Hymenoptera of Canada

A summary of the numbers of species of the 83 families of Hymenoptera recorded in Canada is provided. In total, 8757 described species are recorded compared to approximately 6000 in 1979, which is a 46% increase. Of the families recognized in 1979, three have been newly recorded to Canada since the previous survey: Anaxyelidae (Anaxyleoidea), Liopteridae (Cynipoidea), and Mymarommatidae (Mymarommatoidea). More than 18,400 BINs of Canadian Hymenoptera are available in the Barcode of Life Data Systems (Ratnasingham and Hebert 2007) implying that nearly 9650 undescribed or unrecorded species of Hymenoptera may be present in Canada (and more than 10,300 when taking into account additional species that have not been DNA barcoded). The estimated number of unrecorded species is very similar to that of 1979 (10,637 species), but the percentage of the fauna described/recorded has increased from 36% in 1979 to approximately 45% in 2018. Summaries of the state of knowledge of the major groups of Hymenoptera are presented, including brief comments on numbers of species, biology, changes in classification since 1979, and relevant taxonomic references

Glossary of Osteopathic Terminology

Contributing author. First published in 2009. Work ongoing

Emergent Hospital Procedures for Residents

Course development - Emergent Hospital Procedures for Residents. Hands-on procedure training for PGY-1 residents in affiliated programs

Technical requirements to become an osteopathic physician

A person must possess specific abilities in order to become an osteopathic physician. The acquisition of knowledge, the ability to apply the knowledge and the ability to perform appropriate treatment are necessary for students in training. A student needs to have the ability to develop a skill set to progress to the level necessary in both learning and skill acquisition before matriculating into an osteopathic training institution. The abilities necessary for a person to be able to progress to a practicing DO are discussed in this article, as well as the issues that led to the development of a recommended technical standards document. Potential issues are raised, and the currently accepted skills are also discussed

Clinical Osteopathically Integrated Learning Scenarios

Contributing author. First published in 2001. Work ongoing

A Teaching Guide for Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Seven educational modules to be included as required components within the Osteopathic Principles & Practice/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OPP/OMM) curriculum at all osteopathic medical schools

A key to some South American bees belonging to the genus Halictus subgenus Chloralictus

Volume: 13Start Page: 383End Page: 38

The type species of the genera and subgenera of bees

Volume: 92Start Page: 519End Page: 61

Refractory Torticollis After a Fall

Though multiple medical and psychiatric causes of torticollis have been described, cervical dystonias resulting from distant somatic dysfunctions have not. This article describes the treatment of a 62-year-old woman in whom refractory retrotorticollis of surmised pelvic etiology developed after a fall. Structurally, cervical dystonias have been addressed as problems that originate in the head and neck, but this limited view of the musculoskeletal component of torticollis may prevent physicians from directing osteopathic manipulative treatment to the underlying problem