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| R L CowieSummaryAffiliation: University of Calgary Country: Canada Publications
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Can inhaled fluticasone alone or in combination with salmeterol reduce systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [NCT00120978]Don D Sin
Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
BMC Pulm Med 6:3. 2006....- Mometasone furoate: an inhaled glucocorticoid for the management of asthma in adults and childrenRobert L Cowie
Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Department of Medicine, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Expert Opin Pharmacother 10:2009-14. 2009..These effects are minimal when mometasone is used appropriately at low or moderate doses... - Asthma control and management in the community: indices in 1997 compared with indices in 2002Robert L Cowie
Calgary COPD and Asthma Program, Canada
Can Fam Physician 52:750-1. 2006..To determine whether there was any change in indices of asthma control in population-based samples of patients with asthma between 1997 and 2002... - Tolerability of a salmeterol xinafoate/fluticasone propionate hydrofluoroalkane metered-dose inhaler in adolescent and adult patients with persistent asthma: a 52-week, open-label, stratified, parallel-group, multicenter studyRobert L Cowie
Health Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Clin Ther 29:1390-402. 2007..Many patients with asthma require an inhaled long-acting beta(2)-agonist (LABA) in addition to an inhaled corticosteroid to adequately control their disease... - Asthma symptoms do not predict spirometryRobert L Cowie
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Can Respir J 14:339-42. 2007..Asthma is a disease characterized by variable airflow obstruction, but the measurement of airflow is often omitted in the process of diagnosis and management of the disease... - A randomised controlled trial of the Buteyko technique as an adjunct to conventional management of asthmaRobert L Cowie
Calgary COPD and Asthma Program, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
Respir Med 102:726-32. 2008..To assess the effectiveness of a non-pharmacological intervention in patients with asthma on conventional therapy including inhaled corticosteroid... - Inhaled corticosteroid therapy does not control asthmaRobert L Cowie
Calgary COPD and Asthma Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Can Respir J 11:555-8. 2004..Randomized clinical trials demonstrate efficacy and show that inhaled corticosteroid therapy can control asthma, but details concerning their effectiveness in achieving this goal in the community are lacking... - Predicting emergency department utilization in adults with asthma: a cohort studyR L Cowie
Calgary Asthma Program, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Asthma 38:179-84. 2001..D. asthma treatment since entry to the cohort. This study suggests that special attention should be paid to subjects with asthma that interferes with their lifestyle and to those who have needed hospital admission for asthma... - Asthma in adolescents: a randomized, controlled trial of an asthma program for adolescents and young adults with severe asthmaRobert L Cowie
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Can Respir J 9:253-9. 2002..Asthma is common and is often poorly controlled in adolescent subjects... - Asthma education and management programs in CanadaR L Cowie
Health Sciences Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada corrected
Can Respir J 8:416-20. 2001..To establish the number and type of asthma patient education programs throughout Canada... - The impact of asthma management guideline dissemination on the control of asthma in the communityR L Cowie
University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Can Respir J 8:41A-5A. 2001..To measure the impact of asthma management education on the control of asthma in the community... - The effects of fluticasone with or without salmeterol on systemic biomarkers of inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseDon D Sin
Department of Medicine, Respiratory Division, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:1207-14. 2008..Small studies have suggested that inhaled corticosteroids can suppress systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)... - Tuberculosis among immigrants: interval from arrival in Canada to diagnosis. A 5-year study in southern AlbertaR L Cowie
Tuberculosis Services for Southern Alberta, Foothills Provincial General Hospital, Calgary, Alta
CMAJ 158:599-602. 1998..To examine the pattern of tuberculosis (TB) occurring among immigrants and the interval from arrival in Canada to diagnosis of the disease... - Written self-management plans improve asthma controlR L Cowie
University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Can Respir J 10:157. 2003 - Effect of the management of patients with chronic cough by pulmonologists and certified respiratory educators on quality of life: a randomized trialStephen K Field
Calgary COPD and Asthma Program and Division of Respirology, Calgary Health Region, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Chest 136:1021-8. 2009..This study was undertaken to see whether CREs could assist pulmonologists (MDs) in managing patients with chronic cough... - Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease in patients without HIV infectionStephen K Field
Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary Medical School, Calgary, AB, Canada
Chest 126:566-81. 2004..The prolonged treatment period, side effects, and possibly reinfection rather than relapse are responsible for the high failure rate... - Lung disease due to the more common nontuberculous mycobacteriaStephen K Field
Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary Medical School and Tuberculosis Services, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, AB, Canada
Chest 129:1653-72. 2006..The purpose of this article is to review the common presentations of NTM lung disease, the conditions associated with NTM lung disease, and the clinical features and treatment of the NTM that most commonly cause lung disease... - Short course chemoprophylaxis with rifampicin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide for tuberculosis evaluated in gold miners with chronic silicosis: a double-blind placebo controlled trialR L Cowie
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada
Tuber Lung Dis 77:239-43. 1996..A medical facility for approximately 90,000 gold miners employed on 24 South African gold mines... - Comparison of intramuscular betamethasone and oral prednisone in the prevention of relapse of acute asthmaJ S Chan
Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Can Respir J 8:147-52. 2001..To compare the relapse rate after a single intramuscular injection of a long acting corticosteroid, betamethasone, with oral prednisone in patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) for acute exacerbations of asthma... - Tuberculosis in Calgary, Canada, 1995-2002: site of disease and drug susceptibilityH Yang
Tuberculosis Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9:288-93. 2005..Drug-resistant strains of TB were more common in foreign-born and previously treated patients... - Assessment and management of patients with chronic cough by Certified Respiratory Educators: a randomized controlled trialS K Field
Calgary Health Region, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Can Respir J 16:49-54. 2009..In the present study, a prospective, randomized, controlled study was undertaken to determine whether Certified Respiratory Educators (CREs) could manage screened patients with chronic cough as effectively as respirologists... - Can universal access to health care eliminate health inequities between children of poor and nonpoor families?: A case study of childhood asthma in AlbertaDon D Sin
Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Chest 124:51-6. 2003..We sought to determine whether in a health-care system that provides free access to outpatient and hospital services, the disparities in the rates of emergency visits for asthma would be less apparent across the income gradient... - Treatment of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex lung disease with a macrolide, ethambutol, and clofazimineStephen K Field
Division of Respiratory Medicine University of Calgary Medical School and Calgary Health Region Tuberculosis Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
Chest 124:1482-6. 2003..Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAC) causes progressive lung disease. Recommended treatment regimens include a macrolide and a rifamycin, but drug intolerance and relapse after treatment is completed often limit successful therapy... - The relationship between birth weight and childhood asthma: a population-based cohort studyDon D Sin
Pulmonary Division, The Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:60-4. 2004..Because obesity promotes inflammation and imposes mechanical constraints to the airways, a high birth weight may be a risk factor for asthma in childhood. However, to our knowledge, few studies have examined this potential relationship... - Spirometric findings among school-aged First Nations children on a reserve: a pilot studyDon D Sin
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Can Respir J 11:45-8. 2004..Although hospital utilization for asthma and COPD among First Nations peoples has been increasing, the prevalence of asthma or wheezing is comparable to national averages... - Alberta Strategy to Help Manage Asthma (ASTHMA): a provincial initiative to improve outcomes for individuals with asthmaHeather M Sharpe
University of Alberta
Healthc Q 7:55-60, 4. 2004.... - The costs of implementing the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines recommendation of asthma education and spirometry for the family physicianSusan P Corrigan
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Can Respir J 11:349-53. 2004..In light of the evidence of the effectiveness of these interventions, health insurance plans should consider adding these services to fee schedules... - Management of asthma among community-based primary care physiciansRoss T Tsuyuki
University of Alberta, Edmonton
J Asthma 42:163-7. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Our study indicates a gap in the provision of asthma education, written action plans, and spirometric testing for patients diagnosed with asthma among primary care physicians... - Urban and rural differences in the management of asthma amongst primary care physicians in AlbertaElaine Y Lum
University of British Columbia, Canada
Can J Clin Pharmacol 14:e275-82. 2007..Inconsistencies in rural and urban health care exist; however, little has been done to evaluate the potential differences in asthma management... - Recruitment for a provincial asthma study. Participation of network and non-network primary care physiciansDon D Sin
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Can Fam Physician 50:1251-4. 2004