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Poliquin Resident Research Competition 2013

We are pleased to present the collection of papers that comprise the Poliquin Resident Research Competition 2013 that was held at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery in Banff, Alberta. This competition is a highlight of the Annual Meeting and showcases some of the brightest and most innovative work that our trainees and their training programs have to offer.

Entry is open to all resident in a Canadian Otolaryngology-HNS training program. The competition recognizes, in memoriam, Dr. Jacques Poliquin, who was a prominent Otolaryngologist, researcher, and educator who fostered this competition in its formative years.

Publication charges for this collection were funded by Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. All articles have undergone the journal’s standard peer-review process.

We hope that you enjoy the culmination of these efforts.

View all collections in Journal of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery.

  1. Thyroid nodules are common, but only 5% of nodules are found to be malignant. In North America, the incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing. Fine needle aspirate (FNA) biopsy is the diagnostic test of choice...

    Authors: Matthew D Brace, Jun Wang, Mark Petten, Martin J Bullock, Fawaz Makki, Jonathan Trites, S Mark Taylor and Robert D Hart
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:22
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  2. The use of pre-operatively applied topical tissue expansion tapes have previously demonstrated increased rates of primary closure of radial forearm free flap donor sites. This is associated with a reduced cost...

    Authors: Jeffson Chung, James P Bonaparte, Michael Odell and Martin Corsten
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:8
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  3. Prior work by our group suggested that a single one hour post-thyroidectomy parathyroid hormone (1 hr PTH) level could accurately stratify patients into high and low risk groups for the development of hypocalc...

    Authors: Trung N Le, Paul D Kerr, Donna E Sutherland and Pascal Lambert
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:5
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:42

  4. Cranial nerve injury involves loss of central neural cells in the brain stem and surrounding support matrix, leading to severe functional impairment. Therapeutically targeting cellular replacement and enhancin...

    Authors: Xiao Zhao, Gordon S Yao, Yang Liu, Jian Wang, Kajana Satkunendrarajah and Michael Fehlings
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:60
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  5. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a postoperative clinical care pathway for patients undergoing major head and neck oncologic surgery with microvascular reconstruction.

    Authors: Jonathan F Dautremont, Luke R Rudmik, Justin Yeung, Tiffany Asante, Steve C Nakoneshny, Monica Hoy, Amanda Lui, Shamir P Chandarana, Thomas W Matthews, Christiaan Schrag and Joseph C Dort
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:59
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  6. Many published epidemiologic studies confirm a marked increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis. The link between allergic rhinitis and asthma has been extensively studied and approximately 75...

    Authors: Caroline C Jeffery, Mohit Bhutani, Harissios Vliagoftis, Erin D Wright, Hadi Seikaly and David WJ Côté
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:58
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  7. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is recognized as the key risk factor for a distinct subset of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. P16 is a reliable, sensitive surrogate marker for HPV and confers a positive prog...

    Authors: Timothy Cooper, Vincent Biron, Ben Adam, Alexander C Klimowicz, Lakshmi Puttagunta and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:57
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  8. Intraoperative parathyroid hormone level (IOPTH) is withdrawn during parathyroidectomy to confirm the success of the procedure. Recently, the importance of IOPTH has been put to question. The purpose of this s...

    Authors: Faisal Zawawi, Alex M Mlynarek, Arielle Cantor, Rickul Varshney, Martin J Black, Michael P Hier, Louise Rochon and Richard J Payne
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:56
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