Discussing code status is a critical part of the larger goals of care discussion. The challenge is that code status discussions often happen in emotional and high-stake situations. Our previous ...

My interactions with high impact chronic pain patients have become more effective as my approach has changed from a relentless pursuit to decrease their pain, to a more compassionate one, where in a ...

For many years, I failed to recognize the unique potential I had to make a difference to the environment as a clinician, from within my own practice. However, using a planetary health approach in ...

For classic presentations of gout and diagnosis please see: Shojania K, Amiri N. Part 1: Diagnosing gout in primary care settings: do we have to tap? This Changed My Practice, UBC CPD. March 31, 2015.

Case vignette: A 24-year-old patient who is well known to you, sheepishly admits they are not taking the antidepressant you prescribed. They heard that SRIs were “not that effective” and might affect ...

Management of Helicobacter pylori in 2023: who should be tested, treated, and how By Dr. Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten on August 9, 2023 ...

Offering Brief Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (BBTi) in primary care settings By Vinicio Delgado and Dr. Wayne Lai on July 19, 2023 ...

Heart failure is the third leading cause of hospitalization in Canada and leads to readmission in 1 in 5 patients within 30 days after discharge. Iron deficiency (with or without anemia) is an ...

Help, “hive” got a rash! – Article 2: Practical tips in the management of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) By Drs. Kevin Lee and Persia Pourshahnazari on May 31, 2023 ...

Pregnant persons should be screened for syphilis during the first trimester (or first prenatal visit), and at delivery (or any time after week 35 for those planning home births).

Women should be proactively educated at routine visits on menopause and the changes in the genital tract and anyone with vulvar and vaginal complaints should be offered a clinical exam to rule out ...

See Dr. Mark Adrian’s ProfileDegenerative lumbar spinal stenosis refers to the narrowing of the spinal canal that can result in numbness, pain, and weakness of the lower extremities. Atypical ...