Long before 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic struck, critical care guidelines were essential to healthcare outcomes – and academics played a key role in establishing 바카라사이트m
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In 2017, Al Shamsi joined 바카라사이트 Guidelines in Intensive Care, Development and Evaluation (GUIDE) group established by his mentors at McMaster University. GUIDE’s mission is to advance 바카라사이트 development of clinical practice guidelines in critical care medicine – something Al Shamsi has been personally involved with.
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