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Bilateral visual acuity decline in males with choroideremia: a pooled, cross-sectional meta-analysis by Bozkaya, Duygu, Zou, Heng, Lu, Cindy, Tsao, Nicole W, Lam, Byron L

“…Choroideremia is a rare inherited retinal disease that leads to blindness. Visual acuity (VA) is a key outcome measure in choroideremia treatment studies, but…”
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Use of biologics during pregnancy and risk of serious infections in the mother and baby: a Canadian population-based cohort study by Tsao, Nicole W, Lynd, Larry D, Sayre, Eric C, Sadatsafavi, Mohsen, Hanley, Gillian, De Vera, Mary A

“…ObjectivesTo investigate the association between exposure to biologics during pregnancy and serious infections in mothers and infants.DesignRetrospective…”
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with biologic exposure before and during pregnancy in women with inflammatory systemic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies by Tsao, Nicole W, Rebic, Nevena, Lynd, Larry D, De Vera, Mary A

“…Abstract Objective To determine the association between exposure to biologics in pregnant women with inflammatory systemic diseases and maternal and neonatal…”
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Management of Inflammatory Arthritis in pregnancy: a National Cross-Sectional Survey of Canadian rheumatologists by De Vera, Mary A, Baldwin, Corisande, Tsao, Nicole W, Howren, Alyssa, Hazlewood, Glen S, Rebić, Nevena, Ensworth, Stephanie

“…With improved therapies and management, more women with inflammatory arthritides (IA) are considering pregnancy. Our objective was to survey rheumatologists…”
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Patterns of Biologics Utilization and Discontinuation Before and During Pregnancy in Women With Autoimmune Diseases: A Population‐Based Cohort Study by Tsao, Nicole W., Lynd, Larry D., Sadatsafavi, Mohsen, Hanley, Gillian, De Vera, Mary A.

“…Objective To characterize patterns of biologics use and discontinuation before and during pregnancy in women with autoimmune diseases in British Columbia,…”
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Efficacy and Safety Data of Subsequent Entry Biologics Pertinent to Nephrology Practice: A Systematic Review by Marin, Judith Genevieve, Leung, Marianna, Lo, Clifford, Tsao, Nicole W, Martinusen, Daniel J

“…Background: Subsequent entry biologics (SEBs) may soon be a reality in Canadian nephrology practice. Understanding the worldwide experience with these agents…”
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A Budget Impact Analysis of the Introduction of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent Subsequent Entry Biologics for the Treatment of Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease in Canada by Tsao, Nicole W, Lo, Clifford, Leung, Marianna, Marin, Judith G, Martinusen, Dan

“…Background: In Europe, epoetin subsequent entry biologics (SEBs) have been in use since 2007. Canadian patents of erythropoietin stimulating agents are…”
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Potential Impact of Subsequent Entry Biologics in Nephrology Practice in Canada by Martinusen, Daniel J, Lo, Clifford, Marin, Judith G, Tsao, Nicole W, Leung, Marianna

“…Purpose of review: Subsequent entry biologics may soon be a reality in Canadian nephrology practice. Along with opportunities to reduce health care costs,…”
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Bar Code Medication Administration Technology: A Systematic Review of Impact on Patient Safety When Used with Computerized Prescriber Order Entry and Automated Dispensing Devices by Shah, Kieran, Lo, Clifford, Babich, Michele, Tsao, Nicole W, Bansback, Nick J

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Identifying relationships between the professional culture of pharmacy, pharmacists' personality traits, and the provision of advanced pharmacy services by Rosenthal, Meagen, Tsao, Nicole W., Tsuyuki, Ross T., Marra, Carlo A.

“…Legislative changes are affording pharmacists the opportunity to provide more advanced pharmacy services. However, many pharmacists have not yet been able to…”
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eHealth-supported decentralized multi-disciplinary care for gout involving rheumatology, pharmacy, and dietetics: proof-of-concept study by Howren, Alyssa, Tsao, Nicole W., Choi, Hyon K., Shojania, Kam, Kydd, Alison, Friesen, Russell, Avina-Zubieta, J. Antonio, De Vera, Mary A.

“…Objective To conduct quantitative and qualitative evaluation of an electronic health (eHealth)-supported decentralized multi-disciplinary care model for gout…”
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Characterization of pharmacist-based medication management services in a community pharmacy by Salmasi, Shahrzad, Tsao, Nicole W., Li, Kathy, Shaske, John N., Marra, Carlo A., Lynd, Larry D.

“…Medication management (MM) refers to all clinical activities that a pharmacist performs to ensure safe and effective medication therapy for patients. To…”
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Perinatal exposure to conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in women with rheumatic disease and neonatal outcomes: a population-based study by Howren, Alyssa, Rebić, Nevena, Sayre, Eric C, Tsao, Nicole W, Amiri, Neda, Baldwin, Corisande, De Vera, Mary A

“…Epidemiologic studies evaluating associations between specific arthritis medications and perinatal outcomes are limited. We evaluated the association between…”
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Risk of congenital anomalies in infants born to women with autoimmune disease using biologics before or during pregnancy: a population-based cohort study by Tsao, Nicole W, Hanley, Gillian E, Lynd, Larry D, Amiri, Neda, De Vera, Mary A

“…To determine the association between perinatal biologic use and congenital anomalies in women with autoimmune disease. We linked population-based…”
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Decentralized automated dispensing devices: systematic review of clinical and economic impacts in hospitals by Tsao, Nicole W, Lo, Clifford, Babich, Michele, Shah, Kieran, Bansback, Nick J

“…Technologies have been developed over the past 20 years to automate the stages of drug distribution in hospitals, including ordering, dispensing, delivery, and…”
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Factors associated with pharmacists’ perceptions of their working conditions and safety and effectiveness of patient care by Tsao, Nicole W., Lynd, Larry D., Gastonguay, Louise, Li, Kathy, Nakagawa, Bob, Marra, Carlo A.

“…Background: In recent years, the role of pharmacists has changed, as have various provincial legislations, which now allow pharmacists to provide additional…”
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Pharmacists’ perceptions of their working conditions and the factors influencing this: Results from 5 Canadian provinces by Tsao, Nicole W., Salmasi, Shahrzad, Li, Kathy, Nakagawa, Bob, Lynd, Larry D., Marra, Carlo A.

“…Introduction: Our previous study in British Columbia (BC) indicated that pharmacists have a poor perception of their working conditions. The objective of this…”
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Health State Utilities and Disease Duration in Systemic Sclerosis: Is There an Association? by Raymakers, Adam J N, Tsao, Nicole W, Marra, Carlo A, Clements, Philip J, Khanna, Dinesh

“…Health state utility values (HSUV) are used as weightings to calculate quality-adjusted life years in economic evaluations. Evidence suggests that patients'…”
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Utility of Electronic Medical Records in Community Rheumatology Practice for Assessing Quality of Care Indicators for Gout: A Feasibility Study by Estrada, Augusto, Tsao, Nicole W, Howren, Alyssa, Esdaile, John M, Shojania, Kamran, De Vera, Mary A

“…OBJECTIVESWith comprehensive capture of information on patient encounters, electronic medical records (EMRs) may have utility for assessing adherence to…”
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Quantifying preferences for asthma control in parents and adolescents using best–worst scaling by Ungar, Wendy J, Hadioonzadeh, Anahita, Najafzadeh, Mehdi, Tsao, Nicole W, Dell, Sharon, Lynd, Larry D

“…Summary Background Understanding the views of parents and children is critical to designing effective asthma management programs. It was hypothesized that…”
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