The growing obesity epidemic requires an evidence‐based approach to management of
patients with obesity. Two systematic reviews on obesity‐management interventions in …

The use of quantitative intercoder reliability measures in the analysis of qualitative research
data has often generated acrimonious debates among researchers who view quantitative …

Rationale Competency‐based education (CBE) is currently being implemented across
Canadian postgraduate medical education programmes through Competence by Design (CBD). …

Objective To identify barriers to and facilitators of primary care provider (PCP) referral for
bariatric surgery in patients with obesity. Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO …

Background In North America, there is limited data to support deliberate application strategies
for post-graduate residency training. There is significant interest in determining what …

Although attitudes to premarital sex may be influenced by several factors, the importance of
religion to that discourse cannot be underestimated. By providing standards to judge and …

Purpose: The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) has mandated
the transition of postgraduate medical training in Canada to a competency-based medical …

Background: While research suggests that manifestations of the hidden curriculum (HC)
phenomenon have the potential to reinforce or undermine the values of an institution, very few …

While extant research suggests that context, structural socioeconomic and cultural factors
matter in intimate partner violence research, quantitative research on the subject in sub-…

Purpose: All postgraduate residency programs in Canada are transitioning to a competency-based
medical education (CBME) model divided into 4 stages of training. Queen’s …