Dr. Linlea Armstrong
Jul 04, 2013
Use exams to guide, not drive, learning; the importance of intrinsic motivation
Telling our students that "it will be on the exam", may give us a sense that the students will learn it. This line tends to get used when there is an important topic that the teacher suspects students might otherwise not sufficiently attend to. Yet the strategy is unlikely to inspire deep and long-term learning, the kind of learning that students will later be able to retrieve and apply to patient care. read more...
Dr. Daniel Dodek
Jun 24, 2013
RACE Hotline
There is a single telephone advice number that connects family doctors with specialists from a vast array of disciplines, often within an hour. The initiative is called RACE (Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise). read more...
Dr. Rosemary Basson
Jun 10, 2013
Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) needs holistic management and a chronic pain approach
How to manage PVD is an extremely common question. PVD affects 12 -15 % women most of whom are relatively young. The common co-morbidity of PVD strongly supports a chronic pain approach. read more...
Dr. William T. Gibson
May 27, 2013
Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics: practice tips
Frequently asked questions I've noticed: Why isn’t that drug working? Why did that unusual side effect happen? read more...
Dr. Daniel Ngui
May 13, 2013
How a family physician can help patients with chronic pain: a guide to navigating patient internet resources in BC
2 websites have changed my practice: PainBC.ca provides options beyond medications & piPain.com People in Pain Network hosts a self-management awareness program. read more...
Dr. Natasha Press
Apr 29, 2013
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)
In the past few years, a hypervirulent strain of C. difficile, called NAP-1, has caused hospital outbreaks that have been unusually severe and recurrent. read more...
Drs. Mustafa Toma and Neda Amiri
Apr 15, 2013
Aldosterone antagonists for the treatment of systolic heart failure
Spironolactone or eplerenone should be added to BB and ACEi/ARB in NYHA class II HF patients with EF < 30-35% in the absence of significant renal impairment or hyperkalemia. read more...
Dr. Michelle Withers
Apr 01, 2013
Barrier repair in atopic dermatitis
It is well recognized that AD patients have very dry skin as part of their clinical picture. As such, a very important part of discussing the treatment of AD includes the importance of moisturizing the skin on a regular basis to try to ameliorate dryness. read more...
Dr. Mary V. Seeman
Mar 18, 2013
Care gaps in schizophrenia: male/female differences
This week, we're publishing two articles on the topic of schizophrenia. Dr. Seeman's article addresses key differences in males and females afflicted by schizophrenia, while Ms. Iman's article focuses on how physicians can better support the parents of people with schizophrenia. read more...
Dr. Nigel Sykes
Mar 04, 2013
Appropriate use of sedation in palliative care
The keys to an ethically defensible use of sedation in palliative care are, firstly, careful assessment to determine whether the causes of the distressing symptoms can be reversed and, secondly, the use of sedative doses that are proportional to the severity of the distress. read more...
Dr. Jan Hajek
Feb 18, 2013
Never ignore an elevated eosinophil count – especially in travellers, immigrants and refugees
The world is increasingly connected and infectious diseases know no borders. We need to be pro-active in adequately screening our patients. read more...
Drs. Sandra Sirrs and Neda Amiri
Feb 04, 2013
Thyroid Nodules: Get more information from your ultrasound
Ultrasound can be a powerful tool in distinguishing thyroid nodules with malignant potential from benign ones. Thyroid nodules found on physical examination are common. Fewer than 5% of these nodules are malignant. read more...
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