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Lack of Equity in the Cardiology Physician Workforce: A Narrative Review and Analysis of the Literature.

Michelle Keir, Chanda McFadden, Shannon Ruzycki, Sarah Weeks, Michael Slawnych, R Scott McClure, Vikas Kuriachan, Paul Fedak, Carlos Morillo

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Review in CJC open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Gender Distribution in Paediatric Cardiology Training Programs in Canada.CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease · 2024
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  5. Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024
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  7. Access to Specialized Care Across the Lifespan in Tetralogy of Fallot.CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Michelle KeirSection of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Chanda McFaddenDepartment of Allied Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Shannon RuzyckiDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Sarah WeeksSection of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Michael SlawnychSection of Palliative Care and Cardiology, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
R Scott McClureSection of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Vikas KuriachanSection of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Paul FedakSection of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Carlos MorilloSection of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gender and racial diversity in the cardiology workforce in Canada does not reflect that of the population we serve. As social awareness of the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion rises, our profession must rise to meet the challenges they present. We detail contemporary examples of publication bias in the cardiac sciences literature and describe the factors that led to oversight in the peer-review process. We performed a narrative review to summarize the published literature on equity and diversity among cardiac physicians. We also summarize the challenges faced by women and racial-minority physicians when pursuing and thriving in a career in cardiology, and the systemic barriers to their success. In the past decade, social justice movements have advanced. Professionalism standards are changing, and awareness and understanding of these advances in terminology is imperative for all physicians. In this review, we summarize key language and concepts, with cardiology-specific examples, and propose a new paradigm of professionalism.

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PMID34993447
PMCPMC8712672

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