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The Review Course in Family Medicine

Mar 24, 2021
2 min

CCFP Exam Common Questions

Your questions - answered! Below you will find clear answers from the CFPC about common exam questions. Which drugs are we expected to...

6 Top CFP:Distilled Infographics & Tools of 2020

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Jan 27, 2021
1 min

6 Top CFP:Distilled Infographics & Tools of 2020

Every month Dr. Simon Moore and Dr. Paul Dhillon review the CFP Journal and distill down the key clinical pearls and points. Here is the...

How To Get Top Marks In Canada On The CCFP Exam

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Dec 24, 2020
4 min

How To Get Top Marks In Canada On The CCFP Exam

Over the past few years, several attendees of The Review Course in Family Medicine have received the top mark on the CCFP Exam! We’re...

CCFP Exam FAQ: Can I breastfeed/pump breast milk at the exam?

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Oct 20, 2020
1 min

CCFP Exam FAQ: Can I breastfeed/pump breast milk at the exam?

You cannot bring your baby into the exam, but the CFPC will attempt to find a private space at the exam centre for you. Breast pumping...

CCFP Exam FAQ: Are we allowed to use Trade Names or do we have to use Generic Names?

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Oct 10, 2020
1 min

CCFP Exam FAQ: Are we allowed to use Trade Names or do we have to use Generic Names?

Both Generic and Trade Names are acceptable according to the official Instructions to the Candidate. Source More CCFP Exam Questions...

CCFP Exam FAQ: Which guidelines should I study?

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Oct 10, 2020
1 min

CCFP Exam FAQ: Which guidelines should I study?

CFP or CCS lipid guidelines? CUA vs CTFPHC prostate guidelines? Centor vs Feverpain score for URTI? HTN updated guidelines? The CFPC...

CCFP Exam FAQ: Should I provide more answers than requested?

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Oct 10, 2020
1 min

CCFP Exam FAQ: Should I provide more answers than requested?

The CCFP exam Instructions to the Candidate says, "Write only one answer in each answer field, subsequent answers in the same answer...

CCFP Exam FAQ: What are acceptable abbreviations?

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Oct 10, 2020
1 min

CCFP Exam FAQ: What are acceptable abbreviations?

The CCFP exam Instructions to the Candidate says to "avoid abbreviations which are not commonly used, and which may not be clear to an...

Is The Room Spinning? An Approach to Vertigo

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Sep 6, 2020
2 min

Is The Room Spinning? An Approach to Vertigo

By Dr. Jennifer McCormack MD CCFP SAMP: A 51 year old man presents with several hours of constant dizziness and vomiting. Symptoms worsen...

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Aug 16, 2020
1 min

Testicular Torsion TWIST Score

by Dr. Mike Kirlew MD CCFP The TWIST Score has been validated in a pediatric population with non-urologists. The TWIST score (Testicular...

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Aug 15, 2020
2 min

“I have purple dots all over my body…”

By Dr. Jemy Joseph MD CCFP Dangerous Rashes in a Pediatric Population Real Clinical Scenario History of Presenting Illness A 10-year-old...

NEW GUIDELINE ALERT: Is BMI now outdated? “Substantial Advances” in Obesity

The Review Course

Aug 6, 2020
1 min

NEW GUIDELINE ALERT: Is BMI now outdated? “Substantial Advances” in Obesity

A 2020 Canadian Obesity in Adults Guideline was just published in CMAJ this week, incorporating “substantial advances” in the field. It...

"Doctor, how much radiation is in this scan?" Here's how to answer.

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Aug 2, 2020
1 min

"Doctor, how much radiation is in this scan?" Here's how to answer.

by Dr. Chinmay Dalal MD CCFP Everything is Risk vs Benefit - Will this imaging aid in the diagnosis AND change management! This is key,...

Are you missing patients with Acute Aortic Syndrome?

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Jul 25, 2020
2 min

Are you missing patients with Acute Aortic Syndrome?

by Dr. Simon Moore MD CCFP SNAP SAMP: List FIVE High Risk Features on physical exam for AAS (answer is below). One out of every 2000 ER...

Kidney Stones - Even with Time, Not Everything Passes

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Jul 18, 2020
2 min

Kidney Stones - Even with Time, Not Everything Passes

by Dr. Chinmay Dalal MD CCFP Any one of these could be an excellent SAMP question about Nephrolithiasis! Does the composition of the...

Guideline Alert - Canadian National Flu Updates

The Review Course

Jul 16, 2020
2 min

Guideline Alert - Canadian National Flu Updates

NACI has released their 2020-2021 Canadian Guideline for influenza vaccination. Here are the highlights from the 68-page document: IT’S...

Hot off the press: Stop referring these patients with GERD

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Jul 6, 2020
1 min

Hot off the press: Stop referring these patients with GERD

by Dr. Simon Moore MD CCFP Today the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) released their long-awaited guideline update...

The Review Course in Family Medicine

Jun 27, 2020
2 min

DUAL Public Health Crisis In Canada?

by Dr. Birinder Narang MD CCFP COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020.(1) But that is not the ONLY crisis facing...

ANNOUNCING: The 105 Topics for the CCFP exam

Dr. Simon Moore

Jun 13, 2020
1 min

ANNOUNCING: The 105 Topics for the CCFP exam

It's finally here. The missing 6 topics! If you're studying 99 topics, you're out of date. The Missing Six Topics have been found! The...

Just Announced - New & as Effective as the IUD?! New Birth Control Method!

Dr. Simon Moore

May 26, 2020
1 min

Just Announced - New & as Effective as the IUD?! New Birth Control Method!

Though it’s been used internationally for years, there’s a new option just approved by Health Canada yesterday. Nexplanon is...

What are The OTHER 105 Topics?

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