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Vivian C. McAlister

2008

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Reuters Health: Factor Vii Curbs Bleeding In Non-Hemophiliac Trauma, Surgical Patients Aug 2008

Reuters Health: Factor Vii Curbs Bleeding In Non-Hemophiliac Trauma, Surgical Patients

Vivian C. McAlister

Use of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) reduces the need for blood transfusion in patients without hemophilia and may also reduce mortality, according to pooled data from randomized placebo-controlled trials involving more than 3000 participants, Canadian researchers report. "I had found it to be effective in some combat situations in Afghanistan," senior investigator Dr. Vivian C. McAlister told Reuters Health.

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Waiting For Liver Transplantation In Canada: Waitlist History 2000--2004 And Sensitivity Analysis For The Future., David Stanford, Elizabeth Renouf, Vivian C. Mcalister May 2008

Waiting For Liver Transplantation In Canada: Waitlist History 2000--2004 And Sensitivity Analysis For The Future., David Stanford, Elizabeth Renouf, Vivian C. Mcalister

Vivian C. McAlister

This study comprises a historical review of liver transplants performed in Canada during 2000--2004, and sensitivity analyses to assess the impact of possible changes in the operation of the waitlists. In the first part, overall statistics are reported, and the notable impact that blood type plays in affecting waiting time is discussed. Waiting times and numbers of transplants are also reported by gender, age, and geographic region (waitlist), and statistical analyses of the patient placement and cadaveric donations processes are performed. These analyses establish that the service times of an appropriate queuing model are closely approximated by an exponential distribution. …

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Report Of The Global Health Task Force, Vivian C. Mcalister Dec 2007

Report Of The Global Health Task Force, Vivian C. Mcalister

Vivian C. McAlister

The mandate of the Global Health Task Force was to advise the Dean regarding the development of Global Health at SSMD by broadly analyzing Global and international Health activities, within SSMD at The University of Western Ontario and in other Canadian universities, in order to make recommendations with respect to scope, coordinating structure, required administrative support, existing and potential academic activity and placement within the formal undergraduate curriculum for medical and dental students, as well as elective offerings and volunteer opportunities that may also involve students from professional programs within the Faculty of Health Sciences. The Task Force reviewed structures …

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