Research ArticleArticle
Time to Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drug Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Predictors: A National, Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort
Ruben Tavares, Janet E. Pope, Jean-Luc Tremblay, Carter Thorne, Vivian P. Bykerk, Juris Lazovskis, Kenneth L.N. Blocka, Mary J. Bell, Diane Lacaille, Carol A. Hitchon, Avril A. Fitzgerald, Wesley K. Fidler, Arthur A.M. Bookman, James M. Henderson, Dianne P. Mosher, Dalton E. Sholter, Majed Khraishi, Boulos Haraoui, Hong Chen, Xiuying Li, Andreas Laupacis, Gilles Boire, George Tomlinson and Claire Bombardier
The Journal of Rheumatology August 2012, jrheum.120100; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.120100
Ruben Tavares
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Janet E. Pope
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Jean-Luc Tremblay
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Carter Thorne
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Vivian P. Bykerk
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Juris Lazovskis
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Kenneth L.N. Blocka
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Mary J. Bell
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Diane Lacaille
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Carol A. Hitchon
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Avril A. Fitzgerald
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Wesley K. Fidler
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Arthur A.M. Bookman
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
James M. Henderson
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Dianne P. Mosher
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Dalton E. Sholter
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Majed Khraishi
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Boulos Haraoui
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Hong Chen
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Xiuying Li
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Andreas Laupacis
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Gilles Boire
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
George Tomlinson
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
Claire Bombardier
From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care. R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke. Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
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- Ruben Tavares,
- Janet E. Pope,
- Jean-Luc Tremblay,
- Carter Thorne,
- Vivian P. Bykerk,
- Juris Lazovskis,
- Kenneth L.N. Blocka,
- Mary J. Bell,
- Diane Lacaille,
- Carol A. Hitchon,
- Avril A. Fitzgerald,
- Wesley K. Fidler,
- Arthur A.M. Bookman,
- James M. Henderson,
- Dianne P. Mosher,
- Dalton E. Sholter,
- Majed Khraishi,
- Boulos Haraoui,
- Hong Chen,
- Xiuying Li,
- Andreas Laupacis,
- Gilles Boire,
- George Tomlinson and
- Claire Bombardier
- From McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Western Ontario, London; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Western Hospital; University Health Network; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières, Québec City; University of Montreal, Montreal; Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Dalhousie University, Halifax; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Calgary, Calgary; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Fredericton Medical Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick; and Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Amgen Canada Inc./Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Schering Canada Inc. R. Tavares received scholarship support from the Canadian Arthritis Network, Edward Dunlop Foundation Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, and the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Dr. Bombardier holds a Pfizer Chair and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care.
R. Tavares, MBt, MSc, McMaster University; J.E. Pope, MD, MPH, University of Western Ontario; J-L. Tremblay, MD, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Trois-Rivières; C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; M.J. Bell, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; A.A.M. Bookman, MD, Toronto Western Hospital; H. Chen, MSc; G. Tomlinson, PhD; X. Li, MD, MSc, University Health Network; A. Laupacis, MD, MSc, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital; C. Bombardier, MD, University Health Network; J. Lazovskis, MD, Cape Breton Regional Hospital; K.L.N. Blocka, MD; D. Lacaille, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia; C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, University of Manitoba; A.A. Fitzgerald, MD, University of Calgary; W.K. Fidler, MD, St. Joseph’s Health Centre; J.M. Henderson, MD, Fredericton Medical Centre; D.P. Mosher, MD, Dalhousie University; D.E. Sholter, MD, University of Alberta; M. Khraishi, MB, Memorial University; B. Haraoui, MD, University of Montreal; G. Boire, MD, MSc, Université de Sherbrooke.
Address correspondence to R. Tavares, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada. E-mail: ruben.tavares@sympatico.ca
Accepted for publication June 5, 2012.
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