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The quietly defiant patient by Gorfinkel, Iris, MD

“…I face a fatigued, bespectacled 50-something-year-old man who has waited a gruelling six and a half hours for this moment. I harbour serious doubts that my…”
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The potential benefits of a national vaccine registry for Canada by Gorfinkel, Iris S, Lexchin, Joel

“…Health Canada lacks vital information about population-specific vaccination rates that a national vaccine registry would provide. As a direct result, the…”
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Efficacy Results of a Trial of a Herpes Simplex Vaccine by Belshe, Robert B, Leone, Peter A, Bernstein, David I, Wald, Anna, Levin, Myron J, Stapleton, Jack T, Gorfinkel, Iris, Morrow, Rhoda L. Ashley, Ewell, Marian G, Stokes-Riner, Abbie, Dubin, Gary, Heineman, Thomas C, Schulte, Joann M, Deal, Carolyn D

“…There is no vaccine to prevent herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. In this trial in 8323 women, a candidate HSV vaccine containing glycoprotein D was found…”
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Efficacy of the Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Adults 70 Years of Age or Older by Cunningham, Anthony L, Lal, Himal, Kovac, Martina, Chlibek, Roman, Hwang, Shinn-Jang, Díez-Domingo, Javier, Godeaux, Olivier, Levin, Myron J, McElhaney, Janet E, Puig-Barberà, Joan, Vanden Abeele, Carline, Vesikari, Timo, Watanabe, Daisuke, Zahaf, Toufik, Ahonen, Anitta, Athan, Eugene, Barba-Gomez, Jose F, Campora, Laura, de Looze, Ferdinandus, Downey, H. Jackson, Ghesquiere, Wayne, Gorfinkel, Iris, Korhonen, Tiina, Leung, Edward, McNeil, Shelly A, Oostvogels, Lidia, Rombo, Lars, Smetana, Jan, Weckx, Lily, Yeo, Wilfred, Heineman, Thomas C

“…In this trial of a recombinant VZV glycoprotein E subunit vaccine with the adjuvant AS01 B , the risk of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia is shown to…”
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A call to mandate patient access to personal primary care medical records across Canada by Gorfinkel, Iris, MD, Lexchin, Joel, MD

“…Eighty-five percent of family physicians use an electronic medical record. Yet, despite this, clinicians other than the patients' family physicians still…”
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Attitudes, barriers, and facilitators to adherent completion of the recombinant zoster vaccine regimen in Canada: Qualitative interviews with healthcare providers and patients by George, Sydney, Regan, Jessica, Awan, Amnah, O'Connor, Meaghan, Foster, April, Raymond, Kimberly, Gorfinkel, Iris, McNeil, Shelly A

“…This qualitative, cross-sectional study aimed to understand the barriers and facilitators related to the adherence and completion of the recombinant zoster…”
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Medical conditions at enrollment do not impact efficacy and safety of the adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine: a pooled post-hoc analysis of two parallel randomized trials by Oostvogels, Lidia, Heineman, Thomas C., Johnson, Robert W., Levin, Myron J., McElhaney, Janet E., Van den Steen, Peter, Zahaf, Toufik, Dagnew, Alemnew F., Chlibek, Roman, Diez-Domingo, Javier, Gorfinkel, Iris S., Hervé, Caroline, Hwang, Shinn-Jang, Ikematsu, Hideyuki, Kalema, George, Lal, Himal, McNeil, Shelly A., Mrkvan, Tomas, Pauksens, Karlis, Smetana, Jan, Watanabe, Daisuke, Weckx, Lily Yin, Cunningham, Anthony L.

“…In two pivotal efficacy studies (ZOE-50; ZOE-70), the adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) demonstrated >90% efficacy against herpes zoster (HZ). Adults…”
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Using bar codes to create a robust national vaccine registry by Gorfinkel, Iris

“…Now that vaccines for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) are being developed, the lack of an adult vaccine registry has been…”
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"You're no longer safe to drive ..." by Gorfinkel, Iris

“…Gorfinkel narrates her personal experiences treating a patient with a memory loss. "Aging is a battlefield," a stalwart 80-plus patient asserts as he leaves…”
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House calls: what doctors get when they give by Gorfinkel, Iris, Bernstein, Mark

“…Gorfinkel narrates the essence of being a doctor. She imparts how it felt seeing her patient recovered or seeing them on the face of impending death. Moreover,…”
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The trauma-informed genital and gynecologic examination by Gorfinkel, Iris, Perlow, Elana, Macdonald, Sheila

“…Gorfinkel et al present several facts about genital and gynecologic examination. A history of sexual violence reduces the likelihood of people having timely…”
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L’examen génital et gynécologique qui tient compte des traumatismes subis by Gorfinkel, Iris, Perlow, Elana, Macdonald, Sheila

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We need to mandate drug cost transparency on electronic medical records by Gorfinkel, Iris, Lexchin, Joel

“…Canada has the dubious distinction of boasting the second highest per capita drug costs in the world, after the US, with prescription drugs as the second most…”
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Enabling Patient Portals to Access Primary Care Medical Records: Maximizing Collaboration in Care between Patients and Providers by Gorfinkel, Iris, Lexchin, Joel

“…Portals to allow patients to access their primary care medical records are necessary to achieve true collaborative care between doctors and patients. In this…”
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Cost-of-living challenges highlight urgency for clinicians to prescribe affordable medications by Gorfinkel, Iris, Lexchin, Joel R.

“…Gorfinkel and Lexchin discuss cost-of-living challenges which highlight urgency for clinicians to prescribe affordable medications. High out-of-pocket costs…”
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Les défis du coût de la vie soulignent l’urgence pour les médecins de prescrire des médicaments abordables by Gorfinkel, Iris, Lexchin, Joel R.

“…Gorfinkel and Lexchin discuss cost-of-living challenges which highlight urgency for clinicians to prescribe affordable medications. High out-of-pocket costs…”
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Engaging physicians to prescribe more cost-effectively: Blueprint for change by Gorfinkel, Iris, Brown, Ahuva, Lexchin, Joel R

“…The cost of pharmaceutical spending in Canada continues to rise with concerning rapidity. In 2018 it was the fastest growing category of health care…”
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Inciter les médecins à prescrire en se souciant davantage des coûts: Stratégie de changement by Gorfinkel, Iris, Brown, Ahuva, Lexchin, Joel R

“…The cost of pharmaceutical spending in Canada continues to rise with concerning rapidity. In 2018 it was the fastest growing category of health care…”
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The Adjuvanted Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Confers Long-Term Protection Against Herpes Zoster: Interim Results of an Extension Study of the Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trials ZOE-50 and ZOE-70 by Boutry, Céline, Hastie, Andrew, Diez-Domingo, Javier, Tinoco, Juan Carlos, Yu, Chong-Jen, Andrews, Charles, Beytout, Jean, Caso, Covadonga, Cheng, Huey-Shinn, Cheong, Hee Jin, Choo, Eun Ju, Curiac, Dan, Di Paolo, Emmanuel, Dionne, Marc, Eckermann, Tamara, Esen, Meral, Ferguson, Murdo, Ghesquiere, Wayne, Hwang, Shinn-Jang, Avelino-Silva, Thiago Junqueira, Kosina, Pavel, Liu, Chiu-Shong, Markkula, Jukka, Moeckesch, Beate, Murta de Oliveira, Cláudia, Park, Dae Won, Pauksens, Karlis, Pirrotta, Paola, Plassmann, Georg, Pretswell, Carol, Rombo, Lars, Salaun, Bruno, Sanmartin Berglund, Johan, Schenkenberger, Isabelle, Schwarz, Tino, Shi, Meng, Ukkonen, Benita, Zahaf, Toufik, Zerbini, Cristiano, Schuind, Anne, Cunningham, Anthony L

“…Abstract Background This ongoing follow-up study evaluated the persistence of efficacy and immune responses for 6 additional years in adults vaccinated with…”
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L'examen genital et gynecologique qui tient compte des traumatismes subis by Gorfinkel, Iris, Perlow, Elana, Macdonald, Sheila

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