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Kam Shojania

Clinical Professor of Medicine
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Cited by 4192

Reliability of the knee examination in osteoarthritis: effect of standardization

…, S Huang, P Peloso, K Shojania… - … : Official Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the reliability of physical examination of the osteoarthritic (OA) knee by
rheumatologists, and to evaluate the benefits of standardization. Methods Forty‐two physical …

The rising prevalence and incidence of gout in British Columbia, Canada: population-based trends from 2000 to 2012

…, N McCormick, MA De Vera, K Shojania… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Gout is increasingly recognized as the most common form of inflammatory arthritis
worldwide; however, no Canadian data on the disease burden of gout are available. We …

Efficacy, tolerability, and safety of cannabinoid treatments in the rheumatic diseases: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

…, JJ Mcdougall, Y Shir, K Shojania… - Arthritis care & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of cannabinoids (phyto‐ and
syntheto‐) in the management of rheumatic diseases. Methods Multiple databases, including …

CanVasc recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitides

…, CA Pineau, HN Reich, N Samadi, K Shojania… - The Journal of …, 2016 - jrheum.org
Objective. The Canadian Vasculitis research network (CanVasc) is composed of physicians
from different medical specialties and researchers with expertise in vasculitis. One of its aims …

Key barriers to gout care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies

…, HK Choi, SHJ Choi, AF Townsend, K Shojania… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Gout care remains highly suboptimal, contributing to an increased global disease
burden. To understand barriers to gout care, our aim was to provide a systematic review …

Clinical spectrum and therapeutics in Canadian patients with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5)-positive dermatomyositis: a case-based review

K Huang, O Vinik, K Shojania, J Yeung… - Rheumatology …, 2019 - Springer
The objective of the study was to determine the clinical features and treatment course in
Canadian patients with dermatomyositis (DM) associated with the anti-melanoma differentiation-…

[HTML][HTML] Rheumatologists lack confidence in their knowledge of cannabinoids pertaining to the management of rheumatic complaints

…, S LeClercq, JJ McDougall, Y Shir, K Shojania… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2014 - Springer
Background Arthritis pain is reported as one of the most common reasons for persons using
medical herbal cannabis in North America. “Severe arthritis” is the condition justifying legal …

Reliability of the hip examination in osteoarthritis: effect of standardization

…, A Chalmers, N Mahomed, K Shojania… - Arthritis Care & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the reliability of the physical examination of the hip in osteoarthritis (OA)
among rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons, and to evaluate the benefits of …

Lyme disease diagnosed by alternative methods: a phenotype similar to that of chronic fatigue syndrome

…, TS Steiner, J Singer, K Shojania… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. A subset of patients reporting a diagnosis of Lyme disease can be described
as having alternatively diagnosed chronic Lyme syndrome (ADCLS), in which diagnosis is …

Societal preferences for rheumatoid arthritis treatments: evidence from a discrete choice experiment

M Harrison, C Marra, K Shojania, N Bansback - Rheumatology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective. There is a concern that cost-effectiveness analysis using quality-adjusted life
years does not capture all valuable benefits of treatments. The objective of this study was to …