99 Topics for the CCFP

This week, Dr. Chris Beavington tackles the orthopedic content for the Family Medicine examination. This week's links: * Orthobullets (https://www.orthobullets.com/) * Ankle Fractures (https://www.orthobullets.com/pediatrics/4027/ankle-fractures--pediatric) * Distal Radius Fractures (https://www.orthobullets.com/trauma/1027/distal-radius-fractures)

All that wheezes is not asthma! But it's a good place to start. This week's links: * CPS: Managing the paediatric patient with an acute asthma exacerbation (http://www.cps.ca/en/documents/position/management-acute-asthma-exacerbation) * CPS: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society position paper (http://www.cps

This week, Mike and I discuss cancer care. The best takeaway from this talk: sometimes patients can disappear into a "cancer blackhole" when they're diagnosed, where they're busy with specialist appointment after specialist appointment. Consider pre-booking appointments with these patients at regular intervals to help them navigate the process, discuss any issues that might pop up

This week, Mike and I discuss how to approach the common presenting complaint of "we've been trying, but we can't seem to get pregnant... help us!" This week's links: * Dr. Aaron Rothstein's {GeM} Generalist Medicine Podcast (http://apple.co/2gdQEBI) * SOGC - Ovulation Induction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (https://sogc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/gui242CPG1005E_000.pdf)

Remember: H. pylori serology does not indicate current infection! This week's links: * Choosing Wisely's "Bye Bye, PPI" (http://www.choosingwiselycanada.org/in-action/toolkits/bye-bye-ppi/) * Choosing Wisely - Gastroenterology Recommendations (http://www.choosingwiselycanada.org/recommendations/gastroenterology-2/)

Happy Thanksgiving! (This talk was recorded in July 2016 — it's a good one!) Links from this week's talk: * Highly recommended: Saskatchewan Spine Pathway (http://spinepathwaysk.ca/) * Dr. Mike Evans - Low Back Pain (https://bit.ly/29CQpcm)

Links from this week's talk: * CFP: "Update on age-appropriate preventive measures and screening for Canadian primary care providers" (http://www.cfp.ca/content/62/2/131.abstract) * Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care (CTFPHC) guidelines (http://canadiantaskforce.ca/ctfphc-guidelines/overview/) * U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines (http://www.uspr

Links from this week's talk: * Highly recommended: CCIRH's Evidence-Based Preventative Care Checklists (http://www.ccirhken.ca/ccirh/checklist_website/) * Caring for a newly arrived Syrian refugee family (http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2016/01/11/cmaj.151422.full.pdf+html) * Ontario College of Family Physicians Primary Care Interventions in Poverty (http://ocfp.on.ca/cpd/povertyt

This week Mike and I talk Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). This topic overlaps with pulmonary embolism (PE) somewhat, which we've already discussed as part of the talk on Chest Pain. Links from this week's talk: * Venous Thromboembolism – Lecture Notes - Life in the Fast Lane (http://lifeinthefastlane.com/aftb-lecture-notes-venous-thromboembolism/) * Well's Criteria for DVT (https://w

This week, we have a special episode for you! A special thank you to guest hosts Dr. Srivastava and Karanofksy, who chat about Simulated Office Orals (SOOs), a core part of the CCFP examination. Bullet points are included below: ------------------------------- How do you think residents should prepare for the SOO? What specifically can they do to practice? * Practice with staff, an