganglioneuroma of the urinary bladder: a rare neoplasm causing hemodynamic crisis at tumour resection

  Authors:C-H. Chen, Alexander H. Boag, Darren T. Beiko, D. Robert Siemens, Alison Froese, and Phillip A. IsotaloFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 3, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20091,695 words Case study 1770LAuthor(s): C-H. Chen, MD [1], Alexander H. Boag, MASc, MD [1], Darren T. Beiko, MD [2], D. Robert Siemens, MD, FRCSC [2], Alison Froese, MD, FRCPC [3], Phillip A. Isotalo, MD, FRCPC (corresponding author) [1]...

• How to prioritize urological surgeries during epidemics: Lessons learned from the Toronto SARS outbreak in 2003.

  Authors:Roseanne Ferreira, Melissa McGrath, Yuding Wang, Alp Sener, D. Robert Siemens, and Luis H. BragaFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 14, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2020959 words Article 2650LThe current outbreak of COVID-19 was first described as a pneumonia of unknown origin, which rapidly spread from the city of Wuhan to mainland China and ultimately, throughout the world. (1,2) On March 11, the World...

• Pop psychology and predatory journals

  Author:D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 11, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20171,212 words Editorial 1540LI've been considering hinting to my kids that for the upcoming holidays, it would most welcome if they were to take wholesale control of my external electronic memory systems (email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)...

• Validation of predictors for lymph node status in penile cancer: Results from a population-based cohort

  Authors:X. Melody Qu, D. Robert Siemens, Alexander V. Louie, Darwin Yip, and Aamer MahmudFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 12, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20183,948 words Report 1770LIntroduction: The ability to predict lymph node (LN) status is essential in the management of men with localized squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the penis. There has been limited external validation of available risk...

• Pediatric urological surgery readiness condition (PedsUROCON).

  Authors:Roseanne Ferreira, Daniel Keefe, Yuding Wang, Melissa McGrath, Martin A. Koyle, D. Robert Siemens, et al.From:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 14, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20201,436 words Article 1960LAs of March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic and urged countries to implement protocols to contain the virus spread. (1) It was soon realized that the world...

• Revving up our service to Canadian Urology: CUAJ a proud venue

  Author:D. Robert SiemensFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 6, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 1, 2012678 words Editorial 1610LAuthor(s): D. Robert Siemens, MD, FRCSC It is an honour and privilege to be writing this editorial as the newly installed CUAJ Editor-in-Chief. This position is vetted and recommended by an ad hoc committee of the...