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Mashup Score: 1Deprescribing antihyperglycemic agents in older persons - 2 year(s) ago
Objective To develop an evidence-based guideline to help clinicians make decisions about when and how to safely taper, stop, or switch antihyperglycemic agents in older adults. Methods We focused on the highest level of evidence available and sought input from primary care professionals in guideline development, review, and endorsement processes. Seven clinicians (2 family physicians, 3…
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Mashup Score: 0The value of family medicine - 2 year(s) ago
Family medicine physicians manage the highest complexity of conditions in their practices.[1][1] Family physicians must actively stay up to date on new advances and recent evidence; care for patients of all ages and throughout many stages of their lives; share patients’ struggles and triumphs;
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Mashup Score: 0Addressing family physician shortages - 3 year(s) ago
![Figure][1] Dear Colleagues, Far from having been a great equalizer , the pandemic has been a great multiplier . Known gaps in levels of service have been accentuated, particularly for the frail elderly and Indigenous people, as well as for other racially marginalized communities. The rate
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Mashup Score: 0To share or not to share - 3 year(s) ago
Many decisions in health care (diagnosis, treatment, screening, etc) warrant shared decision making (SDM); however, this approach has not yet been sufficiently integrated in clinical settings.[1][1] Some clinicians might think this process is not relevant, might doubt the ability of patients to make
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Mashup Score: 16Family physicians can counter misinformation - 4 year(s) ago
![Figure][1] Like radioactive elements, health information decays. Half of what we know today might be untrue in a few years.[1][2] The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated this phenomenon, making it challenging for clinicians to stay up to date and communicate clearly with patients and the
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Mashup Score: 1Family physicians can counter misinformation - 4 year(s) ago
![Figure][1] Like radioactive elements, health information decays. Half of what we know today might be untrue in a few years.[1][2] The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated this phenomenon, making it challenging for clinicians to stay up to date and communicate clearly with patients and the
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Mashup Score: 0Tens(e)ion - 4 year(s) ago
![Figure][1] Finding the right words to inform a loved one of a patient’s death is a formidable task. Even if the loved one knows the end is coming, delivering the final shock to someone is difficult for any physician. This poem describes a moment frozen in time where the desire to preserve
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Mashup Score: 6
This decision aid was developed for clinicians to help them discuss non-operative treatment options with patients living with osteoarthritis-related pain. It is derived from a systematic review of systematic reviews.[1][1] Effectiveness data are generated from randomized controlled trials comparing
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Mashup Score: 5Cognitive screening in a pandemic - 5 year(s) ago
StoryBlog Post May 15, 2020 Medical practice has changed dramatically during COVID-19. It appears…
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Mashup Score: 0
Since its introduction in Canada, virtual care has had little uptake by ambulatory care providers.1 Several reasons for this include poor digital infrastructure, lack of remuneration by the provincial funding systems, an inertia to change the terms of engagement between patients and providers,…
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