Discussing code status is a critical part of the larger goals of care discussion. The challenge is that code status discussions often happen in emotional and high-stake situations. Our previous ...

*For the purposes of this article family refers to both biologically related family members, members of a person’s family of origin, as well as found family such as friends, spouses, partners and ...

For as long as I can remember, I have considered myself an environmentalist — standing up for old-growth forests and keeping my personal footprint as small as possible — but I rarely allowed my ...

For classic presentations of gout and diagnosis please see: Shojania K, Amiri N. Part 1: Diagnosing gout in primary care settings: do we have to tap? This Changed My Practice, UBC CPD. March 31, 2015.

In a busy practice, I often prescribed multiple refills of patients’ long-term medications, so they do not run out before their next appointment. For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Author Beata Chami, ACC, MA, Organizational Psychology (biography and disclosures) Disclosures: Private practice. Frequently asked questions I have noticed Have you ever felt like a fraud, like your ...

Case vignette: A 24-year-old patient who is well known to you, sheepishly admits they are not taking the antidepressant you prescribed. They heard that SRIs were “not that effective” and might affect ...

Disclosures: No disclosures relevant to this publication. Received peer and non-peer-reviewed funding for clinical studies of Helicobacter infection in the past. Received speaker fees and member of ...

Authors Hans Haag, BSc(Pharm) ACPR (biography, no disclosures) Ricky Turgeon, PharmD ACPR (biography, no disclosures) What care gaps I have noticed Heart failure (HF) is the third leading cause of ...

Disclosures: Received honoraria for speaking engagements from Octapharma, Takeda, CSL Behring, Stallergenes Greer, Novartis, and Astra Zeneca. Advisory board member ...

What care gaps or frequently asked questions have we noticed? Many clinicians consider syphilis to be an uncommon condition in BC. However, infectious syphilis rates are climbing in BC and syphilis ...