The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of virtual visits in Canada — including a description of how virtual visits are delivered and how virtual visits are used — including potential...

Methods This report presents an overview of an emerging health technology, a description of some of the published clinical studies, and a summary of some important considerations related to the...

Summary Every year in Canada, there are more than 50,000 strokes and 14,000 deaths from stroke. Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke: 85% of strokes are ischemic. There are effective...

Methods CADTH Horizon Scanning bulletins present an overview of the technology and available evidence on a given topic. They are not systematic reviews and do not involve the critical appraisal of all...

Summary Smartphone- or tablet-connected ultrasound devices are an evolution of point-of-care ultrasound devices resulting in smaller, more compact, less expensive devices compared with conventional...

Summary The FilmArray Blood Culture Identification (FA-BCID) panel is a multiplex polymerase chain reaction–based rapid diagnostic test that can detect 24 sepsis-related pathogens (bacteria and yeast)...