This article provides evidence-based answers to common questions hematologists receive about hemoglobin disorders. Through case examples, I explore best practices for iron repletion and highlight key ...

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.

New asthma and COPD guidelines are changing the way we provide respiratory care; SABDs, such as salbutamol and ipratropium, are no longer the mainstay treatment for both conditions. Importantly, SABD ...

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 ...

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 ...

While I’ve been hard on newer medications like SGLT2i for their relatively small benefit in lower-risk patients, recent systematic reviews show that our traditional interventions are no better, and ...

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).