I recommend Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for families who have a loved one with substance use challenges. It is a is a science-backed approach that helps family members change the way they interact with their loved one that makes change more likely while also helping themselves in the process.
Recent studies on options in family planning have changed my practice, and I now routinely take the opportunity when reviewing family planning options for people who are at risk of becoming pregnant and do not want to be pregnant to review emergency contraception and abortion as options in family planning.
Having evidence that remission of type 2 diabetes is possible through weight loss in select people, I have changed my approach to prevention and management of type 2 diabetes.
Given the increasing rates of syphilis and changing epidemiology of syphilis with increasing incidence in heterosexual populations, my clinical suspicion for syphilis testing has increased. If a patient presents with primary or secondary lesions that are amenable to PCR swabbing, I now collect a PCR swab specimen, in addition to sending the patient for serology.
I highly recommend registering with the Health Data Coalition and becoming more familiar with your measures within the HDC Discover application to recognize your contribution. We, as a collective profession, can make a positive impact on our own practices and larger communities.
The new Canadian guideline situates alcohol-related harms along a continuum, recognizing that negative health and social consequences of alcohol can arise even at rates previously consistent with low risk.
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 syndrome, but there are strategies available to minimize the onset of it. Addressing symptoms that can have a significant impact on your well-being and those that you care for.
I realized that engagement is paramount when working with an ambivalent patient, because the change that they want to make is often important in their life, even if the clinician views it as a problem behavior. Motivational interviewing education has been shown to improve patient alliance and treatment adherence.
DrugCocktails.ca website now covers almost 200 prescription and over-the-counter medications, and 10 substance categories. It has been developed as a resource for youth and staff within Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia Branch (C&W) for Provincial Health Services Authority and its branch agencies.
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