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Improving care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Role of clerical staff

Max Zworth, Avra Selick, Janet Durbin, Ian Casson and Yona Lunsky
Canadian Family Physician April 2019; 65 (Suppl 1) S8-S10;
Max Zworth
Medical student at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont, and was a research intern at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Ont, at the time of writing.
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Avra Selick
Research methods specialist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Performance Measurement and Evaluation Program.
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Janet Durbin
Scientist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Performance Measurement and Evaluation Program.
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Ian Casson
Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.
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Yona Lunsky
Directs the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
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vol. 65 no. Suppl 1 S8-S10
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31023771

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0008-350X
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  • Published online April 25, 2019.

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  1. Max Zworth
  1. Medical student at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont, and was a research intern at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Ont, at the time of writing.
  1. Avra Selick, MA
  1. Research methods specialist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Performance Measurement and Evaluation Program.
  1. Janet Durbin, PhD
  1. Scientist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Performance Measurement and Evaluation Program.
  1. Ian Casson, MD MSc CCFP FCFP
  1. Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.
  1. Yona Lunsky, PhD CPsych⇑
  1. Directs the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
  1. Correspondence: Dr Yona Lunsky; e-mail yona.lunsky{at}camh.ca.
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