Monitoring of cardiovascular disease risk in people with chronic mental illness
Randall F. White, MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures) How failure of consensus guidelines to impact others’ practice improved my monitoring of cardiovascular disease risk in people with chronic...
View ArticleSelf-management of mood problems
Dr. Dan Bilsker (biography and disclosures) What I did before As a psychologist specializing in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), I treat depressed individuals, usually referred to me by family...
View ArticleNew fee codes and treatment options have improved my care of patients with...
Dr. Bob Bluman, MD, CCFP, FCFP (biography and disclosures) What I Did Before As a family physician when I attended patients who presented with depression or other mental health concerns, I would try to...
View ArticleThe natural history of severe dementia
By Dr. Amanda Hill MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures) What I did before In providing care to frail and severely demented elderly we see many patients with aspiration pneumonia, swallowing problems...
View ArticleMonitoring of cardiovascular disease risk in people with chronic mental illness
Randall F. White, MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures) How failure of consensus guidelines to impact others’ practice improved my monitoring of cardiovascular disease risk in people with chronic...
View ArticleSelf-management of mood problems
Dr. Dan Bilsker (biography and disclosures) What I did before As a psychologist specializing in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), I treat depressed individuals, usually referred to me by family...
View ArticleDepression in the elderly
Dr. Maria Chung (biography and disclosure) What care gaps I noticed Depression can have devastating effects on the elderly and their families. Moreover, it is often under recognized, as it can present...
View ArticleEarly diagnosis of autism
Dr. Alisa Lipson (biography and disclosures) What I did before As a pediatrician who went through residency training in the 1980’s, I had little experience with autism. Once in practice I began to see...
View ArticleNon-suicidal self-injury
Alexander Chapman, Ph.D., R.Psych. (biography, no disclosures) What frequently asked questions I have noticed It can be puzzling that people seem to go against their instinct for self-preservation and...
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This app changed my practice: Mindshift App
Daniel Y. Dodek MD CCFP FCFP (biography and disclosures) No disclosures. What I did before Mental health problems including anxiety, depression and stress make up a large proportion of a typical day in...
View ArticleMeasurement of depressive symptoms improves outcomes in primary care
Randall F. White, MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures) Disclosures: Honorarium from Medscape for CME program reviews. Clinical expert reviewer for the Drug Benefit Council, BC Ministry of Health....
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This app changed my practice – Treatable Intellectual Disability Endeavor in...
“A Novel Diagnostic approach to the identification of treatable causes of global developmental delay / intellectual disability” Dr. Clara van Karnebeek (biography and disclosures) Disclosures:...
View ArticleConcussion rehabilitation
Sue Barlow, OT (biography) and Jennifer Loffree, OT (biography) Disclosures: Susan Barlow and Jennifer Loffree work at the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. Ms. Barlow owns a private OT practice. Ms....
View ArticleDiagnosing processing disorders
Dr. Alisa Lipson (biography, no disclosures) What I did before As a general pediatrician, I see many children whose behaviour and/or development is not emerging as expected. A diagnosis such as autism...
View ArticleLong-term benzodiazepine use is associated with increased mortality in people...
Randall F. White, MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures) Disclosures: Honoraria from MedscapeCME.com, Otsuka-Lundbeck, UBC CPD. Mitigation: The practice and research discussed has no direct relevance to...
View ArticleTrauma as a determinant of health
Dr. Vanessa Brcic (biography, no disclosures) and Dr. Devon Christie (biography and disclosures) Dr. Christie disclosures: MAPS Canada Advisory Board. MAPS is a non-profit organization funding research...
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Anxiety disorders among pregnant and postpartum women
Nichole Fairbrother PhD (biography and disclosures) Disclosures: Dr. Nichole Fairbrother is a registered psychologist and the director of the UBC Perinatal Anxiety Research Lab (PARLab) where the team...
View ArticleParkinson’s disease: burden of non-motor problems
Daryl Wile MD MSc FRCPC (biography and disclosures) Disclosures: Dr. Wile received fellowship support from the Parkinson’s Society of Canada. No conflict of interest is perceived. Mitigating statement:...
View ArticleThe myth of the “Manipulative Personality Disorder”: taking the blame out of...
Dr. Joanna Cheek (biography, no disclosures) What I did before Training in the days of the DSM-IV (first published in 1994), we learnt to distinguish symptoms arising from Axis I disorders (e.g. mood,...
View ArticleACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences): One Family Physician’s Experience
By Dr. Tahmeena Ali (biography, no disclosures) What I did before I always thought of myself as a dedicated family physician, but underneath was an unconscious judgement towards some of my patients. In...
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