MOVE an injury: Movement, not rest. Options: offer other options for cross training. Vary rehabilitation with strength, balance and agility drills. Ease back to activity early for emotional strength.

What is the patient willing to consent to as treatment if his/her condition were to seriously deteriorate? The Serious Illness Conversation Guide developed by Ariadne Labs provides a framework for ...

Management of Helicobacter pylori in 2023: who should be tested, treated, and how By Dr. Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten on August 9, 2023 ...

Before the times of COVID and the introduction of continuous glucose monitoring, as a nurse diabetes educator, I instructed patients living with diabetes to attend the lab between 2 to 4 times per ...

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 ...

Up until recently, pain management with IUDs (intrauterine devices) insertion was not commonly performed, as most users were multiparous women and the insertion was reasonably straightforward. However ...

It has been eighteen months since COVID-19 emerged in Canada. The trajectory of the pandemic has placed a strain on our citizens’ mental health, particularly our frontline workers. While physician ...

What changed our practice was a fundamental recognition of trauma as a determinant of health, and furthermore, that PTSD is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to trauma. Much lies under the ...

My past experiences during my palliative care rotations reassured me that children could benefit from bearing witness to a loved one’s death. Why would MAID be any different? I set out to learn more ...

WHO observes July 28th as World Hepatitis Day and aims to eliminate Hepatitis B and C by 2030. The Pan-Canadian Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI) Framework for Action released in ...

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 ...

See Dr. Katarina Wind's ProfileWhy I no longer prescribe weight loss, calculate BMI, or use the term “obesity” By Dr. Katarina Wind on May 3, 2022 ...