Canadian Respiratory Tract Infections

Welcome to CanadianRTI.ca. This Website is developed and published by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. All educational content is reviewed and accredited through The College of Family Physicians of Canada. Learning activities have been made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer.

Before gaining access to this Website, you will be asked to indicate whether you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, you will be granted access to the learning modules. If you choose not to agree to abide by the Terms of Use, you will not be granted access.

This agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and you, and it supersedes all prior contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the Site; the contents, products or services provided through this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites; and the subject matter of this agreement. This agreement may be amended at any time by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. without specific notice to users. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Website, and you should review this Agreement prior to using this Website.

Developed and published in 2011 by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.

This Website is owned and operated by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. The presentation of all materials, including animations, slides, trademarks, logos and domain names, posted on the Website are protected by the applicable laws as regards intellectual property and are owned by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. or have been subjected to authorization of use granted to it. Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. reserves the right to take legal action against any counterfeit of its intellectual property rights.

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Disclaimer

This Website is intended for medical professionals practicing within Canada. Other countries may have regulatory requirements or medical practices which are different to those in Canada; therefore, this information may not be appropriate for use outside of Canada.

Information is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relevant to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. The opinions expressed in this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites are those of the contributing authors, and are not those of the commercial supporters, the producer and publisher, Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., nor of The College of Family Physicians of Canada.

In no event will Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites.

Scope of Use

Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. invites you to view and use this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites for your informational, non-commercial use. Except as otherwise provided in this page, no part of any content or software on this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites may be downloaded or stored in a retrieval system for any other purpose, nor may it be redistributed for any purpose, without the express written permission of Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. You understand that Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. may discontinue, change, or restrict your use of this Website for any reason without notice.

No Warranties

Your use of this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites is at your own risk. Neither Mechanisms in Medicine Inc nor any party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Website is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites. This includes damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment. All content on this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites is provided on an "as is", "as available" basis without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. makes no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or reliability of any content available through this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites. You are responsible for verifying any information before relying on it. Use of this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites and the content available on this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites is at your sole risk.

Indemnification

If you violate any of these Terms of Use or if you misuse this Website, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., their officers, directors, employees, agents, and licenses from any and all liability including costs, expenses and attorney's fees that arise out of or are related to your violation or misuse.

User Submissions

Certain areas of this Website enables you to submit e-mails, or otherwise provide feedback or information to Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.

That if you are a medical professional, you will not submit any information that would directly identify a patient or any information for which you do not have all necessary consents or authorizations to disclose;
You will only submit content that complies with applicable law, and will not submit content that is abusive, defamatory, obscene, infringing, threatening, repetitive, or otherwise inappropriate, or that contains any viruses or other software that may adversely affect the operation of another's computer;
You understand and agree that such content that is submitted to a feedback page will be deemed non-confidential;
You understand that you will not use this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites for sending and relaying spam, impersonating another person or entity, falsely misrepresenting your identity and affiliations; and
You grant Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. the irrevocable right to use, copy, modify, publish, perform, transmit, and display such content via any media in accordance with this Terms of Use Agreement, and waive any moral rights you may have in such content. Subject to all applicable Canadian laws, Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. shall be free to use such content, including any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in such content, for any reason whatsoever.

Links

This Website may contain links to Websites operated by other parties. The linked sites are not under the control of Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. is not responsible for the content available on any other Internet sites linked to this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites. Such links do not imply endorsement of material on any other site by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc and Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. disclaims all liability with regard to your access to such linked Websites. Mechanisms in Medicine Inc provides links to other Internet sites as a convenience to users, and access to any other Internet sites linked to this Website is at your own risk.

Security

This Website may require you to register or obtain a password prior to permitting access to the Website or certain services available on this site. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your registration information and password, and for all users of your password, whether or not authorized by you.

Jurisdiction

The laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada and any applicable federal laws of Canada shall govern your use of the Website. The courts of the Province of Ontario shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from your use of this Website.

Privacy Statement

Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. respects your privacy. Personal information collected from participants of our online continuing medical education activities will not be shared with any third party. Personal information is collected when an online user registers to gain access to the online CHE activities. This information is stored in a database so that Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. may track the number of people using this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites to obtain CHE credit. This record keeping is required by The College of Family Physicians of Canada.

From time to time, updates pertaining to new CHE activities may be sent to registered users at the e-mail address they have provided on their registration form. Users may opt-out from receiving these updates at any time. We do not distribute unsolicited e-mails, nor do we share the names of our subscribers with any third party.

We do analyze our computer log file to determine which pages are visited most often and which external Websites refer the most visitors to this Website and all related CanadianRTI.ca CHE sites. Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. performs periodic basic demographic analyses, including optional Website user surveys, for the express purpose of tailoring future online CHE activities to meet the greatest need and interest.

Questions

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