scholarly journals Canadian Industrial Relations – The Task Force Report

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-497
Author(s):  
Adolf Sturmthal

After an overall judgment of the Report, the author examines problems such as the emergency strike, the alienation of the worker, the long-term full employment, inflation, industrial democracy, union certification, union security and wage parity.

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (S2) ◽  
pp. S-1-S-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Theriault ◽  
J. Sybil Biermann ◽  
Elizabeth Brown ◽  
Adam Brufsky ◽  
Laurence Demers ◽  
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Higher incidences of osteoporosis and osteopenia are found in cancer patients, particularly in women receiving aromatase inhibitors or with chemotherapy-induced ovarian failure, or in men with prostate cancer and androgen deprivation therapy. Therefore, management of long-term bone health is emerging as an important aspect of comprehensive cancer care. Patients with cancer typically have a number of additional risk factors for osteoporosis that should prompt screening, regardless of patient age or sex. Maintaining bone health requires a broad knowledge base, including understanding underlying bone metabolism and how it is affected by both cancer itself and the drugs used to treat cancer, the effect of chemotherapy-induced menopause on bone health, bone markers and imaging techniques used to assess bone health, therapeutic strategies to maintain bone health, and treatment of bone metastases, including surgery for pathologic fractures. Multiple members of the healthcare team may need to be involved in education and care of the patient. This report summarizes discussion of these and other issues regarding bone health and cancer care from the NCCN Bone Health and Cancer Care Task Force meeting in early 2006. (JNCCN 2006;4(Suppl 2):S1-S24)


2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tero Yli-Kyyny

Bisphosphonates are the most widely prescribed medicines for the treatment of osteoporosis and have generally been regarded as well-tolerated and safe drugs. Since 2005, there have been numerous case reports about atypical fractures of the femur linked to long-term treatment of osteoporosis with bisphosphonates. Some attempts to characterize pathophysiology and epidemiology of these fractures have been published as well. However, as the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) concluded in their task force report, the subject warrants further studies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 1801151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Bals ◽  
Jeanette Boyd ◽  
Susanna Esposito ◽  
Robert Foronjy ◽  
Pieter S. Hiemstra ◽  
...  

There is a marked increase in the development and use of electronic nicotine delivery systems or electronic cigarettes (ECIGs). This statement covers electronic cigarettes (ECIGs), defined as “electrical devices that generate an aerosol from a liquid” and thus excludes devices that contain tobacco. Database searches identified published articles that were used to summarise the current knowledge on the epidemiology of ECIG use; their ingredients and accompanied health effects; second-hand exposure; use of ECIGs for smoking cessation; behavioural aspects of ECIGs and social impact;in vitroand animal studies; and user perspectives.ECIG aerosol contains potentially toxic chemicals. As compared to conventional cigarettes, these are fewer and generally in lower concentrations. Second-hand exposures to ECIG chemicals may represent a potential risk, especially to vulnerable populations. There is not enough scientific evidence to support ECIGs as an aid to smoking cessation due to a lack of controlled trials, including those that compare ECIGs with licenced stop-smoking treatments. So far, there are conflicting data that use of ECIGs results in a renormalisation of smoking behaviour or for the gateway hypothesis. Experiments in cell cultures and animal studies show that ECIGs can have multiple negative effects. The long-term effects of ECIG use are unknown, and there is therefore no evidence that ECIGs are safer than tobacco in the long term. Based on current knowledge, negative health effects cannot be ruled out.


2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 575-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed M.A. Hameed

This paper attempts to evaluate the adequacy of the theoretical model used in the Woods Task Force Report, explores the possibility of Us extension to the analysis of the comparative industrial relations systems and examines the feasibility of exporting certain elements of the Canadian industrial relations system to the developing countries.


2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-45
Author(s):  
Alton W.J. Craig

This paper attempts to highlight the parts of the Woods 1 Report dealing with the collective bargaining process. The author discusses how the goals (inputs) of labour and management are converted to outputs via the mechanisms of collective bargaining, and gives his personal opinions on the positions advanced in the Task Force Report. 1. Canadian Industrial Relations, The Report of the Task Force on Labour Relations, Ottawa, the Queen's Printer, 1969. This document will be referred to throughout this paper as the Task Force Report.


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