This Changed My Practice

Recognizing and responding to measles

I rarely considered measles as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with a febrile illness with cough and cold symptoms. Now, I do. Similarly, my vaccine review did not necessarily include ...
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Navigating controversies and complexity in concurrent alcohol use, and mood and anxiety disorders management

Vivian Tsang MD (biography, no disclosures), Julius Elefante MD (biography and disclosures) and Paxton Bach MD, MSc, ABIM, FRCPC, FASAM (biography and disclosures) Dr. Julius Elefante’s disclosures: I ...
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New BC Guideline on concussion/mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)

Dr. David Wilson’s disclosures: Has received payments from ICBC for providing input into their new concussion management strategy. Former member of the BC Guideline Protocol Advisory Committee (GPAC).
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Somatic symptom disorders and functional neurological disorders

Caroline Dance* MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures), Laila Drabkin* MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures), Andrew Howard MD, FRCPC (biography, no disclosures) and Joseph Tham MD (biography, no ...
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Hematology tips for primary care: Hemoglobin abnormalities

Disclosures: Has received honoraria, advisory boards, research funding from AbbVie, Alexion, BeiGene, BMS, Celgene, Fibrogen, Forma, Janssen, Novartis, Taiho ...
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Trauma-informed high impact chronic pain care

Disclosures: Included in the article are links to the author’s chronic pain information website: https://painimprovement.com/about/, no commercial interest ...
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CRAFTing a response: expanding support options available for families affected by substance use

*For the purposes of this article family refers to both biologically related family members, members of a person’s family of origin, as well as found family such as friends, spouses, partners and ...
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Lifestyle interventions in type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes has always been a chronic, progressive disease that can be managed through lifestyle measures and pharmacotherapy but not cured or put in remission. My efforts at prevention of ...
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Effectively managing imposter syndrome in medicine

Experience of imposter feelings is linked to poor mental health outcomes such as anxiety, depression, and burnout and results in lower professional fulfillment. There may not be a “cure” for imposter ...
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Management of Helicobacter pylori in 2023: who should be tested, treated, and how

Disclosures: No disclosures relevant to this publication. Received peer and non-peer-reviewed funding for clinical studies of Helicobacter infection in the past. Received speaker fees and member of ...
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Offering Brief Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (BBTi) in primary care settings

Insomnia is one of the most commonly reported sleep disorders at our sleep clinic. Despite its prevalence, treating it can be challenging due to its complex and multifactorial nature. A comprehensive ...
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Identifying and treating iron deficiency in patients hospitalized for heart failure

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 ...