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SOO Prompt: Doc, my legs are aching 🦵Can you identify these causes?

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Aug 3
1 min

SOO Prompt: Doc, my legs are aching 🦵Can you identify these causes?

Vital Guidelines PLUS How To Tell Them Apart For these conditions, the pattern is the key. Here's how to tell them apart: Evening...

CCFP Exam 101 for R1s: Info Session and Exclusive Tips 2024

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Aug 1
1 min

CCFP Exam 101 for R1s: Info Session and Exclusive Tips 2024

Zoom Information Session Wednesday September 11, 2024 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm EST Attention Residents! R1s are invited to join a LIVE info...

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Jul 30
2 min

When is the CCFP Exam in 2024 and 2025?

For your benefit we have compiled a list of upcoming CCFP exams in Family Medicine in 2024 and 2025, as indicated by the CFPC exam...

Speech delayed? Don't delay these next steps

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Jul 13
1 min

Speech delayed? Don't delay these next steps

3 mistakes and 4 essential referrals "Let's follow up and see how their speech is doing in a few months." Even though you may have seen...

Transforming HIV Management With Long Acting Once Monthly Injectables

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Apr 17
1 min

Transforming HIV Management With Long Acting Once Monthly Injectables

Long-acting anti-retroviral therapy is changing the landscape of HIV care. Increasing options promotes adherence leading to better...

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Mar 12
2 min

CCFP Exam Cast & Splint Study Guide

"Essential Casts & Splints for the CCFP Exam" is an informative guide designed for medical professionals preparing for the CCFP...

Guideline Update - Obesity Canada Has New Clinical Practice Recommendations On Nutrition Therapy And Pharmacotherapy

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Jan 20
2 min

Guideline Update - Obesity Canada Has New Clinical Practice Recommendations On Nutrition Therapy And Pharmacotherapy

Obesity Canada updates the 2020 guidelines with new evidence-based recommendations on nutrition and emerging drug therapies. Tailor...

Caring After Coronary Bypass: Tips for Primary Care Providers

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Jan 6
1 min

Caring After Coronary Bypass: Tips for Primary Care Providers

1 in 10 patients develop complications post- coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG). Primary care providers improve outcomes by monitoring...

Hearing Loss Guideline Alert: Navigating the Sudden Silence

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Jan 4
1 min

Hearing Loss Guideline Alert: Navigating the Sudden Silence

Sudden hearing loss can be worrying for patients, often presenting to family practice, urgent care, or emergency departments. Here are...

Guideline Alert - Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Nov 25, 2023
2 min

Guideline Alert - Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections

Managing Diabetic Foot Infections (DFI) is critical, and the IWGDF-IDSA classification provides a roadmap for effective care. 1....

GUIDELINE ALERT: Obesity in Children & Adolescents (First Ever)

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Nov 18, 2023
2 min

GUIDELINE ALERT: Obesity in Children & Adolescents (First Ever)

Childhood obesity is multifactorial with complex socioecological, environmental, and genetic influences. Be alert to health disparities...

Conquering the Night: A Guide to Managing Enuresis in Children

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Nov 11, 2023
1 min

Conquering the Night: A Guide to Managing Enuresis in Children

Enuresis is a common concern for many children and families. Here are a few tips to guide your approach! Differentiate between nighttime...

Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors Are Not Just For Diabetes Anymore

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Oct 28, 2023
1 min

Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors Are Not Just For Diabetes Anymore

Even without diabetes, many of your patients can have huge benefits on SGLT2 inhibitors. Moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) (eGFRs¹ <...

GUIDELINE ALERT: New Canadian high-risk drinking guidelines

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Oct 23, 2023
2 min

GUIDELINE ALERT: New Canadian high-risk drinking guidelines

Simple web-based tools and algorithms to help you at the bedside by Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP FCFP Though you may have been trained to “ask,...

Stop the Flow - All You Need to Know to Manage Epistaxis in Your Practice

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Oct 21, 2023
1 min

Stop the Flow - All You Need to Know to Manage Epistaxis in Your Practice

Epistaxis, commonly known as nosebleeds, can be a sudden and unsettling occurrence that requires prompt management. Here are five...

The B12 Breakdown - 5 Tips to Navigate B12 Deficiency in Your Patients

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Oct 14, 2023
1 min

The B12 Breakdown - 5 Tips to Navigate B12 Deficiency in Your Patients

Here are five essential tips to help you navigate and manage B12 deficiency effectively in your clinical practice. 1. Be attentive to...

GUIDELINE ALERT: NEW FIRST-LINE COPD TREATMENT

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Oct 7, 2023
2 min

GUIDELINE ALERT: NEW FIRST-LINE COPD TREATMENT

PLUS: CCFP Exam Mistake To Avoid by Dr. Simon Moore MD CCFP FCFP In September 2023 the Canadian Thoracic Society published new guidelines...

BREAKING NEWS for CCFP EXAM - SAMPs Instructions Just Changed

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Sep 29, 2023
2 min

BREAKING NEWS for CCFP EXAM - SAMPs Instructions Just Changed

"CPR" is NOT ALLOWED – New List of Answers Always Marked Wrong The CFPC has just posted several changes to the Short Answer Management...

LAST but not Least: A quick guide for Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Sep 23, 2023
1 min

LAST but not Least: A quick guide for Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

A quick guide for Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Sep 17, 2023
2 min

Helpful Mnemonic for Pediatric Limps

Remember the LIMPSS mnemonic for paediatric limps

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